Town manager to testify on flood recovery at the State House Wednesday
January 9, 2024 | By Lisa ScagliottiWaterbury Municipal Manager Tom Leitz will be among a group of local officials invited to testify before the Senate Government Operations Committee on Wednesday afternoon.
Waterbury Municipal Manager Tom Leitz. Photo by Gordon Miller
The topic is the government’s response to flood recovery efforts following devastating storms in July and December across the state. Waterbury experienced damage to public roads and infrastructure as well as to numerous private properties.
The committee meets in person at the State House in Room 4 and its meetings are also live-streamed online via Zoom. The committee lists 13 local officials for its afternoon session starting at 1:30 p.m. and running until a break at 3:15 p.m. Leitz is the last speaker listed. Others include city and town managers and selectboard members from Barre, Montpelier, Middlebury, Harwick, Johnson, Cabot and Ripton.
Find the live stream link and agenda for the committee hearing here. All of its meetings are posted on its YouTube page here. The committee’s page with its members listed is online here.