My name is Aileen Chute, and I am running for re-election to the three-year Selectboard seat in Putney.
I like to joke that I am the longest-serving member of the Putney Selectboard, and that is true because Putney has a young board. I have served on the Selectboard for one entire three-year term and have been honored with the seat of chair for the last two.
A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, much of my professional career has been in IT. My husband and I also built and operated a successful diversified family farm that featured PYO blueberries, broilers, vegetables, and maple syrup in the small rural town of Washington, New Hampshire. I know how to run a business, I know how to run a farm, and I am not afraid of dirty, tedious work.
In addition to serving on the Selectboard, I have been a Lister, a Planning Commissioner, and chair of the Energy Committee for the town of Putney. I currently work in the Assessor's Office for the town of Brattleboro. Working for local town government is rewarding in many ways, but more importantly, it has given me the insight and experience to be a more effective leader in town initiatives.
My name is Aileen Chute, and I am running for re-election to the three-year Selectboard seat here in Putney. I like to joke that I am the longest-serving member of the Putney Selectboard, and that is true because Putney has a young board. I have served on the Selectboard...
It has recently come to our attention that a petition has been submitted asking that this board rescind the zoning permit issued to Windham-Windsor Housing Trust to construct affordable housing on the land adjacent to the Putney Community Garden. Let's just get that part out of the way before...
I am running for Selectboard because I deeply believe that local government and citizen involvement in local government is the key to improving all of our lives. A little about me: I grew up in Henniker, N.H, graduated from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in classical and near eastern archaeology and a minor in ancient Greek, and have until recently spent the majority of my working career in IT. These diverse interests have taught me how to navigate the...