TOWN OF HALIFAX

NOTICE OF VACANCY – Office of Auditors

05/06/2025

In accordance with 24 V.S.A. § 961(d), the Selectboard of the Town of Halifax hereby gives notice of 2 vacancies created by the election winners not taking their oath of office at a duly warned meeting with that request, within the office of Auditors, effective May 6, 2025.

The Selectboard, pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 963, will make appointments to fill these vacancies at its meeting on June 17, 2025. The person(s) appointed will serve until a town election is held.

CITIZENS’ RIGHT TO PETITION FOR VOTE: Titles 17 V.S.A. § 2643 and 24 V.S.A. § 963 grant citizens the right to petition for a vote to replace the Selectboard’s appointee at a special town meeting. If a special town meeting is called, the newly elected town officer will remain in office for the balance of the unexpired term. If a special town meeting is not called, the Selectboard’s appointee will remain in office until the next annual town meeting.

To exercise this right, citizens must present a petition calling for an election for this office signed by five percent of the legal voters of the Town to the Town Clerk prior to the next annual Town Meeting.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION pertaining to this notice and its contents may be obtained by contacting Patty Dow, Town Clerk, 802-368-7390, during normal office hours.

Signed and dated this 10th day of May 2025.

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Selectboard Chair

Sealed Bid Details:
Sealed bids for provision as listed below will be accepted as follows:

If hand delivered: Any time prior to 3:00pm on April 15, 2025 in the Halifax Town office (246 Branch Road Halifax, VT) OR bidder may bring sealed bid to the 6:00pm Selectboard meeting.
If by mail: Please send to Town of Halifax, PO Box 127 Halifax VT 05358 any time prior to 3:00pm on the bid due date.
All sealed bids must be clearly marked:

Attention: Town of Halifax – Selectboard
Halifax Town – Green River Road 2025 Paving Project
The bids will be read publicly at the Selectboard meeting at 6:00pm on April 15, 2025
Contractors interested in receiving bid and project information, please contact Mike Fournier, Road Supervisor at (802) 368-2803

Construction Details:
The Project consists of full-depth reclamation of 4,000’ on Green River Road between the intersection of Ballou Mountain Road and proceeding to Hatch School Road with the following specifications:
Reclamation and Compaction -> 4,000’ from Ballou Mountain Rd. North to Pavement Ends (Brook Rd.)
a) Estimated at 9,800 square yards
b) Hot Bituminous Asphalt -> 2-1/2” Binder (estimated at 1,400 Tons) with Type 2 stone
c) Hot Bituminous Asphalt -> 1-1/2” Wearing Course (estimated at 850 Tons) with Type 3 stone

Shoulder Gravel 4,000’ @ 2’ Wide – 2 Sides & 4” Depth (estimated at 300 Tons)

Other Requirements:
The contractor must use a Vermont Agency of Transportation (“VTrans”) approved mix design for the type IV-50 gyration superpave pavement with a 70-28 PG binder. The mix shall contain no recycled asphalt shingles (RAS).
The plant producing the bituminous concrete pavement shall have a current certification by a VTrans construction and material lab 72 hours prior to producing mix for the special project.
The contractor must provide a paver which includes one operator and two screed persons.
The contractor must provide compaction equipment and operators capable of attaining the compaction required in the following specifications:

1. The Town requires a breakdown, intermediate, and finish roller. All rollers will be 10-12 ton minimum. The breakdown roller shall be double steel drum with adjustable vibratory capabilities. The intermediate can either be rubber tire or a steel-rubber combination. The finish roller can be double steel drum or steel rubber combination. A shim course shall require two rollers, a rubber tired breakdown roller followed by a double steel drum or steel rubber combination. All rollers will be 10-12 ton minimum.
2. The contractor will supply RS-1 or RS-1H emulsion and distributor meeting sections 404.04 to 404.06 of 2011 specification book for applying emulsion at a min. rate of 0.040 gal/sy. Emulsion is to be applied to all surfaces in contact with the new bituminous concrete pavement (“BCP”). Cold longitudinal joints shall receive a double application of emulsion. Tack wagons not capable of applying a continuous uniform application at the specified rate of tack in a single pass will be removed from the project if the issue cannot be corrected. Emulsion shall be considered incidental to the work required for this contract and as such shall not be priced out separately but instead be included in the unit price of asphalt to be placed.
3. The contractor will provide equipment, operators and laborers necessary to cold plane 10 foot (minimum) tapers at project beginning and end approaches to bridges, side road tapers, to attain curb reveal, etc. May be done with a skid steer or bobcat with a milling attachment.
4. The contractor shall be responsible for all cleaning of the road surface prior to paving.
5. Paving to include 2 foot drive aprons and 2 foot side road aprons, this does not include any taper needed to match existing pavement. Excavation of material of fill material is to be included in the price per ton bid.
6. The cleaning of haul units and paving equipment on the surface to be paved shall not be allowed. The contractor is responsible for locating on or off project sites for this activity. All waste material generated from this activity shall be removed from the project within 48 hours upon completion of the project at the sole expense of the contractor.
7. The contractor is expected to work within the Town right of way. Any cost associated with the contractors desire to obtain clearances to work outside the existing right of way will be at the sole expense of the contractor.
8. Damage by the contractor to Town and or personal property, or utilities during construction will be repaired by the contractor to pre-construction condition and will be at the sole expense of the contractor.
9. The contractor is required to provide traffic control for the duration of the project.
10. A traffic control plan will be required, all traffic control shall be compliant with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) Standards.

Recording of the recount is uploading to YouTube, and will be accessible here: https://youtu.be/fi90Pv6XGZE

PUBLIC NOTICE OF RECOUNT

BY THE HALIFAX BOARD OF CIVIL AUTHORITY

RECOUNT OF 3 YEAR AUDITOR POSITION

NOTICE is hereby given to the legal voters of the Town of Halifax, Vermont are hereby warned and notified to meet in the Conference Room at the Halifax Town Clerk’s Office, 246 Branch Road in said Town on Monday, March 10, 2025 at 7:00 P.M. to observe a recount of the 3 year Auditor Position with a term ending 2028 voted on at Town Meeting.

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 *6 to mute/unmute on telephone

Here is a scanned PDF of the warning as well: Public Notice of Recount for 3 Year Auditor Seat

March 8 2025 Emergency BCA Meeting Warning and Agenda

Here is a link to the video recording of the meeting, at the point it started formally: https://youtu.be/sp3ijNG1-eg&t=81

Be sure to read all 3 pages

2025 TM WARNING

And, here is the sample ballot:

2025 TM BALLOT