Not This Merger
We often hear the following phrase, “I’m not against merger, I’m against this merger.” What exactly does that mean? Let’s […]
Learn more →
Representation
Let’s talk about representation and the proposed merger between the Town of Essex and the Village of Essex Junction. Something […]
Learn more →
For Andy Watts – Missing Information About Separation?
On March 31st, Selectboard member Andy Watts made a post to Front Porch Forum titled “Missing Information About Separation.” In […]
Learn more →
Merger is Still Cheaper than Separation
On Thursday, March 25th the Finance Director presented updated figures on the cost of separation at the Selectboard question and […]
Learn more →
The 59% to 41% Fallacy
The NoMergerNow site claims that there are “two fallacies that fueled this push to merge.” You can read about them […]
Learn more →
Village and Town Services
A common question floating around these days goes something like this, “I didn’t vote for the services the village uses, […]
Learn more →
$3.4 Mil Consolidation Savings Did Not Go To The Village
Selectboard Chair Elaine Haney has touted that taxpayers saved $3.4 mil between FYE2014 and FYE2022 from the consolidations of services […]
Learn more →
Who Pays for What?
One of the most recent falsehoods spread about the merger revote is that the pro-merger groups are bitter about losing […]
Learn more →
Stay Engaged
The Village Trustees have received a petition from Village residents that will put full separation on the ballot. This is […]
Learn more →
Tax shift or bad math?
It’s been claimed that there is a tax shift happening that moves funds FROM the Town of Essex TO the […]
Learn more →