Windham Town Meeting

The Legal voters of the Town of Windham are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Windham Meeting House on Tuesday March 3rd, 2026, at 10 am to transact the following town business from the floor.

0:07:10 Article 1: Shall the voters accept the Town Report prepared by the Auditors?

0:08:07 Article 2: Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer to collect current taxes?

0:08:58 Article 3: Shall the voters set the due date for property taxes as postmarked on or before October 31, 2026?

0:10:37 Article 4: Shall the voters authorize $457,374 for the General Fund of which $367,374 shall be raised by taxes and $90,000 shall be applied from FY26 revenues?

0:15:53 Article 5: Shall the voters authorize Roads Budget expenditures of $570,901 of which $470,901 shall be raised by taxes and $90,000 shall be applied from FY26 revenues and of which $10,000 shall be applied from the Bond Logging Fund?

0:21:24 Article 6: Shall the voters appropriate $173,000 for the New Road Machinery Fund of which $73,000 shall be raised by taxes and $100,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:23:41 Article 7: Shall the voters appropriate $100,000 for Repaving of which $100,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:32:01 Article 8: Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Town Garage Maintenance & Improvement Fund of which $10,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:33:02 Article 9: Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Town Office Maintenance and Improvement Fund of which $10,000 shall be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:36:43 Article 10: Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Meeting House Maintenance and Improvement Fund of which $10,000 shall be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:37:47 Article 11: Shall the voters appropriate $3,000 for the Town-wide Reappraisal of Properties of which $3,000 shall be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:38:52 Article 12: Shall the voters appropriate $100,000 for the Emergency Reserve Fund of which $100,000 shall be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:43:03 Article 13: Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for local nonprofit organizations as recommended by the Windham Social Services Committee of which $10,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

0:55:22 Article 14: Shall the voters appropriate $5,000 for the Audit Fund of which $5,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

1:01:10 Article 15: Shall the town create a Schoolhouse Maintenance and Improvement Fund to be used to maintain and improve the Schoolhouse?

1:01:58 Article 16: Shall the voters appropriate $15,000 for the Schoolhouse Maintenance and Improvement Fund of which $15,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

Windham School District Annual Meeting
1:07:14 Article 1: To elect a moderator for a term of one year.

1:08:03 Article 2: Shall the electorate of the Windham School District ratify the District’s longstanding practice of designating the Windham Town Moderator as the Moderator of the Windham School District?

1:09:37 Article 3: To elect all other officers required by law to be elected for the Windham School District

1:11:15 Article 4: To compensate the School Directors, $1250 each as included in the proposed School Budget for 2026-2027?

1:16:26 Article 5: Shall the voters of the School District approve the School Board to expend $598,130

1:22:45 Article 6: Shall the voters of the Windham School District authorize moving any operational surplus from FY25 to the Operational Reserve Fund?

1:23:33 Article 7: Shall the Town of Windham declare that the current statewide education funding system has failed the people of Windham?

1:53:37 Article 8: Shall the Town direct the Schoolboard to formally communicate this position to the Vermont Legislature?

2:00:03 Article 9: To transact any other business

2:00:46 Legislative update

2:29:55 Article 17: Shall the town create a Grant Match Fund?

2:30:52 Article 18: Shall the voters close the Bridges and Large Structures Fund and transfer the balance of $160,639.90 to the Grant Match Fund?

2:33:22 Article 19: Shall the voters appropriate $100,000 for the Grant Fund of which $100,000 will be applied from FY25 surplus?

2:34:14 Article 20: Shall the town create a Talc Mine Maintenance and Improvement Fund?

2:35:33 Article 21: Shall the voters appropriate $100,000 for the Talc Mine Maintenance and Improvement Fund of which $100,000 shall be applied from FY25 surplus?

2:55:02 Article 22: Shall the town create an Investment Fund into which the town may place monies not required for immediate expenditure; to authorize the Selectboard to manage, invest, and reinvest the assets of said fund in accordance with state law and an investment policy adopted by the Selectboard; and to authorize the Selectboard to take all actions necessary to implement and administer said fund?

3:07:03 Article 23: Shall the voters appropriate $275,000 for the Investment Fund of which $275,000 shall be applied from FY25 surplus?

2:10:05 Article 24: To transact any other nonbinding business