♦ Welcome ♦ Westfield Town Announcements ♦

♦ 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.

 ♦ SELECTBOARD MEETING CHANGES FOR DECEMBER & JANUARY: 

  • There will be a special Selectboard meeting to discuss and take public comment on converting Taft Brook Road to a dead-end road. The meeting will take place on Monday, December 2nd at 6 p.m. at the Town Office, 38 School Street. 

    Click here for the Selectboard Agenda-Special Meeting-Taft Brook Road 12-2-19 and Resolution – Draft – for Taft Brook Road Dead-End 12-2-19.doc

  • The regular, 3rd Monday of the month Selectboard meeting, has been cancelled for December. 
  • The regular monthly Selectboard meeting for January 20, 2020, has been cancelled. 
  • The Selectboard will meet on January 8th at 8 a.m. and January 23rd at 8 a.m. at the Town Office to set the budget for 2020 and to draft the Warning for Town Meeting. 

♦ TOWN OFFICE CLOSED: Thanksgiving Day: November 28 – reopen on Monday, December 2nd at 8 a.m.

♦ VILLAGE CENTER DESIGNATION: 
The Town of Westfield was recently awarded Village Center Designation by the Department of Housing and Community Development. For full details click on this Press Release Link-Westfield Village Center Designation 9-2019

♦ SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE WESTFIELD TOWN SCHOOL DISTRICT:

ELECTION RESULTS:
November 12, 2019 Election Results Town of Westfield
November 12, 2019 Election Results Town of Jay

♦ 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 DECEMBER:

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.

♦ December 5th – Juice, Chicken Bordelaise with Biscuits, Red Potatoes, Carrots,  Dessert by Eric

♦ December 12th – (free meal) Juice, Spaghetti & Meat Balls,  Garden salad, Garlic bread, Fruit cocktail cake with chocolate sauce.

♦ December 19th  – Juice,  Turkey dinner, Rolls, Apple Cupcakes

♦ December 26th – MERRY CHRISTMAS (no meal)

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.

♦ 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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 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