AREA TOWNS – Town meeting day is traditionally held on the first Tuesday of March, but some towns have made other arrangements in an attempt to hold the meeting at a more convenient time for more voters to attend.
The following towns have warnings contained in their annual town reports:
HARDWICK – Hardwick residents will meet at the Town House for their town meeting, March 3, at 10 a.m. The polls for Australian ballot voting will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., to elect town officers and school district No. 26 directors.
The select board has recommended and warned a 1% local option tax on meals and alcoholic beverages as well as rooms.
CABOT – Voters in the town of Cabot will meet at the Willey Building, located at 3084 Main Street, ib March 3, at 10 a.m., with Australian ballot polls open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m..
Article 13 is a non-binding article, i.e. recommendation, asking if voters will approve construction of a new volunteer fire department building at 2466 Main Street.
Binding articles include whether voters shall grant the Cabot Conservation Committee a sum of up to $10,000 from Cabot Community Investment Fund (CCIF), (available for town meeting grants in 2026),for the removal and proper disposal of an estimated 1,000 to 1,500 used tires that have been dumped along a stream and wetland in Lower Cabot
CALAIS – Calais residents will meet March 3, at 321 Lightning Ridge Road, at 9:30 a.m., with voting by Australian ballot for municipal offices from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m..
Child care will be available at no cost for parents attending Calais Town Meeting from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Registration is required; forms are available at CES or through Community Connections. For more information, contact CES Administrative Assistant Danielle Mackay at (802) 454-7777, via email at [email protected]; or Community Connections Coordinator Kim Bolduc at 223-7936, ext. 305, via email at [email protected].
CRAFTSBURY – Craftsbury residents will meet March 3 in the Craftsbury Academy Gymnasium, with polls open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m to elect town officers.
GREENSBORO – Town meeting will be held Tuesday, March 3 at the Highland Center for the Arts, with polls for Australian ballot voting for town officers and school budgets open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Town officers were previously elected with a floor vote. At the 2025 town meeting, voters approved town officers being elected by Australian ballot.
Select board candidate Peter Romans has withdrawn his petition for a select board position, but was unavailable for comment.
MARSHFIELD – The residents of Marshfield will meet on Sunday, March 1, at 1 p.m., at Twinfield Union School, located at 106 Nasmith Brook Road. Voters will be asked to elect town officers and approve the town budget as well as other appropriations via floor voting.
Voting for the Twinfield and Central Vermont Career Center budgets will take place via Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 3, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Old Schoolhouse Common.
PLAINFIELD – Election day is March 3, with polls opening at 9 a.m. and closing at 7 p.m.. In-person voting will take place exclusively at the Plainfield Town Hall Opera House, located at 18 High Street on Route 2. Early voting at the town clerk’s office will take place until February 27 at 4 p.m. If voting by mail, it must be received by the town clerk’s office prior to March 3.
STANNARD – Town meeting begins at 9 a.m., March 3, at the Stannard Town Hall.
WOLCOTT – Voters will gather at Wolcott Elementary School on March 3, at 9 a.m., with Australian ballot votes to elect town officers taking place between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m..
WALDEN – Town meeting will be held at Walden Elementary School on March 3, at 10 a.m., with polls open to elect town officers from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
WOODBURY– Town meeting day will take place on Saturday, February 28, at the elementary school for Woodbury residents. Voting on Mountain View Union and Hazen Union budgets will occur March 3, beginning at 10 a.m., until 7 p.m., also in the Woodbury Elementary School Gymnasium.
Raymonda Parchment is a Hardwick Gazette reporter. She recently graduated from Vermont State University - Castleton with a Bachelor’s Degree in English. She is a strong supporter of freedom of speech, and the right to publish information, opinions, and ideas without censorship or restraint. She is a lifelong lover of the written word, and is excited to join the team as a staff member.
