The legal voters of the Town of Colchester, Vermont are notified and warned to meet at the Colchester High School Auditorium, Laker Lane, in said Town on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 7:00 PM to act on the following articles not involving voting by Australian ballot (Articles 8-12):

ARTICLE 8

To choose a moderator, if elected moderator is not present.

ARTICLE 9

To act on reports of the Town Officers.

ARTICLE 10

To set compensation, if any, to be paid to the Selectboard.

ARTICLE 11

To transact any other business proper to come before said meeting.

ARTICLE 12

To adjourn said meeting and to reconvene at the Colchester High School, Laker Lane, in said Town on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, for voters in District 19 and District 20 to vote for Town Officers and to transact any other business involving voting by Australian Ballot with voting to begin at 7:00 a.m. and to close at 7:00 p.m. (Early voting information below.)

ARTICLE 13 – Town Municipal Services Budget

“Shall the voters of the Town of Colchester approve total general fund expenditures of Eighteen Million, One Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty-Six Dollars ($18,163,756) of which Fifteen Million, Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand, Five Hundred Sixty-Six Dollars ($15,271,566) shall be raised by taxes and Two Million, Eight Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand, One Hundred Ninety Dollars ($2,892,190) by non-tax revenues for the Fiscal Year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027?”

ARTICLE 14 – Public Safety Capital Plan

“Shall the voters of the Town of Colchester reauthorize the Selectboard to maintain a reserve fund accumulating annually in the amount of Thirty Thousand, Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($30,750) for a period of five years, for the purpose of financing public safety equipment replacements and upgrades?”

Early/Absentee Voting: You may request a ballot be mailed to you through the Vermont’s Voter Registration system at “My Voter Page” at https://mvp.vermont.gov/, pick one up at the Town Clerk’s Office, or request one by phone to the Town Clerk’s Office at (802) 264-5520. Completed ballots can be deposited into the drive up drop box or mailed using the provided return envelope. If mailing, be sure to allow time for postal transit! Ballots must be received in the Town Clerk’s Office by 12:00 PM or Drop Box by 4:30 PM on Monday, March 2, 2026, or brought to the polling location at Colchester High School on Election Day, March 3, 2026.

DATED AT COLCHESTER THIS 13th DAY OF
JANUARY 2026

/s/ Pam Loranger, Chair

/s/ Charlie Papillo, Vice Chair

/s/ Jacki Murphy, Clerk

/s/ Maureen P. Dakin

/s/ Paul Pecor

Colchester Selectboard

/s/ Julie Graeter, Town Clerk