Middlebury residents lent their support to joining the Torrington Area Health District at the Tuesday, May 22, referendum, voting 364 to 346, in favor of the partnership.
Also supported was the property maintenance ordinance, 401 to 323.
Voter turnout was approximately 14 percent, according to numbers provided by polling officials at .
Of the 5,057 people on the list, 716 people voted.
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Whatever happened to helping your neighbor in tough times? Can't get your Birkenstocks dirty? Oops, sorry. That will upset some.
Preserved served three years in the Continental Army fighting for freedoms that we enjoy today, but it only took 14 hours for 401 Middlebury residents, or 8% of the 5,057 voting residents to freely relinquish some of those freedoms. As reported by the Patch, the Property Maintenance Ordinance passed by a vote of 401 to 323, with only 14% of the eligible voters voting. To reiterate what I wrote earlier on the Patch. This ordinance could place a burden on the elderly and the poor in an already strained economy. It would create an unnecessary and additional layer of bureaucracy, would constitute a new tax, and provide a powerful weapon for feuding neighbors. It could create aesthetic police who could make aesthetic decisions about your property. It opens the Town up for potential legal challenges that would need to be defended by town attorneys, and you will be ultimately paying those fees through your taxes that could increase because of this ordinance." (Comment continued in next post)
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