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ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT TOWN OF CORNWALL, VERMONT For Year Ending December 31, 2015 Town Reports will be available at Town Meeting, Monday, February 29, 2016 THIS YEAR’S TOWN MEETING WILL FOLLOW THE CORNWALL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING, WHICH WILL START AT 6:30 PM Both meetings will take place at the Cornwall Elementary School TOWN CALENDAR 2016 FEBRUARY/MARCH SEPTEMBER Feb. 29 Town Meeting, AFTER SCHOOL MTG. 5&19 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm Mar. 1 Australian Ballot Vote 7 AM-7 PM 6&20 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 7&21 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 9 TAX BILLS MAILED 15 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 15 Emergency Management Mtg. 5:30 pm 16 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 21 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 17 Emergency Management Mtg. 5:30 pm APRIL OCTOBER ? Spring Newsletter ? Fall Newsletter 1 DOG LICENSES DUE 3&17 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 4&18 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 4&18 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 5&19 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 19 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 20 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm No Emergency Management Mtg. No Emergency Management Mtg. MAY NOVEMBER 1 PROPERTY TAXES DUE 1 PROPERTY TAXES DUE 2&16 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 8 GENERAL ELECTION DAY 3&17 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 1&15 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 7 GREEN UP DAY 7&21 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 18 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 16 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 19 Emergency Management Mtg. 5:30 pm 17 Emergency Management Mtg. 5:30 pm JUNE DECEMBER 6&20 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 5&19 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 7 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 6&20 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 15 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 21 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm No Emergency Management Mtg. No Emergency Management Mtg. JULY JANUARY 2017 ? Summer Newsletter ? Winter Newsletter 4&18 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 2&16 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 5 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 3&17 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 20 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 18 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 21 Emergency Management Mtg. 5:30 pm 19 Emergency Management Mtg. 5:30 pm 19 TOWN WARNING PETITIONS DUE 23 NOMINATING PETITIONS DUE AUGUST FEBRUARY 2017 1&15 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 6&20 Fire Dept—Mtg. 7 pm/Trng. 6:30 pm 2 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 7&21 Selectboard Meeting 7 pm 17 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm 15 Planning Commission Meeting 7 pm No Emergency Management Mtg. No Emergency Management Mtg. SAME DAY VOTER REGISTRATION IS IN EFFECT FOR TOWN MEETING TOWN MEETING 2017: March 6, 2017, 6:30 PM; SCHOOL MEETING TO FOLLOW VOTING: March 7, 2017, 7 AM – 7 PM Annual Report Town of Cornwall Voter Registration If you want to participate at Town Meeting, and vote at Town Meeting and the Presidential Primary Elections, but are not on the checklist, Register to vote by 5:00 PM on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 Absentee Ballot Voting Request a ballot by 5:00 PM, Monday, February 29, 2016 Pre-Town Meeting Dinner February 29, 2016, from 5:00 – 6:15 PM At the Cornwall School School District Meeting Monday, February 29, 2016 at 6:30 PM At the Cornwall School Town Meeting Monday, February 29, 2016, starts immediately following the School District Meeting At the Cornwall School Election Day Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at the Cornwall Town Hall Polls open from 7 AM – 7 PM If you need a ride to the Town Meeting, call Sue Johnson at 462-2775 G G !" #$%&' $()%(*+, #$%&' $()%(*+, ---N- NNN,/+-01,/+-01,/+-01 2#'$& # !" 3" !"% % 00 1 4" 4# % 4 $# #'$ #5 4' " #/ " #/ " #/ 64 #2 $89# '##!0 4 !# :6 4# %; "" % # 10< ###" < # ##5 '=## 4!" # 4% #< = ' # /# />?>?>?00% # />@0000% # />@0000% # />@00 0"# ' !" <$ 00 Table of Contents Town Section Town Calendar ............................................................................inside front cover Town Meeting & Voting Information ................................................................... 1 Town Meeting Dinner Notice ................................................................................ 2 Table of Contents .................................................................................................. 3 Town Report Dedication & Memoriam..............................................................4-5 Town Meeting Warning......................................................................................6-7 Elected & Appointed Officers ..........................................................................8-10 Auditors’ Report .................................................................................................. 11 Selectboard Report..........................................................................................12-13 Selectboard’s General Fund Budget ...............................................................14-15 Town Clerk-Treasurer’s Report......................................................................16-17 Clerk’s Reports ...............................................................................................18-23 Treasurer’s Reports.........................................................................................24-29 Trustees of Public Funds Report.......................................................................... 30 Highway Dept. Report; Highway Budget.......................................................31-33 Collector of Delinquent Taxes Reports................................................................ 34 Forest Fire Warden; Tree Warden Reports ......................................................... 35 Cornwall Volunteer Fire Dept. Report; Budget..............................................36-37 Energy Coordinator’s Report............................................................................... 38 Conservation Commission Report. ...................................................................... 39 Listers’ Report ..................................................................................................... 40 Planning Commission Report .........................................................................40-41 Zoning Administrator’s Report.......................................................................42-43 Emergency Management Report.......................................................................... 44 Cornwall Free Public Library; Treasurer’s Reports............................................. 45 Capital Budget Committee Report....................................................................... 46 Proposed Town Hall Renovation Design............................................................. 47 Lemon Fair Insect Control District Report .....................................................47-48 Addison County Regional Planning Commission Report.................................... 49 Addison County Solid Waste Mngt District Report .......................................50-51 NeighborWorks of Western Vermont Report .................................................51-52 VT Department of Health Report ..................................................................52-53 VT Secretary of State Information....................................................................... 53 Charitable and Service Org. Info (listed in Warning, p.6)..............................54-60 Town Meeting Minutes, 3/2/15.......................................................................61-65 School Section Cornwall School District Warning..................................................................66-67 Cornwall School Principal’s Report ...............................................................68-69 Teaching & Support Staff; Enrollment & UD#3 Students .............................70-72 School Directors’ Report ................................................................................72-73 Cornwall School District Budget, Reports & Balance Sheet..........................74-82 Federally Funded Services; Medicaid Reimbursement Revenue......................... 83 ACSU Charter Committee Report ....................................................................... 84 ACSU Superintendent’s Report........................................................................... 85 Union High School (UD#3) Director’s Report.................................................... 86 ACSU Budgets and Reports ...........................................................................87-91 Cornwall School District Minutes, 3/2/2015 ..................................................92-95 Town of Cornwall—Annual Report 2015 - 3 - TOWN REPORT DEDICATION IN MEMORIAM DAVID M. SEARS David was born May 13, 1959, the son of Walter and Charlotte (Ringey) Sears. Dave grew up in Cornwall and was a member of the Middlebury Union High School Class of 1977, and later went on to graduate from Champlain College. At the time of his death, Dave was employed by Rouse Tire in Middlebury. For the past several decades, he had been affiliated with Middlebury’s radio stations WFAD, ESPN and WVTK, broadcasting local sports including Middlebury Union High School Tiger Football games. For the past 26 years, he had been the public address announcer for the Middlebury College Men’s Ice Hockey team. His voice could also be heard announcing for the Middlebury College Women’s Field Hockey and Lacrosse Teams, the Vermont Voyagers, and umpiring for the Addison County Softball League. Dave was a dedicated member of the Cornwall Volunteer Fire Department for 35 years, and was a lifetime member of the Middlebury Volunteer Ambulance Association (MREMS). He was also serving on the Cornwall