Vermont State House District Bennington-5
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802-733-4240
Candidate For Office
Vermont State House Bennington-5 District
I've had a long career as a consultant and educator, a business owner and IT professional, with a history of success solving difficult problems. My research background enables me to evaluate information and synthesize unique and effective solutions. For the past three years I have served on the Town of Bennington Historic Preservation Commission and served on the board of a Community Solar Power project.
15% of our education budget pays for health care and health insurance for teachers and staff, and it is expected to increase to 20% by the end of the decade. We need universal, single payer health care in Vermont to reduce that part of the education budger -- and to help with overall cost of living in Vermont. Additionally, I believe there are economies of scale to be acheived in purchasing equipment, supplies and services for school if those efforts can be consolidated statewide or regionally. But I believe that local communities should be free to determine the best path for their schools, and forced consolidation should be avoided.
ACT 181 got it half right: we need to ease the regulatory requirements for further development in built up areas of cities, towns and villages in Vermont. But rural landowners should have more flexibility to add, for example, structures to their farms for family housing or agricultural business diversification. We still need to preserve wild lands, particularly for high altitude forests, headwaters and migration routes. But again, the State should work with local governments and landowners rather that dictating from afar, including locals in the process.
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