Community update December 6: Good morning from Vernon. Morning clouds, even a flurry, and a few rays of afternoon sun. highs in the upper 30's.Town Hall is open. The Treasurer's office has it's own outside entrance. Call 802 257 3077 or email treasurer@vernonvt.org.The Windham Southeast Supervisory Union Board will meet at 6:00 PM in the WRCC, Cusick Conference Room, and remotely via Zoom. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88517876782?pwd=Mmp4MVhDcUFPSFZzZjVna3g1dmRMQT09Meeting ID: 885 1787 6782 Passcode: 6zbq7sPay as you throw Trash bags are on sale at the Town Clerk's office, Vernon Free Library, Guilford Country Store and J Spec Auto. Remember, pick up day is tomorrow.Stop in, call 802 257 0292 or email clerk@vernonvt.org.Have a great day and be careful out there.

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Vernon strikes tax deal with Entergy on Vermont Yankee valuation

By Mike Faher

Vermont Yankee’s contribution to Vernon’s coffers will drop by 26 percent this year, the first in a series of declines in a new tax deal between the town and plant owner Entergy.

Vernon tax committee members say they can’t yet release many details of the six-year contract, pending a state review. But this much is clear: Entergy’s tax payments for the shut down nuclear plant will be shrinking, and that will start with a $266,750 decrease in the company’s 2016 payment to the town.

While acknowledging the financial blow, those who worked to negotiate the contract also praised Entergy for agreeing to the new tax assessments as well as an additional annual payment in lieu of taxes.

“Entergy didn’t have to do this. They’re paying us hundreds of thousands of dollars more than they had to pay us,” said Patty O’Donnell, the tax committee’s chairwoman. “But their purpose was to try to help the community step down slowly so that we can get past the burden of high taxes and have time to figure out what we want our town to be in the future.”

Read more at VT Digger.com

Photo by Paul Miller