Vermont legislation · 2025-2026 Session
Vermont HCR225: House concurrent resolution honoring East Haven Selectboard Chair Kirwin Flanders for his extraordinary municipal public service
Status: Passed both chambers, March 13, 2026
House concurrent resolution honoring East Haven Selectboard Chair Kirwin Flanders for his extraordinary municipal public service career
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, March 13, 2026:
State of Vermont House of Representatives Montpelier, Vermont Concurrent House Resolution H.C.R. 225 Offered by Representative Kascenska of Burke House concurrent resolution honoring East Haven Selectboard Chair Kirwin Flanders for his extraordinary municipal public service career Whereas, the dedication of Kirwin Flanders to serving his fellow citizens in the EssexCounty municipality of East Haven is unique, not only in his own community, but across the State of Vermont, and Whereas, as a young adult, Kirwin Flanders appreciated the importance of civic participation, and his neighbors, in turn, identified him as a promising future leader in East Haven, and Whereas, his odyssey of municipal leadership commenced in 1974, when the members of the East Haven Selectboard chose Kirwin Flanders to fill a one-year vacancy on their critical town governance panel, and Whereas, on Town Meeting Day in 1975, Kirwin Flanders stood for election as an East Haven Selectboard candidate for a full term, and the voters of East Haven concurred that he had performed his municipal legislative duties commendably during the one-year interim appointment, and they elected him every three years for a total of 51 years, and Whereas, at the first convening of the East Haven Selectboard, following the 1975 Town Meeting Day election, it elected Kirwin Flanders to serve as chair, and his competence, dedication, and prudent judgment have …
Sponsors
- John Kascenska (R, Essex-Caledonia) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
- : Senate Message: Adopted in concurrence
- : Adopted in concurrence per Joint Rule 16b
- : On Consent Calendar
- : On Consent Calendar
Common questions
- What is HCR225?
- HCR225 is a bill in the Vermont Legislature (2025-2026 Session): House concurrent resolution honoring East Haven Selectboard Chair Kirwin Flanders for his extraordinary municipal public service.
- What does HCR225 do?
- House concurrent resolution honoring East Haven Selectboard Chair Kirwin Flanders for his extraordinary municipal public service career
- What is the status of HCR225?
- Passed both chambers as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored HCR225?
- John Kascenska (R, Essex-Caledonia).
- Where is the official record for HCR225?
- On the Vermont Legislature website: https://legislature.vermont.gov/bill/status/2026/H.C.R.225
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