Warnings for Town, School, and Special Bond Vote, March 3 & 4, 2014

WARNINGS FOR SCHOOL, TOWN, AND SPECIAL BOND VOTE   SCHOOL DISTRICT OF WEATHERSFIELD, VERMONT WARNING FOR ANNUAL MEETING Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4, 2014 The legal voters of the Weathersfield School District, Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Weathersfield School in Ascutney, Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, on Monday, March 3, 2014, at 6:30 pm in the evening to transact any business not involving voting by Australian ballot or any voting required by law to be by ballot, such meeting so started shall be adjourned to Tuesday, March 4, 2014.                 The legal voters of the Weathersfield School District, are further notified and warned to meet at the Martin Memorial Hall in Ascutney, Vermont, on Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at 10:00 in the forenoon to act on any business involving voting by Australian ballot or any voting required by law to be by ballot. Polls open at 10:00 am and close at 7:00 pm. Article 1:                To act on the reports of the School District Officers for the period from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Article 2:                To see if the School District will vote to authorize the School Board to borrow money in anticipation of                                        taxes to meet the requirements of the School District for the ensuing year and to authorize the execution                                     and delivery of notes or orders to the School District. Article 3:                To elect all School District Officers as required by law. (By Australian Ballot) Article 4:                Shall the voters of the Weathersfield School District approve a total budget in the amount of $5,977,147, to provide grades K-12 education for the year beginning July 1, 2014. (By Australian Ballot) Article 5:                Shall the voters of the Weathersfield School District authorize the School District Officers to raise an additional                               $45,000 to be placed in the Weathersfield School Bus Fund towards the purchase of a new school bus. (By Australian Ballot) Article 6:                To transact any other business which may properly come before the meeting. WEATHERSFIELD SCHOOL BOARD Dated at Weathersfield, Vermont, this _____ day of _________, 2014. Flora Ann Dango, Town Clerk Nathan McKeen, Chair, Amy Hill, Vice Chair, James Wimberg, Sandra Dockum, Nathan McNaughton Town of Weathersfield, Vermont Public Informational Hearing Notice Regarding Weathersfield Proctor Library Bond Vote Monday, March 3, 2014 7:30 PM, Weathersfield School On Monday, March 3, 2014, the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont will conduct a Public Informational Hearing on the bond article regarding the Weathersfield Proctor Library which Town voters will be voting on by Australian Ballot on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The Public Informational Hearing will begin at 7:30 PM at the Weathersfield School, 135 Schoolhouse Road, in Ascutney, Town of Weathersfield, Vermont.   Information about this public informational hearing may be obtained from Town Manager Jim Mullen at 802.674.2626, townmgr@weathersfield.org. Warning Special Bond Meeting Town of Weathersfield, Vermont The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at Martin Memorial Hall, 5259 Route 5, in Ascutney, Town of Weathersfield, Vermont on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. The polls will open at 10:00 a.m. and will close at 7:00 p.m. ARTICLE I: Shall the general obligation bonds of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont in an amount not to exceed ONE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,300,000), less any grants or other funding sources, be issued for the purpose of financing the cost of making certain public improvements at the Weathersfield Proctor Library, including constructing an addition onto the existing library building, such improvements estimated at a cost of One Million, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,300,000). Dated at Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont this 27th day of January, 2014. Daniel E. Boyer, Chairperson; Norman John Arrison, Vice-Chairperson; Richard N. Clattenburg, Board Clerk; C. Peter Cole, Select Board Member; and David T. Fuller, Select Board Member Town of Weathersfield, Vermont Warning for the Annual Town Meeting Monday, March 3 and Tuesday, March 4, 2014 The legal voters of the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Weathersfield School, 135 Schoolhouse Road in Ascutney, in the Town of Weathersfield, Vermont, on Monday, the 3th day of March, 2014, at 7:30 P.M., to act on the following articles: Article 1:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield accept the reports of the Town’s officers for the period from July 1, 2012, through June 30, 2013? Article 2:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow money, if necessary, to pay current expenses in anticipation of taxes in accordance with the provisions of Title 24, Section 1786, of the Vermont Statutes Annotated? Article 3:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to expend such grant monies, gifts, or bequests which may be received by the Town of Weathersfield, in accordance with the terms of said grants, gifts, or bequests? Article 4:        To see if the Town of Weathersfield will vote to designate the Town of Weathersfield as a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) District to enable participating property owners to access funding for eligible energy efficiency and renewable energy projects and then pay back the cost as a regular municipal assessment on that property owner’s property tax or other municipal bill as provided for by 24 V.S.A. Chapter 87 (Section 3261 et seq.) and authorize the Select Board to enter into an agreement with Vermont Energy Investment Corporation d/b/a Efficiency Vermont to operate the PACE program? Article 5          Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to convey [sell] the 1879 Perkinsville School building and site in accordance with 24 V.S.A. 1061(b)?             