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Beeman Budget yes 355 no 209
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Town Meeting Results
245th Annual Town Meeting of New Haven, Vermont
The legal voters of the Town of New Haven are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Town Hall in New Haven, Vermont on Monday March 5th, 2007 at 4:00 pm to act on Articles 1 through 7; and on Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM to vote by Australian Ballot on Articles 8 through 31.
As requested, this meeting will begin immediately after the School meeting.
A DISCUSSION PERIOD FOR THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT ARTICLES WILL BEGIN immediately following Town / School Meeting.
ARTICLE 1. Shall the voters of the Town of New Haven vote to allow all future questions regarding the Dana–King house (located at 116 North Street) to be voted by Australian Ballot?
Amended to include the property. Passed as amended.
ARTICLE 2. Shall the Town of New Haven vote to allow the use of vote tabulating machines?
Passed
ARTICLE 3. Should the Town of New Haven expand the size of the Selectboard
from three (3) to five (5) members effective in March, 2008?
Passed
ARTICLE 4. Shall the voters of the Town of New Haven vote to increase the Veterans
exemption from $10,000.00 to $40,000.00?
Passed
ARTICLE 5. Shall the Town of New Haven vote to pay real estate taxes to the
Town Treasurer on October 1, 2007; delinquent taxes will be subject
to interest charges of one percent per month, and an eight percent
penalty charged against them from October 1, 2007?
Passed
ARTICLE 6. Shall the voters of the Town of New Haven accept the Auditor’s Report for the year 2006?
Acepted
ARTICLE 7. To transact, vote and act upon any further non-binding business, which may legally come before this meeting.
Lots of discussion about various things.
ARTICLE 8. To elect the following Town Officers by Australian Ballot:
Auditor Ann Perkins 487
Beeman School Director Marie Jewett 122
Delinquent Tax Collector Sylviasue Ford 500
Grand Jurors (2) Tim Bouton 421
Jim Ford 431
Library Trustee 3 years
Lister Julie Tillson 479
Moderator Lanny Smith 517
Mt. Abe School Director Kim Farnham 473
Selectman Keith Hall 238
Pat Paquette 207
Lisa Sanchez 102
Town Agent Tim Bouton 481
Town Clerk Claire Van Buren 487
Town Treasurer Beverly Landon 181
Barbara Torian 368
Trustee of Public Funds Town Treasurer 391
ARTICLE 9. Shall the voters of the Town of New Haven vote to spend up to $5,000.00 from the Computer Fund to network the office computers? By Australian Ballot. yes 416 no 149
ARTICLE 10. Shall the Town vote to appropriate $25,000.00 to be added to the Truck Replacement Fund for the Fire Department? By Australian Ballot. yes 437 no 125
ARTICLE 11. Shall the voters of the Town of New Haven adopt the proposed Road Fund Budget in the amount of $1,097,685.65 a portion thereof in the amount of $586,272.71 to be raised by taxes, for the purpose of maintaining town roads for the year 2007? By Australian Ballot. yes 388 no 179
ARTICLE 12. Shall the voters of the Town of New Haven vote to adopt the proposed General Fund Budget in the amount of $510,142.63 a portion thereof in the amount of $257,878.12 to be raised by taxes. This amount to be increased by any additional monies voted affirmatively by other articles of this Annual Meeting or voted affirmatively by Australian ballot on March 6, 2007. Tax rate to be determined by the Selectboard. By Australian Ballot.
yes 392 no 170
ARTICLE 13. Shall the Town of New Haven amend the future land use map of the Town Plan to include a portion of lands along Ethan Allen Highway (U.S. Route 7) described as follows: beginning on the westerly side of Ethan Allen Highway at a point 800’ (eight hundred feet) north of the New Haven River continuing northerly for a distance of 1955’ (one thousand, nine hundred fifty-five feet), thence westerly along the surveyed line of Town Map number 12 Parcel number 689 for a distance of only 342’ (three hundred forty-two feet), thence southerly keeping the line located 200’ (two hundred feet), easterly from Dog Team Road (keeps housing area intact) through Parcel numbers 689, 688 and 687, thence returning easterly along the southern boundary of Parcel number 687 back to the point of beginning; in the highway commercial district. Keeping 200’ deep along Dog Team Road in the RA-2 District? By Australian Ballot.
yes 316 no 246
ARTICLE 14. Shall the Town appropriate $1,700.00 for the Addison County Community Action Group? By Australian Ballot. yes 363 no 198
ARTICLE 15. Shall the Town appropriate $1,753.25 for the Addison County Home Health and Hospice, Inc.? By Australian Ballot. yes 484 no 81
ARTICLE 16. Shall the Town appropriate $1,800.00 for the Addison County Parent/Child Center? By Australian Ballot. yes 379 no 180
ARTICLE 17. Shall the Town appropriate $500.00 for the Bristol Family Center? By Australian Ballot.
yes 357 no 206
ARTICLE 18. Will the Town of New Haven vote $2,200.00 to be paid to the Bristol Parks, Arts and Recreation Department for support of its programs, including the Pottery Studio, Skate Park, Bike Park, Ice Rink and The Hub/Youth Center, which have been found to serve the Five Town area? Said sum to come from the General Fund. By Australian Ballot. yes 383 no 181
ARTICLE 19. Shall the Town appropriate $2,000.00 for the Bristol Rescue Squad? By Australian Ballot.
yes 499 no 67
ARTICLE 20. Shall the Town of New Haven appropriate $700.00 for the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging? By Australian Ballot. yes 463 no 98
ARTICLE 21. Shall the Town appropriate $1,750.00 for the Counseling Service of Addison County? By Australian Ballot. yes 362 no 198
ARTICLE 22. Shall the Town appropriate $700.00 for the Elderly Services Inc.? By Australian Ballot.
yes 479 no 81
ARTICLE 23. Shall the Town appropriate $400.00 for the Hospice Volunteer Services? By Australian Ballot.
yes 485 no 77
ARTICLE 24. Shall the Town appropriate $1,075.00 for the John W. Graham Emergency Shelter Services, Inc.? By Australian Ballot. yes 404 no 158
ARTICLE 25. Shall the Town appropriate $887.00 for the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association Inc.? By Australian Ballot. yes 467 no 94
ARTICLE 26. Shall the Town appropriate $500.00 for the Open Door Clinic? By Australian Ballot.
yes 419 no 134
ARTICLE 27. Shall the Town appropriate $390.00 for the Retired Senior Volunteer Program? By Australian Ballot.
yes 435 no 120
ARTICLE 28. Shall the Town appropriate $300.00 for the Vergennes Area Rescue Squad, Inc? By Australian Ballot. yes 485 no 83
ARTICLE 29. Shall the Town appropriate $525.00 for Vermont Adult Learning? By Australian Ballot.
yes 389 no 172
ARTICLE 30. Shall the Town appropriate $215.00 for the Vermont Center for Independent Living? By Australian Ballot. yes 426 no 135
ARTICLE 31. Will the Town of New Haven appropriate the sum of $800.00 to WomanSafe, Inc. to support their mission to: work toward the elimination of physical, sexual and emotional violence against woman and their children through direct service, education and social change? Said sum to come from General Funds. By Australian Ballot.
yes 426 no 135
Dated at New Haven, Vermont, this 26th day of January 2007.
Received for Record:
January 26th, 2007 at 1 p.m. Attest: Barbara Torian New Haven Town Clerk
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Paul Audy (Chairman) Burt Allen Keith Hall
****Original signatures on file at the New Haven Town Clerk’s Office****