The Burlington Free Press from Burlington, Vermont • Page 18

Disposition of Village Water Fund ijls Hot. Merger Issue in Essex Town Chief Joseph Jacob has said he is pro-merger, but does not like the charter. Jacob is one of the prime movers behind the "Save the Village" committee. Jacob also could lose personally if the merger charter is passed. He would face appointment rather than election.

Jacob is believed to be the only volunteer fire chief in Vermont who is provided a fully equipped car by the community. He might lose his around-the-clock car, or the chief for the station on Sand Hill Road might also be given a car. Ryan said the charter provision says state law shall prevail in such cases and since the state prohibits a ban on handguns, the handgun question is a non-issue. "The intent here is to protect the right to possess," Ryan said. Some of the confusion is caused by residents who do not read the entire section, which also deals with parking, speeding and operation of motor vehicles, Bartlett said.

Ryan said some persons do not want merger so they have "hung their hat" on the gun issue. Ryan noted that Village Fire By MIKE DONOGHUE Free Press Staff Writer ESSEX Town officials said Monday night the village of Essex Junction should not claim $652,000 in the water fund as an asset to offset some of its liabilities when the trustees say they plan to dispose of the money before any possible merper is completed. The village has listed the water fund money as one of its assets, but the board of trustees has said it would like to dispose of the money before pending a favorable vote by residents a unified government was put in place, Town Manager Kevin D. Ryan said. "You can't have it both ways," Ryan said.

John L. Bartlett, chairman of the selectmen, said part of the problem is it is hard to get straight answers from the village office, "because (Village Manager Kenneth Greer won't come to the meetings." Selectman Ann Harroun said some misinformation is being spread. She noted one village fireman was surprised to learn that the town fire department is debt-free. The village fireman had said the village department, after a merger, would not be able to have new trucks or repairs because of the town department's debt. The Board of Selectmen was" also somewhat disappointed that the newly created "Save the Village" committee, has decided to hold secret meetings to plan its strategy.

The village-town merger committee conducted about two dozen meetings, all in public. The village fire department also had used its emergency radio system to inform members of a meeting last month. Another meeting of the committee was held Monday night. Ryan said some anti-merger persons have decided to cloud the merger issue by claiming the charter allows for a ban on handguns. Bartlett said village and town bfficials have been besieged recently with questions about the alleged firearms ban.

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'The state is not allowing the town to plan its own growth. The state comes in and wants to lay a negative image on the community," resident Al Lewis said. "Is it fair for people to pay taxes and have this kind of thing acting like a parasite?" Alarm was raised in the community last week when the Senate Institutions Committee revived the possibility that the town could become the home for a 35-bed jail and 40-bed cottage. A similar plan was narrowly defeated by the Senate last year. The cost of the project is expected to approach $2.7 I to WATERBURY In proposing to locate a juvenile detention center in Waterbury, state legislators are preventing the community from determining its own destiny, an angry group of residents said Monday night.

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The increase, which would bring the School Department share of the tax rate to $3.91 per $100 in assessed value, is for rising utility costs and salaries, School Board Chairman James S. Gilson said. The issue will be on the ballot in March, as will an 8-cent tax increase requested by city firefighters. That group followed police with a petition drive of their own. In other action, aldermen: Asked the' Finance Board to review ways to fund the $760,000 cost of a reappraisal of all city property.

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