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The Town Office is closed for all federal holidays and all election days.
Phone: 802-928-3434
Email: townclerk@islelamotte.gov
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LATEST NOTICES + ANNOUNCEMENTS
∗ OFFICIAL WARNING: Annual Town Meeting
The legal voters of the Town of Isle La Motte are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Isle La Motte Town Office/former Elementary School on Saturday, March 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM to transact the following articles of business.
Article 1: To hear and act on the reports of the Town Officers as published in the Town Report.
Article 2: To transact any other business proper to come before this meeting and to discuss any articles to be voted on by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 4, 2025.
Remote participation may be accessed via the following methods:
By Computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88093679235?pwd=OTZOUldCdW5sQmFmWXlaVHJHMmM2Zz09
By Phone: +1 646 931 3860 or find your local number at https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kett6ovVBV
Passcode: 416755
Meeting ID: 880 9367 9235
2025 ARTICLES OF BUSINESS
The legal voters of the Town of Isle La Motte are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Isle La Motte Town Office/former Elementary School on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM at which time the polls will be open for the purpose of voting by Australian ballot.
Article 1: To elect the following officers required by law:
Cemetery Commissioner – 3 years
Cemetery Commissioner – 2 years
Constable – 1 year
Delinquent Tax Collector – 1 year
Grand Juror – 1 year
Lister – 3 years
Justice of the Peace – 2 years (Feb 2027)
Selectboard Member – 3 years
School Board Member – 3 years
Town Agent – 1 year
Town Clerk – 3 years
Town Moderator – 1 year
Town Treasurer – 3 years
Trustee of Public Funds – 3 years
Trustee of Public Funds – 1 year
Article 2: Shall the voters authorize general fund expenditures of $466,681? This includes all Articles as approved by the Selectboard to meet the general expenses and liabilities for the Town for 2025, $399,542 to be raised by taxes and $67,139 by non-tax revenue. The Appropriation Articles for 2025 total $52,845, already included in the budget.
Article 3: Shall the voters authorize highway expenditures of $324,700? With the amount to be raised by taxes of $241,921 and $82,779 by non-tax revenue to be used for year-round maintenance of the Town roads?
Article 4: Shall the Town establish a reserve fund to be called the “ILM Highway Reserve Fund” to be used for unbudgeted and emergency highway projects and grant matching? This fund is to be established by depositing up to $5,000 of existing highway surplus and going forward any yearly surplus from the highway budget at the discretion of the Selectboard in accordance with 24 V.S.A. §2804.
Isle La Motte Selectboard: Peter Brzozowy, Chair – Mary-Catherine Graziano – Cary Sandvig – Joseph Deller – Patricia Treckman
Received for record and posting this 31 January 2025 at the Isle La Motte Town Office.
Attest: Vickie Buswell, Town Clerk
The official ballot for Town Meeting Day 2025 may be reviewed by clicking anywhere on this link.
∗ OFFICIAL WARNING: Champlain Islands Unified Union School District Annual Meeting
∗ PUBLIC NOTICE: New Dog Ordinance
REMINDER – Dog licenses for 2025 are now available, please register by April 1st to avoid late payment fees. Current rabies vaccination certificates are necessary for registration.
∗ NOTICE: Open Meeting Law Changes
On July 1, 2024, Open Meeting Law changes from Act 133 take effect with the exception of the training requirements which do not take effect until January 1, 2025. Act 133 (S.55) of 2024 requires all municipalities to post a copy of Title 1, Section 314 to their website, if they maintain one. Please click here to read the full notice.
Please click this link for a form to submit notice of an Open Meeting Law violation to the Town Clerk or Selectboard Chair by email or mail. Additional details pertaining to complaints are available by clicking here.
