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This community forum will be held at the Brownell Library. Please attend to review and share ideas for the Amtrak train station renovations with the UVM student design team who will be working on this project.
Click here for poster: Amtrak Station Public Forum 2-18-12
Are you interested in helping create a Village-wide municipal WiFi network? The Essex Junction Trustees are seeking a candidate to join a special ad hoc committee that will identify the technical, legal and financial challenges that need to be addressed for establishing an open-access Internet network throughout the Village. This is a volunteer position, and the committee will begin meeting in the spring of 2012. If you have some special background or a particular interest in this area, please send your name and a brief statement of interest to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please type “Village WiFi Committee” in the subject line of the email.
Petitions for office for the Annual Village Meeting are now available at the Village office. Officers to be elected include:
Moderator, 1 year term;
Two Village Trustees, three year terms each;
One Library Trustee, five year term.
Petitions may be picked up at the Village Office, 2 Lincoln Street, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Completed petitions (containing at least 30 qualified signatures) must be returned to the Village Clerk by Monday, March 5th in order to have a name placed on the ballot.
Friday, February 24th is the last day to file lawful petitions signed by at least 5% of the registered voters to have an article placed on the Warning for the Annual Village Meeting.
The Annual Village meeting will be held on April 4, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at Essex High School. Ballot items (elections) will be held on April 10, 2012 (with School elections).
All problems related to Village streets and sidewalks (surface conditions, pot holes, street signs, storm drains, etc.), sewer and water lines (sewer back up, plugged lines, broken water lines, water shut off/on, water meters, etc.) and street lights that are out should be reported to the Village office at 878-6944 during normal business hours , M-F, 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
In the case of an urgent or emergency situation on nights, weekends and holidays, residents should call the Essex Police dispatch at 878-8331 and they will contact Public Works. Your assistance is greatly appreciated because we rely on residents to inform us of situations that need attention.
The Village Trustees adopted Legislative Priorities for 2012 on January 3, 2012:
