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About West Windsor

West Windsor is a rural Vermont community located amidst rolling hills and meadows just west of the Connecticut River. Mount Ascutney rises more than two thousand feet over the village of Brownsville and provides abundant outdoor recreation opportunities. Boasting miles of spectacular hiking and mountain-biking trails, backcountry skiing, a lift-served community ski area, and tubing hill, the mountain is a destination for outdoor adventure in any season.

Click here for more information about West Windsor and the Village of Brownsville.

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Burn Permits Required
Burn Permits Required
 
Reminder to all West Windsor residents that, per Vermont law, a permit is required to have an open fire. An open fire, no matter how small, should never be left unattended. 
 
Burn permits may be obtained by contacting Fire Chief Erik Boedtker at chief@westwindsorfire.net or Fire Warden Michael Spackman at 802-484-9142.
 
Please plan ahead, as permit requests may take up to 24 hours to approve.
 
 

International Dark Sky Week
International Dark Sky Week

The West Windsor Selectboard recently signed a proclamation declaring April 21st through April 28th, 2025 as International Dark Sky Week. Please join the Sustainability Committee and the Selectboard in not only observing and pondering upon this important week, but also in raising awareness and support for protecting our precious dark sky as a resource.

International Dark Sky Week raises awareness of light pollution and provides solutions to protect dark skies while enjoying quality outdoor lighting. International Dark Sky Week events will be celebrated across the globe to help raise awareness of the benefits of community-friendly lighting and our heritage of dark skies.

For more information on International Dark Sky Week and the harmful effects of light pollution, please visit the DarkSky International website.

To read the full West Windsor International Dark Sky Week proclamation, please click here.

 


 


West Windsor Town Meeting Results
West Windsor Town Meeting Results
 
To view the 2025 Town Meeting warning, please click here.
 
For the minutes of the 2025 annual Town Meeting, please click here. 
 
For the video recording of Town Meeting, courtesy of Windsor On Air, please click here.
 
 
Article 1 - Moderator, Matt T. Birmingham, III - reelected

Article 2 - Town Report, adopted

Article 3 - Town Officers

~ Selectboard - Mark Higgins - reelected

~ Auditor - Barbara Gerstner - reelected

~ Delinquent Tax Collector - Amy Yates - reelected

~ First Constable - Matt Kantola - reelected

~ Second Constable - Mark Morse - reelected

~ Town Agent - Matt Birmingham - reelected

~ Campbell Fund Trustee - Betty French - reelected

Article 4 - Budget, passed

Article 5 - Repeal Short Term Rental Ordinance, failed to pass.

~ 120 people were eligible to vote. 99 voted no. 15 voted yes.

Article 6 - Budgeted expenditures for the General fund, Highway, Library, and Cemetery Funds, passed

Article 7 - West Windsor Organizations, Town Appropriations, passed

Article 8 - Social Services to Town Residents, Town Appropriations, passed

Article 9 - No Legal Business was added

 

Thank you to Jill Delaney of the West Windsor Weekly for the succinct list of the Town Meeting articles and results. To subscribe to the West Windsor Weekly, please send an email to westwindsorweekly@gmail.com

 


 

West Windsor Roads Posted

 

West Windsor Roads Posted

As of 03/03/25, all town roads in West Windsor, both paved and unpaved, are posted to have weight limit restrictions, preventing heavy vehicles from potentially causing damage to town roads. These postings are placed at each access to West Windsor town roads from adjacent municipalities or state roads.

Specific permission for vehicles weighing in excess of the posted limit traveling on posted roads may be granted on a case-by-case basis by the highway foreman. Please contact Mike Spackman at 802-484-5044 with any questions or to request a temporary waiver for overweight travel on posted roads.

Road postings automatically expire on May 15th and may be rescinded earlier if the conditions allow for it.

 


 

2025 West Windsor Town Meeting Warning

2025 West Windsor Town Meeting Warning

West Windsor's Annual Town Meeting will be held at Story Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 at 9:00am.

Please click here for a digital copy of the 2025 Town Meeting Warning. Physical copies of this warning will be sent to registered voters via U.S. Mail.

Please reach out to Town Clerk Amy Yates at 802-484-7212 or via email at ayates@westwindsorvt.org with any questions. All residents of voting age are encouraged to stop in to the Town Clerk's office to register to vote!

The 2024 Town Report will be posted to this website in the near future, and will be available for viewing at the Town Hall and the Post Office in the coming weeks. Physical copies will also be available for distribution at Town Meeting. For access to Town Reports from recent years, please follow this link

 


 

2024 West Windsor Town Report

2024 West Windsor Town Report

The 2024 Town Report is now available for viewing and downloading at this link. For access to previous Town Reports, please click here. Physical copies may be picked up in the Town Clerk's office or at the Post Office, and will also be available at Town Meeting.

Please contact the West Windsor Town Administrator at townadmin@westwindsorvt.org or 802-484-3520 with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you for Town Meeting at Story Memorial Hall on Tuesday, March 04, 2025 at 9:00am!

 


 

West Windsor Homes Study - Community Input Forum Follow-Up
 
 West Windsor Homes Study - Community Input Forum Follow-Up
 
The Planning Commission would like to thank everyone who attended the Affordable Homes Study Community Forum on February 1st. We had a great discussion and appreciate the input of so many community members. If you missed the Forum, you can find a copy of the presentation here. You may also access FAQs and responses here. The Forum was recorded by Windsor on Air TV, and the recording is available here.
 
Our next step is to identify good locations for affordable homes in the village, on the mountain, and in the secondary growth zone. If you have some land that you believe might make a good site, have an existing home that could be renovated into affordable homes, or if you would like to contribute to the project in some way, please contact Matt Frederick, the West Windsor Town Administrator, at townadmin@westwindsorvt.org.
 
The next Community Forum will be held in June. Progress on the Homes Study will be discussed at every monthly Planning Commission meeting until then. The next PC meeting is Tuesday, February 25th at 6:30pm, in person and via Zoom. Please feel free to join us!
 

Story Memorial Hall May Be Used As Warming Shelter

Story Memorial Hall May Be Used As Warming Center

With dangerously low temperatures forecasted, the West Windsor Town Hall auditorium will be available as a Warming Center during business hours, on a walk-in basis. The Town Hall offers a heated space, seating, water, restrooms, and access to electricity for charging devices.

For more information, or if additional access is needed beyond those hours, interested parties may contact the Town Administrator at 802-484-3520 or via email at townadmin@westwindsorvt.org

Please note that the Town Hall will not have staff on site trained to handle medical emergencies and there will not be after-hours access without specific prior arrangements.

 

 


 

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