Montpelier
What does Vermont mean to you?:
Home, family, hard work, great friends, landscape and environment connected to people directly (like firewood and gardens), etc
What common values do Vermonters share?:
Independence, town meeting and decision making in communities. Local control, small scale, and willingness to help, with a yankee stubbornness and self-reliance.
What challenges and opportunities do we see for our communities and state?:
Challenges: taking care of Vermonters in the midst of global and national trends and in-state problems. Opportunities: basing plans on our assets and resources, especially those in our wider region.
What should our priorities be as we work together to prepare Vermont for the future?:
To have all business,education,and government focus on community service. Programs that develop a innate sense of volunteerism and support for our neighbors throughout our lives in VT.
How do your thoughts about Vermont's values, future challenges and priority issues apply to YOUR community?:
Montpelier should have a welcoming way of introducing newcomers to the communities' assets and events and so on.
