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Below is a copy of the corrected results of the Town Meeting held on Saturday, May 20,2023.

Two corrections were made. Rory Rosselot’s last name was incorrectly spelled as Rosselott in the original version. It is Rosselot (only one “t”).

The results of the School District Meeting, Article 5 were 78 for the school budget and 49 voted against the budget. The previous version stated 29 voted against the budget.

Thank you,

Good afternoon,

Please see the results below of the Windham Town Meeting held in person May 20, 2023 by floor vote.

 Article 1:                              To elect a Town Moderator for the year ensuing.

                                                        Michael McLaine                                

Article 2:                               Shall the voters accept the Town Report prepared by the Auditors?

                                                         Aye

Article 3:                               To elect all Town Officers as required by law:  All positions were uncontested except  for Windham Center Cemetery Commissioner

                                              Selectperson, 3-year term:

                                                     Kord Scott

                                                Lister, 3-year term

     Ron Cohen

Auditor, 3-year term

         Becky Phillips

Delinquent Tax Collector, 1-year term

         Paul Wyman

                                                Windham Center Cemetery Commissioner, 5-year term:

                                                        By Hand Vote

                                                 Margaret Dwyer – 61; Abigail Pelton – 34

                                                West Windham Cemetery Commissioner, 5-year term:

                                                        Diane Newton

North Windham Cemetery Commissioner, 5-year term:

                                                        Paul Wyman

                                                Library Trustee, 5-year term:

                                                        Cynthia Kehoe

Article 4:                               Shall the voters authorize the Town Treasurer to collect current taxes?

            Aye

Article 5:                               Shall the voters set the due date for property taxes as postmarked on or before October 31, 2023?

                                               Aye

Article 6:                               Shall the voters authorize $257,488 for the General Fund? Voted 2022: $236,413

                                                          Aye

Article 7:                               Shall the voters authorize Roads Budget expenditures of $506,580, of which                    $476,603 shall be raised by taxes, and $30,375 shall be applied from FY2022 budget surplus?  Voted 2022: $488,568

                                                          Aye

 Article 8:                              Shall the voters appropriate $35,000 for the New Road Machinery Fund?  Voted 2022: $30,000

                                                          Aye

Article 9:                               Shall the voters appropriate $30,000 for Repaving and no new funds for Bridges and Large Structures?  Voted 2022:  $90,000 for Repaving and $15,000 for Bridges and Large Structures

                                                          Aye

Article 10:                            Shall the voters contribute $10,000 to the Meeting House Maintenance & Improvement Fund? Voted 2022: $5,000

                                                         Aye

Article 11:                            Shall the voters contribute $10,000 for the Town Garage Maintenance & Improvement Fund?

                                                         Aye

Article 12:                            Shall the voters appropriate $10,000 for the Town-wide Reappraisal of Properties?

                                                         Aye

Article 13:                            Shall the voters establish a NEMRC Fund for accounting software and services and appropriate $5,000 for this fund?

                                                         Aye

Article 14:                            To transact any other non-binding business that may legally come before this meeting? Nothing to vote on – Invasive Japanese Knotweed and effect of harvesting certain species of trees on our bat population were brought up, along with inappropriate posts on Facebook.

SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING

Article 1:                               To elect a Moderator for a term of one (1) year.

                                                         Michael McLaine                                                         

Article 2:                               Shall the voters accept the Town Report prepared by the Auditors?

                                                         Aye

Article 3:                               To elect all other officers required by law to be elected at the Windham School:

                                                School District Treasurer, 1-year term (ending 2024)

                                                        Kathy Scott

                                                School District Director, 3-year term (ending 2026)

                                                        Rory Rosselot

Article 4:                               To compensate the School Directors $750 each as included in the proposed School Budget for 2023-2024?

                                                       Aye

Article 5:                               Shall the voters of the Windham School District approve the school board to expend $ 470,869 which is the amount the school board has determined to be necessary for the ensuing fiscal year?  A paper ballot was called for and moved forward. 127 votes were cast out of 330 registered voters and the results were 78 for and 49 against.

                                                        Article passed

Article 6:                               Shall the voters of the Windham School District authorize the moving of the operational surplus, if any, from FY 2023 to the Capital Reserve Fund?

                                                          Aye

 Article 7:                              To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting. Nothing to vote on.

Congratulations to all of the Candidates, and thank you to all of the election workers and organizers who worked hard to make this a successful Town Meeting.

Thank you to all who were able to attend.

Ellen

                          

Selectboard Meeting

Windham, VT Regular Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Remote-Only Meeting via Zoom
Monday, April 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM
To the Public: In accordance with Act 1 (H.42), we are permitted to hold remote-only public meetings
until 7/1/2024. If you want to join us, either by phone or online, an invitation with all the pertinent
information follows. Please keep yourself muted while not speaking to minimize background noise.


1) Start Recording & Call meeting to order.
2) Additions/Deletions and/or Changes to the Agenda
3) Announcements/Reminders
A) Acknowledge road conditions and road crew’s good work
B) Report that Mac will write next News & Notes article
4) Act on minutes from 3/20/23 Selectboard Meeting
5) Public Comment: Limit of 3 minutes/comment. Limited to topics that are not on the agenda. Comments should be
directed to the chair and order must be maintained. The Board cannot discuss items that are not on this agenda.
6) Correspondence re items not on the agenda
7) Payroll/Bills: Discussion/Motions to approve pay orders and to have Kord sign for SB
8) Guest and Staff Reports and Discussions
A) Info from Preston Bristow re Chester’s process for short-term rentals – Michael
B) Report from Road Foreman – Richard
C) Report from ARPA Committee – Mac
9) New Business
A) Make appointments for town jobs (required by 4/24/23) – Kord
B) Discuss changing accounting system from calendar year to fiscal year – Kord/Kathy
C) Discuss changing tax payments from once a year to twice a year – Kord/Kathy
10) Old Business
A) Discuss questions from Vermont Emergency Mngmt via A. Sebatto – Kord
B) Report on idea of hybrid meetings at the Town Office with Ellen’s help – Kord
C) Review highway ordinance on speed limits – Michael
D) Update re Altpfart property (burned building near Abbott) – Kord
E) Update on outreach re Highway Dept property – Michael
F) Update on Unifirst uniform problem – Kord
11) Adjourn regular meeting & stop recording.
Next regular SB meeting on Monday, April 17, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Windham, VT Regular Selectboard Meeting Agenda
Remote-Only Meeting via Zoom
Monday, April 3, 2023 at 5:30 PM
To the Public: In accordance with Act 1 (H.42), we are permitted to hold remote-only public meetings
until 7/1/2024. If you want to join us, either by phone or online, an invitation with all the pertinent
information follows. Please keep yourself muted while not speaking to minimize background noise.
Kord Scott is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Windham Regular Selectboard Meeting
Time: Apr 3, 2023 05:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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