Halifax Town Plan 2027 Draft
Halifax Town Plan 2027 Draft 08-19-2026.docx
Welcome to the Town of Halifax, Vermont
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Town Clerk: Patricia Dow
Phone: 802-368-7390
Address:
PO Box 127, West Halifax, VT 05358
246 Branch Rd, West Halifax, VT 05358
Office Hours:
Monday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Tuesday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Wednesday 12:00 pm–3:00 p.m.
Friday 8:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Saturday by appointment only
Email: halifaxtownclerk@gmail.com
Road Closures
Check the highway department page for current closures.
Fire Bans & Burn Safety/Permits
Changes are underway for getting burn permits. Read more here. We will update this page soon with new information.
Other permit forms are now available on the Town Clerk’s page (see Town Clerk link in center panel).
News you can use from VT Fish and Wildlife: Living with Black Bears
Vermont is no longer in a drought or even abnormally dry!
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There are two athletic events on Halifax roads this weekend. Note that Green River Road is CLOSED except to local traffic Sunday ONLY 7-8:30 AM from Moss Hollow Road to Deer Park Road. D2R2: Deerfield Dirt-Road Randonnee. Bicycle event focusing on dirt roads. Benefit: Franklin Land Trust. Saturday, August 22, 2026. This is not a…
Here’s a link to the primary voting in Halifax from August 11, 2026! OFFICIAL RETURN OF VOTES VT PRIMARY 2026 These and past results are also under the Reports heading on the website. Here is the earlier posting from Election Night itself: Vt Primary August 11 2026 Election Night Result
TOWN OF HALIFAX NOTICE OF HEARING FOR A BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT PERMIT Gerald Patrick Phelan II and Hope Phelan, of 1547 Branch Road, Halifax, Vermont, 05358 have submitted an application for a Boundary Line Adjustment located at 1547 Branch Road in the Town of Halifax. The proposed project describes as follows: transferring acres of…
Halifax Firemen’s Lobster Boil Saturday, August 1 serving from 1-3pm Tickets can be retrieved from the Town Office, from any fireman or call Wayne at 802 368 7733 Prices: $60 for lobster & clams, half chicken, corn on the cob, cole slaw, potato salad, watermelon $25 for half chicken, corn on the cob, cole slaw,…
A portion of Deer Park Road will be closed to through traffic in the vicinity of Deer Park Pond during the following work hours July 7, 2026 through July 9, 2026 Tues to Thurs from 8am to 4pm July 13, 2026 through July 16, 2026 Mon to Thurs from 8am to 4pm Work…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING AGENDA July 7, 2026 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE or You can join the meeting here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83140976854?pwd=dFFkWE1tdk84VjFGc1RZODJvM2NjUT09 Meeting ID: 831 4097 6854 Passcode: 793307 You can dial in using your phone: +1 646 876 9923 US (New York) Or one-tap mobile: +16468769923,,83140976854#,,,,*793307# Dial…
CAEL SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (3 SELECTBOARD MEMBERS & 3 SCHOOL DIRECTORS) TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA June 29, 2026 7:00 PM AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY You can join the meeting remotely here: Cael Scholarship Committee Meeting Monday, June 29 · 7:00 – 7:30pm Time zone: America/New_York Google Meet joining info Video call…
2026 Town of Halifax Green Mountain Power – Work Schedule Notice Work Description Green Mountain Power (“GMP”) is working to complete its Zero Outage Initiative and is working with a group of different contractors to complete each road segment. Scope of remaining work in Halifax consists of: New Rebuilds for 2026 GMP has…
2026 Town of Halifax Green Mountain Power – Work Schedule Notice Work Description Green Mountain Power (“GMP”) is working to complete its Zero Outage Initiative and is working with a group of different contractors to complete each road segment. Scope of remaining work in Halifax consists of: New Rebuilds for 2026 GMP has…
GMP Work Schedule Notice and Lookahead May 11 to May 22 2026 Town of Halifax Green Mountain Power – Work Schedule Notice Work Description Green Mountain Power (“GMP”) is working to complete its Zero Outage Initiative and is working with a group of different contractors to complete each road segment. Scope of remaining work…
GMP Roadwork – 2025 Project Wrap-up Underway Commencing on April 22, 2026 the GMP team will begin laying down the final 4” of gravel on approximately 20 miles of roadway. The work is being done by GMP contractors, not the Halifax Road Crew. The GMP contractors have two graders staged and plan to operate them…
