COVID 19 Distancing With Regard to Town Business
The Town Office will be closed to the public for the forseeable future, as many other Towns are doing. During Office hours, the Clerk and Treasurer will be in to assist by phone, email, mail or fax.
Meetings Upcoming will be conducted by Zoom Conference call during Social Distancing. Please contact the Town Clerk if you would like to attend and the access info for the conference call will be sent to you. The meetings are still Open for you! Agendas are linked below, and minutes will be posted in the 2020 Minutes tab above.
SelectBoard April 9, 8am Agenda
Planning and Zoning, April 16, 5:30 pm Agenda
Some links to either find assistance or to volunteer or donate are here:
The first is here: Bennington County Mutual Aid
A second is here: Vermont COVID-19 Resource List
And a third is here: Vermont COVID-19 Community Organizers
The Vermont Department of Health is a solid informational resource.
Dog Licensing You may mail in your renewal or drop it off in the Town Hall mailbox. Please include your current contact info, a current rabies certificate (if we do not already have it on file) and your payment. Spayed/neutered dogs are $9.00 and unaltered dogs are $13.00
Transfer Station Punch cards and annual stickers can now be ordered directly and paid online, and mailed to you. The link for that is here:
Property Tax payments may be made by mail, or using the Payments tab on far upper right of the menu bar above.
Other Requests such as requests for tax information, a copy of your tax bill etc. may be made by phone, fax or email. Please be sure to provide us with the pertinent details, how to get the information to you and a good phone number to call you in case we have questions.
Vital Records:
Birth Certificate copies can be ordered here
Death Certificate copies here
Mariage License application - you will still need to make an appointment to bring this to the Town Clerk
Marriage Certificate certified copies
For Land Records / Research
You will still need to come into the office for essential research, but you must do so by appointment so we can space researchers out one at a time. Please email the Clerk clerk@landgrove.vermont.gov to arrange a time. We are trying to keep touchable surfaces, copier, doorknobs, etc. clean and wiped down, and ask that you follow the guidelines outlined by the Vermont Department of Health and the CDC for hand washing and distancing of 6 feet.
Public Wi-fi The Town Office does have 24/7 free public WiFi account, with no password required, but we ask that you access it from outside the building. You can park in the driveway, just be mindful that the mail Jeep can get to our mailbox and through. Internet service has been choppy now that everyone is working from home and using the narrower "residential bandwith" more during the day and the "commercial bandwidth" lies dormant as businesses are closed. Per my conversation with Consoidated on March 26th, technicians are trying to move capacity toward Residential, but they sounded unsure how much difference this will make soon.
Historical Society Pancake Breakfast is cancelled for this year. :(
Please note the link to the right- Voter registration, requests for absentee ballots, can all be done online from there!
MEETINGS: The Secretary of State's Office has issued policy regarding Open Meeting Law, and to meet the law in the time of not being able to gather, the SelectBoard will be meeting via Zoom conference call for its Thursday morning 8am meetings. Anyone who wants to call in to the SelectBoard Meeting from home by phone or computer, please email the Clerk for an invitation sent by email with the access info.
CENSUS 2020 response link here!
You can complete the Census online, whether you have recieved a mailing yet or not. The most accurate response is a self response and an early response helps to ensure that no one will come knocking on your door starting in mid May. The Census fellow called me on Tuesday to tel lme Landgrove's response is only 12% - I'm sure a Town as excited about voting as we are can also bring our A-Game to Census participation!
Next regular SB Meeting, April 9 at 8am via Conference Call
Agenda topics:
- property evaluation for suitability for a Road Dept Barn aka "Sandbox Project"
- Accounting practices
- Roads/Mud Season update
Planning and Zoning Hearing- April 16 at 5:30- access likely by conference call, TBD
Mud Season Road Postings will be in effect from March 1st through April 15th, 2020.
* Arrange for your trucking needs around this time frame! Top off your oil and propane deliveries, and arrange any ordering or critical deliveries (UPS, FedEX, etc) so they don't happen during Mud Season! Heavy trucks damage the roads for all of us at this sensitive time, a bit of foresight can help save the frustration and costs of rutted, squishy roads.
* When reporting trouble spots, remember that they can only be fixed when the road is firmed up again and can support the dump truck full of gravel needed. This may mean that it can't be fixed until early in the morning or late in the day when the truck can get in there.
* We all do our best to be patient and careful during Mud Season, and while this can be a trying time at the end of a long dark winter, it will pass before long as it always does, and remember that this freeze-thaw cycle is also the very thing that brings us maple sugaring at the same time!
Dog Licensing deadline is April 1st.
Spayed neutered dogs $9, intact dogs $13- all require proof of rabies vaccination. Licenses are annual are must be renewed each year. Late fees are being waived by the state for a couple of extra weeks past April 1.
Gentle reminder that use of the Town Hall needs to be arranged with the Clerk in advance to prevent conflicts. A Town Hall Calendar is viewable under the Upcoming Events Tab at the top of this page.
The Town Office will be closed to the public for the forseeable future, as many other Towns are doing. During Office hours, the Clerk and Treasurer will be in to assist by phone, email, mail or fax.
