WARNING
ART. 1 Shall the Town of Grafton elect all municipal officers by Australian ballot? Voting shall take place on
Tuesday, March 3, 2026; polls open from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM.
ART. 2 Shall the Town of Grafton receive and accept the Auditor’s Report?
ART. 3 Shall the Town of Grafton authorize the Selectboard to borrow money, respectively, if necessary, for
current expenses in anticipation of collection of taxes?
ART. 4 Shall the Town of Grafton raise seven hundred twenty-five thousand eight hundred forty dollars
($725,840.00) for the maintenance of highways and bridges?
ART. 5 Shall the Town of Grafton raise four hundred twenty thousand seventy-two dollars ($420,072.00) for the
Selectboard’s Budget?
ART. 6 Shall the Town of Grafton raise five thousand fifty dollars ($5,050.00) for Grafton Rescue Squad
operating expenses?
ART. 7 Shall the Town of Grafton raise nine thousand dollars ($9,000.00) for ambulance service?
ART. 8 Shall the Town of Grafton raise twenty-nine thousand nine hundred fifty dollars ($29,950.00) for the
Grafton Firefighters Association operating expenses?
ART. 9 Shall the Town of Grafton raise eighteen thousand five hundred dollars ($18,500) for the Grafton Fire
Truck Fund?
ART. 10 Shall the Town of Grafton approve expenditures of any grant monies awarded for purposes named in such
grant or grants for fiscal year 2026/2027?
ART. 11 Shall the Town of Grafton raise twelve thousand two hundred thirty-one dollars ($12,231.00) for
Humanitarian expenses? (Bellows Falls Senior Center - $674; Grafton Cares - $1,000; Grafton Church
(Food Pantry) - $1,000; HCRS - $600; Parks Place - $150; VT Rural Fire Protection - $100; Senior
Solutions - $650; SEVCA - $650; The Current - $250; Valley Cares - $1,052; Visiting Nurse Association
- $2,300; VCIL - $105; Women’s Freedom Center - $600; Youth Services - $100; The Gathering Place -
$500; Grace Cottage Foundation - $2,500)
ART. 12 Shall the Town of Grafton raise two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00) for the Capital Budget?
($139,500 for Highway Road & Structures Program, $3,500 for Computer Software Program, $42,000
for Town Hall Requirements Fund, and $15,000 for Fire Hydrant Fund)
ART. 13 Shall the Town of Grafton pay its property taxes to the Treasurer in Quarterly installments, with the due
dates being August 17, November 16, February 16, and May 17, with no postmarks accepted?
ART. 14 Shall the Town of Grafton levy an interest charge on all delinquent taxes on real and personal property of
one (1) percent per month or fraction thereof from the due date of each installment for the first three2
months, and one and one-half (1½) percent per month or fraction thereof for every month thereafter, as
provided for in 32 VSA 5136?
ART. 15 To transact any other non-binding business that may legally come before the Town meeting