802-434-2032 – 4930 Main Road, Huntington, VT 05462 – See map in the right sidebar –>
Hours:
PLEASE NOTE THAT DURING THIS PANDEMIC, WE ARE NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. INFORMATION ON HOW TO DO BUSINESS WITH THIS OFFICE IS LOCATED ABOUT 2/3s OF THE WAY DOWN THIS HOME PAGE.
Regular Hours when we are not in a pandemic:
Monday (8 am – 7 pm), Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday (8 am – 3 pm), Friday or other times by appointment
Lister’s Office Hours when we are not in a pandemic: Thursday (9 am – noon) or by appointment (call 802-434-5783).
Town News
GREEN UP DAY IS MAY 30
Click here to read more about Green Up and sign up for a road to clean up on May 30. We are doing things differently, so please look at the information on the sign up.
GUIDELINES FOR OUTDOOR BURNING
Please note that as of Wednesday 5/27 FIRE DANGER IS MODERATE due to very dry conditions. Caution is advised with any open burning including campfires. Click here for Your Guide to Outdoor burning in Huntington VT. Remember: you must get a permit for a specific location, date & time before starting any outdoor fire (except campfires that are 30″ or less in diameter, which do not require a permit). Fire Warden Ken Russin can be reached at 434-2389 (pager 350-7818). The latest status for burning will be published on this homepage and you can find the full text of the Town ordinance here.
SPECIAL & RECURRING MUNICIPAL REMOTE MEETING GUIDELINES
A Town-wide ban on in-person municipal meetings is still in place. Meetings are being scheduled by video/telephone. Agendas, with public access links, must be posted at Beaudry’s, the Library and the Town Office downstairs windows; on Front Porch Forum; and on this homepage of the Town’s website.
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL REMOTE MEETINGS
Development Review Board: Tuesday, June 2 @ 7 pm
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97464977937
For Telephone: 1 646 558 8656 (this number is not toll-free)
Meeting ID: 974 6497 7937 Password: n/a
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 434-2032. This meeting will be recorded.
Planning Commission: Monday, June 8 @ 7 pm
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99856690674?pwd=aFJJNzVsV29Ubm5Jd3M0d2JZQXRrQT09
For Telephone: 1 646 558 8656 (this number is not toll-free)
Meeting ID: 802 434 4779 Password: n/a
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 434-4779. This meeting will be recorded.
RECURRING MUNICIPAL REMOTE MEETINGS
Community Forest Stewardship Committee: 3rd Thursday of each month @ 7 pm (next date: 6/18)
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/97451880861
For Telephone: 1 646 558 8656 (this number is not toll-free)
Meeting ID: 974 5188 0861
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 802-434-7012.
Conservation Commission: 2nd Thursday of each month @ 7 pm (next date: 6/11)
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/91474013949?pwd=dVEvZHNBdEV6Wkw5Q3ViUGwrZi9Ydz09
For Telephone: 1 646 558 8656 (this number is not toll-free)
Meeting ID: 914 7401 3949 Password: 156949
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 802-355-8288.
Energy Committee: 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 7 pm (next date: 6/17)
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/92597294666
For Telephone: 1 646 558 8656 (this number is not toll-free)
Meeting ID: 925 9729 4666 Password: n/a
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 434-6041
Library Trustees: 3rd Wednesday of each month @ 6:30 pm
For Zoom: https://eab.zoom.us/j/94147377261
For Telephone: +1 301 715 8592 (US Toll call) or +1 312 626 6799 (US Toll call)
Meeting ID: 941 4737 7261 Password: n/a
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 434-2313.
Selectboard: 1st & 3rd Monday of each month @ 7 pm (next date: 6/15 – there will be no meeting on Monday 6/1))
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/8024344779
For Telephone: 1 646 558 8656 (this number is not toll-free)
Meeting ID: 802 434 4779 Password: n/a
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 434-4779. This meeting will be recorded.
Town Hall Committee: 4th Thursday of each month @ 7 pm
For Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99830908713
Meeting ID: 998 3090 8713 Password: n/a
This meeting will not be held in a physical location. If you have difficulty trying to connect to the meeting, call 434-7012.
HUNTINGTON TOWN CLERK’S OFFICE
The Town Clerk’s Office is not open to the public. The front door is locked. You can contact me at the office (434-2032) or at home (434-2690) or by email: huntingtonclerk@gmavt.net. I am in the phone book.
DOGS: The May 1 extension for on-time registration has gone by. So, you will owe $19 for a spayed or neutered dog or $27. . Residents can register their dogs by mailing in their checks and new rabies certificates, if appropriate. There is a drop slot next to the front door. You can send an email or call for details about whether the current rabies certificate is on file here. We will mail your tags back to you. Stop in another time with your dog – we love to have canine – and human – visitors.
RABIES CLINIC: Postponed to a later date, to be determined.
OTHER BUSINESS AT THE OFFICE
Many of the application documents you need to do business with this office are located on this website. If you cannot find them easily, call the office and they can be emailed to you.
MARRIAGE LICENSES: You can find the application form online and email it to the Town Clerk. As is my usual practice, I will send you a proof. We will need to talk.
BIRTH AND DEATH CERTIFICATES: Certified vital records can be ordered by downloading the form: You can find the application form online and email it to the me. It remains $10 for the certified copy, which is set by statute. We will talk about how I will get this to you.
CAR REGISTRATION RENEWALS: The DMV has extended, by 90 days, registration renewals and other paperwork. You can do this online or in the mail. You don’t need to make an appointment to come into the office while we are closed.
