Pittsfield Planning Commission Notice & Agenda for Quarterly Meeting-Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6pm at Pittsfield Town Hall
 
All members of the public are invited to attend.
To attend remotely please click on this link:  https://bit.ly/3WKWDQy or call  802-489-6334 and enter 694972764#
 
Agenda
                    
1.    Call to order
2.    Approval of minutes from August 20, 2024 and November 12, 2024
3.    Review town plan matrix and update actions on items assigned to PC
4.    Review Act 250 Update Memo from TRORC
5.    Conduct any other required business
6.    Set next meeting date
7.    Adjournment
 
 
 

PITTSFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT WARNING

The citizens of Pittsfield who are legal voters in the Pittsfield Town School District are hereby warned and
notified to meet at the Pittsfield Town Hall at 6 PM on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, to transact business:
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Article 1. To elect a Moderator for the year ensuing.
Article 2. To hear and act upon the Auditor’s report.
Article 3. To see if the Pittsfield School District will vote to pay taxes in the same
manner as the Town.
Article 4. To hear reports of the School Directors.
Article 5. Shall the voters of the Pittsfield School District approve a total budget in
the amount of $965,270, which is the amount the school board has determined to be
necessary for the ensuing fiscal year? The Pittsfield School District estimates that this
proposed budget, if approved, will result in a Long Term Weighted (LTW) per pupil
education spending of $10,345.84 which is 13.71% lower than the per pupil education
spending for the current year.
Article 6. To elect a School Director for a three year term.
Article 7. To do any other proper and necessary business.
Dated at Pittsfield, Vermont this 8th day of January 2025
Pittsfield School Board,
s/ Peter DuBois 2025
s/ Ray Rice 2026
s/ Kris Sperber 2027
Received for record this 9th day of January, 2025 at Pittsfield.
Attest: s/Tricia Abbondelo, Town Clerk

Any individuals needing special accommodations can contact the Town Clerk’s Office at least two weeks
prior to the Town Meeting. If you are not already a registered voter in the Town of Pittsfield, please
register to vote if you are eighteen or over, are a US citizen, and a resident of this town. Eligible residents
can register to vote at the Town Office on any day prior to the election during regular business hours.
Registration will also be available at the Town Hall on Town Meeting Day.
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​WARNING
 
TOWN OF PITTSFIELD ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
March 4, 2025
 
We hereby notify the legal voters of the Town of Pittsfield to meet in the Town Hall on Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 6:00pm to transact the following business from the floor in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order:
 
Article 1.  To elect a town moderator for the ensuing year.
Article 2.  To elect the following officers, as required by law, for the terms indicated and to fill any other office vacant:
 
                                                                                    Terms              Vote by Ballot
                                                                                    (Years)             17 V.S.A.§2646
 

1. Select Person                                                        3                                  Yes
2. Lister                                                                     3                                  Yes
3. Lister                                                                     1                                  Yes     
4. Auditor                                                                 3                                  Yes
5. Collector of Delinquent Taxes                              1                                  No
6. Trustee of Public Funds                                        3                                  No
7. Trustee Roger Clark Memorial Library                 3                                  No
8. Trustee Roger Clark Memorial Library                 3                                  No
9. Cemetery Commissioner                                     3                                  No
10. Constable                                                             2                                  No

 
Article 3.  Will the voters of Pittsfield authorize all current taxes be paid to the Treasurer unless otherwise noted?
Article 4.  Will the voters of Pittsfield authorize the Treasurer to collect taxes on real property in two installments, on or before the third Thursday of August and the third Thursday of November, by physical delivery to the tax collector before 5pm?
Article 5.  Shall the town provide notice of the availability of the annual report by postcard, mailed to all registered voters at least 30 days before the annual meeting instead of mailing or otherwise distributing the report to the voters of the town pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 1682 (a)?
Article 6.  Will the voters of Pittsfield approve closing the Paving Reserve Fund and transfer the remaining balance to the Recreation Reserve Fund?
Article 7.  Shall the town assess a one percent (1%) tax on rooms and meals and alcoholic beverages pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 138(b)?
Article 8.  Will the voters of Pittsfield deposit $2,000 into a Town Tree Reserve Fund to preserve and plant trees on Pittsfield public spaces?
Article 9.  Will the voters of Pittsfield deposit $5,000 into a PVFR Building Reserve Fund for the design and permitting phase of renovating and/or replacing the Fire House?
Article 10.  Will the voters of Pittsfield approve the proposed 12-month budget beginning July 1, 2025 to meet the expenses and liabilities of the town?
Article 11.  Will the voters of Pittsfield authorize the Select Board to buy and sell real estate?
Article 12.  To discuss any non-binding business which may properly come before the meeting?
 
 
Dated at Pittsfield Vermont, this 9th day of January, 2025
By the Select Board members of the Town of Pittsfield
 
S/Ann Kuendig, Chair             s/Joyce Stevens                      s/A.J. Ruben
 
 
Received for record this 9th  day of   January, 2025 at
Attest: s/Tricia L. Abbondelo, Town Clerk
 
 
 
Notice to Voters
If you are not already a registered voter in the Town of Pittsfield, please register to vote if you are eighteen or over, are a U.S. citizen, and a resident of this town.  Eligible residents can register to vote at the Town Office on any day prior to the election during regular business hours. Registration will also be available at the Town Hall on Town Meeting Day.
 
 

​   PITTSFIELD SELECT BOARD NOTICE & AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING
Thursday, January 16, 2025 5:30pm -Town Hall
 
The Pittsfield Select Board invites members of the public to attend this meeting either in person or electronically through TEAMS by calling 1-802-489-6334 and entering meeting code 935219755# or by clicking on this link: https://bit.ly/4hgLijn
 
 AGENDA
 
Agenda Modifications: 
 
Minutes Approval:  January 2, 2025 Budget Meeting; January 2, 2025 Regular Meeting
 
Correspondence:
1.AOT Assessment Form
2.MERP COI Submission
3.Community Safety Project
 
Old Business:
1.EMS Insurance
2.Audit RFP Update
 
New Business:
1.Treasurers Report-December Financials
2.Mahoney Artisan Fair
3.TRORC Shared Services
4.AOT Certificate of Mileage
 
Adjourn:
 
 
Next Meeting Dates: 
Regular: February 6, 2025      5:30 pm Town Hall
 
 
 
 
 

​PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING ON DRAFT DECISION ON TELEPHONE GAP ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
 
Pittsfield Town Hall:   Saturday, January 11, 2025 9:00am
 
The Pittsfield Select Board has invited GMNF District Ranger Christopher Mattrick to facilitate another meeting to answer questions about this stage of the project.
 
To attend remotely by computer click on this link https://bit.ly/4gEDSq9 or dial +1 802-489-6334 and enter meeting code 170877124#
 
All documents on the Telephone Gap project can be viewed here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=60192
 
Hard copy versions of these documents are also available at Pittsfield Town Offices.
 
 
DRAFT DECISION ON TELEPHONE GAP NOW SUBJECT TO 45 DAY OBJECTION PERIOD TO END JANUARY 17, 2025