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,AU?OR 3 ,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 

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,MORET[N ,V,T ,FEBRU>Y #bad -,WE1 9 EA* ( \R T[NS & ?R\<\T ! ,MAD ,RIV] ,VALLEY1 >E TOGE!R A COMMUNITY .<#a.>4 ,AS T[N MEET+ APPROA*ES1 ,I TRU/ ?AT ALL ( US1 REG>DLESS ( \R P>TICUL> POLITICAL P]SUASIONS1 AGREE4 ,&1 AS A COMMUNITY1 WE DO RI<T TO CONCUR ?AT ONE DOES WELL :5 ONE'S NEI<BOR DOES WELL4 

,?IS COMMITM5T TO \R FRI5DS1 FAMILY & FELL[ RESID5TS IS AN OLD ONE4 ,:5 ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,BOYS EVICT$ ,NEW ,YORK L& SURVEYORS1 TAX COLLECTORS & %]IFFS1 ,I DO NOT D\BT ?AT !Y TOO W]E MOTIVAT$ BY ?IS NOTION ( SELF-PRES]VATION AS 9ALI5ABLY L9K$ TO COMMUNITY2 ,FRE$OM & ,UNITY4 

,MORE REC5TLY1 WE SAW ?IS BELIEF MANIFE/ DUR+ ! CRISIS FOLL[+ ,HURRICANE ,IR5E4 ,TWO & ONE HALF YE>S AGO ,I WAS HONOR$ TO SEE MANY ( Y\ FROM ,WAITSFIELD1 ,W>R51 ,DUXBURY1 ,FAY/ON & BEYOND COM+ TO L5D A H& 9 ,MORET[N DUR+ \R H\R ( NE$4 ,SU* ACTS ( HUMAN CAM>AD]IE WILL NEV] BE =GOTT54 ,9 ESS5CE1 ,V]MONT HAS A LONG & PR\D HI/ORY ( PEOPLE REA*+ \T 9 SOLID>ITY :5 !IR NEI<BORS C\LD USE A H&4 ,WE >E1 9 A WORD1 A PEOPLE :O EMBRACE & HONOR ! CORE VALUE ASSOCIAT$ ) ! V]Y NOTION ( COMMUNITY AS ! F\NDATION UPON :I* RE/S ! PROSP]ITY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL4 

,TODAY1 WE CAN & DO EXPRESS \R S5SE ( COMMUNITY1 NOT ONLY 9 TIME ( CRISIS1 BUT ALSO ?R\< A MATUR+ SOCIAL COMPACT :I* GIVES =M TO ! WOR? & WELL-BE+ ( \R FELL[ CITIZ5S4 ,MA9TA9+ & IMPROV+ AN EQUITABLE $UCATION SY/EM ?AT GIVES SUPPORT TO *ILDR5 & FAMILIES IS ONE SU* EXPRESSION4 ,CREAT+ A ,V]MONT CONTROLL$ HEAL? C>E SY/EM ?AT PROVIDES 9SURANCE & QUALITY M$ICAL C>E REG>DLESS ( JOB OR LOT 9 LIFE IS ALSO SU* AN EXPRESSION4 ,GU>ANTEE+ ?AT ALL WORK+ ,V]MONT]S >E AF=D$ ! RI<T TO ACCRUE PAID SICK DAYS IS YET ANO!R4 

,IT IS = !SE REASONS ?AT ,I SUPPORT ,H4#b#h1 A BILL CURR5TLY 9 ! ,V]MONT ,H\SE ( ,REPRES5TATIVES ?AT W\LD GU>ANTEE ALL ,V]MONT]S ! RI<T TO E>N UP TO SEV5 SICK DAYS 9 A GIV5 YE>4 ,AS Y\R NEI<BOR1 ,I 5C\RAGE Y\ TO SUPPORT ?IS NOBLE EF=T TOO4 

,! FACT IS1 ALL PEOPLE GET SICK SOME TIME OR ANO!R1 MO/ ( US A FEW TIMES A YE>4 ,:5 ?IS HAPP5S1 :5 ONE HAS A FEV]1 ONE %\LD BE ABLE TO /AY HOME = A DAY & GET BETT]4 ,& IF Y\R KID IS HOME SICK1 & IF BO? P>5TS HAVE TO WORK1 ONE P>5T %\LD BE AF=D$ ! ECONOMIC ABILITY TO C>E = ! *ILD DUR+ ?AT TIME ( NE$4 ,H[ C\LD ONE BEG9 TO CON/RUCT A MORAL >GUM5T AGA9/ ?IS /ATEM5T8 ,EI!R WE >E A COMMUNITY1 & !RE=E EMBODY ! CORE TRU? 9H]5T 9 ! PR9CIPLE :I* IS ,V]MONT1 OR WE >E NOT4 ,I ASS]T ?AT WE >E ,V]MONT]S4 

