The Village of Essex Junction will be holding a remote Informational Hearing on April 6 at 7 PM. The following articles will be discussed:
-ARTICLE 1: Shall the voters approve an annual General Fund Budget in
the amount of $6,310,015 for fiscal year July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023, $3,890,397 of which is to be levied in taxes against the Village Grand List?
-ARTICLE 2: Shall the voters authorize the Village of Essex Junction to
maintain and administer an unrestricted fund balance of up to fifteen percent (15%) of the current year General Fund Operating budget, and require any amount over fifteen percent (15%) be used to stabilize subsequent tax rates?
-ARTICLE 3: Shall the voters approve the Village of Essex Junction assessing a one percent sales tax, a one percent meals and alcoholic beverages tax, and a one percent rooms tax
pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 138(b)?
- ARTICLE 4: . Shall the Village of Essex Junction authorize cannabis
retailers and retail portions of integrated licensee establishments in the Village pursuant to 7 V.S.A. § 863?
- ARTICLE 5: Shall general obligation bonds or notes of the Village of Essex
Junction in an amount not to exceed Three Million Seventy Thousand Dollars ($3,070,000), subject to available
grants-in-aid, be issued to finance the cost of replacing the Main Street water line?
- ARTICLE 6: Shall the voters approve holding the 2023 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 to act upon any articles not involving voting by Australian ballot and to reconvene on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 to vote for the Village officers and transact any business involving voting by Australian ballot?
- ARTICLE 7: To elect Village officers required by law including: Moderator (one year
term); one Village Trustee (three year term); one Library Trustee (five year term)?
This is a REMOTE ONLY meeting that will be held using the Zoom meetings platform. Full agendas and packets are available at https://www.essexjunction.org/. The agenda and website contain links to join the meetings electronically, and call-in information to join by phone.
PUBLIC WIFI is available at municipal offices, libraries, and hotspots mapped by the VT Public Service Dept. and can be found here: https://publicservice.vermont.gov/content/public-wifi-hotspots-vermont. Village residents can check out Chromebooks at Brownell Library with a Brownell card. Please visit the Brownell Library for more information. If you have questions or need assistance to connect to a meeting, contact us by calling 802-878-6944 or emailing admin@essexjunction.org.
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