Town of Wilmington, Vermont 2020 Annual Report for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020 (March 2, 2021 Town Meeting)
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Town of Wilmington, Vermont 2020 Annual Report For Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020 (March 2, 2021 Town Meeting) Wheeler Farm-Photo courtesy of Karen Wheeler We proudly dedicate this report to all of the Essential Workers in our area who have stood firm during the current pandemic so that we remain safe and protected. Doctors, nurses, Rescue, police, fire, highway crews, administrative personnel, mechanics, postal workers, etc, to name a few. It is indeed a long list. Essential Worker has become part of our vernacular and we hear the term ad nauseum in every facet of our daily lives. I find the term somewhat limiting because when I look at Wilmington, we see neighbor helping neighbor, neighbor feeding neighbor, neighbor volunteering for the betterment of other neighbors, and let us not forget all the moms and some dads who have become homeschool teachers, like it or not! Others continue working in grocery stores and pharmacies as well as other venues that offer vital services. In short, you are all ESSENTIAL to our community and we want you to share in this dedication. We thank each and every one of you. We are not out of the woods as yet but with the ever-present resolve of Wilmington residents we will prevail. A huge “Thank you” to one and all! Town of Wilmington 2020 2 Table of Contents INFORMATION AND WARNING Information Page ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 Permits and Licenses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6 Officers, Boards, and Commissions 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Vacancies in Town and School Offices ------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------- 10 Town Warning 2021- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11 Abstract of Minutes of 2020 Annual Town Meeting ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12 One Percent Local Option Tax Usage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14 Vehicle Inventory ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 Social Service Organizations -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Rabies Clinics --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84 BUDGET Complete Budget Expenditures --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 Complete Budget Revenues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 25 FINANCIAL REPORTS Town Employee Salaries ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16 Sewer Fund Two Year Comparison ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 Capital Account Activity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 27 Revenue Sharing, Status of --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Long Term Debt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 State Education Fund “Contribution” -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 28 Sewer Rents Delinquent Policy ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Sewer Rents Due----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 29 Taxes, Delinquent Policy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 Taxes Due -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 31 Taxes, Delinquent, Status of -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 C. 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Haynes Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 32 Pettee Memorial Library Budget -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 33 Grand List Billed ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 34 Grand List, Land Use Exemptions (Current Use) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 35 Auditor’s Report – Town ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 36 TOWN DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, AND COMMITTEES NARRATIVE REPORTS Beautification Committee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 Development Review Board -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 Economic Development ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 58 Fire Department ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 40 Green Up Committee ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 59 Highway Superintendent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 41 Listers, Board of ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 48 Nurse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 76 Old Home Week ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 64 Pettee Memorial Library------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 60 Planning Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 71 Police Department -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 42 Public Safety Facility Committee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 49 Recreation Committee --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 80 Selectboard ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 38 Town Clerk and Town Clerk Statistics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 44 Town Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 39 Trail Committee ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 52 Wastewater Department ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47 Zoning and Sign Report -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 46 Town of Wilmington 2020 3 OTHER AGENCIES – LOCAL, REGIONAL, STATE Deerfield Valley Community Cares ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Deerfield Valley Community Partnership --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 65 Deerfield Valley Fiber ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 50 Deerfield Valley Food Pantry ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 74 Deerfield Valley Rescue------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------77 Deerfield Valley Transit Association ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 72 Gathering Place ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 80 Groundworks Collaborative (formerly Morningside) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 69 Health Care and Rehabilitation Services ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 53 Historical Society of Wilmington -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 57 Humane Society, Windham County ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 75 Old School Enrichment Council ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------