,H[EV]1 ! REALITY IS ?AT ?\S&S ( L[-9COME PEOPLE 9 !SE GRE5 HILLS DO NOT HAVE ANY PAID SICK DAYS4 ,:5 !Y GET SICK1 !Y (T5 MU/ MAKE A H>D DECISION3 WORK :ILE !IR BODY & M9D >E TURN$ AGA9/ !M1 OR /AY HOME & MISS ONE FIF? ( !IR WEEKLY PAY4 ,= ! MANY1 ?IS ONE FEW-&-F>-BETWE5 UNPAID SICK DAY MEANS ! PHONE WILL BE %UT (F2 ! R5T WILL BE LATE2 ! KIDS WILL MISS A MEAL4 ,= ?OSE ?AT DO WORK :5 !Y >E ILL1 NOT ONLY DOES !IR PRODUCTIVITY GO D[N1 BUT !Y TYPICALLY 9FECT !IR C[ORK]S :I*1 9 TURN1 MAKES PRODUCTIVITY S9K MEASURABLY L[]4 ,!RE=E1 AS A COMMUNITY & AS ,V]MONT]S1 IT IS ABSURD TO MA9TA9 A /ATUS QUO :I* S]VES NO HUMAN1 NEI<BORLY OR LONG-T]M 9T]E/4 ,= !SE & O!R REASONS1 ,H4#b#h 7PAID SICK DAYS7 IS SUPPORT$ BY BO? ,V]MONT ,BUS9ESSES = ,SOCIAL ,RESPONSIBILITY & ORGANIZ$ LABOR4 

,AS A RESID5T ( ,MORET[N1 AS P>T ( ! BROAD] ,VALLEY COMMUNITY1 ,I 5C\RAGE ALL ( Y\ TO TAKE A MOM5T TO REFLECT ON ?IS HUMAN ISSUE4 ,I 5C\RAGE Y\ TO EXPRESS Y\R SUPPORT = ,H4#b#h4 ,I ALSO 5C\RAGE \R TWO /ATE REPRES5TATIVES1 ,MAX9E ,GRAD & ,ADAM ,GRE%91 TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT ?IS BILL ) NO EXEMPTIONS4 ,I ALSO CALL UPON \R GOV]NOR & ,WA%+TON ,C\NTY ,S5ATE DELEGATION TO LIKEWISE SUPPORT ?IS LEGISLATION4 ,BY DO+ SO1 !Y WILL ALL BE CA/+ A VOTE 9 FAVOR ( ! ,VALLEY'S WORK+ FAMILIES & 9 L9E ) ,V]MONT'S LONG TRADITION ( VALU+ \R COMMUNITY OV] %ORT T]M & PRIVATE 9T]E/S4 ,AFT] ALL1 ONE DOES WELL1 :5 ONE'S NEI<BOR DOES WELL4 

"9,DAVID ,VAN ,DEUS5 IS ! ELECT$ ,FIR/ ,CON/ABLE ( ,MORET[N & ! ,*AIR ( ! ,MORET[N ,PROGRESSIVE ,P>TY ,CAUCUS4 ,HE IS A =M] ,MORET[N ,SELECTMAN @& CO-F\ND$ ! ,GRE5 ,M\NTA9 ,AN>*I/ ,COLLECTIVE 9 #b4 

.<#a.> ,?IS >TICLE WAS FIR/ PR9T$ 9 ! ,TIMES ,>GUS1 ,FEBRU>Y1 #b#a#d4 ,LEGISLATION M&AT+ ?AT ALL ,V]MONT WORK]S HAVE ! RI<T TO ACCRUE UP TO #d H\RS ( PAID SICK LEAVE PASS$ ! ,V,T ,G5]AL ,ASSEMBLY & WAS SIGN$ 9TO LAW BY ,DEMOCRATIC ,GOV]NOR ,PET] ,%UML9 9 #b#a#f4 

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