Public Informational Hearing – Town Meeting Articles

NOTICE

The Cabot Select Board

We will meet on Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM via Zoom or in person at the Willey Building Auditorium for a Public Informational Hearing per 17 V.S.A. §2680 (h) regarding Articles that will be voted on by Australian Ballot on Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Art. 7.  Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot appropriate the sum of $946,044 to defray the General Expenses of the Town, with an estimated $113,089 to come from income and $832,955 from local taxes?  [Australian Ballot]

Art. 8.  Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot appropriate the sum of $978,712 to repair and maintain the Highways of the Town including summer, winter, and special treatment, of which an estimated $160,000 is to come from income and $818,712 from local taxes?  [Australian Ballot]

Art. 9.  Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot appropriate the sum of $5,234.35 to the Cabot Public Library to support the full budget request put forward by the Cabot Library Board of Trustees for the coming year? The Cabot Selectboard has made the decision to cut the Library budget, significantly reducing the modest budget request put forward by the Library Trustees (a 4.8% increase, exclusively to cover the cost of inflation, increased health insurance, and small cost-of-living increases for staff). This additional allocation would cost taxpayers an estimated $2.00/$100,000 household worth. A vote against the measure will result in the need to cut programs for children and adults and dramatically reduce the purchase of new books and other materials. The total budget amount ($122,234.35) has been approved and put forward by the Library Trustees, as required by Vermont Law. (Australian Ballot)

Art. 10. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot exempt the land and building previously owned by the Town and known as The Masonic Hall, now owned by Neighbors in Action (501 (c)(3)), a non-profit organization, from real property taxes for a period of five (5) years, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. §3840? (Australian Ballot)

Art. 11.  Shall the voters adopt the new CCIF (Cabot Community Investment Fund) Plan as printed in this Town Report, which calls for the consolidation of the UDAG and Scholarship Funds in a single CCIF Fund, and appropriate the consolidated CCIF Fund for the purposes of the plan? (Australian Ballot)

Art. 12.  Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot approve the revised 2025 Cabot Town Plan as approved by the Cabot selectboard on January 7, 2025. (Australian Ballot)

Art. 13.  Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot approve an appropriation in the amount of $2,132 for the support of Fairbanks Museum to provide services to residents of the Town of Cabot? (Australian Ballot)

Art. 14.  Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot forgive the outstanding balance (approximately $25,721) of a UDAG Loan of $50,000 made to Cabot Commons, Inc.? (Australian Ballot)

Town of Cabot is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Public Informational Hearing; Time: February 20, 2025 7:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6331160345?pwd=UHFVQTN4ZTh6TUhSMUJ4Q21SdjVoZz09
Meeting ID: 633 116 0345
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