Meetings Upcoming will be conducted by Zoom Conference call during Social Distancing. Please contact the Town Clerk if you would like to attend and the access info for the conference call will be sent to you. The meetings are still Open for you! Agendas are linked below, and minutes will be posted in the 2020 Minutes tab above.
SelectBoard April 9, 8am Agenda
Planning and Zoning, April 16, 5:30 pm Agenda
Some links to either find assistance or to volunteer or donate are here:
The first is here: Bennington County Mutual Aid
A second is here: Vermont COVID-19 Resource List
And a third is here: Vermont COVID-19 Community Organizers
The Vermont Department of Health is a solid informational resource.
Dog Licensing You may mail in your renewal or drop it off in the Town Hall mailbox. Please include your current contact info, a current rabies certificate (if we do not already have it on file) and your payment. Spayed/neutered dogs are $9.00 and unaltered dogs are $13.00
Transfer Station Punch cards and annual stickers can now be ordered directly and paid online, and mailed to you. The link for that is here:
Property Tax payments may be made by mail, or using the Payments tab on far upper right of the menu bar above.
Other Requests such as requests for tax information, a copy of your tax bill etc. may be made by phone, fax or email. Please be sure to provide us with the pertinent details, how to get the information to you and a good phone number to call you in case we have questions.
Vital Records:
Birth Certificate copies can be ordered here
Death Certificate copies here
Mariage License application - you will still need to make an appointment to bring this to the Town Clerk
Marriage Certificate certified copies
For Land Records / Research
You will still need to come into the office for essential research, but you must do so by appointment so we can space researchers out one at a time. Please email the Clerk clerk@landgrove.vermont.gov to arrange a time. We are trying to keep touchable surfaces, copier, doorknobs, etc. clean and wiped down, and ask that you follow the guidelines outlined by the Vermont Department of Health and the CDC for hand washing and distancing of 6 feet.
Public Wi-fi The Town Office does have 24/7 free public WiFi account, with no password required, but we ask that you access it from outside the building. You can park in the driveway, just be mindful that the mail Jeep can get to our mailbox and through. Internet service has been choppy now that everyone is working from home and using the narrower "residential bandwith" more during the day and the "commercial bandwidth" lies dormant as businesses are closed. Per my conversation with Consoidated on March 26th, technicians are trying to move capacity toward Residential, but they sounded unsure how much difference this will make soon.
Historical Society Pancake Breakfast is cancelled for this year. :(
Please note the link to the right- Voter registration, requests for absentee ballots, can all be done online from there!
MEETINGS: The Secretary of State's Office has issued policy regarding Open Meeting Law, and to meet the law in the time of not being able to gather, the SelectBoard will be meeting via Zoom conference call for its Thursday morning 8am meetings. Anyone who wants to call in to the SelectBoard Meeting from home by phone or computer, please email the Clerk for an invitation sent by email with the access info.
CENSUS 2020 response link here!
You can complete the Census online, whether you have recieved a mailing yet or not. The most accurate response is a self response and an early response helps to ensure that no one will come knocking on your door starting in mid May. The Census fellow called me on Tuesday to tel lme Landgrove's response is only 12% - I'm sure a Town as excited about voting as we are can also bring our A-Game to Census participation!
Next regular SB Meeting, April 9 at 8am via Conference Call
Agenda topics:
- property evaluation for suitability for a Road Dept Barn aka "Sandbox Project"
- Accounting practices
- Roads/Mud Season update
Planning and Zoning Hearing- April 16 at 5:30- access likely by conference call, TBD
Mud Season Road Postings will be in effect from March 1st through April 15th, 2020.
* Arrange for your trucking needs around this time frame! Top off your oil and propane deliveries, and arrange any ordering or critical deliveries (UPS, FedEX, etc) so they don't happen during Mud Season! Heavy trucks damage the roads for all of us at this sensitive time, a bit of foresight can help save the frustration and costs of rutted, squishy roads.
* When reporting trouble spots, remember that they can only be fixed when the road is firmed up again and can support the dump truck full of gravel needed. This may mean that it can't be fixed until early in the morning or late in the day when the truck can get in there.
* We all do our best to be patient and careful during Mud Season, and while this can be a trying time at the end of a long dark winter, it will pass before long as it always does, and remember that this freeze-thaw cycle is also the very thing that brings us maple sugaring at the same time!
Dog Licensing deadline is April 1st.
Spayed neutered dogs $9, intact dogs $13- all require proof of rabies vaccination. Licenses are annual are must be renewed each year. Late fees are being waived by the state for a couple of extra weeks past April 1.
Gentle reminder that use of the Town Hall needs to be arranged with the Clerk in advance to prevent conflicts. A Town Hall Calendar is viewable under the Upcoming Events Tab at the top of this page.
Online Parcel Mapping Try it out here.
The mapping program was updated as of November 14, 2019. It allows you to Identify parcels, owners, get some Lister data, measure acres with a line drawing tool, create a list of abutters and even print mailing labels! The information in Parcel Mapping is drawn from the Grand List, which is legally public information.
The mapping program was updated as of November 14, 2019. It allows you to Identify parcels, owners, get some Lister data, measure acres with a line drawing tool, create a list of abutters and even print mailing labels! The information in Parcel Mapping is drawn from the Grand List, which is legally public information.
Photo by our own Anne McClaran!