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Adults walking along snowy road towards camera; kids sledding in opposite direction. Well-dressed people out of house & down snowy sidewalk to road & car & drive off. 07:20:21 Man & wife out of well-kept home & thru snow on sidewalk past camera; others walking & arriving at townhall, waving, talking. LS w/ sign: Pittsford Town Hall. 07:21:10 Int. sitting down, shaking hands; man gavels meeting to order. 07:21:24 MS People listening. 07:21:28 CU agenda on board, crossing off first item. LS people listening, watching. Men reading reports. 07:22:12 Woman stands up to present idea of hot lunches. CU people whispering, frowning, smiling, listening. People discuss / debate. CUs. 07:24:29 CU writing yes / no on small paper to vote, folding & putting into town ballot box on front table. 07:25:09 Men counting ballots on front table & tallying / tabulating on paper. Votes passes 52 to 33. 07:25:46 Woman at gas cooking stove serving hot soup. MCU. Children eating, talking. The End. Vermont Public Town Meetings; 1950s; 1940s; Winter; Rural New England; Democracy; Post-WWII; Post-WW2; Local Government;