2026 Vernon Town Meeting 3/2/26

The legal voters of the Town of Vernon are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Vernon Elementary School Gymnasium, 381 Governor Hunt Road, at 6:30 pm on Monday, March 2, 2026, in said Town to act upon Articles 4 through 38 below.

Articles I through 3 will be voted by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at the Town Office Building, downstairs. Polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M.

0:01:15 Legislative Update from Zon Eastes

0:12:15 Opening & Rules

0:14:26 School Board update

0:24:14 Article 4: Shall the voters authorize Town General Fund expenditure for operating expenses of $2,478,027.00

3:10:31 Article 5: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $169,612.00 to be raised by taxes for administration of the Vernon Free Library?

3:14:41 Article 6: To elect a Library Trustee to fill the expired term of three years through Town Meeting of March 2029.

3:15:45 Article 7: To choose a committee to disburse the income of the Marsh Fund.

3:16:33 Article 8: To choose a Memorial Day Committee.

3:17:12 Article 9: Shall the voters authorize the Selectboard to appoint the Town Treasurer
Result of vote 03:38:01

3:33:27 Article 10: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $1,200.00 to be raised by taxes, to fund Vernon Historians, Inc.

3:35:01 Article 11: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $200,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the "Professional Services Fund"?

3:36:20 Article 12: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $10,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the "Emergency Repair/Replacement Fund"?

3:37:06 Article 13: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $150,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the Town Road Upgrading Fund"?

3:38:20 Article 14: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $40,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the ”Town Culvert Fund"?

3:39:09 Article 15: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of$10,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the Town Parking Lots Maintenance Fund"?

3:40:00 Article 16: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $50,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the previously established "Elderly Assistance Fund"?

3:52:09 Article 17: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $20,000.00 to be raised by taxes to fund the "Town of Vernon-James Cusick Scholarship Fund”?

3:52:58 Article 18: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $614,554.00 for the funding of items approved in the Capital Plan of which $469,758.24 is to be raised by taxes?

4:02:04 Article 19: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $17,000.00 to be raised by taxes to help support the operating expenses and utilities of the Governor Hunt Community Center?

4:10:48 Article 20: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $15,000.00 to be raised by taxes for the operation of the Emergency Management Office?

4:15:36 Article 21: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $750.00 to help support the Gathering Place?

4:18:10 Article 22: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $850.00 to help support the Women’s Freedom Center?

4:20:03 Article 23: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $2,100.00 to support the services of Southeastern Vermont Community Action (SeVCA)?

4:20:56 Article 24: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $6,576.00 for the support of Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS)?

4:25:49 Article 25: Shall the Town appropriate the sum of $1,850.00 to help support outpatient, mental health and substance abuse services by the staff of Health Care & Rehabilitation Services (HCRS)?

4:26:49 Article 26: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $1,785.00 to help support Senior Solutions?

4:27:45 Article 27: Shall the voters authorize the Selectboard to appoint a collector of delinquent taxes who may be the Town Treasurer appointed by the Selectboard
Result of vote 4:56:20

4:41:42 Article 28: Shall the Town establish a Community Harvest Festival Reserve Fund

4:56:42 Article 29: Shall the Town deposit $5,416.29 (balance of the Town Picnic Reserve Fund) into the Community Harvest Festival Reserve Fund?

4:59:10 Article 30: Shall the Town dissolve the Town Picnic Reserve fund?

4:59:46 Article 31: Shall the Town establish a reserve fund to be called the "Fire Dredging Reserve Fund"

5:02:55 Article 32: Shall the voters raise and appropriate $10,000.00 for the Fire Dredging Reserve fund?

5:03:36 Article 33: Shall the voters authorize payment of Real and Personal Property taxes to the Treasurer in three installments?

5:14:13 Article 34: Shall the voters approve the provision of notice of availability of the Town Report and Auditor’s Report by "postcard, mailed to all registered voters" at least 30 days prior to Town Meeting?

5:32:06 Article 35: To transact any other business that may lawfully come before said meeting.

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