WARNING

Annual Town Meeting

Monday, March 3, 2025

6:00 PM Waltham Town Hall

The qualified voters of the Town of Waltham, Vermont are hereby notified that the annual Town Meeting of said Town of Waltham will be held in the Town Hall on Monday, March 3, 2025 commencing at 6:00 PM, to transact the following business, to wit:

ARTICLE 1: To elect a Moderator for the ensuring year.

ARTICLE 2: To receive the reports of the several town officers.

ARTICLE 3: To elect the following officers from the floor:

A.      Selectboard 3 year term

B.       Lister 3 year term

C.       Auditor 3 year term

D.      Cemetery Commissioner 3 year term

E.       First & Second Constable 1 year term

F.       Grand Jurors (2) 1 year term

G.      Town Agent 1 year term

ARTICLE 4: Will the Town vote to pay real estate taxes to the Town Treasurer by November 1, 2025? Delinquent taxes will be subject to a 2% penalty charge for one week and then an 8% penalty charge plus 1% per month interest against them from November 1, 2025. Postmarks will be accepted.

ARTICLE 5:  Will the Town vote a minimum of $ 300.00 per miles for town roads?

ARTICLE 6: Will the Town vote to authorize the Selectboard to borrow money to meet current expenses?

ARTICLE 7:  Will the Town vote from taxes an amount of $ 10,692.00 based on per capita to help support the Bixby Library?

ARTICLE 8:  To see what sum of money the Town will vote from taxes for each of the following requests:

A.      Age Well $500.00

B.       Addison County Home Health & Hospice         $579.00

C.       Addison County Parent Child Center $500.00

D.      Addison County Restorative Justice Services   $50.00

E.       American Legion Post # 14 (fireworks)                 $500.00

F.       American Red Cross                                                  $250.00

G.      Atria Collection                                                       $500.00

H. Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes                 $250.00

H.      Counseling Service of Addison County $300.00

J. Green Up Vermont                                                        $50.00

K. Homeward Bound Humane Society                        $100.00

L. HOPE         $200.00

M. John Graham Shelter                                             $120.00

N.  Otter Creek Resources Conservation   $50.00

O. RSVP            $180.00

P. Tri-Valley Transit                                                    $320.00

Q. Vermont Adult Learning                                       $300.00

R. Vermont Center for Independent Living           $100.00

S. Vermont Family Network                                    $250.00

TOTAL REQUESTS                                                      $5099.00

ARTICLE 9: Will the Town vote to accept the Selectboard’s budget for Town operations as printed, and authorize the Selectboard to collect taxes to pay for the Town’s educational liabilities to ANWSD?

ARTICLE 10: Shall the Town vote to appropriate the following sums (raised by taxes) to be placed in Town Reserve Fund accounts as noted:

·         Highway Capital Reserve Fund                       $15,000

·         Reappraisal Capital Fund                                   $5,000

·         Audit Reserve Funds                                          $5,000

·         Planning Commission Reserve Fund               $4,000

ARTICLE 11: To transact any business which may be proper to bring before this meeting.

The legal voters of the Town of Waltham are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting shall be provided by 17 V.S.A., Ch 43 and 51.

Dated this 29th day of January, 2025.

Attest: The Select Board

Rhonda Williams                           Brent Newton                          Anthony Duprey                   Linda Devino-Town Clerk                                                                  

Waltham Parking ordinance; Route 66

No parking shall be allowed on either side of Route 66. The so called “Buck Mountain Trail Head” is the only allowed parking on Route 66. Residents and property owners on Route 66 shall be permitted to park on Route 66 while performing maintenance to their property. Contractors working for property owners on Route 66 shall be allowed to park in the roadway for a reasonable amount of time for the purpose of loading or unloading. If parking is required on Route 66 or within the town right of way for more than 30 minutes, the property owner must notify the Town of Waltham in advance. Parking on Route 66 for the purpose of land access or hiking is strictly prohibited and violators will be towed by a contracted towing company.