Town Meeting
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
WARNING
TOWN OF WEST WINDSOR, VERMONT
ANNUAL MEETING

                                                                    

The legal voters of the Town of West Windsor, Vermont are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Story Memorial Hall in said Town of West Windsor on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM to act on the

following articles, viz:                                                                                                                                

ARTICLE 1: To elect a Moderator for the Town for the ensuing year.

ARTICLE 2: To act on the reports of the Town for the year ending December 31, 2024.

ARTICLE 3: To elect Town Officers for the ensuing year:                                

                                           Selectboard 3 years

                                           Auditor 3 years

                                           Delinquent Tax Collector 1 year

                                           First Constable 1 year

                                           Second Constable 1 year

                                           Town Agent 1 year

                                           Campbell Fund Trustee 3 years


ARTICLE 4:  Due to the change from Calendar Year to Fiscal Year and the resulting transitional

18-month budget, shall the Town vote to pay all property taxes to the Town Treasurer in

two installments, the first installment of 67% thereof on or before October 31, 2025 by

4:30 p.m., with no discount for payment in advance?  Payments received after 4:30 p.m.

will incur penalty and interest.  POSTMARKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AS TIMELY

PAYMENT.  And, the second installment of 33% thereof on or before April 24th, 2026,

with no discount for payment in advance?  Payments received after 4:30 p.m. will incur

interest only.  POSTMARKS ARE NOT ACCEPTED AS TIMELY PAYMENT.


ARTICLE 5: Shall the Town vote to repeal the Ordinance to Regulate the Operation of Short-Term

Rentals?

 

ARTICLE 6: Shall the Town approve budgeted expenditures for the General, Highway, Library and

Cemetery Funds for the year 2025 totaling $2,599,500 as shown below: 

General                                                                     $965,990

Highway                                                                    $1,546,136

Library                                                                      $79,174

Cemetery                                                                  $8,200

of which $2,022,092 shall be raised by taxes (General $651,616; Highway $1,291,302; Library $79,174; and Cemetery $0) after applying $531,708 of non-tax revenues and $45,700 from prior year reserves/surpluses, all as shown in financial statements published in the Town Report?                                                                

ARTICLE 7: Shall the Town appropriate $98,250, to be raised by taxes, for distribution to the

four West Windsor organizations in the amounts listed below? 

W.W. Volunteer Fire Department                                  $83,750

W.W. Volunteer FAST Squad                                        $3,000

W.W. Historical Society                                               $8,500

W.W. Independence Day Celebration                            $3,000

 

ARTICLE 8: Shall the Town appropriate $10,203, to be raised by taxes, for distribution to thirteen other

organizations which provide important social services to Town residents in the amounts

listed below?       

Health Care & Rehabilitation Services

     of Southeastern Vermont                                        $1,067

Windsor County Mentors                                              $1,000 

Volunteers in Action                                                     $500 

VT Center for Independent Living                                  $140 

Green Up Vermont                                                       $100 

Visiting Nurse Assoc.& Hospice of VT/NH                        $2,475 

SEVCA                                                                        $1,050 

VT Assoc.of Conservation Districts                                 $100 

The Moover                                                                 $125 

Windsor County Youth Services                                     $600 

Senior Solutions                                                          $796 

Reading/West Windsor Aging in Place                            $2,000 

Windsor on Air                                                            $250

 

ARTICLE 9: To do any other business that can legally be done at this meeting.


WEST WINDSOR SELECTBOARD


Mark Higgins                                 

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Mark Harley

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John Brodie

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Dated this 27th day of January, 2025                                

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Amy W. Yates, Town Clerk