WARNING – TOWN MEETING 2025

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The legal voters of the Town of Marshfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Twinfield Union School in said Town on Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 1:00 E.S.T. in the afternoon to act upon the following articles from the floor.

 

Article 1.   To elect the following Town Officers:

 

                        Moderator                                            1 year

                        Town Clerk                                          1 year

                        Town Treasurer                                    1 year

                        Selectperson                                         3 years

                        Auditor                                                3 years

                        Lister                                                   3 years

                        Collector of Delinquent Taxes               1 year

                        Constable                                             1 year

                        Budget Committee Member                  5 years

                        Library Trustee                                    3 years

                        Library Trustee                                    3 years

 

Article 2.   To elect School Directors to serve on the Union District Board, as follows:

 

                        School Director                                    3 years

 

Article 3.   To hear the reports of the Town Officers.

 

Article 4.   To see if the Town will authorize expenditures of $7,337,258: $7,163,020 for Essential Services (the Selectboard Budget) and $174,238 for deficit elimination, of which $1,042,623 shall be raised in taxes and $6,294,635 from non-tax revenues.

 

Article 5.   To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $118,147 in support of the Jaquith Public Library.

 

Article 6.   To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $6,907 in support of the Marshfield Historical Society.

 

Article 7.   To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $15,000 for the support, improvement and repair of the cemeteries.

 

Article 8.   To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $6,833 to Rural Community Transport as its share of the cost of commuter bus service along Route 2 with service into Montpelier. This appropriation funds a portion of the total cost of the service, which will also be supported by appropriations from other towns, State and Federal funds, and rider fares.

 

Article 9.   Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $ 13,425 to the following service agencies, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. 2691?

 

• $ 575 to Central Vermont Adult Education for free adult education and literacy, including high school credentialing.  

 

• $ 1,400 to Central VT Council on Aging for supporting elders and family caregivers.

 

• $ 3,200 to Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice for visiting nurse services.

 

• $ 350 to Circle, formerly known as Battered Women's Services for support of direct services to victims of domestic and sexual violence.

 

• $ 300 to Community Harvest of Central Vermont for gleaning of produce and distribution to food shelves etc..

 

• $ 250 to Elevate Youth Services, formerly known as Washington County Youth Services Bureau for prevention, intervention, and support for youth and families in Washington County.

 

• $ 300 to the Family Center of Washington County for delivering a variety of services to families, many of whom may be particularly vulnerable.

 

• $ 350 to the Friends of the Winooski for water quality monitoring, tree planting, and ecological restoration.

 

• $ 300 to Green Mountain Transit for funding Marshfield’s share of public transportation services.

 

• $ 100 to Green Up Vermont for supplies and promotional materials in support of Green Up Day.

 

• $ 400 to Neighbors in Action  for food relief programs for families in our community.

 

• $ 1,100 to Onion River Food Shelf for food for residents.

 

• $ 100 to Our House for support and advocacy for child victims of physical and sexual abuse.

 

•  $ 250 to Twinfield Together Mentoring Program for providing youth in our community an opportunity for a one-on-one friendship with a responsible adult.

 

• $ 4,000   to Twin Valley Senior Center for providing social, emotional and physical wellbeing to our senior population.

 

• $ 100 to VT Assoc. for Blind & Visually Impaired for vision rehabilitation services for blind and visually impaired Marshfield residents.

 

• $ 100 to VT Center for Independent Living for programs and services to enhance the lives of people with disabilities.

 

• $150 to Vermont Family Network for empowering and supporting Vermont Children and families with disabilities.

 

• $ 100 to VT Rural Fire Protection Task Force for helping to develop water supplies for fire protection.

 

Article 10.a.   To see if the Town will authorize the Treasurer to collect current taxes;

 

                  b.   To see if the Town will vote to have the Town taxes paid by Friday, August 15, 2025, by physical delivery to the Treasurer on or before the close of business, with interest of one percent per month or fraction thereof to be paid by delinquent taxpayers; and

 

                  c.   To see if the Town will vote to have the School taxes paid by Friday, November 14, 2025, by physical delivery to the Treasurer on or before the close of business, with interest of one percent per month or fraction thereof to be paid by delinquent taxpayers.

 

Article 11.To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

 

Dated at Marshfield, VT this 21st day of January, 2025