Westfield, Vermont

♦ WESTFIELD COMMUNITY SURVEY: 

We invite you to take the Westfield Community Survey. The Westfield Planning Commission will use your survey responses to update the Town Plan. The plan is important because it is our shared vision for the future of the town and is the basis for long-range initiatives and zoning. Westfield’s plan is also taken into consideration in Act 250 and Section 248 reviews. The latter is the review process the Public Utility Commission uses for energy generation and telecommunications infrastructure. 

Our current Town Plan expires in December 2018. Collecting information from the community is the first step to update the plan. 

Survey responses are confidential unless you choose to identify yourself at the end of the survey. It will take approximately 15 minutes to complete the survey. All household members age 16 and older can take the survey. Thank you for taking the time to have a voice in Westfield’s future! 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WestfieldVT

♦ LISTER GRIEVANCE HEARINGS: 

The Listers will be holding Grievance Hearings on Saturday, June 23, 9 a.m. to Noon. It is your right as a property owner to grieve the assessed value of your property if you disagree with the towns assessed value. It is strongly recommended you schedule an appointment. If you do not have an appointment you will have to wait until all appointments are completed. Appointments are scheduled in 15 minute increments to present your case to the Listers. Stop by the Town Clerk’s Office to pick up the Application for Grievance or click on the link below. Grievance applications can be submitted to the Town of Westfield, Attention: Lister’s Grievance Hearings, 38 School Street, Westfield, VT 05874. They also can be scanned and emailed to townofwestfield@comcast.net. 

Following the hearing, the Listers will inform you of their decision within 7 days of your Grievance Hearing.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Scott Dunn, Lister Chair, at (802) 673-3521.

Application for Lister Tax Grievance Hearing 2018  

♦ WESTFIELD COMMUNITY MEALSITE MENU FOR JUNE: 

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.   

• June 7th – Juice, Baked Pork Chops, Mashed Potatoes, Beet Greens, Whole Wheat Bread, Cookies and Ice Cream
• June 14th (Free – No Donation Requested) – Juice, Chicken Cacciatore over Ziti, Green Beans, Rolls and Strawberry Angel Food Dessert
• June 21st –Juice, Pot Roast, Vegetable du Jour, Potatoes, Homemade Rolls and Bread Pudding
• June 28th– Juice, Spaghetti with Special Sauce, Berry Creek Garden Salad, Garlic Bread and Strawberry Shortcake

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. 
Menu subject to change.

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.

♦ TOWN MEETING INFORMATION:
To view past Town Reports visit the Town Meeting page. 

♦ 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.