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Beeman Budget yes 355  no 209

Beeman Long Term Facilities    yes   365   no  199

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****