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-Zoning Public Hearing Jan 31 - Cemetery Commission meeting Feb 11 - Rabies Clinic Mar 15 Recent Updates- Jan 31 Public Hearing warning, this page (Jan 16) - Grants Administration minutes (Jan 22) - Conservation Commission minutes (Jan 22) - Excess Weight Permit form, Highway Dept (Jan 22) - Hazard Mitigation Comm video (Jan 20) - Development Review Board minutes (Jan 14) - Reappraisal Project update (Jan 9) - Town office Temporary Hours, this page (Jan 7) - New dog license fees (Jan 7) - Cemetery Commission minutes (Dec 19) - new phone number for water/wastewater department (Dec 10) - NEW PAGE added for the Abatement Board (Nov 19) - New form to report a road problem (Oct 19) |
Plainfield Municipal Office NEW Temporary Office HoursOPEN:
Monday 8am-4pm Friday 8am-4pm Other times may be available by appointment, please call 802-454-8461 CLOSED: The office is closed Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday and all major holidays. Any other closings will be posted on this website. Appointments are required for vault access. Warning of Public Hearing - Jan 31, 2025
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Dog License Fee Update
It's time to register your dogs, please note that fees have gone up. Details available here
2024 Flood Information
All postings, information, links and pictures about the 2024 flood have been moved to the 2024 Flood Information page.
Village Expansion Website
Link to the Village Expansion Project website
Informational meeting videos are available on the Project website
(The village expansion project website is a private website and is not an official Plainfield Town website.)
Informational meeting videos are available on the Project website
(The village expansion project website is a private website and is not an official Plainfield Town website.)
JOB OPENING - PLAINFIELD MUNICIPAL OFFICE
Administrative Assistant/PT Assistant Town Clerk job description
Town Office Duties:
The number one duty of the AA is to be present and to greet and assist the public at the front window and on the phone. We need someone who feels they are able to be physically present 2.5 days a week – with the option to work from home the additional 4 hours a week.
The AA is also very important during election cycles, taking an active role in assisting voters and managing ballots.
The third primary duty of the AA is to assist the selectboard, including helping to orient new selectboard members.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Receive and process payments from the public
Answer office phone - take messages, direct calls, monitor voicemails
Fulfill resident requests for tax/property info
Receive and process U.S. Mail
Document and file unrecorded documents
Process dog license applications - paper documents and enter into NEMRC
Create, print, and hang notice of office closure signs on front door
Work with the webmaster to make sure items are posted to the town website and on other social media.
Move documents to the basement vault as needed.
Maintain lists
Maintain A-frame sign notifying public of due dates
Assist the public with vault records searches
Coordinate with Lister team
Taking minutes at the selectboard meetings
Work capably with Zoom, setting up meetings and sending out Zoom links.
This position needs someone who thrives in a high intensity setting, is very organized and interested in taking an active role in town government. We use Google products for our email and documents, so experience with gmail and google docs is preferred. Above all else this person must have excellent people skills – someone who does not get ruffled easily dealing with a wide variety of residents who request a wide variety of supports. De-escalation skills will come in handy.
$20 a hour
Send resume AND COVER LETTER to: [email protected]
In the subject line, please say: PT Admin Position
Town Office Duties:
The number one duty of the AA is to be present and to greet and assist the public at the front window and on the phone. We need someone who feels they are able to be physically present 2.5 days a week – with the option to work from home the additional 4 hours a week.
The AA is also very important during election cycles, taking an active role in assisting voters and managing ballots.
The third primary duty of the AA is to assist the selectboard, including helping to orient new selectboard members.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Receive and process payments from the public
Answer office phone - take messages, direct calls, monitor voicemails
Fulfill resident requests for tax/property info
Receive and process U.S. Mail
Document and file unrecorded documents
Process dog license applications - paper documents and enter into NEMRC
Create, print, and hang notice of office closure signs on front door
Work with the webmaster to make sure items are posted to the town website and on other social media.
Move documents to the basement vault as needed.
Maintain lists
Maintain A-frame sign notifying public of due dates
Assist the public with vault records searches
Coordinate with Lister team
Taking minutes at the selectboard meetings
Work capably with Zoom, setting up meetings and sending out Zoom links.
This position needs someone who thrives in a high intensity setting, is very organized and interested in taking an active role in town government. We use Google products for our email and documents, so experience with gmail and google docs is preferred. Above all else this person must have excellent people skills – someone who does not get ruffled easily dealing with a wide variety of residents who request a wide variety of supports. De-escalation skills will come in handy.
$20 a hour
Send resume AND COVER LETTER to: [email protected]
In the subject line, please say: PT Admin Position
Select Board
Regular Select Board meetings are held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.
More information on the Select Board page
More information on the Select Board page
Congratulations to Tristan Macgregor-Stewart
Plainfield's Chief Water Operator, Tristan Macgregor-Stewart, has just won the 2024 Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator of the Year Award. This is given by the Environmental Protection Agency. He will be traveling to Boston at the end of January to formally receive the award.
This does not surprise those in town government who see Tristan's strong work ethic every day. It is great that those on the Federal level recognize Tristan's extraordinary work during the flood. BRAVO!
This does not surprise those in town government who see Tristan's strong work ethic every day. It is great that those on the Federal level recognize Tristan's extraordinary work during the flood. BRAVO!
