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Vermont Tax Information Available

Subject: Vermont Tax Information for Town Clerks
To: Town Clerk:

In a review of income tax filings during 2017, we found about 65% of Vermont taxpayers qualified to file their federal and state taxes for free through Vermont Free File, but only about 2% of those eligible actually used Free File. Once again, we are enlisting your help to distribute Vermont tax information to your community. We particularly want to get the word out about free tax help available to eligible Vermonters.

Free help is offered through several organizations. This year, we are emphasizing free tax services and assistance for eligible Vermonters through Vermont Free File, MyFreeTaxes, VITA/TCE, the AARP Foundation, and the IRS Agent Virtual Delivery Service.

As usual, we also are publicizing how to obtain paper forms. Requests for paper forms continue to decline as more taxpayers e-file their returns, but we recognize there is a still a need for those who prefer to file using paper forms or who do not have access to a computer and the internet.

This year, we have two color posters and a bookmark with information about free tax help and how to get paper forms. If you received a packet of similar materials (along with a Vermont Income Tax Return Booklet) in the mail last year, expect to receive them again.

These resources are also available online on our website:

Taxpayers may also find the following online through myVTax at www.myvtax.vermont.gov:

  • File a Homestead Declaration
  • File a Property Tax Adjustment Claim
  • File a Renter Rebate Claim
  • Generate a Landlord Certificate
  • Check the Status of Your Return

Thank you for helping us distribute Vermont tax information to your community.

Lynette Kemp | Tax Education Supervisor

Policy, Outreach, and Legislative Affairs | Vermont Department of Taxes

133 State Street | Montpelier, VT 05633-1401

o: 802.828.2502  | www.tax.vermont.gov

 

Windham Town Office Hours 2018

Windham Town Office Hours for 2018 will be as follows:

Monday 12p-8p

Tuesday 6a-10a

Wednesday 10a-2p

Fourth Saturday of the month 8a-12p.

Closed Thursday, Friday, and all Federal and Public Holidays.

If you need access to the office at other times please call Mike McLaine at home at 875 1550 and he will do his best to accommodate you.

Mike McLaine

Windham Town Clerk

Windham Town Office

5976 Windham Hill Road

Windham, Vermont 05359

Tel: (802)-874-4211

Fax: (802)-874-4144
https://townofwindhamvt.com/

FRAUD ALERT!

Many of you may have received a message posted to MuniNet by Secretary of State Condos this morning in response to what appears to be an email scam that claims to be affiliated with the Secretary of State’s Office.

Email-based scams have become increasingly sophisticated, often looking as though they have come from familiar and trusted sources. Municipal officials are often the target of these fraudulent messages, since our email addresses are readily accessible online. We must all be vigilant and read our incoming messages carefully.

I have included the message from Secretary Condos below for your reference. It gives information on the fraudulent email in question and tips about what to do with the email if you were a recipient. I have also included a link to a sample of the fraudulent email that went out soliciting donations.

Please share this information with your colleagues and staff so everyone is aware this scam is out there.

Thank you,

Maura Carroll
Executive Director, VLCT

MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CONDOS

Good morning,

You may have seen an email message that appears to be from the VT Secretary of State’s office this morning promoting a FUNDLY donation link to help a daughter in need of an operation.

The email has a VT Secretary of State header and what looks like a legitimate email address.

This email is FRAUDULENT and not associated with this office in any way.
*    Do not click any of the links in the email.
*    Do not donate any money. This email is a spear-phishing scam.

We have had many contacts from people who have received this email – all appear to be current or former municipal officials whose email addresses are publicly available. It would be prudent to contact ALL municipal officials in your towns to notify of this scam.  If you know of others who have received this email please notify them that it is fraudulent, and instruct them not to click any of the links in the email or donate.

Our office has reported this website for fraudulent activity to the Attorney General’s office, and have requested that the owners immediately take it down and return any and all donations that may have come in.

 

Caroling & Tree Lighting at Meeting House

Dear neighbors and friends,

Here’s a friendly reminder that on November 24th — next Friday — at 4:00 we will celebrate the post-Thanksgiving/pre-Christmas holidays at the Windham meetinghouse with singing, mulled cider, and a count-down to the lighting of the big outside tree.  Please come.

Windham Regional Commission Seeks Input on Draft Energy Plan

The Windham Regional Commission looks for public comments as they develop the Regional Energy Plan with four public meetings in December and January. The meetings will be an opportunity for the public to come and learn about why the Regional Planning Commission is creating a Regional Energy Plan, what information is included in those plans, and what that means for towns. The attendees will be invited to express comments on the draft plan and, more broadly, on energy planning in our region.
The draft plan was developed with guidance from the Department of Public Service and the three Regional Planning Commissions who have completed their Energy Plans. The draft plan and background information can be found on the WRC website: http://www.windhamregional.org/energy/act-174-energy-planning.
The meetings will be held:
 Monday, December 4th at 6:30 pm location: Townshend Town Hall, 2006 Route 30, Townshend
 Wednesday, December 6th at 6:30 pm location: Dover Town Hall, 190 Taft Brook Rd, East Dover
 Monday, January 8th at 6:30 pm location: Townshend Town Hall, 2006 Route 30, Townshend
 Wednesday, January 10th at 6:30 pm location: Jamaica Town Hall, 3735 Route 30, Jamaica
The Windham Regional Commission is one of eleven regional planning commissions in Vermont, and since 1965 has been assisting the 27 towns in southeastern Vermont to provide effective local government and work cooperatively with them to address regional issues.
For more information contact Marion Major at Windham Regional Commission at 802-257-4547 x 109 or mmajor@windhamregional.org, or visit our website at www.windhamregional.org.

WARNING SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

WARNING
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2017
6:00 PM

The legal voters of the Town of Windham are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Meeting House (26 Harrington Road) to act on the following town officer election:

Town Clerk – to fill the remainder of the current 3-year term (which expires in March of 2019)

Information on voter registration is available on line at the Vermont Secretary of State’s website https://www.sec.state.vt.us/elections/voters/registration.aspx

or at the Windham Town Office during regular business hours

F. Seawright

Kord Scott

Maureen S. Bell