As we approach the 2024 town meeting in my town of Cambridge, Vermont, it may be useful to reflect on last year’s town meeting.

This post is about a series of Front Porch Forum posts that I published last year in the weeks leading up to the 2023 town meeting.

Click here for a PDF file containing all 11 Front Porch Forum posts that I published in the period February 1 – March 4, 2023.

The links below go directly to the individual posts on the Front Porch Forum platform. These links will work only for someone who is a member of the Cambridge [Vermont] Front Porch Forum.

• 1 – Town Meeting in Cambridge (2/01)
• 2 – What Kinds of Matters Are Decided at Town Meeting? (2/03)
• 3 – Cambridge Town School District Meeting (2/06)
• 4 – Lunch and Other Details About Town Meeting (2/08)
• 5 – How Are Matters Decided at Town Meeting? Part 1 [elections] (2/10)
• 6 – How Are Matters Decided at Town Meeting? Part 2 [budget & public questions] (2/13)
• 7 – The Australian Ballot Article (2/15)
• 8 – Amendments in Town Meeting (2/17)
• 9 – Discussion Articles in Town Meeting (2/21)
• 10 – How to Read the [2022] Cambridge Town Report (2/23)
• 11 – The 2023 Cambridge Town Budget (3/04)

Town Meeting 2023 – Part 2 is a summary of last year’s town meeting.