— Annual Town Meeting Delayed to June 7, 2025 —
After much discussion with the Finance Committee, Town Moderator, Town Clerk and Town Counsel, the Worthington Selectboard came to the difficult decision that it is in the best interest of the town to delay the Annual Town Meeting this year.
The Selectboard voted Tuesday night, April 15, to delay our Annual Town Meeting to June 7, 2025, the first Saturday in June. Town Elections will take place as scheduled on May 3. Details about the ballot and absentee voting will be posted soon.
The Selectboard is very cognizant of the fact that many of us plan our schedules around Town Meeting taking place on the first Saturday in May. Unfortunately, a confluence of events and circumstances over the past few months, including the illnesses of key town administrators and elected officials, have made it very difficult to properly prepare a budget for presentation by the traditional Town Meeting date.
Additional information will be made available soon as we continue to develop the Annual Town Meeting Warrant and town budgets. As the Selectboard and Finance Committee work on the budget numbers, we are seeing that, like last year, the town is facing a budget that exceeds revenue capacity. Just as you are experiencing higher prices for essential items in your family budget, the town too is experiencing rising costs for things critical to the normal operation of town government. We expect to discuss the options for dealing with that, including a possible vote to override the 2 1/2 percent levy limit, at upcoming public meetings and at our Annual Town Meeting, now on June 7.
We apologize for any inconvenience that the date change may cause anyone and thank you for your patience and understanding.
The Worthington Selectboard