The legal voters of Winooski are hereby warned and notified to meet at the Winooski School District Auditorium on March 2,2026 at 6:00 p.m. to discuss Article Three, Article Four, Article Five, Article Six and Article Seven to conduct an informational meeting on the Australian Ballot questions. A public hearing will coincide with the informational meeting to discuss Article Five, Article Six and Article Seven.

The meeting to be adjourned and to reconvene at the Winooski Senior Center, 123 Barlow Street on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 to transact any business involving voting by Australian Ballot to begin at 7:00 a.m. in the morning and closing at 7:00 p.m. The legal voters of the City of Winooski are further notified that voter qualification, registration and absentee voting relative to said meeting shall be as provided in Vermont Statutes Annotated Title 17 Chapters 43, 51 and 55, and Act No. M-6 (H.227)

Article One

To elect (1) Councilor for an one (1) year unexpired term expires in 2027

To elect (2) City Councilors for a term of two (2) years each.

Article Two

To elect (1) Mayor for an one (1) year unexpired term expires in 2027

Article Three

Shall the voters of the City of Winooski approve the budget for the Fiscal Year 2027 in the amount of Eleven Million Nine Hundred Eight Thousand Forty-Two Dollars and Fifty-Four Cents ($11,908,042.54). The amount to be raised from property taxes is Nine Million Three Hundred Nineteen Thousand Sixty-Five Dollars and Seventy-Nine Cents ($9,319,065.79).

Article Four

Shall the City Council be authorized to apply for and accept funds from sources other than property taxation, and to expend the same for the benefit of the City in addition to sums for which budget appropriation has been made? (Approval of this article will not impact property taxes.)

Article Five

Shall general obligation bonds of the City of Winooski in a principal amount not to exceed Five Hundred Eighty Thousand Dollars ($580,000) be issued for the planning, design, construction, repair, replacement, and upgrade of the Cascade Parking Garage elevator and related capital improvements? A portion of the repayment is intended to come from parking fees, subject to any reduction for applicable state and federal grants-in-aid and any applicable general funds but backed by the full faith and credit of the City.

Article Six

Shall general obligation bonds of the City of Winooski in a principal amount not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) be issued for the planning, design, construction, and installation of a sidewalk on a portion of East Spring Street and related capital improvements, with the total amount of such general obligation bonds to be reduced by the receipt of state and federal grants-in-aid?

Article Seven

Shall general obligation bonds of the City of Winooski in a principal amount not to exceed Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($950,000) be issued for the planning, design, construction, repair, replacement, and upgrades to City Hall and Police Department and related capital improvements, with the total amount of such general obligation bonds to be reduced by the receipt of state and federal grants-in-aid?

Dated at Winooski, Vermont this 26th day of January, 2026

Mayor Thomas Renner

Deputy Mayor Bryn Oakleaf

Councilor Aurora Hurd

Councilor Elsie Goodrich

Councilor Alison Turkos