The Legal Voters of the Town of Cabot are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Town of Cabot Willey Building, 3084 Main Street, Cabot, Vermont, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at ten o’clock in the forenoon [10:00 A.M.] to transact the following business from the floor. The polls will be open from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. at the Willey Building, 3084 Main Street, Cabot, VT.
- Art. 1. To elect a Moderator for the ensuing year.
- Art. 2. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot vote to accept the Town Report as printed for FY23?
- Art. 3. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot authorize payment of real and personal property taxes on August 22, 2024, and November 21, 2024, by delivery to Cabot Town Hall postmarked on or before that date; and, Establish that overdue taxes will bear interest at a rate of one percent per month or fraction thereof for the first three months and thereafter one and one-half percent per month or fraction thereof from the due date of such tax pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 5136; and, Establish the amount of the penalty charged by the collector of delinquent taxes for payments made after the due date for payment at 8 percent of the tax collected pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 1674(3)(A)?
- Art. 4. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot elect all Town Officers required by law, according to law?
The following Articles will be voted on by Australian Ballot and may be discussed on the floor except for Articles 5 through 6. - Art. 5. To elect a Selectperson for a term of two years. [Australian Ballot]
- Art. 6. To elect a Selectperson for a term of three years. [Australian Ballot]
- Art. 7. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot appropriate the sum of $825,218 to defray the General Expenses of the Town, with an estimated $210,089 to come from income and $615,129 from local taxes? [Australian Ballot]
- Art. 8. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot appropriate the sum of $1,041,393 to repair and maintain the Highways of the Town, including summer, winter, and special treatment, of which an estimated $167,600 is to come from income and $873,793 from local taxes? [Australian Ballot]
- Art. 9. Do the citizens of the Town of Cabot wish to see continued service by the Cabot Emergency Ambulance Service as the primary transport ambulance service for the Town of Cabot? [Australian Ballot]
- Art. 10. Shall the voters of the Town of Cabot allow the Selectboard to appoint the Town Treasurer as permitted by the Vermont Legislature pursuant to 17 V.S.A. 2651 € (d) and (f) for a term of one or three years? [Australian Ballot]
- Art. 11. To transact any other non-binding business that may come before said meeting.
- Art. 12. To adjourn this meeting.
Dated this 24th day of January A.D. 2024
Michael J. Hogan, Chair
Fred Ducharme, Vice Chair
Richard (RD) Eno., Clerk
Walter (Skip) Bothfeld, Jr.
Karen Larsen
This Warning was recorded before posting,
Attest: Betty Ritter, Cabot Town Clerk
REGISTER TO VOTE:
There is no deadline to register to vote. You will be able to vote on the day of the election. You can register to vote prior to voting by visiting the Cabot Town Clerk’s Office or going online to https://olvr.vermont.gov. Registration will be available at the Town Clerk’s office on any day prior to the election between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Registration will be available on Election Day during the hours the polls are open, which is 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Willey Building, 3084 Main Street, Cabot, VT.
EARLY or ABSENTEE BALLOTS: The latest you can request ballots is the close of business in the Town Clerk’s office on March 4, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. The voter or family member may request an early or absentee ballot in person, in writing or by telephone. Other persons may request an Absentee Ballot for another registered Cabot voter (in person or in writing), and the Town Clerk’s Office will mail that Absentee Ballot to the registered voter.
Following are the ways for early voting or absentee voting: (1) vote in the Town Clerk’s office before the deadline; (2) a voter may take their ballots out of the Town Clerk’s office for himself/herself and return in the same manner as if the ballots were received by mail; (3) have a ballot mailed to you, and mail or return it to the Town Clerk’s office before election day or to the polling place before 7:00 p.m. on election day; or (4) if you are sick or disabled, request the Town Clerk, who must be accompanied by a Justice of the Peace, to bring a ballot to you at your home no later than 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5, 2024.