Welcome to Sheffield Vermont

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Calendar of Announcements, Deadlines, Events, etc.

NEK BROADBAND SELECTS PARTNERS TO BUILD AND OPERATE A FIBER-OPTIC BROADBAND NETWORK IN VERMONT’S NORTHEAST KINGDOM

NEK Broadband Completes Major Planning Goal

Recycling Center - Plastic

Coronavirus Funds

(refer to July 7^th, 2021 Select Board meeting)

Sheffield's New Loader

From left to right:

Dennis Newland (Road Crew); Max Aldrich (Road Foreman); James Gingue (Sales Rep); Eric Dynan (Branch Manager); William St. Peter (Town Clerk)

Photographs courtesy of Wendy Scofield

Sheffield's New Welcome Sign

With Thanks to Mr. Al Robertson

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is available at :

http://www.nvda.net/emergency-management.php

Sheffield/Wheelock Fire Department Award

Ryan Hanrahan nominated our fire dept for an award. A certificate was sent, and an uploaded photo of it available at the link below:
https://townofwheelockvt.org/sheffield-wheelock-fire-department-receives-an-award/

Food Pantry

If you or someone you know could use a helping help please feel free to reach out to
The Sheffield Food Pantry
saracamber68@gmail.com
1-802-397-2263

Note the following regarding the Sheffield Food Pantry:

Previously, the Sheffield Food Pantry was for seniors residing in Sheffield, Wheelock or Sutton. The Food Pantry is now open to residents of towns within a 20 mile radius of Sheffield. Residents of towns such as Lyndonville and St. Johnsbury that already have a food pantry/food shelf are not eligible to use the Sheffield Food Pantry.

Proof of residency may be required.

Recipients are allowed one box per address.

The 300% income cap increase DOES NOT apply to CSFP, sometimes referred to as “senior boxes”.

Donations to the Sheffield Food Pantry can be made by the donation button on our Facebook page

(https://www.facebook.com/Sheffield-Food-Pantry-112876206747559/)

or sent to:

Sheffield Food Pantry

P.O Box 36

Sheffield, VT 05866

WiFi Hotspot

Recycling Building Reopened

The Sheffield/Wheelock Recycling Building at the Transfer Station will reopen, with restrictions, on Saturday, May 16.

Only 1 person per family, only 2 people in the building at a time and face coverings are required.

Social distancing must be maintained both inside and outside the building.

Vermont Horse Council

Do you own or lease equines? Run an equine business? Spend money on equine related items or activities? Do you have friends or family who own/lease equines, operate an equine related business, or participate in equine related activities in Vermont?

Vsit the Vermont Horse Council website. For questions related to the survey, contact Amy Kelsey, Research Specialist at UVM’s Center for Rural Studies at amy.kelsey@uvm.edu or 802-598-4551.

Amy Kelsey, MS

Research Specialist

Center for Rural Studies

University of Vermont

2019 Sheffield Town Report

The 2019 Sheffield Town Report is available online at:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qBujUp7Br4zKNEpzQ9KYEZoOweyjKyxg/view?usp=sharing

Printed copies are available at the Town office, Sheffield Post Office, Sheffield / Wheelock Transfer Station and the Wheelock Village Store.

EARLY or ABSENTEE BALLOTS

You can request early/absentee ballot at any time during the election year in person, in writing, by telephone, or on your My Voter Page at https://mvp.vermont.gov

Sheffield Parcel Maps Available Online

Click on any text in this box to go to the NEMRC website.

2018 Sheffield Town Report Available Online

Click on any text in this box to open a copy of the 2018 Sheffield Town Report.

Feline and Friends Foundation

Feline and Friends Foundation is a Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) group based out of Orleans County, VT. They have successfully addressed the stray and feral cat problem in Orleans County and are now at a manageable level. They are reaching out to other parts of the state to try and do the same for them. They offer FREE assistance to farmers and overwhelmed non-farming homes that need a hand getting out of the cat/kitten cycle. By addressing this issue happier and healthier colonies are created for the cats and the communities.

Toni Rushlow

FFF Trapping Team Lead

802-323-3634

toni.rushlow.1515@gmail.com

Temporary Officiant registration now online

The Vermont Secretary of State’s Office is pleased to announce a new online Temporary Officiant Registration Portal. Users can navigate to the portal by clicking the “Temporary Officiant” link at the top of every page of the Vermont Secretary of State Website. or on the link here: https://www.sos.vermont.gov/

The new portal provides applicants with 24/7 online registration service. The full application process may be completed online, or applications can be printed and mailed. The portal provides additional pertinent information and links for temporary officiants, including a guide to completing the Vermont Department of Health Civil Marriage Certificate.

Vermont’s Temporary Officiant Program has experienced steady growth in popularity with usage increasing 62.86% from 2014 to 2018. We believe adding the online registration option provides even more availability and ease of use for Vermont civil marriage participants.

Sheffield on Facebook

William St-Peter has invited you to the group Town of Sheffield, Vermont.

Realized that the Sheffield Town Page needs to be a group in order to be more interactive. Please join and interact with others in our community

Groups are separate spaces where you can:

Share photos and videos

Collaborate on projects

Create events and polls

Join Group

Galway Kinnell's Collected Poems

Galway Kinnell was a Sheffield resident, Pulitzer Prize winner and Vermont poet laureate. His Collected Poems was released on December 5, 2017. Harold Frost, PhD has donated a copy to The Town of Sheffield for people to look at and enjoy in the town office. Many thanks to Dr. Frost.

