Here are a few pictures Fred took at the special town meeting Monday night. The parking lot in back of the gym was filling up rapidly as we arrived. By 7 o'clock the gym was filled, all the chairs that had been set out were taken and people were standing at the back of the room. The meeting was delayed briefly so the bleachers could be folded out.


Many people spoke out on each of the two issues. Ed Smith, moderator, proclaimed that the number of people in attendance proved town meetings are not dead in Vermont. It was a bigger turnout than we've ever had at regular daytime town meetings, I believe. They were orderly, nobody got cranky, a couple of would-be comedians told some jokes while we waited for a count on the second issue, everyone who wished to speak did so, and voting by paper ballots went smoothly and quickly.

Click to enlarge photos - perhaps you'll see someone you recognize in them.