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8B TV, fcgfajip, (Vt. fnm hw, TVrvtay, Jowory 10, 1991 Vermont Waste district's charter revisions would benefit large communities ing a provision for the legislative bodies of the member communities to vote on the district budget Technical changes and clarifications. Governance changes, most notably a shift in board votes according to population. The latter group of changes was the focus of Wednesday's debate. The board now runs on a one-town, one-vote system for business such as the election of officers and charter amendment considerations.

All other matters are decided with a weighted system by which each town has at least one vote; each additional 5,000 residents earns another vote; and five votes is the maximum. The new system would give Burlington eight votes instead of five. Other multivote towns would remain the same: Essex, four; South Burlington, three; two each for Milton, Shelburne and Winoos-kL Colchester will go from four to three based on 1990 Census data. The remaining eight towns have one vote each. Wednesday's action is the first change in the 2-year-old charter.

Boards of selectmen and city councils in the IS towns have until Jan. 25 to vote on the amendments. A majority of the boards must approve the package for the Legislature to consider its final approval. By Uu Scagltotti Free Press Staff Writer SOUTH BURLINGTON -Chittenden County's most populous communities will strengthen their power over waste district decisions, under charter changes the district board approved Wednesday night Working to have the proposed changes approved by the Legislature this session, the district board took slightly more than two hours to give its blessing to 36 changes assembled by a board committee in recent months. The charter changes include: Adjustments to help the district issue bonds something it must do to build a regional landfill.

Accountability items, includ Senate avoids partisan politics Rntt.nm PniinH i iuiii pays iu who was eager to avoid partisan arguing at the beginning of the session. The House more than made up for the Senate's lack of public fighting Wednesday as House Republican staged an assault on House Speaker Ralph Wright's power. Chittenden Democrats, who had helped Wright easily win reelection as speaker, also helped quash the proposal by William Stowe, R-St. Johnsbury, to create a panel to appoint committee members and chairmen. The failed attempt to dilute the speaker's committee-appointing powers leaves many Republicans in danger of losing what infuence and committee stature they might otherwise have had under Wright's reign, according to several legislators.

"If they were looking for good committee assignments they certainly won't get them now," said Rep. Chuck Ross, D-Hinesburg. Some legislators said that for Roast U.S.D.A. Choice Boneless Ultra Trim Beef the Republicans to challenge Wright and lose badly immediately after losing the race for speaker showed that they were disorganized and not unified. "It shows they don't have their act together," Rep.

Don Hooper, D-Brookfield said. "It looked like they were on a suicide march to me." Freshman Rep. Hamilton Davis, D-Burlington, called the Republican move "harassment" "The speaker of the House has been picking committees forever," Davis said. "If the Republicans really wanted to do this, they should have a had a different vote for speaker." But House Republican leader Sara Gear, R-Burlington, said she hoped the Republican challenge to Wright would raise public scrutiny of Wright's partisan reign, and force him to appoint more Repub-licans to committee chairmanships. Only three of the 14 House committees were chaired by Republicans last session.

"I am ever hopeful he will be impression the death had been classified a suicide. Paquette said he had heard 20 CVU students in four or five cars had gone to Montreal. When he came to Vermont last week, he questioned one of Tomasi's closest friends and four students who were in the car with Tomasi on the trip to Montreal. Paquette said he did not expect any charges to be filed against any of the underage teenagers who were drinking in the Montreal bars. Paquette outlined the details Boneless Chicken Breasts Student's death is ruled Fresh Skinless In Pkgs.

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Markiewicz said he was in the room when Paquette called the barracks asking for assistance in the investigation. Markiewicz said he relied on what Lt. Kerry Sleeper and Detective Sgt. Dane Shortsleeve were told the day of the accident. Markiewicz said he is sorry he reported the death as a suicide.

"I thought those verbal statements were enough. I was premature. I feel badly for the family." Shortsleeve said he had a clear Budget wins From page 1B on," said freshman Misty Burring-ton, who was in the TACT program during her elementary years. Under the proposal, the budget for elementary after-school programs would be slashed from 10,500 to $4,200, leaving 9-year- more equitable this Gear said. Rep.

Helen Riehle, R-Burling-ton, supported the move to restrict Wright's authority, saying it would make the House more "democratic." "I'm disappointed," she said of the failed effort "It makes a lot of sense that a few minds together can do a better job with the committees." The secret ballot re-electing Wright as speaker included two abstentions, which immediately raised questions about whether newly-elected Burlington Progressives Terrill Bouricius and Tom Smith had decided to stay out of the fray. But the two said they voted for Wright after pledging him their support in meetings this week. Bouricius speculated that two other legislators abstained to make it look like the Progressives had not voted for Wright. "His values and priorities are most consistent with ours," Smith said. "He has a real track record on Progressive issues." an accident leading up to the death: Four people, including Tomasi, left one Montreal bar and split into pairs to look for their car.

Tomasi and a friend had a disagreement on whether they were headed in the right direction, and Tomasi was knocked to the ground. They separated, and Tomasi ended up near the train tracks. Tomasi climbed a fence and as the train began to move, he began to run, tripped and fell under the train. Principal Guy Egri agreed that the after-school program was a good one, but he said it competes with other good programs. Now it's a matter of choosing which to cut, he said.

"We got rid of the fat, if there was any, years ago, and now we're down to the programs," he said. creased tobacco and liquor taxes get the highest rating, followed by an expansion of the sales tax to junk food and an increase in the rooms-and-meals tax. Following those options, which were all supported by more than 60 percent, came the sales tax with 41 percent approval and the personal income tax with 34 percent approval. -On the spending side, there was overwhelming opposition to cuts in programs for mental health, public schools and Medicaid. around and went off the right side of the highway, he said.

The car's left side near the driver's door stuck the utility pole, Harrington said. "They had to cut the roof off the car to get her (Petrone) and Murphy out He was pinned in the back," Harrington said. Petrone was dead at the scene from massive injuries, a medical examiner said. It is Vermont's second highway death of the year, compared with one a year ago at this time. support from teachers Iceberg Lettuce Large 30 Size High in Fiber Poll: Vermonters say economy is bad old Eric Genau's twice-weekly French classes in serious doubt.

"It's something he was interested in doing," said his mother, Toscamaria Genau. "It would upset me (if the program was cut) because I think he would be losing out I was thinking this is a good head start." Edmunds Elementary School hurt state services. Few people said the state is spending too much money. Twenty-nine percent said the state is spending too much; 37 percent responded the state is spending the right amount and 24 percent said the state is spending too little for state services. Fifteen percent of those surveyed said their state and local tax burdens are too high; 44 percent called their tax burden somewhat too high and 39 percent said it is reasonable.

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