With the recent votes by the Washington County Board of Supervisors on both the budget and the beach, I though it would make an interesting post to explain how Washinton County is governed.
There is no County Executive in Washington County. The County is run by it’s Board of Supervisors with each Supervisor having a weighted vote in proportion to their town’s population. Out of the 17 Towns in the County, Kingsbury is the largest with a population of 11,171 and Putnam is the smallest with a population of 645. Dresden is the second smallest town with a population of 677. Every 10 years, after the federal census, these numbers change. A simple majority of 2067 votes is needed for most issues. Special circumstances require a 2/3 majority vote. I contacted the County and got the weighted voting table for each town and supervisor. As you can see, Dresden is at a disadvantage because of our low population.
| Town | Weighted Vote |
| Argyle | |
| Cambridge | |
| Dresden | |
| Easton | |
| Fort Ann | |
| Fort Edward | |
| Granville | |
| Greenwich | |
| Hampton | |
| Hartford | |
| Hebron | |
| Jackson | |
| Kingsbury | |
| Putnam | |
| Salem | |
| White Creek | |
| Whitehall | |
| Total |