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ffi#r* ffa f{i $o' WmrrHAldlrlgws &NcTES VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 WNDHAM, VERMON] NOV - DEC 2OO4 Justices of peace to be elected November 2 On Election Day (Tuesday, November mandatory and discretionary duties. decide appeals when citizens do not 2) Windham voterS will select The mandatory ones include duties agree with the final decisions of the individuals to serve as justices ofthe related to elections and tax abatements. town's listers. peace. The candidates are: Colin As members of the town's board of The discretionary duties of the Blazej, Helen Georgg Howard Ires, civil authority, justices review the voter justices ofthe peace are ones they can Donna L. Koutrakos, Clarence W. H. checklist, serve:rs officials on election choose to perform as long as their Merritt, Carolyn Parhidge, and Michael days, and deliver absentee ballots to decisions to not perform these duties Simonds. voters- are in no way discriminatory. These Of these seven candidates, five will As members of the town board of duties include performing marriages be selected. You can check up to five tax abatement, justices determine and civil unions, administering oaths, names on the ballot. If you check whether a taxpayer's tax obligation serving as a notary public, registering fewer than five names, you give more should be forgiven under certain voters, and acting as a magistrate when weight to the votes for the candidates circumstances. Justices also serve an so commissioned by the supreme court. you choose. important role in the town's tax appeal The job of justice of the peace is Justices of the peace have both process. Furthermore, they hear and very important to our community! Property taxes due by NoY. 1 Property taxes are due and payable to the Town Treasurer Carol Merritt on or before Monday, November 1. Payments can be mailed to the Town Officg or you can pay them there in person during the regular hours of 10:00 to 3:00 Tuesday, Thursday and Friday- The Town Office also will be open Monday, November I from 10:00 to 3:00. Taxes become with interest and penalty due if not in the office prior toNovember 2- Michael Simonds, Windham's collector of delinquent taxes, reminds property owners that tlrcpenalty for beingdelinquent as of Novemb er 2 is 9Yo. Interest is I 7o per month or fractim ofmonth forNovember, December and January arfil.SYofor Helen George (right) hand delivers her property tax payment to each month or fraction of month thereafter- The date, penalty Town Clerk Carol Merritt (left). and interest are set by law, and town offrcials have no discretion to make exceptions. Don't forget to vote on November 2 This Election Day, voters will select 13 A reminder individuals to represent our town and from the Town Eealth Officer statg as well as the president and vice Despite the shortage of vaccine, president of our nation. The polls, at people are advised to check our Town Officg will be open on that with their doctors about Tuesday from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. getting flu shots. For a full listing of the candidates, see pageT of this newsletter. Poge2-Nov-Dec2004 WNDHAM NEWS & NOTES Fire Company receives defibrillator and training by Marcia Clinton On Thursday, September 23, members (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation), non-shockable rhythm. The CPSS of the Windham Fire Company obstructed airway and use ofthe AED. automatically monitors for a potentially assembled at the firehouse for The AED guides the operator shockable rhythm. The AED performs instruction in the use of the new AED through operating procedures with a an automatic self-tet every 24 hours. (Automated External Defibrillator). combination of voice prompts, tones, The AED will be kept in the The Londonderry Rescue Squad has flashing LEDS and screen messages. firehousg hung on the wall for easy given our fire company a Lifepak 500 The Lifepak 500 AED operates in two aocess, and will be taken on every fire Biphasic model AED, which will be modes: ECG analysis and Continuous call. The Windham Fire Company located in the firehouse. Bob Fish, an Patient Surveillance System (CPSS). thanks the Londonderry Rescue Squad instructor and member of the rescue During tlre analysis, the AED for this generous donation. squad presented a session on CPR indicates if it detects a shockable or Spirits soar on soccer field by Kathy Campbell Forthose who love sports, fall at WindhamElementary meant one thing. Soccer! Every afternoonat about 3:00, Photo by Kathy Campbell the soccer field filled with kids of all ages. They all had one goal - to kick a soccer