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OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT EMERGENCY MEETING MINUTES- DRAFT September 18, 2025 4:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Karen Christofferson called the meeting to order at 4:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. No members of the public attended. NEW BUSINESS Christofferson…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES- DRAFT September 16, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE The initial opening of the recorded Selectboard meeting, that included; call to order, changes and additions, and beginning of the Whitneyville Road discussion was interrupted by a Zoom Bombing and is unavailable…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES September 2, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephan Chait,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING AGENDA August 19, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Patty Dow,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 5, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephan Chait,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES July 28, 2025 6:30 AM at the Halifax Town Garage; recessed & reconvened at Town Office at 8:45 AM CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:33 AM. Other Selectboard members present were Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 15, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephan Chait,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES July 14, 2025 SITE VISIT – 358 Sprague Road, Halifax CALL TO ORDER The meeting of the Selectboard was called to order by Edee Edwards at 7:31 am. Other Selectboard Members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Lori Marchegiani, and Randy Pike. Also present were Ed…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES July 1, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephan Chait,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES June 17, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, Rhonda Ashcraft and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Paul Blais,…
CAEL SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE (3 SELECTBOARD MEMBERS & 3 SCHOOL DIRECTORS) TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES June 11, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARY The meeting was called to order by School Board Chair Paul Blais at 6:00 PM in the Halifax Elementary School Library. Also present were School Board members…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES June 3, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephan Chait,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES May 29, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Nancy McCrea…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES May 20, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Nancy McCrea,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES May 6, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani. Members of the public present were Stephanie…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES April 29, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike; and Lori Marchegiani joining remotely. Members of the public present were…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES April 15, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, and Randy Pike; Lori Marchegiani joined remotely. Members of the public present…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES April 1, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. This meeting is remote-hybrid. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, Lori Marchegiani and Administrative Assistant Emily Dow.…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 31, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER The meeting of the Selectboard was called to order by Edee Edwards at 6:00 pm. Other Selectboard Members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Lori Marchegiani, and Randy Pike. CHANGES AND…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 26, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, Rhonda Ashcraft, and Lori Marchegiani. Selectboard Secretary Emily Dow was present…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 18, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. This meeting is remote-hybrid. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Lori Marchegiani with Secretary Assistant Emily…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 17, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01 pm. Other Selectboard members present were Randy Pike, Rhonda Ashcraft, and Lori Marchegiani. Selectboard Secretary Emily Dow was present online. No…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 4, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present in person were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft and Randy Pike. Secretary Assistant Emily Dow was online remotely. Mary…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 4, 2025 2:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX MULTIPURPOSE ROOM CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 2:17pm. Selectboard member Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, and Rhonda Ashcraft were also present with Secretary Assistant Emily Dow taking minutes. There were numerous…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES March 1, 2025 4:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 4:03 pm after some technical difficulties. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike, and Rhonda Ashcraft. No members of the…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT INFORMATIONAL HEARING FOR TOWN MEETING MINUTES February 25, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft and Randy Pike with Secretary Assistant Emily Dow.…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES February 18, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present in person were Rhonda Ashcraft and Randy Pike. Members Karen Christofferson and Tristan Roberts, and Secretary Assistant Emily…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES February 10, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM. Also present were Selectboard members Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike and Karen Christofferson. Highway Supervisor Mike Fournier was present. Two candidates were…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members in person or remote are Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Randy Pike, Tristan Roberts and Secretary Assistant Emily…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES February 3, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson and Rhonda Ashcraft with Emily Dow as the Secretary Assistant. Members of the public…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES January 28, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Tristan Roberts (remotely) and Randy Pike. Other attendees were Mary Brewster, Nancy McCrea,…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 21, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. The other Selectboard member present in person was Tristan Roberts. Selectboard members remote on Zoom were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, and Randy…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES January 15, 2025 2:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 2:01 PM, coming in remotely. Also present were Selectboard members Karen Christofferson in the office, and Rhonda Ashcraft and Tristan Roberts both remote.…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES January 10, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:01pm. Other Selectboard members present were Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft, Tristan Roberts and Randy Pike with Secretary Assistant Emily Dow. Members of the…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT REGULAR MEETING MINUTES January 7th, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other members of the Selectboard present in the room were Karen Christofferson, Randy Pike. Members present remotely were Rhonda Ashcraft, and Tristan…
OFFICE OF THE SELECTBOARD TOWN OF HALIFAX, VERMONT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES January 3rd, 2025 6:00 PM AT THE HALIFAX TOWN OFFICE CALL TO ORDER Edee Edwards called the meeting to order at 6:00pm. Other Selectboard members present are Karen Christofferson, Rhonda Ashcraft and Randy Pike. Members of the town and public are Stephen Chait, Emily…
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