Hartland resident James Sturm sketches fellow residents during the Hartland Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Hartland Vt. This is the first in-person meeting since 2020, due to the pandemic. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Hartland resident James Sturm sketches fellow residents during the Hartland Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Hartland Vt. This is the first in-person meeting since 2020, due to the pandemic. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Jennifer Hauck

Article of note: Voters are being asked to consider whether $50,000 from the Town’s capital reserve fund should be used to demolish the North Hartland School building. Last year, voters defeated an article that would have authorized the Selectboard to sell the 1950s-era building located at 24 Mill St.

Contested races: There are no contested races for Selectboard or School Board this year. 

Budgets and spending articles: The proposed general and highway fund budgets total $4.26 million, of which $3.23 million would be raised from taxes. That’s up from last year’s $3.85 million, $3.04 million coming from taxes.  The proposed school budget is $11.8 million, up from last year’s $11.2 million. 

When, where and how to vote: The annual school meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Damon Hall at One Quechee Road at 7 p.m. Town Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 3, at 9 a.m. at Damon Hall and voting by Australian ballot will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Alex Ebrahimi is a staff writer at the Valley News. He can be reached at (603) 727-3212 or by email at aebrahimi@vnews.com.