VILLAGE OF ESSEX JUNCTION
Volunteer Opportunities
Looking for a way to get involved in your local community?
The following opportunities to participate in local government are available through the Village of Essex Junction. Terms on the following volunteer boards and commissions are expiring and vacancies will need to be filled:
- Essex Junction Planning Commission. The Planning Commission usually meets twice per month to review development applications and updates to the Land Development Code (Zoning Regulations). The Planning Commission also updates the Comprehensive Plan every five years. There are two 3-year terms available beginning July 1, 2012.
- Essex Junction Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Zoning Board of Adjustment usually meets once per month and considers requests for variances, conditional uses and appeals of staff decisions. There are two 3-year terms available beginning July 1, 2012.
- Channel 17 Trustee. The Channel 17 Trustees oversee the Chittenden County Government Access Channel Trust and are appointed by each of the member municipalities. The Trustees contract with CCTV to operate the channel on behalf of its members. One member and one alternate member position is available.
- Tri-Town Joint Review Committee. The Tri-Town Joint Review Committee meets at least once per year to review and make recommendations to the annual operating and maintenance budget of the Village Sewage Treatment Facility. The Committee expects to be meeting once every month or two to review issues relating to the $15 million Plant Upgrade Project. There are two positions available.
- Capital Program Analysis Committee. The Capital Program Analysis Committee will examine all of the Village of Essex Junction’s municipal capital needs (i.e., streets & highways, water, sewer, buildings, etc.) for the next 10 years and then prioritize them into a 5 year plan. The committee is to be made up of 1 or 2 Trustees, 1 Planning Commission member and 3 citizen volunteers.
Any interested Village resident may submit a letter of interest to the Village Trustees, c/o Village Manager, 2 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452, by May 17, 2012 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Interviews are expected to be held at the May 22nd Trustees meeting.