TOWN OF RICHMOND, VERMONT 225thANNUAL REPORT FISCAL YEAR 2018-2019 Thank You Harriet Riggs We are honored to dedicate this 225th Annual Report to Mrs. Harriet Riggs. Harriet Wheatly Riggs has made her home in Richmond since 1943, when she married Richmond resident Heath Riggs. Harriet served as a 4-H leader under the University of Vermont Extension Service for many years, specializing in Foods and Home Economics. She also served as a freelance correspondent for the Burlington Free Press, beginning in 1953, writing many articles about Richmond and its residents. In 1957 she was named Mrs. Vermont, based on her community service and work as President of the Richmond Parent Teacher Association. Harriet was the first female deacon of the Richmond Congregational Church. As a founding member of the Richmond Historical Society, she served as the Society’s archivist and a Round Church Guide for many years. With others, she authored the book Richmond VT, A History of More Than 200 Years and has served as Richmond Town Historian for many years. On June 4, 2019 Harriet turned 100 years old and is still active today. We thank her for her remarkable service to the Town of Richmond VT. The Making of the Richmond Town Banners The idea for the town banners originated from Lisa Curtis, owner of Sweet Simone’s and member of Western Slopes Business Association. Lisa wanted to beautify downtown Richmond with colorful pole banners and asked Radiate Art Space if we could to help ac- complish her vision. WSBA kindly offered to pay for the materials and handle the logistics of hanging the banners, and Radiate volunteers got to work brainstorming what kind of images and messaging would best represent our town. A flyer was put out at Town Meeting Day 2019 looking for submissions for ideas and inspiration. One Richmond Elementary student submitted a drawing that simply said ‘This is Richmond’ with drawing of a heart. The simple message really spoke to us, and we agreed unanimously that should be our banner slogan. Specific places and activities were also prominent in the submissions, so with that in mind, we tried to match favorite activities with recognizable favorite spots in Richmond. Once we had our list of 15 banner ideas, we got to work sketching. After a pencil sketch was finished, it was brought onto a computer and traced in color so that we could plan our palette to be cohesive across all 15 banners. The color computer files were then printed out to size (18” x 36”) and traced on a canvas. Once we had the canvases ready, we worked together to paint in the drawing with our shared paint palette. When the paintings were complete, each painting was scanned and sent to be printed on weather-proof, durable material so they can hang all year. The town banners were created by volunteers from Radiate Art Space over the course of 5 months. Each banner took about roughly 10 hours to create, totaling over 150 hours of volunteer time. We hope they bring as much joy to our community as they brought to us as we were painting them. Richmond, Vermont Annual Report FY 2018/2019 TOWN Of RichmONd, VeRmONT 2018- 2019 Warning for the Two hundred and Twenty-fifth ANNUAL TOWN meeTiNG march 3, 2020 chartered October 1794 Bring This Report to Annual meeting. Please keep this report as a reference manual Lunch will be available in the cafeteria at a nominal charge courtesy of Beacon Light Grange #557 Many thanks to the residents and town employees who submitted articles for this town report. Thanks go to the various departments and the employees within the Town of Richmond that do their jobs to ensure Richmond is a safe and welcoming place to live. 1 Richmond, Vermont Annual Report FY 2018/2019 Minutes Planning Commission ...................................................40 Town & School Meeting - March 5, 2019 ...................5-6 Police Department .................................................. 35-36 2-1-1 Report .................................................................. 44 Presidential Primary Ballots ................................... 72-74 911 Signs ....................................................................... 38 Property Sales ......................................................... 29-30 Age Well ....................................................................... 44 Richmond Ballot Sample ..............................................71 Chittenden County Regional Recreation Committee ..................................................50 Planning Commission ..........................................52-53 Richmond Community Band ........................................48 Chittenden Solid Waste District ................................... 56 Richmond Historical Society .................................. 42-43 Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations ................... 49 Richmond Land Trust ...................................................55 Committee on Temporary Shelter ................................. 51 Richmond Rescue .........................................................20 Community Senior Center ............................................ 58 Richmond Transportation Committee ...........................32 Conservation Commission ............................................ 56 Riverview Cemetery .....................................................51 Constable and Animal Control ...................................... 30 Selectboard .....................................................................6 Delinquent Tax Policy ................................................... 19 Town Clerk ...................................................................27 Delinquent Tax Report .................................................. 19 Town Committees & Boards ...........................................4 Development Review Board ......................................... 41 Town Energy .................................................................59 Dog License Report ...................................................... 30 Town Government - Organization Meetings ..................3 Elderly & Disabled Transportation Program ................ 49 Town Manager’s Report ..................................................7 Financial Reports .......................................................8-18 Town Officials .................................................................3 General Fund Statement of Revenue & Exp .....................18 Trails Committee ...........................................................50 Proposed 2020-2021 Budget ...................................8-16 US Dept. of Veterans Affairs .........................................57 Reserved Fund Balances ............................................ 17 UVM Health & Hospice ...............................................54 Tax Rate Calculation .................................................. 11 Vermont Center for Independent Living .......................43 Taxes Raised Statement ............................................. 18 Vermont Department of Health .....................................60 Town Center Fund ...................................................... 18 Vermont Family Network .............................................47 Fire Department ............................................................ 38 Vermont League of Cities & Towns ..............................37 Front Porch Forum ........................................................ 51 Vermont State Representative .......................................46 Green Up Vermont ........................................................ 49 Vital Records:Marriages, Deaths, Births .............................28 Hale & Hearty Senior Club ........................................... 54 Warning (official) - Annual Town/School Meeting..69-70 Health Officer ................................................................ 20 Water Resources Budget ......................................... 22-26 Highway Department ...............................................31-32 Water Resources Report ................................................21 Gravel Plans/Cost .......................................................... 33 Water Resources Statement of Revenue & Expenses .......... Paving Plans/Cost ...................................................... 34 26Western Slopes Business Association .......................48 Howard Center .............................................................. 60 Winter Sand Policy .......................................................32 Lake Iroquois Association ............................................. 47 Zoning Department. ......................................................40 Lake Iroquois Recreation District ................................. 48 Library ........................................................................... 39 Lund .............................................................................. 59 Mt. Mansfield Modified Union School District ............ 61 MMUSD (Our Schools) ...........................................62-65 Mt. Mansfield Union High School Proposed Budget....66 Mt. Mansfield Union High SchoolWarning ............67-68 MMCTV ....................................................................... 60 Officials (Federal, State, Local) ..................................IBC Our Community Cares Camp ........................................ 54 Parade & Fireworks Committee .................................... 45 2 Richmond, Vermont Annual Report FY 2018/2019 ELECTED town OFFICIaLS SCHEDULED TOWN MEETINGS & OFFICE HOURS POSiTiON NAme