Peter Conlon, chair of the Vermont House Education Committee, and Emilie Kornheiser, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, will lead a public discussion on education financing on Thursday, Oct.17 at 6 p.m., at the Woodstock Town Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
The discussion, organized by Woodstock resident and former State Representative Charlie Kimbell, will include 30 minutes of presentations from Conlon and Kornheiser, followed by a moderated Q&A session.
“This is a very large issue for our community,” Kimbell noted, emphasizing the importance of the topic in light of recent property tax increases and a failed bond vote for a new school. He stressed that the event is not a campaign event but rather an opportunity to share critical information on a matter of public interest.
Peter Conlon, a four-term state representative from Cornwall, also serves on the State Aid for School Construction Working Group and the Commission on the Future of Public Education in Vermont. Emilie Kornheiser, a three-term state representative from Brattleboro, chairs the Committee on Ways and Means and the Subcommittee on Education Financing as part of the Commission on the Future of Public Education.
The meeting will also be available via Zoom at: us02web.zoom.us/j/87597515680?pwd=rhqlZQZkWNiGgi4eR0WLVq7bDAl7J7.1.
