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VT HCR155
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
James Masland
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AI Summary
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Honors Melvin and Susan Coburn for nearly 50 years of operating Coburns' General Store in South Strafford, a community institution since the 1880s that included a bank, post office, gas pump, laundromat, and deer weighing station
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Recognizes their daughter Chrissy Jamieson, who worked alongside her parents for 27 years during 12-hour shifts
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Congratulates the Strafford Community Trust for completing a successful $1.8 million fundraising campaign to purchase the store when the Coburns sought to retire
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Acknowledges the nonprofit ownership model as a proven approach for preserving general stores in Vermont communities
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Directs the Secretary of State to send copies of the resolution to the Coburn family, the Strafford Community Trust, and the store
Legislative Description
House concurrent resolution honoring Melvin and Susan Coburn for their nearly half-century of superb proprietorship of Coburns’ General Store in South Strafford and congratulating the Strafford Community Trust on a successful fundraising campaign to preserve this historic mercantile establishment
Last Action
Adopted pursuant to Joint Rule 16b
1/9/2026