TOWN OF MIDDLESEX VERMONT Annual Report for the Year Ending June 30, 2020 Due to COVID-19, there will be no "in-person" Town Meeting this year. All active voters are being mailed Town and WCUUSD early/absentee ballots. You can also vote in person from 7 AM - 7 PM, Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at Town Hall, 5 Church Street. Town of Middlesex TOWN OF MIDDLESEX REMOTE PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARINGS PUBLIC NOTICE The Middlesex Select Board will hold two (2) public informational hearings by electronic means on February 16, 2021, and February 23, 2021 at 6 PM to discuss the Australian ballot articles on the 2021 Town Meeting Warning. Information on how to access the remote hearing: ➢ By telephone: dial 1-646-558-8656 OR 1-301-715-8592 ➢ By computer: go to https://zoom.us/, either create a FREE account, or log in, and click JOIN A MEETING. Input the Town’s ID: 739 338 0675 in the pop-up window. ➢ Or, simply go to: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7393380675 ➢ You may also call in.by smartphone, tablet, or other device by using one tap mobile +13017158592,,7393380675# US (Washington DC) ➢ The ZOOM meeting ID is: 739 338 0675 To ensure smooth access, we recommend that you test your remote hearing software in advance of the meeting. If you have difficultly accessing the hearing, please call the Middlesex Town Clerk at 802-223-5915 or email [email protected] For agendas and more information, please visit the Town of Middlesex website – middlesexvermont.org. COVER PHOTO CREDIT: Yellow crocuses – photo by Eric Scharf. Check out whatsnextmiddlesex.org and have a look at all the great photographs submitted by our neighbors here in Middlesex! Town of Middlesex 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) General Information Fees ....................................................................................................................................... 2 Important Numbers ................................................................................................................3 Contacts List ..........................................................................................................................4 Elected Officials ....................................................................................................................6 Appointed Officials. .............................................................................................................7 Dogs .....................................................................................................................................99 Births .................................................................................................................................100 Deaths ................................................................................................................................101 Marriages ...........................................................................................................................101 2021 Town Meeting 2021 Ballot ..........................................................................................................................8 2021 Warning .....................................................................................................................10 2020 Minutes .....................................................................................................................13 Articles / Funding Requests Less than $250 for Consideration on 2021 Warning .....67 Article 6: Conservation Fund ......................................................................................67 Article 7: Central Vermont Economic Development Corporation ..............................68 Article 8: Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice ...............................................69 Article 9: Community Connections: Rumney .............................................................70 Article 10: Girls/Boyz First Mentoring .......................................................................71 Article 11: Kellogg-Hubbard Library .........................................................................72 Article 12: Montpelier Senior Activity Center ............................................................73 Article 13: North Branch Nature Center .....................................................................74 Article 14: Waterbury Area Senior Center ..................................................................75 Article 15: Funding Requests Under $250 ..................................................................76 American Red Cross of NH & VT .......................................................................77 Big Heavy World ..................................................................................................78 Central Vermont Adult Basic Education ..............................................................79 Central Vermont Council on Aging ......................................................................80 Children’s Room (The) ........................................................................................81 Circle ....................................................................................................................82 Community Harvest of Central Vermont ............................................................83 Family Center of Washington County ..................................................................84 Good Beginnings of Central Vermont .................................................................85 Good Samaritan Haven ........................................................................................86 Green Mountain Transit Agency (GMTA) ...........................................................87 Green Up Vermont ...............................................................................................88 Montpelier Veterans Council ................................................................................89 MOSAIC (Formerly Sexual Assault Crisis Team) ..............................................90 Our House of Central Vermont ........................................................................... 91 Vermont Association for the Blind .......................................................................92 Vermont Center for Independent Living ..............................................................93 Vermont Family Network .....................................................................................94 Vermont Rural Fire Protection Task Force ...........................................................95 Washington County Diversion Program ..............................................................96 Winooski Natural Resources Council ..................................................................97 Youth Service Bureau of Washington County ........................................................9 Town of Middlesex Reports Budget Annual Audit Report ....................................................................................................22 Collector of Delinquent Taxes Report .........................................................................33 Estimated Town Tax Effort ..........................................................................................34 Budget Committee Report ............................................................................................36 Treasurer’s Report .......................................................................................................35 What Each Items Means For Your Taxes ......................................................................37 Projected Salaries ..........................................................................................................38 Debt / Notes Payable ...................................................................................................38 Where the $ Goes ..........................................................................................................39 The Last Five Years ......................................................................................................39 Comparative Budget .....................................................................................................40 Bandstand Concert Series ....................................................................................................45 Cemetery Commission .......................................................................................................46 CVFiber ...............................................................................................................................47 Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission ............................................................. 48 Central Vermont Solid Waste Management District ...........................................................50 Conservation Commission ..................................................................................................51 Emergency Management Committee ..................................................................................53 FAST Squad Report .............................................................................................................54 Fire Department Report .......................................................................................................55 Food Shelf ............................................................................................................................56 Historical Society ................................................................................................................57