ball. WCO hosts Harvest Supper These kids played soccer every chaace they got. They by Lydia Pope France played in the morning bpfore school and then again at Come spend an evening in the historic Windham Meeting recess. After school, there \ /ere so many kids that we House * enjoy good food, great music, and the happy had two teams. This is pretty ama-ing considering we're company of&iends and neighbors. The Windham Community such a small school. Organization (WCO) will host a Harvst S,rpper with live One of our teams was kindergarten through third music on Saturday, November 13. Dinn€r will be served gradg and the other team was fourth through sixth starting at 5:30 PM -- hanu side dishes, desert and music are grade. While we lost a couple of close gams, it was really all on the menu, with our local musicians playing for our exciting when we beat Jamaica at the Mormtain School entertainment. Tournament on Saturday, October 9. Last year we had a full house, and we expect this year to All of the schools we playd against were considerably be just as lively. We hope to see you therq but be sure to bigger than us, but the kids at Windham have such great come early, since our suppers often sell out quickly. The price attitudes, and they never gave up. They all worked very hard, of the dinner is $9.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. and best of all, they had a lot of fun. The WCO helps neighbors in time of need, and supports a Next year, if you happen to drive by the school and notice number ofother community events, includingthe summer day a sea of blue shirts rurming around, stop by. Watching all of camp, etc. Money raised will be used by the WCO for fuel these kids having fun can put a smile on anyone's face- assistancg donations to the local food pantry, and emergency funding- The group would like to welcome new member Bonnie Fmi{tt ie (otfinck, Chamberlain, who recently relocated to Burbee Pond Road ) from Connecticut with her husband Peter. We are always , fuXEsilzt* happy to have new members, whether you are new to town or have been here for many yeilrs. If you would like to become a member, please contact 309 Old Route 8 Koutrakos We generally meet once a Jamaica, VT 05343 Donna at 874-4l3L Phone: BO2-874-4956 month. It's a great way to get to know people around Email: [email protected] town and to give back to this wonderfirl place where we are fortunate to live. MNDHAM NEWS & NOTES Nov - Dec 2OO4 - Poge 3 Windham calls for involvement by Edith Serke It was my first Town Meeting in meetings of the Select Board, as a March of 2001, having movd here quiet observer. Apparently, my perrnanently the previous summer. It obvious interest had earned me my two was also the year we had a huge new positions. WINDHAM snowstorm on the morning of the first If you look at the annual Town NEWS & NOTES Tuesday in Marctr, and the Town R€port, you'll see that there are some fireeting lvas postponed to the following niffiy elected and appointed positions. Published six times ayelar Monday. Because I had a previous That's an astonishing number for a Subscriptions $10 commitment, I missed the moming town of this sizg or about one third of Send to address below activities and arrived just in time for all registerd Yoters. Upon closer Itmctr, only to learn that all business inspectiorq one finds that the same The IYN&N Team had been taken care ofbefore noon. I nams appear over and over again, Jean Coburn was really disappointed, because I had many of them having served for a very Dawn Bower looked forward to seeing "real long time. In the abssrce of any job Bev Carmichael democracy in action". decriptions, minimum requirementg or Bill Koutrakos After lunctq while people were still any kind of recruitment process, it is Mary McCoy milling around, Carol Merrit! our truly amazing and admirable that the Edith Serke Tornn Clerk and Treasurer, casually town is mn so efficiently- We are Margaret Woodruff asked me if I would be willing to serve fortunatg indeed, to have such as a Town Auditor. I was completely dedicatd public servants, Aclmowledgments taken aback" people, since no one had ever However, the same no Thanks to all who provided asked me for my resume or inquired matter how dedicatd, should not be articles and photos - their rurmes into my education or background. year several As it asked year after to fill are noted with their submissions happens, both would have qualified me positions. There are many people in as an auditor, but how did they know? Windham, both long time residents and Thanks also to our advertisers. Before we all left the Meeting who may have the interest House I newgomers, Additional ads are welcomd.