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TOWN OF WEATHERSFIELD, VERMONT
WARNING
ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
MARCH 1ST AND MARCH 2ND , 2010
The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and
warned to meet at the Weathersfield School, 135 School House Road in Ascutney, in the
Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, on the first day of March, 2010, at 7:30 o'clock, P.M., to
act on the following articles:
Article 1: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield accept the
reports of the Town's officers for the period from July 1, 2008,
through June 30, 2009?
Article 2: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to borrow money, if necessary, to pay current
expenses in anticipation of taxes in accordance with the
provisions of Title 24, Section 1786, of the Vermont Statutes
Annotated?
Article 3: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to expend such grant monies, gifts, or bequests
which may be received by the Town of Weathersfield, in
accordance with the terms of said grants, gifts, or bequests?
Article 4: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield direct that the
Town Manager collect all taxes due to the Town and to
perform all the duties now conferred by law upon the collector
of taxes, in accordance with the provisions of Title 24, Section
1236 (10) of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?
Article 5: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize
collection of interest on overdue taxes from the due date of
each installment in the amount of one per cent (1%) per
month, or fraction thereof, for the first three (3) months and
thereafter one and one-half per cent (1½%) per month or
fraction thereof, in accordance with Title 32, Section 4873, of
the Vermont Statutes Annotated?
Article 6: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize
collection of a penalty, not to exceed eight per cent (8%), on all
delinquent taxes collected after the due date established in
accordance with Title 32, Section 1674 (2), of the Vermont
Statutes Annotated?
Article 7: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield direct that the
annual Town and School auditors' reports be available to the
public at the Town Clerk's office, in lieu of mailing, and that a
"Notice of Availability" be published in the designated
newspaper of record for the Town no less then thirty (30) days
prior to the annual meetings, as required by Title 24, Section
1682, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated?
Article 8: To transact any other business deemed proper when met.
Voting by Australian ballot will be conducted in Martin Memorial Hall, on U.S. Route
5 in Ascutney, on the second day of March, 2010 [The polls will be open at 10:00 o'clock,
A.M., and will close at 7:00 o'clock, P.M., on that date], to act on the following articles:
Article 9: To elect all Town officers as required by law. [By Australian
ballot]
Moderator - One (1) Year
Selector - Three (3) Years
Selector - Two (2) Years
Lister - Three (3) Years
Trustee of Public Funds - Three (3) Years
Trustee of Public Funds - Two (2) Years
Town Agent - One (1) Year
Grand Juror - One (1) Year
Cemetery Commissioner - Five (5) Years
Library Trustee - Five (5) Years
Article 10: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the
expenditure of Nine Hundred Sixty-five Thousand, Nine
Hundred Forty-eight Dollars ($965,948.00) for the support and
operation of the Town's General Fund? Six Hundred Twentysix
Thousand, One Hundred Thirty-four Dollars ($626,134.00)
shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board
to set the appropriate tax rate. [By Australian ballot]
Article 11: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the
expenditure of One Million, Forty Thousand, Six Hundred
Nineteen Dollars ($1,040,619.00), for the support and
operation of the Town's Highway Fund? Seven Hundred
Eighty-nine Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty-five Dollars
($789,755.00) shall be raised by property taxation, allowing
the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate. [By Australian
ballot]
Article 12: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the
expenditure of Two Hundred Thirty-three Thousand, Nine
Hundred Forty-one Dollars ($233,941.00), for the support and
operation of the Town's solid waste management facility?
These monies shall be raised by the collection of fees, allowing
the Select Board to set the appropriate fees for the services.
[By Australian ballot]
Article 13: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate
funds, not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00), from
the undesignated fund balance for the Weathersfield-Proctor
Library? These monies shall be used to automate the
Weathersfield-Proctor Library catalog of publications and
usage. [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 14: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed the amount of
Twenty-eight Thousand Dollars ($28,000.00) for a period not
to exceed two (2) years for the purpose of purchasing a
marked police vehicle? This will replace a 2001 Ford F150
pick-up, with one hundred twenty-eight thousand, eight
hundred twenty-four (128,824) miles. [By Australian ballot]
Article 15: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed the amount of
Ninety Thousand Dollars ($90,000.00) for a period not to
exceed three (3) years for the purpose of purchasing a
truck/snowplow for the maintenance of Town highways? This
will replace a 1993 Mack truck/snowplow, with one hundred
ninety thousand, six hundred twenty-five (190,625) miles. [By
Australian ballot]
Article 16: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed the amount of
Fifty-six Thousand Dollars ($56,000.00) for a period not to
exceed three (3) years for the purpose of purchasing a
truck/snowplow for the maintenance of Town highways? This
will replace a 2002 Ford F550 pick-up, with eighty-three
thousand, four hundred forty-eight (83,448) miles. [By
Australian ballot]
Article 17: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed the amount of One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) for a period not to
exceed five (5) years for the purpose of paving town
highways? This includes Town Highway 40 [Tenney Hill
Road], a Class III Town highway. [By Australian ballot]
Article 18: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the
Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed the amount of Two
Hundred Seventy-five Thousand Dollars ($275,000.00) for a
period not to exceed five (5) years for the purpose of planing
and paving town highways? This includes Town Highway 1
[Weathersfield Center Road], a Class II Town highway. [By
Australian ballot]
Article 19: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00), to be deposited in
the Weathersfield-Proctor Library Capital Improvements
reserve fund? [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian
ballot]
Article 20: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One-half
Cent ($0.005) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of valuation
on the Town's Grand List, said funds to be deposited to a
reserve fund for the future acquisition of motorized fire
apparatus? [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 21: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One Cent
($0.01) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of valuation on the
Town's Grand List, said funds to be deposited to a reserve
fund for the future acquisition of highway maintenance and
repair equipment? [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 22: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One Cent
($0.01) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of valuation on the
