138. Don Turner's discussion of the need for affordable housing

Rep. Don Turner has written a thoughtful discussion on why he had to vote "no" on a flawed housing creation bill. It mandated expensive private inspectors and registration fees for rental properties. These expenses will just be passed on to tenants of course. To read the article, please visit:
http://donturnerjr.com


Source: OSHA

138. Vote on Tuesday, March 4 or by Early Voting

For information, please call Milton's Town Clerk:
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Telephone: (802) 893-4111 or 893-7344


Secretary of State info: http://www.vermont-elections.org/elections1/absentee.html

137. John McCain visits VT and picks up endorsements

John McCain made an airport campaign stop in Burlington on 2/14/08.
A video of the event is posted on the Burlington Free Press Web site.

Click Vermont News to see his VT endorsements.
http://vermont.johnmccain.com/




Source: McCain campaign

Please visit the VT GOP Web site for information about other candidates.
http://www.vtgop.org/

136. Get our RSS weblogs feeds delivered by e-mail

It's going to be a busy political year. Free digital tools can help us communicate and organize. There are two ways to subscribe to our feeds from our weblog.
RSS FWD an easy service to use because our new posts are delivered into your email inbox. There is no registration. Just click the orange button in the right menu and enter you email address.
Or subscribe in 2 steps:
http://www.rssfwd.com/
To subscribe to a regular feed with Feedburner, click the "subscribe" text in the right menu.
Thanks,
Laura

135. Vermonters for Huckabee for President 2008 Meet-up Group

Message from Dick Gray

"If anyone is interested in promoting Governor Mike Huckabee’s campaign this election year in Vermont, he or she is invited to join our group. There is much work to be done before the Vermont Primary on March 4th, so we welcome all who wish to participate."

Please take a look at our website at: http://mikehuckabee.meetup.com/337

Dick Gray - Organizer
Vermont Likes Mike Huckabee for President 2008 Meetup Group

134. VT GOP E-Newsletter

The new year brings a new opportunity to have an impact on the future of our state. We need to work very hard to elect candidates who will work to reduce taxes on citizens and businesses. One way to accomplish this is to stay informed through the VT GOP E-Newsletter.

Have you signed up for the VT GOP E-Newsletter yet?
http://vtgop.org/

Thanks,

Doran
Town Chair

133. The Snelling Center for Government Survey

The Snelling Center for Government (at UVM) requests your participation in an online survey:
Are you in favor of a constitutional amendment expanding the term for governor from 2 years to 4 years?

http://www.snellingcenter.org/

Suggested reading on this topic: LIVIN' The Vermont Way magazine,
September/October 2007
Opposed: Paul Cook
In Favor: Jeb Spaulding and William Doyle

(Article is not online. Check your public library
http://www.livinmagazine.com/)


To view a YouTube video introduction to the Snelling Center, visit:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TH_JHPFFOA

132. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!

We would like to wish the everyone in Milton, and beyond, Happy Holidays and a very Happy New Year!   

131. College Young Republicans

Announcement: Young Republicans are organizing on the campuses of Champlain College, Middlebury, Johnson State College, Saint Michael's College and elsewhere. Many students from Champlain College volunteered at the Fall Dinner.

Here is the link for the weblog at Champlain:

http://www.champlainrepublicans.blogspot.com/

The official statewide reorganization meeting for the Vermont College Republicans will take place on December 1 at Champlain College in Burlington, 1:00 pm. Room: Hauke 005.

Please tell any young Republicans you know about this meeting. Thank you.

130. Fall Dinner

From Rob Roper,

"Thanks to everyone who made Thursday night’s annual Fall Dinner such a resounding success. Four hundred energized and enthusiastic Republicans were on hand to give the Honorable Tom Ridge a warm Vermont welcome."

The recipient of this year’s Richard A. Snelling Award for outstanding service to the Vermont Republican Party should have come as no surprise to anyone in the room. But it did to the winner, Suzanne Butterfield."

We had an excellent turnout from Milton as well. Thanks everyone!

129. Annual GOP Fall Dinner--Nov. 9th

You are invited!

Governor Tom Ridge will be the honored guest and keynote speaker.

Thursday, November 8, 6:00 pm
Sheraton Conference Center
South Burlington




Tom Ridge became the nation’s first Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on January 24, 2003. The creation of the country’s 15th Cabinet Department marked the largest reorganization of government since the Truman administration and another call to service for the former soldier, congressman and governor of Pennsylvania.

Discount tickets are now available thanks to a donation by an anonymous donor. Call 802-223-3411 or email your reservation:
Email

128: Chittenden Caucus information

Notice from Jon:
The following are elected positions on the Chittenden County GOP Committee:

Chair, Vice-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer, Finance Chair

State Committeeman, State Committeewoman

Five (5) At-Large Delegates to the State Committee

If you are interested in running for any of these positions please let me know via email so I have an idea of what positions need to be filled. Please let me know ASAP.

Although all are welcome to attend, you must be a delegate representing your town (or eligible alternate) to vote for officers.

Please remind other delegates from your town to attend. This meeting is very important to the success of the Chittenden County GOP in next year’s election. I look forward to seeing you there!

Best,

Jon P. Hughes
Chittenden County Republican Chairman
324-4607
(Directions: click Rand McNally button, right sidebar)

Photo: Flowers near the Milton Historical Society, L. Maceyka

127. Notice: Chittenden County Caucus

Notice from Ethel:
Dear Milton Delegates and Alternates,

The organizational caucus for Chittenden County is being held on Thursday, October 11, 2007. It will be at 7:00 p. m. at the Essex Grange Hall which is located next door to Frank's Motorcycle Sales and Service in Essex Junction on Center Road. If you are an alternate, and are able to come, please do. Usually some of the delegates are unable to attend and that means that you will get a vote. If you have any questions, you may contact Doran Metzger, our new Milton Republican Chair at 999-7675 or at doranmetzger@aol.com . Please visit the GOP website for lots of information at http://www.vtgop.org/

I believe that there will be no mailings for this meeting.
Thanks so much for your giving of your time.

Ethel Brousseau, Secretary

126. New Officers elected

Milton, Sept. 20--The Milton Republican Town Committee held its town caucus on September 20, 2007, 7: 00 p.m. in the Milton High School cafeteria. The following people were elected as officers: Doran Metzger, Chairman, Kevin Endres, Vice-Chairman, Ethel Brousseau, Secretary, Steven Nelson, Treasurer, Donald H. Turner, Jr., Assistant Treasurer and Laura Stilling Maceyka, Finance Chairman.