Sheffield Spoofed

An incident has come to light in which an individual received a telephone call that appeared to originate from the Sheffield town offices. The call DID NOT come from the Sheffield town offices nor from any one at the Sheffield town offices but from a scammer spoofing the Sheffield town offices telephone number. If you receive such a spoofed call, report it.

Sheffield Historical Society

The Sheffield Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the history of the Town of Sheffield, Vermont. Details and contact information about the Sheffield Historical Society can be found by clicking on the link here (Sheffield Historical Society) or on the Sheffield Historical Society's link in the "Links" section located on this page.

View From Above

An aerial video of Sheffield was taken as part of a project to visit all 251 towns in VT. https://youtu.be/LPUsxKXhd8E

To the Residents of the Town of Sheffield - Donations for Animals in Need!

The Town of Lyndon has publicly announced that the Lyndon Dog Pound is only for the benefit of Lyndon dogs and cats. I would like to ask that you keep this in mind when making donations for the benefit of animals. Donations, monies given to coin drops, articles of food, blankets, bedding all of these things donated to the Lyndon Dog Pound have NO BENEFIT toward helping Sheffield dogs and cats. I would therefore ask the Town of Sheffield Residents to consider making any and all donations for the benefit of stray and animals in need to Riverside Rescue in Lunenburg, Vermont. Riverside Rescue does help with animals almost 100 percent of the time when they are asked for that help. I would be happy to deliver any donated items to Riverside.

Sincerely, Candace Dane, Sheffield ACO

Contact Information: Riverside Rescue

236 Riverside Avenue

Lunenburg, VT 05906

802-892-5300

Northeast Kingdom Council on Aging provides free Home Energy Visits for seniors.

The primary purpose of the home energy visit is to help seniors save energy and money.
Volunteer tasks include:
Install low-cost energy efficient products, such as compact fluorescent light bulbs and low-flow showerheads.
Identify energy saving opportunities in the home, such as opportunities for replacing inefficient appliances and home weatherization.
Provide seniors with resources and information to help them save more energy.
Each visit will last approximately 1-1 ½ hours.
The visit and all products are provided free-of-charge.

http://www.nekcouncil.org/

Transfer Station and Trash Bags

Small and large bags, required to be able to dispose of trash at the Sheffield/Wheelock Transfer Station, are available at the Town Clerk’s office for $1.00 and $2.00 each, respectively, as well as in rolls of 10. Full rolls of 10 bags are also available at the Transfer Station. Please note that all funds received by either Sheffield or Wheelock are placed into a joint account. Therefore, it does not matter where the bags are purchased. The cost to dispose of the contents of 40 gallon and 55 gallon containers is $4.00 and $5.00 respectively.

The aforementioned bags are NOT required to dispose of recyclable materials. Only recyclable materials are to be taken to the recycling “shed”. Click here or use the link in the Links section to go to the page containing detailed information about the required Pay Per Throw.

Since the start of mandatory recycling and Pay Per Throw at the Transfer Station, the number of trash containers needed in a given period has been reduced from three to one. This translates to a savings for the residents of Sheffield and Wheelock. The more that is recycled, the less trash needs to be carted away and the more money is saved.

A link to a PDF file of Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District's recycling specifications and guidelines can be found here:

http://www.nekwmd.org/pdf/separation%20guidelines.pdf

November

December

1^st (Wednesday) - Select Board meeting at 6:00 P.M. at the Sheffield Town Offices.

8^th(Wednesday) -

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Sheffield, located in the northwestern portion of Caledonia County in Vermont 's Northeast Kingdom (NEK), was chartered on October 25, 1793 and has an area of 32.62 square miles at a mean elevation of 907 feet above sea level (ASL).

Sheffield is governed by a three member Board of Selectmen. Select Board meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month at 6:00 P.M. at the Town Clerk's office unles otherwise noted. Selectboard members are elected for a three year term at Town Meeting.

Miller’s Run School ( 3249 VT Route 122, Sheffield , VT 05866 ) is administered by the Kingdom East School District.

Each Labor Day Sheffield holds its annual Field Day, with a parade and various activities, contests and events, to benefit the Sheffield-Wheelock Fire Department, Food Pantry, camp scholarships and other worthwhile causes.

Sheffield is the site of a 16 turbine commercial wind energy operation. The turbines are designed to generate 100,000 megawatt hours of energy, enough to power approximately 12,600 Vermont homes. The operators of the wind farm pay Sheffield $520,000 annually and some $250,000 to the State Education Fund from the operation of the wind farm.

Mathewson State Forest is a 795 acre forest located in Sheffield and the adjoining towns of Wheelock and Sutton. Mathewson State Forest offers opportunities for primitive camping, hiking and cold water fishing.

Sheffield is part of the Northeast Kingdom Waste Management District (NEKWMD). Sheffield and Wheelock jointly operate the Transfer Station where residents of both towns, after having obtained a valid permit sticker, can dispose of their household refuse and, more importantly, recyclable materials. The more that is recycled the less must be disposed of and the lower the cost to operate the Transfer Station and, ultimately, to the residents of Sheffield and Wheelock. The Transfer Station is open between the hours of 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. Wednesday and Saturday.

The Transfer Station is NOT for the disposal of commercial waste.

Bulky Days, dates on which large and/or bulky items, such as bedding, furniture, etc., may be brought to the Transfer Station for disposal, are the SECOND Wednesday and following Saturday of April, July and October. As the cost to operate the Transfer Station is reflected in the taxes that the residents of Sheffield and Wheelock must pay, everything that helps reduce that cost is a direct savings to the taxpayers of the communities.