Article 6:        To transact any other business deemed proper when met. Voting by Australian ballot will be conducted in Martin Memorial Hall, at 5259 U.S. Route 5 in Ascutney, on Tuesday, the 4th day of March, 2014 [The polls will be open at 10:00 A.M. and will close at 7:00 P.M. on that date], to act on the following articles: Article 7:        To elect all Town officers as required by law. Moderator - One Year                                     Select Person – Three Years                                     Select Person - Two Years                                     Lister – Three Years                                     Trustee of Public Funds - Three Years                                     Town Agent - One Year                                     Grand Juror - One Year                                     Cemetery Commissioner - Five Years                                     Library Trustee - Five Years Article 8:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $1,224,933 for the support and operation of the Town’s General Fund? $872,142 shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate. Article 9:        Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $1,052,974 for the support and operation of the Town’s Highway Fund? $755,704 shall be raised by property taxation, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate tax rate. Article 10:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield approve the expenditure of $230,918 for the support and operation of the Town’s Solid Waste Management Facility? These monies shall be raised by the collection of fees, allowing the Select Board to set the appropriate fees for the services. Article 11:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $160,000 for a period not to exceed five years for the purpose of purchasing a highway grader? The cost of the grader will not exceed $385,000. The balance of the funds needed to purchase the grader will come from the sale or trade-in of the Town’s existing grader. Article 12:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $115,000 for a period not to exceed three years for the purpose of purchasing a truck/snowplow for the maintenance of Town highways? The cost of the truck/snowplow will not exceed $199,000. The new truck will replace a 2000 Mack truck/snowplow with 146,000 miles on it. The balance of the funds needed to purchase the truck will be raised by the sale of the 2000 Mack truck/snowplow and taken from the Town Highway Maintenance and Repair Equipment Reserve Fund. Article 13:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield authorize the Select Board to borrow funds not to exceed $18,000 for a period not to exceed three years for the purpose of purchasing a Police cruiser? The cost of the cruiser will not exceed $34,000. The balance of the funds needed to purchase the cruiser will be taken from the Police Cruiser Reserve Fund. Article 14:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One-Half Cent ($0.005) per One Hundred Dollars of valuation on the Town’s Grand List, to be deposited into a Reserve Fund for the future acquisition of Highway Maintenance and Repair Equipment? [Not in Budget] [One-Half cent raises approximately $14,000] Article 15:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One-Half Cent ($0.005) per One Hundred Dollars of valuation on the Town’s Grand List, to be deposited to a Reserve Fund for Highway Maintenance? [Not in Budget] [One-Half cent raises approximately $14,000]                                                 Article 16:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield assess One Cent ($0.01) per One Hundred Dollars of valuation on the Town’s Grand List, to be deposited into a Reserve Fund for the future acquisition of Motorized Fire Apparatus? [Not in Budget] [One cent raises approximately $28,000] Article 17:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $2,000 to be deposited into a Reserve Fund for the future acquisition of Fire Equipment? [Not in Budget] Article 18:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $5,000 to be deposited into the Police Cruiser Reserve Fund? [Not in Budget] Article 19:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $1,600 to assist the Friends of the Meetinghouse repair the front steps of the Weathersfield Center Meetinghouse?   [Not in Budget] Article 20:      Shall the voters of the Town of Weathersfield appropriate the sum of $800 to support the activities of the Weathersfield Directory?   [Not in Budget] Dated at Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont this 27th day of January, 2014. Daniel E. Boyer, Chairperson; Norman John Arrison, Vice-Chairperson; Richard N. Clattenburg, Board Clerk; C. Peter Cole, Select Board Member; and David T. Fuller, Select Board Member View School/Town Report Online:   http://weathersfieldvt.org/documents-online/Town-Reports/Weathersfield-VT-Town-Report-2012-2013/