Green Up Day is Saturday May 2, 2026! Bags and snacks and the route map will be available in the Community Hall at 20 Brook Road instead of in the town parking lot this year. The Halifax Café will open at 9:00 am to host Green-Up Day—come get your bags & route, have a…
Time for a shout out! We have a new bulletin board in Halifax Center! Howard Smith of Old County Road built and supplied a bulletin board for the town’s use in Halifax Center somewhere in the 2010-2015 timeframe. It was put to good use. Sometimes, the old bulletin board was chock full, shown here…
Town of Halifax is requesting sealed bids for the 2026 Paving Project Project Description: The Town of Halifax is requesting sealed bids for theJacksonville Stage Road 2026 Paving Project (the “Project”) which may include cold planing, full lane width shim, full reclaim, paving and single lift paving, and shoulder material. Contractor will provide all…
Please click to read Halifax Selectboard Act 181 Letter in Opposition The Selectboard of the Town of Halifax has submitted the following letter in opposition to ACT 181. As always, citizens also may directly contact their legislative representatives with their own views and perspectives on this or other matters. Here are a few of the…
Howdy, folks! Here is a link to the Election Results from Town Meeting Day–also under Reports > Official Return of Voting Results. Official-Return-of-Votes-March-3-2026.pdf Interested in helping the town? See page 24 of the Halifax Town Report for appointed positions that show (1 year), or that have a “Term Expires 2026” label on them. Many positions are…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT TOWN MEETING INFORMATION HEARING February 24, 2026 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM and online Note: the Meeting recording was posted in the requisite 24-hours at the Halifax Selectboard YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RwGrpVHz81s with a notice on the town website as well. CALL TO ORDER…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT Meet the Candidates Special Meeting Minutes February 24, 2026 AT THE HALIFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM and online, immediately after 6 PM Information Hearing CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 7:28 pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, Rhonda…
Get ready for town meeting! Here’s the link to the recording of the Informational Meeting and Meet the Candidates night. School warning articles were discussed first, and you can click the button below to see the entire recording or just that information. Town warning articles started at this point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwGrpVHz81s&t=2851s. Finally, meet the candidates was…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT Town Meeting Information Hearing Warning and Agenda February 24, 2026 6:00 PM at the Halifax Elementary School Multipurpose Room, or remote: Zoom Login https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84433126836?pwd=IOC8pB92XSvxCoDP4IJLcUoCjKbNfR.1 One tap mobile +13052241968,,84433126836#,,,,*498309# US Meeting ID: 844 3312 6836 Passcode: 498309 Town Meeting Articles School Meeting Articles The meeting will be recorded…
2026 Town Reports are available for pickup in the Town Office. Here it is online as well, in full color. Halifax Town Report FY25 for March 2026 Town Meeting Day You can navigate to it also through Reports > Annual Reports in the upper right hand corner of the webpage. See our separate posting for…
Town Meeting is March 3, 2026. It’s Town Meeting season again and here are some required notices (also posted in town at the PO, Town Office, and Halifax Center): Annual Town Meeting Warning 2026 School Warning 2026 2026 Sample Ballot Notice to Voters Halifax VT Local Elections March 3, 2026
Notice for petitions for articles and candidates 2026 Candidates for LOCAL OFFICE 2026 Petition for Town Meeting Articles 2026
Halifax road revision: Traffic pattern change on Whitneyville Road & Brook Road intersection The Halifax Selectboard, in consultation with the Town Attorney, has determined that the northerly “cutoff” from Whitneyville Road to Brook Road is in fact on private property. The town will no longer be maintaining this as if it were a road. The…
GMP has completed its activities that require road closures, as well as put an initial 2″ of gravel on all roads they worked on in 2025. At this time, only electric work is happening from the MA line to Amidon Road, so you will still see crews and flaggers out for that. That work is…
THIS YEAR ! September 2025 we will be celebrating Halifax’s 275th birthday! OLD HOME DAY ! What a celebration this will be. We are planning a multi-day event with evening activities with the main events on Saturday and Sunday. There are so many fun activities planned for you to participate in or watch. We hope…
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