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Town of Shelburne, Vermont 228th Annual Town Report Fiscal Year 2015 Town Meeting: February 29, 2016 Australian Ballot Voting: March 1, 2016 DEDICATION BARBARA W. SNELLING Barbara Snelling passed away in November 2015. Few residents of Shelburne have had as great an impact on the Town of Shelburne and the State of Vermont as Barbara did. Barbara and her husband Richard Snelling settled in Shelburne in 1953 to raise their family. Barbara’s early involvement with the Town was as one of the founders of the Shelburne Cooperative Nursery School and Kindergarten. This was followed by her election to the Shelburne School Board in 1958, founding Chair of the Champlain Valley Union High School Board, Chair of the Chittenden South School District Board, President of the State School Directors Association and member of the State Board of Education. She also served on the Shelburne Museum Board of Trustees. Other activities included Girl Scout Troop Leader and Cub Scout Den Mother. Barbara spent many years volunteering at Chittenden County United Way, Child Care Referral Services and the Champlain Valley Agency on Aging. She was the founding Chair of Leadership Champlain and served on the Board of the Lake Champlain Chamber of Commerce. Barbara was honored as Citizen of the Year by the Vermont State Chamber of Commerce and the Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts. At the State level, Barbara Chaired the Governor’s Commission on the Status of Women’s Task Force on Economic Issues, was the Founding Chair of the Friends of The Vermont Statehouse and a Founding Director of the Vermont Community Foundation. She was First Lady during the terms of Gov. Richard Snelling and was elected Lt. Governor from 1992 to 1997. Barbara also served two terms in the Vermont Senate. In recognition of her service to the Town of Shelburne and the State of Vermont, we dedicate this Town Report to Barbara Snelling. Cover Photo: The Shelburne Veterans Memorial was dedicated September 14, 2015, with several hundred people in Attendance All costs associated with the design and construction of the project were funded by grants and donations, coordinated by volunteers of the Veterans Committee. For more information, go to http://www.shelburnevt.org/402/Veterans-Monument-Committee Memorial poem by Rick Bessette; Photos provided by TJ Boyle & Associates DEDICATION THOMAS T. BESSETTE Thomas Bessette passed away December 10, 2015. Tom lived in Shelburne his entire life and served the Town in a remarkable number of capacities. While many who serve take some time off between commitments, Tom was continuously involved in some aspect of the Town throughout his life. Tom served as a volunteer fireman, police officer, town constable, health officer and rescue driver. He was elected to the Shelburne Selectboard from 1983 to 1991 and represented Shelburne on the board of directors of the Champlain Water District for more than 35 years. In his professional life, Tom worked as Head of Security at Trinity College and as an emergency dispatcher at Saint Michael’s college. He was recognized by the Vermont Secretary of State in 2005 for his more than 20 years of public service, which continued for years after that until his passing. Tom was well known throughout the community, sharing his sense of humor and pride of living in Shelburne with many. In recognition of his service and commitment to the Town of Shelburne, we dedicate this Town Report to Thomas Bessette. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elected Town Officials ...... .......... ...................... ......... 4 Appointed Town Officials . .......... ...................... ......... 5 TOWN Tax Notice ... .......... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 9 Estimate of 2015-16 Tax Rate ...... ...................... ......... 10 Warning ....... .......... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 11 Proposed Budget ..... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 12 Abstract of March 2015 Town Meeting .............. ......... 32 Auditor's Report ...... .......... .......... .... .......……... ......... 66 Statement of Delinquent Taxes .... ...................... ......... 123 SCHOOL Shelburne Town School District Warning ........... ......... 23 Proposed Town School Budget .... ...................... ......... 26 CSSU Proposed Budget ** .......... ...................... ......... 31** Auditor's Report ...... .......... .......... .............. …… ......... 57 School Board Report ......... .......... ...................... ......... 60 Superintendent's Report ..... .......... ...................... ......... 60 Shelburne Community School Report ................. ......... 61 Connecting Youth ... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 64 Abstract of March 2015 School Meeting ............ ......... 58 REPORTS Ordinances Adopted or Amended in 2014-2015 . ......... 34 Selectboard .. .......... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 34 Town Manager ........ .......... .......... ...................... ......... 35 Town Clerk/Treasurer........ .......... ...................... ......... 36 Property Assessment .......... .......... ...................... ......... 37 Planning/Zoning; Planning Commission, Development Review Board ......... ...................... ......... 38 Police Department & Communications Center ... ......... 41 Fire Department ...... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 42 Shelburne Rescue ... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 44 Public Works Department . .......... ...................... ......... 44 Library Trustees ...... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 47 Friends of Pierson Library . .......... ...................... ......... 48 Recreation Committee ....... .......... ...................... ......... 49 Shelburne Village Dog Park ......... ...................... ......... 50 Bike & Pedestrian Paths Committee ................... ......... 51 Tree Advisory Committee . .......... ...................... ......... 51 Cemetery Commission ....... .......... ...................... ......... 52 Ethics Committee ... .......... .......... ...................... ......... 52 Social Services Committee .......... ...................... ......... 53 Historic Preservation and Review Commission .. ......... 53 Shelburne Historical society ......... ...................... ......... 54 Natural Resources and Conservation Committee ......... 55 Table of contents continued REPORTS OF OUTSIDE AGENCIES ...................... ......... 56 GENERAL INFORMATION Town phone numbers ........ .......... ...........inside back cover Meeting dates & times ....... .......... ...........inside back cover NOTE: All financial statements in this report cover the Fiscal Year from July 1 through June 30. FY 2014-2015 (FY 2015) covers the period from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015. Some departmental and committee written reports may cover periods not precisely coinciding with the Fiscal Year. In order to reduce printing and production costs for this Town Report, some financial information in the Town audit is printed in compressed format. Please contact the Town offices if you would like a full sized copy of the Town audit, which is also available on the Town Web site www.shelburnevt.org ** The CSSU School Report and CVU High School District Annual Report are available in the following ways: Posted on the web at www.cssu.org, Mailed to you upon request at 383-1236, or Picked up at your local school or town office. These reports include information that is no longer in the local annual Town Report such as: assessment results, etc. ELECTED OFFICIALS Thomas A. Little, Moderator - 1 year term ....................................................Term Expires 2016 Colleen T. Haag, Town Clerk and Treasurer - 3 year term ............................Term Expires 2018 Robert Lake, Constable - 2 year term ...........................................................Term Expires 2016 SELECTBOARD Toni Supple - 1 of a 3 year term ....................................................................Term Expires 2016 Gary von Stange, Chair – 3 year term ............................................................Term Expires 2018 John P. Kerr - 2 year term ..............................................................................Term Expires 2017 Tim Pudvar, Vice Chair - 2 year term ............................................................Term Expires 2016 Colleen Parker - 3 year term ..........................................................................Term Expires 2017 TOWN SCHOOL DIRECTORS Matt Wormser - 3 year term ..........................................................................Term Expires 2018 Tim Williams - 2 year term ............................................................................Term Expires 2017 Robert M. Finn - 3 year term .........................................................................Term Expires 2016 David Connery, Chair - 2 year term ...............................................................Term Expires 2016 Katharine Stockman - 3 year term .................................................................Term Expires 2017 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DIRECTORS 3 Year Term Jeffery S. Solomon .........................................................................................Term Expires 2018 Joan Lenes ......................................................................................................Term Expires 2016 Kim Schmitt ...................................................................................................Term
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