NOTARY PUBLIC: Call me for an appointment. We will do this outside on the front porch of the office, but not on a rainy day.
VOTER REGISTRATION: Voter registration can be done online at http://olvr.sec.state.vt.us
LAND RECORDS RESEARCHERS:
Until further dictum from the governor, the office is not open for research. We will all be the first to know when this changes. In the meantime, I will do my best to assist you.
1. Available, by request, indices of Grantors and Grantees from 2004 to March 5, 2020. Each document is in PDF form and is 459 pages. I have already sent these via email to attorneys and other professionals, who are on my list. These documents can be emailed at no cost. You might want to consider saving us all some time by being on the email list since you will get notice of closures and other relevant office news.
2. Any land records requests will require book and page. The documents can be emailed, along with an invoice. I WILL NOT conduct research for anyone regardless of the current situation as we do not carry Title Insurance and could be held liable should incorrect documentation be mistakenly sent. $1 per page, usual rate.
3. A scan of the Recording Log, after March 4, 2020 will be made at the end of each day someone is in the office and will be available to researchers wishing to do title updates. This document can be emailed. No cost for the updates.
4. The Town Clerk’s Office has Listers’ Cards, which can be emailed to you. Listers Cards are $1 per page, and this is the regular rate.
5. As part of the research, the Town Clerk can also email you a copy of a tax bill with the other documents.
We are working very hard to make the Huntington Town Clerk’s and Treasurer’s Office available to those who need access but we need your cooperation and understanding.
First and foremost at this very unsettling time is the health, safety and well-being of each other with the ultimate goal of all getting through this together. Thanks very much!
MORE SCHEDULE CHANGES
The Huntington Public Library was closed to the public by the Board of Trustees on March 12. However, you can still take out books and access e-books and audiobooks at no cost through the ListenUp Vermont. Now is a great time for getting into a good book. Click here for details.
WANT TO TAKE A HIKE?
A map has been created by the Huntington Conservation Commission that shows existing informal walking paths on the land that the town voted to purchase for the new Huntington Town Community Forest in Huntington Center. You can park at the school and walk in through the back. Click here for the link to the map. Enjoy your walk!
WANT TO HAVE A GARDEN THIS SUMMER?
The Huntington Community Garden has plots available for 2020. Click the link for the layout and the information/application:
TAX PAYMENTS
The deadline for the Fourth Quarter Tax Payment was Friday, May 15, 2020. Late payment balances are subject to the 1% interest and 8% penalty.
TAX INFORMATION
If you are unable to find your property tax bill mailed in July 2019, contact the Treasurer’s Office. Email huntingtontreasurer@gmavt.net for tax information, which can be return-emailed to you. Please provide name of property owner on April 1, 2019. You can also get a statement of taxes paid for 2019 to complete your Vermont taxes.
TOWN MEETING – MARCH 3, 2020
Here are the results from Huntington’s Town Meeting and March 3 elections. Click here.
Click here to read the Town Meeting minutes.
Click here to read the information sheet, reports and other documents regarding the proposed Town Community Forest.
DOG REGISTRATION LUCKY DIPS
Fun information: All dogs registered in January were entered in the January Lucky Dip for a free license in 2021. The lucky winner of the January 2020 Lucky Dip is #10 (Fran Reed – Torry, her golden boy). The January/February Lucky Dip winner is #43 (Yasmine Ziesler – Souter, a big black lab) and Town Meeting Day Lucky Dip winner is #132 (Jim and Kathy Couture – beautiful blond Shelby). Free 2021 licenses for them!
The lucky winners of the 2019 January Lucky Dip are License #1 (Heidi Racht – Annie, the sweet white dog mix) and License #3 (Kathleen & Dave Clark – JD, the old – 16! -red dog); January/February Lucky Dip is License #58 (Jim and Patty Baumann – golden Banks) and Town Meeting Luck Dip License #215 (Michael Pendriss – black Chaos). Free 2020 licenses for them!
9-1-1 SIGNS
The green reflective signs with your 9-1-1 address are available at the Huntington Town Clerk’s Office. The cost is $10 and they are made to order. The proceeds from the sale of these signs go directly to Huntington First Response/Fire Department.
EMERGENCY RESOURCES DURING POWER OUTAGES
Our emergency shelter at the Church in Huntington Center is available if you need access to clean water, showers, heat, cooking facilities, etc. If the church is locked & the lights are off, call Barbara at 434-5754 or page 350-6710 and we will be happy to meet you there!
CHECK OUT THE HUNTINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Huntington Public Library is open on Sundays, noon to 5 pm, as well as four other days. In addition to a wide selection of books of all genres, the Library has wifi access and public computer terminals. Huntington participates in the Home Card program, which enables Huntington and Buels Gore residents to borrow books from participating local libraries (sorry, not Fletcher Free in Burlington). Cardholders can access a variety of online educational resources and also request books through interlibrary loan. It is located in the Union Meeting House in the Lower Village. Click here for the HPL website.
School News
BREWSTER-PIERCE SCHOOL IS COLLECTING BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION – When you purchase certain cereals, soup or other products at the local store, check the label. If there is a small emblem on the box top or on the side of the can, cut it out to give to the Partners in Education at Brewster-Pierce School. Each little emblem is worth ten cents when they are sent in (December and April). Drop off at the school or the Town Clerk’s Office. To read more about the program, click here for Box tops.