No word yet from South Burlington or Essex Town. Both places have hotly debated local issues on the ballot.
Essex Junction and Essex Town voters are being asked whether to merge their two government. Now that's a debate that's been going on longer than Bernie Sanders has been a Vermont politician. In the Junction, voters decisively approved the idea, 2,922-1085. The outcome could be very different in Essex Town, where a yes vote from skeptical residents may be harder to come by.
In South Burlington, voters must decide whether to change the charter to allow them to vote on the school budget. They'll also decide whether to give the City Council authority to impose a local option tax.
-- Candace Page
