WARNING
Article 1: To act on the town report
Article 2: To see if the Town shall vote to authorize the Selectboard to borrow money, if
necessary, for current expenses in anticipation of collection of taxes
Article 3: To see if the Town shall vote to authorize the Town Clerk, pursuant to 24 V.S.A §
1236 (10) or Treasurer, pursuant to 32 V.S.A. § 4791 to collect current taxes on the
10th of September 2026
Article 4: To see if the Town shall vote to publish a list of delinquent taxpayers in the Town
Report
Article 5: To see if the Town shall vote to approve a budget of $734,355.49, with $633,380.49
to be raised by taxes
Article 6: To see if the Town shall vote to decrease the total membership of the selectboard
from five to three members pursuant to 17 V.S.A. § 2650(b)
Article 7: To see if the Town shall adopt a fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends June 30
Article 8: To see if the Town shall vote to authorize the Selectboard to appoint a Town Clerk for
a term of 1 year, as permitted by 17 V.S.A. § 2651e
Article 9: To see if the Town shall vote to authorize the Selectboard to appoint a Town
Treasurer for a term on 1 year, as permitted by 17 V.S.A. § 2651f
Article 10: To see if the Town shall vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $3,500.00 for the
annual maintenance of its cemeteries
Article 11: Shall the voters of Athens approve the sum of $2,500.00 for the purpose of
maintaining the Athens Brick Meetinghouse
Article 12: To see if the Town shall vote to raise the sum of $6,726.00 for Humanitarian
expenses. (Southeastern Vermont Economic Development Strategies (SeVEDS) -
$1,140.00; Grace Cottage Family Health & Hospital - $500.00; Women’s Freedom
Center - $250.00; Youth Services - $330.00; SEVCA - $1,000.00; Bellows Falls Area
Senior Center - $250.00; Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice for Vermont and
New Hampshire (VNH) - $1,350.00; Grafton Cares - $1,000.00; Health Care
Rehabilitation Services (HCRS)- $356.00; Senior Solutions - $300.00; Bull Creek
Common Lands - $250.00
Article 13: To set the time of future town meetings
Article 14: To transact any further business proper to come before said meeting