Town Meeting Warning 2026

Warning for the 2026 Annual Meeting

 Town of Sheffield, Vermont

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 5:00 PM

Town Hall, Sheffield

Notice to Voters:

Residents of Sheffield, who are not already on the voter checklist, may register to vote up to and including the date of the vote, March 3, 2026, no later than 5:00 PM at the entrance to the Town Meeting.

The legal voters of the Town of Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Sheffield Town Hall in Sheffield on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon to transact the following business:

Article 1    To elect a moderator for the ensuing year.

Article 2   To elect other town officers necessary to fill any vacancies, including the                    following:

a)     Town Clerk for a term of three (3) years.

b)     Treasurer for a term of three (3) years.

c)     Selectman for a term of two (2) years.

d)     Selectman for a term of three (3) years.

e)     Lister for a term of three (3) years.

f)      Auditor for a term of three (3) years.

g)     Constable for the ensuing year.

h)     Agent to convey real estate for the ensuing year.

i)      Trustee of public funds for the ensuing year.

j)      Sexton for the ensuing year.

k)     Planning Commissioner for a term of three (3) years.

l)      Planning Commissioner for a term of three (3) years.

Article 3   To see if the Town will accept the reports of the Town officers.

Article 4   To see if the Town will appropriate the sum of $8,355.00 to help support the following organizations:

                 Caledonia Home Health and Hospice                                 1,100                       

                 Cobleigh Library                                                                1,250

                 Darling Inn Senior Meal Site                                                500

                 Fairbanks Museum                                                             1,017                                   

                 NEK Council on Aging                                                         500

                 NEK Human Services                                                            738

                 Neighbors in Action                                                               750           

                 RCT (Rural Community Transportation                             1,000           

                 Umbrella                                                                                500                                                  Village Improvement Society/ Powers Park                       1,000

                                                                                                            $8,355

Article 5.  a. Shall the Town apply a percentage of the supplemental payments received in 2026

from Vermont Wind, LLC. As calculated in the Vermont Wind, LLC, Supplemental Payment Information page included in this report, to pay the town’s general and highway expenses thereby reducing the property tax rate for taxpayers of the town?

b. If the vote on Article 5a is affirmative, what shall the percentage be, with the

remainder being deposited into the Vermont Wind, LLC, Fund, which was established at the 2012 Town Meeting?

Article 6.  a. Shall the taxpayers of the Town of Sheffield appropriate a sum of money not to

                 exceed $265,00.00 (reduced by the trade in) for the purchase of a new plow truck?

b. if the vote on Article 6a is affirmative, shall the taxpayers of the Town of Sheffield use the Vermont Wind, LLC fund, to pay for the new plow truck purchase?

Article 7.  a. Shall the taxpayers of the Town of Sheffield appropriate a sum of money not to

                 exceed $130,00.00 for the purchase of an excavator?

b. if the vote on Article 7a is affirmative, shall the taxpayers of the Town of Sheffield use Vermont Wind, LLC fund, to pay for the excavator purchase?

Article 8.  To see if the Town will authorize the Select Board to apply any surplus accumulated                   during the year 2025 in the highway checking account to defray Town general

                 expenses during 2026.

Article 9.  Shall the taxpayers of the Town of Sheffield appropriate sum of money to match that of the fundraising for the Town Hall renovation fund?

Article 10. To see if the Town will approve the proposed general and highway budgets in the combined amount of $764,984.97 for general use and maintenance of town highways.

Article 11. To see if the Town will have real and personal property taxes paid to the Treasurer

                 and set the due date of Friday, November 06, 2026.

Article 12. To transact any other business that may properly come before this meeting.

Article 13. To adjourn.

Dated at Sheffield, Caledonia County, Vermont, this 24th day of January 2026.

Attest:                                                             Sheffield Board of Selectmen

Erika Lavallee                                               Walter Smith

_________________________                      _____________________________

Erika Lavallee                                                 Walter Smith, Chairperson

Town Clerk and Treasurer

                                                                       Erik Lavallee

                                                                       _____________________________

                                                                       Erik Lavallee

                                                                       Kate Buoananno

                                                      ______________________________                                                       

                                                                       Kate Buoananno