2024 General Election Results
New Municipal Tax Rates
To the Plainfield Taxpayer,
The tax bills were mailed on Friday July 19th. The Municipal tax rate is going to be 1.0665. This represents a 0.1088 increase from last year. It’s important taxpayers understand the confluence of events that led to this significant rate hike. In short, the problem stems from the one-two punch of the sequential July storms.
The Municipal tax rate is calculated by dividing the taxes authorized to be raised at Town Meeting by the Town’s Grand List (a formula representing the appraised values of properties) — offset by surplus from the previous year's budget and expected revenues from the state and other sources. Sadly, last year’s flood depleted the Town Treasury and there was no budget surplus. In addition, the FEMA reimbursements have been uncertain and slow in coming. On top of all this, the Grand List has been lowered considerably due to this year’s storm which destroyed many houses. In short, this unfortunate combination of factors has led to the significant tax rise.
The only good news I can bring is that the State LOWERED the homestead tax rate by 0.0238. Unfortunately the non-homestead rate is going up 0.1654. Once again these numbers, although included in your local tax bill, are set by the folks in Montpelier, not Plainfield.
Given recent events, the town will endeavor to make the abatement process more manageable. PLEASE NOTE: the town considers building damage in these abatement proceedings but not loss of acreage. However the town has agency over the rating of the quality of the land. Once again these are State rules, not governed by the municipality.
If you wish to have the town consider an abatement please send an email to [email protected] with the specifics of the damage both structural and geographic. Mark the subject line ABATEMENT. You can attach pictures.
Thank you to everyone who has helped mitigate our recent disaster.
Bram Towbin
Plainfield Town Clerk/Treasurer
The tax bills were mailed on Friday July 19th. The Municipal tax rate is going to be 1.0665. This represents a 0.1088 increase from last year. It’s important taxpayers understand the confluence of events that led to this significant rate hike. In short, the problem stems from the one-two punch of the sequential July storms.
The Municipal tax rate is calculated by dividing the taxes authorized to be raised at Town Meeting by the Town’s Grand List (a formula representing the appraised values of properties) — offset by surplus from the previous year's budget and expected revenues from the state and other sources. Sadly, last year’s flood depleted the Town Treasury and there was no budget surplus. In addition, the FEMA reimbursements have been uncertain and slow in coming. On top of all this, the Grand List has been lowered considerably due to this year’s storm which destroyed many houses. In short, this unfortunate combination of factors has led to the significant tax rise.
The only good news I can bring is that the State LOWERED the homestead tax rate by 0.0238. Unfortunately the non-homestead rate is going up 0.1654. Once again these numbers, although included in your local tax bill, are set by the folks in Montpelier, not Plainfield.
Given recent events, the town will endeavor to make the abatement process more manageable. PLEASE NOTE: the town considers building damage in these abatement proceedings but not loss of acreage. However the town has agency over the rating of the quality of the land. Once again these are State rules, not governed by the municipality.
If you wish to have the town consider an abatement please send an email to [email protected] with the specifics of the damage both structural and geographic. Mark the subject line ABATEMENT. You can attach pictures.
Thank you to everyone who has helped mitigate our recent disaster.
Bram Towbin
Plainfield Town Clerk/Treasurer
Plainfield Select Board, May 2024
2025 Town Property Reappraisal Project
Plainfield's Listers - Kayle Hope & Gary Smith. (Sandra Ross not shown)
The Town of Plainfield 2025 Town Property Reappraisal Project has begun. You may meet members of the reappraisal team as they arrive at your property over the coming weeks. As we have received many questions about the process, please understand that anyone may refuse an interior inspection. You would still have the right to appeal if you refuse an interior inspection. You just have to allow someone inside at that point or your appeal would automatically be denied.
If you have questions or would like to make an appointment for your property inspection, you can call the town office at 802 454-8461 or click here to email the lister team.
For more information, go to the Listers & Reappraisal page.
If you have questions or would like to make an appointment for your property inspection, you can call the town office at 802 454-8461 or click here to email the lister team.
For more information, go to the Listers & Reappraisal page.
Title 1, Section 314 notice
Title 1 : General Provisions
Chapter 005 : Common Law; General Rights
Subchapter 002 : Public Information
(Cite as: 1 V.S.A. § 314)
§ 314. Penalty and enforcement
Full Notice
Chapter 005 : Common Law; General Rights
Subchapter 002 : Public Information
(Cite as: 1 V.S.A. § 314)
§ 314. Penalty and enforcement
Full Notice
FREE Harm Reduction Kits are available at the Town Clerk's Office
These kits contain Narcan (Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4 mg), Fentanyl Test Strips, Xylazine Test Strips, BZK Antiseptic Towelettes, CPR Face Guard, disposable masks, and Harm Reduction information. They're available during open office hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8am - 4pm.
These kits contain Narcan (Naloxone HCl Nasal Spray 4 mg), Fentanyl Test Strips, Xylazine Test Strips, BZK Antiseptic Towelettes, CPR Face Guard, disposable masks, and Harm Reduction information. They're available during open office hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8am - 4pm.
We've got work - Town job opportunities!
If you are looking for some additional income, consider serving the Town as:
Legal job description for these positions can be found here.
- Auditor
- Part-time Maintenance Person
Legal job description for these positions can be found here.
Interested in serving Plainfield as a volunteer? (updated 2/14/24)
These Commissions could use additional members:
These Commissions could use additional members:
- Planning Commission - contact Will Colgan
- Conservation Commission - contact Rose Paul
- Cemetery Commission - contact Donna Pettersen