Town's Grand List, said funds to be deposited to a reserve
fund for the future reappraisal of the Town as required by Title
32, Section 4041a (b) of the Vermont Statutes Annotated? [Not
in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 23: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess Onequarter
Cent ($0.0025) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of
valuation on the Town's Grand List, said funds to be deposited
to the "Aid to Residents in Need" reserve fund? [Not in Budget]
[By Australian ballot]
Article 24: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield repeal the zoning
bylaws enacted by the Town Meeting on March 5th, 1974, and
all subsequent amendments, revisions, and re-enactments of
said bylaws? [By petition] [By Australian ballot]
Article 25: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield repeal the
subdivision regulations enacted by the Town Meeting on March
7th, 1989, and all subsequent amendments, revisions, and reenactments
of said bylaws? [By petition] [By Australian ballot]
Article 26: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the
revised subdivision regulations as proposed by the
Weathersfield Planning Commission on October 19th, 2009,
and accepted by the Weathersfield Select Board on December
3rd, 2009? [By Australian ballot]
Article 27: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to support the activities
of A Community Resource Network (ACORN)? ACORN is a
community service organization which provides HIV testing and
counseling, Hepatitis C testing and counseling for all
individuals at risk for contracting these diseases. Direct
services for individuals and their family members who are living
and coping with HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis C, support groups,
emergency financial assistance, transportation to medical
appointments, nutritional support, financial support for housing
cost and professional one on one counseling services. [By
request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 28: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Two Thousand, Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($2,250.00)
to support the activities of Connecticut River Transit, Inc.?
C.R.T. is a not-for-profit company servicing the Windham and
Windsor County areas, providing commuter bus service five (5)
times daily at the Exit 8 Park and Ride, plus Medicaid vans and
volunteer drivers. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian
ballot]
Article 29: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Three Hundred Seventy-five Dollars ($375.00) to
support the activities of the Council on Aging for Southeastern
Vermont, Inc.? The Council on Aging is a private not-for-profit
organization providing services to elders in Windsor and
Windham Counties. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian
ballot]
Article 30: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00) to support the activities
of The Green Mountain RSVP and Volunteer Center?
R.S.V.P. is a non-profit organization providing volunteer
services to community agencies and programs. [By request]
[Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 31: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Two Thousand, Six Hundred Eighty-three Dollars
($2,683.00) to support the activities of Health Care and
Rehabilitative Services of Southeastern Vermont? Health
Care and Rehabilitative Services is a private not-for-profit
agency providing community health services to residents in
Windsor and Windham Counties. [By request] [Not in Budget]
[By Australian ballot]
Article 32: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) to support the activities
of Maple Leaf Farm? Maple Leaf Farm is a community service
organization that provides medical detoxification and
residential treatment for Vermont men and women addicted to
alcohol and drugs. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian
ballot]
Article 33: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to support the activities
of New Beginnings, Inc.? New Beginnings is a private not-forprofit
agency providing crisis services to victims of domestic
and sexual violence, and community prevention education on
these issues. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 34: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of One Thousand, Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) to
support the activities of Southeastern Vermont Community
Action, Inc.? S.E.V.C.A. is a community service organization
that assists Weathersfield in responding to the emergency
needs of the community and providing all available and
applicable services. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian
ballot]
Article 35: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) to support the
activities of the Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually
Impaired? The V.A.B.V.I. is a private not-for-profit agency
providing comprehensive vision rehabilitation, training and
support services for visually impaired Vermonters of all ages.
[By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 36: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of One Hundred Eighty-five Dollars ($185.00) to support
the activities of the Vermont Center for Independent Living?
V.C.I.L. is a private not-for-profit agency providing information
and referrals, and ‘Meals on Wheels' for people under the age
of sixty (60) with disabilities. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By
Australian ballot]
Article 37: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Twelve Thousand, One Hundred Dollars ($12,100.00)
to support the activities of Visiting Nurse Association and
Hospice of Vermont and New Hampshire? Visiting Nurse
Association and Hospice is a community service agency
providing home health, maternal and child health, and hospice
care provided in patients' homes and community settings. [By
request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Article 38: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) to support the
activities of Volunteers in Action? V.i.A. is a private non-profit
agency providing neighbor-to-neighbor services, mostly to
elderly, including transportation, short-term respite, and
companionship. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By Australian
ballot]
Article 39: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) to support the activities
of the Windsor Connection Resource Center? Windsor
Connection Resource Center is a community service
organization providing social and educational services to the
Town of Weathersfield. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By
Australian ballot]
Article 40: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) to support the activities
of Windsor County Partners? Windsor County Partners is a
community service organization providing one-on-one youth
mentoring for Weathersfield children aged ten (10) to
seventeen (17) years old. [By request] [Not in Budget] [By
Australian ballot]
Article 41: Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the
sum of Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) to support the activities
of the Windsor County Youth Services? W.C.Y.S. is a private
not-for-profit agency providing services and shelter to runaway
and homeless youth in Windsor County. [By request] [Not in
Budget] [By Australian ballot]
Dated at the Town of Weathersfield, Windsor County, State of Vermont, this twentyeighth
day of January, 2010.
Norman John Arrison, Chairperson
Henry C. Cobb, Jr., Board Clerk
Daniel E. Boyer, Vice-Chairperson
Glenn S. Fisher, Selector
David T. Fuller, Selector
ATTEST:
Received at Town of Weathersfield this twenty-ninth of January, 2010.
Flora Ann Dango, Town Clerk
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