Montpelier-Roxbury district merger goes to voters next week

Voting booths at Montpelier City Hall. File photo by John Herrick/VTDiggerMontpelier and Roxbury voters will decide Tuesday whether to combine their school districts, a merger that proponents say will improve educational programming and reduce property tax rates. Montpelier residents also will vote on a tax initiative that advocates say will make their city more business-friendly.
If voters approve the district merger, eventually Roxbury students from grades five through 12 will be bused some 15