♦ PROPERTY TAXES: Property taxes were due on Thursday, October 10, 2019 by 4 p.m. Postmarks are not accepted. Contact the Treasurer, Mary Lou Jacobs, at 744-2484 for information on paying late taxes.
♦ The Town Offices will be closed on Monday, October 14th in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day (formerly known as Columbus Day). The office will reopen on Tuesday at 8 a.m.
♦ SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE WESTFIELD TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT: There will be a special election on November 12, 2019 by Australian ballot at the Westfield Community Center, 59 North Hill Road. Click on the links below for complete details about the article to be voted on.
The Westfield Town School Board will hold an Informational Meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 6 p.m. at the Jay-Westfield Joint Elementary School, 257 Revoir Flat Road in Jay. This meeting shall constitute the Public Informational Meeting required by 17 V.S.A. 2680(G).
Polls will be open at 9 a.m and close at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12th. The votes will be commingled with Jays votes.
- Warning-Westfield Town School District Special Meeting-Election 11-12-19
- Sample Ballot 11-12-19
- New Joint School Agreement 2019
- Original Joint School Agreement 1992
- Notice To Voters For 11-12-19 Westfield Town School District Election
♦ SELECTBOARD CHANGE OF MEETING DAY/TIME: The Selectboard will now meet the third Monday each month for their regular monthly meeting (previously the second Monday). The time has also changed from 6 p.m. to 5 p.m. Contact the Town Clerk if you would like an item on the agenda.
♦ WESTFIELD COMMUNITY MEALSITE FOR OCTOBER:
All are invited to enjoy a community lunch every Thursday at Noon at the Westfield Community Center (North Hill Rd./School St.) A donation of $4/person is requested with the 2nd Thursday of the month FREE. Special thanks to Berry Creek Farm and its CSA members for once again providing a harvest of fresh fruits and vegetables during this growing season.
♦ October 3rd – Juice, Pasta with Italian Sausage, Beets, Rolls and Chocolate Zucchini Cake
♦ October 10th (free meal) – Juice, Baked Ham, Squash, Mashed Potatoes, Whole Grain Bread, Cupcakes and Ice Cream
♦ October 17th – Juice, Chicken Alfredo, Carrots, Noodles, Rolls and Cherry Cobbler
♦ October 24th – Juice, Shepherd’s Pie, Roasted Broccoli, Rolls and Apple Crisp
♦ October 31st – Juice, Roast Pork, Colcannon (Irish Mashed Potatoes), Carrots, Rolls by Dennis and Carmel-Apple Shortcakes
A free RSVP Bone Builders Balancing and Strengthening Class meets weekly before the meal from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Following lunch join the fun and play Bingo and card games!
Sponsored by the Troy and Area Lions Club. For more information call 744-2484.
♦ FLU CLINIC OFFERED IN WESTFIELD
at Westfield Community Center
59 North Hill Rd. (at School St.)
10 am to Noon
Thursday, October 17, 2019
No cost to adults who provide their medicare card. Vaccine available for adults 18 years and older only.
Offered by Orleans Essex VNA & Hospice, Inc.
Call 802.334.5213 for further information.
♦ DOG LICENSES ARE DUE BY APRIL 1ST EACH YEAR:
As mandated by Vermont state law, DOG LICENSES are due on or before April 1st each year. All dogs residing in Vermont are required to be licensed in the town where the animal lives. Proof of rabies vaccination is required prior to licensing. Licenses are purchased at the Town Clerk’s office.Fees for licensing on or before April 1:
Spayed/Neutered $9; Unspayed/Unneutered $13
Fees for licensing after April 1:
Spayed/Neutered $11; Unspayed/Unneutered $17.
For your convenience, checks for license fees can be left in the secure drop box next to the Town Clerk’s front door. Once processed your dog’s license/tags will be sent to you by return mail.
Town Clerk’s Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
or call (802) 744-2484 to make other arrangements.
♦ VT TAX INFORMATION: Click on this link for VT Dept. of Taxes-FAQs Tax Time. The document includes links for VT Department of Taxes forms.
♦ NOTICE TO HOMEOWNERS: Homestead Declaration are to be filed each year by every Vermont resident whose property meets the definition of a homestead. A Vermont homestead is the principal dwelling and parcel of land surrounding the dwelling, owned and occupied by a resident individual as the individual’s domicile on April 1. If your homestead is leased to a tenant on April 1, you may still claim it as a homestead if it is not leased for more than 182 days in the 2016 calendar year.
Vermont Tax Booklets are available at:
- Download fillable PDF forms from the web at www.bit.ly/vttaxforms
- Order forms by email: tax.formsrequest@vermont.gov
- Order forms by phone at (855) 297-5600 (toll free in the U.S.) or (802) 828-2515
Visit the Property Taxes Page for additional property tax information.
Westfield has two FREE WiFi Hotspots:
Westfield Community Center and
the Hitchcock Museum & Library with
accessibility in the parking lots or
inside the buildings.
No password required.
Westfield Community Center, 59 North Hill Road
OR
Hitchcock Museum and Library 1252 VT Route 100
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at Town of Westfield, Vermont
Town Offices: 38 School Street, Westfield, VT 05874
Phone: (802) 744-2484 ♦ Fax: (802) 744-6224
Email: townofwestfield@comcast.net
LaDonna Dunn ♦ Town Clerk
Heather Johnson & Connie LaPlume ♦ Assistant Town Clerks
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
Mary Lou Jacobs ♦ Treasurer
Office Hours: Wednesday 8 a.m.-2 p.m. and by appointment
Cover photo by LaDonna Dunn: Summer Days on Buck Hill Road