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 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM to act on the following articles, viz:
ARTICLE
1:To elect a Moderator
for the Town for the ensuing year.
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2:To act on the reports
of the Town for the year ending December 31, 2025.
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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
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4: Shall the Town vote to pay all property taxes to the Town
Treasurer in two installments, the first installment of 50% thereof on or
before October 30, 2026 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 50% thereof
on or before April 30, 2027, 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.
ARTICLE 5:Shall the Town assess a one percent (1%) tax on
rooms, as allowed by Vermont law, with the proceeds of such tax being dedicated
to offset capital expenses?
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6: Shall the Town assess a one percent (1%) tax on meals and
alcoholic beverages, as allowed by Vermont law, with the proceeds of such tax
being dedicated to offset capital expenses?
ARTICLE 7:Shall the Town assess a one percent (1%) tax on
sales, as allowed by Vermont law, with the proceeds of such tax being dedicated
to offset capital expenses?
ARTICLE 8:Shall the Town exempt all properties of the
West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department from municipal taxes for a period of
five years?
ARTICLE 9: Shall the Town approve
budgeted expenditures for the General, Highway, Library and Cemetery Funds for
the FISCAL YEAR 2027 totaling $2,000,920 as shown below:
General $778,829
Highway $1,158,582
Library $58,009
Cemetery $5,500
of which $1,485,894 shall be raised by taxes (General $469,703;
Highway $958,182; Library $58,009; and Cemetery $0) after applying $454,526 of
non-tax revenues and $60,500 from prior year reserves/surpluses, all as shown
in financial statements published in the Town Report?
ARTICLE 10: Shall
the Town appropriate $103,250, to be raised by taxes, for distribution to the
four West Windsor organizations in the amounts listed below?
W.W. Volunteer Fire Department $88,750
W.W. Volunteer FAST Squad $3,000
W.W. Historical Society $8,500
W.W. Independence Day Committee $3,000
ARTICLE 11: Shall
the Town appropriate $10,220, 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 Association of
Conservation Districts $102
The Moover $125
Windsor County Youth
Services $600
Senior Solutions $811
Reading/West Windsor Aging
in Place $2,000
Windsor on Air $250
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12: To do any other business that can legally be done at this
meeting.
WEST
WINDSOR SELECTBOARD
Mark M. Higgins Mark W. Harley John O. Brodie
Dated
this 12th day of January, 2026
Amy W.
Yates, Town Clerk
