Upcoming- Select Board Meeting - Feb 10
- Cemetery Commission meeting Feb 10 - DRB hearing and meeting Feb 12 - TOWN MEETING MAR 4 (Warning below) - Rabies Clinic Mar 15 Recent Updates- Grants Administration minutes and grant status update (Feb 5) - Conservation Commission minutes (Jan 22) - Excess Weight Permit form, Highway Dept (Jan 22) - New dog license fees (Jan 7) - new phone number for water/wastewater department (Dec 10) - New form to report a road problem (Oct 19) |
Town Office Hours for Tax DayThe Municipal Building Office will be open to the public next Wed., Feb. 12th, for Tax Day.
We will return to regular Wed office hours after Town Meeting, March 4 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. |
Absentee ballots For Town Meeting
If you are interested in casting an absentee ballot in the coming March 4 Town meeting election. Please visit the State’s MY VOTER page on the Secretary of State’s website: https://mvp.vermont.gov/
You will be able to: verify your registration and request an absentee ballot.
You will be able to: verify your registration and request an absentee ballot.
Town Meeting Notice and Warning
PLAINFIELD TOWN MEETING
& TWINFIELD UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.33 ANNUAL MEETING
& CENTRAL VERMONT CAREER CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High St. Plainfield, VT
Polls open from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Town Meeting starts at 10:00 AM
Plainfield Town Meeting: Notice, Warning, and Sample Ballot
Twinfield Union School District No.33: Notice, Warning. and Sample Ballot
Central Vermont Career Center School District: Warning and Sample Ballot
Voter Checklist (updated January 31, 2025)
& TWINFIELD UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT NO.33 ANNUAL MEETING
& CENTRAL VERMONT CAREER CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Plainfield Town Hall Opera House
18 High St. Plainfield, VT
Polls open from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Town Meeting starts at 10:00 AM
Plainfield Town Meeting: Notice, Warning, and Sample Ballot
Twinfield Union School District No.33: Notice, Warning. and Sample Ballot
Central Vermont Career Center School District: Warning and Sample Ballot
Voter Checklist (updated January 31, 2025)
Welcome Hillary MacGregor. Thank you Kristin Brosky.
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.)
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
2025 Town Property Reappraisal Project

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