Notice of Vacancy on Selectboard
TOWN OF WHITINGHAM
NOTICE OF VACANCY
Dated November 13, 2024
In accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 961(a), the Selectboard of the Town of Whitingham hereby gives notice of vacancy of one Selectboard position created by resignation.
Pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 963, the vacancy will be filled by election at Annual Town Meeting on March 4, 2025.
To get your name on the ballot a petition signed by 11 registered voters of the Town of Whitingham must be submitted to the Town Clerk by January 27, 2025.
PERSON TO CONTACT
Additional information pertaining to this notice and its contents may be obtained by contacting Almira Aekus, Town Clerk at (802) 368-7887 during normal office hours.
Dated this 13th day of November 2024.
Scott M. Reed, Selectboard Chair
WARNING for Special Town Meeting
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - 6:30pm
WARNING
NOTICE OF SPE
TOWN OF WHITINGHAM
Dated November 13, 2024
The legal voters of the Town of Whitingham, Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Whitingham Municipal Center in Jacksonville, Vermont, in the Town of Whitingham, Vermont on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 6:30pm, Eastern Time to act on the following articles:
ARTICLE 1: Shall the legal voters of the Town of Whitingham authorize the Selectboard to appoint the municipal treasurer? This authorization would remain in effect until rescinded by the majority vote of the registered voters present and voting at an annual or special town meeting, duly warned for that purpose.
ARTICLE 2: Shall the legal voters of the Town of Whitingham authorize the Selectboard to appoint the delinquent tax collector? This authorization would remain in effect until rescinded by the majority vote of the registered voters present and voting at an annual or special town meeting, duly warned for that purpose.
ARTICLE 3: To conduct any other business that may legally come before this meeting.
Dated at Whitingham, VT this 13th day of November 2024.
Town of Whitingham, By Its Selectboard:
Scott M. Reed, Chair James Weber, Vice Chair
Lyman Tefft, Jr. Travis Wheeler
(vacant) Attest: Almira Aekus, Town Clerk
REAL ESTATE RECORDS
LAND RECORDS: The Town of Whitingham’s Land Records are indexed and scanned from June 28, 1967 forward.
The online system is available by clicking: https://recordhub.cottsystems.com. If you wish to view the index, there is no charge and you can sign up and choose the complimentary subscription. If there is a record that you want to view or print, you must purchase a subscription or come to the Town Clerk’s Office. You should log in first and be sure that the document is in the system before you pay for a subscription.
If you decide to purchase a subscription and you need help when creating an account, you can contact Cott Systems Technical Support at 800-234-2688, first prompt is 8, second prompt is 1.
PROPERTY RECORD CARDS: Property Record Cards can be found HERE.
TAX BILLS: 2024 Tax Bills can be found HERE
2023 Tax Bills can be found HERE
TAX MAPS: Property tax maps can be found HERE.
Recycling is now Single-Stream
Due to circumstances beyond Town control, we will be switching from dual stream recycling to single stream. Paper and containers will go into the compactor together now.
Act 133 (S.55) of 2024 required posting of Title 1, Section 314
July 1, 2024. Changes to Vermont's Open Meeting Law require that we post the attached information on how to file a complaint of breach of the Open Meeting Law. Please see the attached document for complete details. You can file your written complaint to gig@whitinghamvt.org. A model complaint form is also attached below.
Open Meeting Law Title 1, Section 313 required posting 07.01.24
Open Meeting Law model complaint form posted 07.01.24