Flood Hazard Area Bylaw A Flood Hazard Area bylaw is required by FEMA to ensure that the Town of Sharon, its citizens and businesses will be eligible for federal flood insurance, federal disaster recovery funds, and hazard mitigation funds as a result of flood damage.  Its main purpose is to avoid loss of life and minimize loss of property, disruption …

9/28/2023 Town Clerks office will be closed About The Town Clerk’s office, located in the Sharon Municipal Building on Route 132, is a hub of town activity. Not only does the Town Clerk run Sharon’s elections; this is where you go if you want to look at town records (land, birth, death, marriage, you name it), ask a question about …

The Ashley Community Forest The Ashley Community Forest is a 256.4 acre property that was donated to the Towns of Sharon and Strafford in January 2022 by the Alliance for Vermont Communities.  It is accessed via Nutting Road in Strafford and is intended to be an open space asset for the two towns.  The day-to-day oversight of the property will …

Currently Serving Jim Armbruster About Animal Control Officer’s Role The Sharon Animal Control Officer’s main responsibility is to assist the Selectboard with enforcement of the town’s animal control ordinance.  This ordinance, which has been in effect for many years and last updated in 2011, applies to the licensing and vaccination, registration, confinement, and neglect or abuse of dogs and wolf-hybrids. …

Title 24 : Municipal And County Government Chapter 033 : Municipal Officers Generally § 801. Composition; meetings The Town Clerk, Selectboard members and justices residing in a town shall constitute the board of civil authority of such town. Meetings of the board shall be called by the Town Clerk, or by one of the Selectboard members, on application, by giving …

What is the Board of Abatement? The board of abatement has the authority to abate property taxes. Abatement is the process of relieving taxpayers from the burden of paying property taxes or other charges or fees owed the Town. Abatement is granted when the request is authorized by law and when the board of abatement agrees the request is reasonable …

Currently Serving The Planning Commission members also currently serve on the Development Review Board: Lucy Gibson, Dee Gish, Paul Kristensen, John Roe and Sue Sellew. About the Development Review Board The Development Review Board (“DRB”) meets as-needed.  DRB meetings and public hearings are traditionally held at 7:00PM in Sharon Town Offices, 15 School Street.  Site visits usually precede public hearings, …

Currently Serving Tiffany Clark Samantha Potter Vision Statement The Sharon Recreation Department pledges to provide stewardship of our town’s natural, cultural, and historical resources. Providing the community with a robust recreation program that is community driven with a variety of activities for all ages. Mission Statement The Sharon Recreation Department is committed to enrich and enhance the quality of life …

South Royalton Rescue provides emergency medical response for most of the Town of Sharon, the exception being those areas where Hartford Rescue can respond more quickly (primarily the Kenyon Hill Rd area and I-89 south of Sharon). South Royalton Rescue Squad P.O.Box 204, 53 Safford Street South Royalton VT 05068 Additional Contact Information for South Royalton Fire and Rescue South …

Sharon has ten cemeteries.  Two of them are active (Pine Hill Cemetery and Broad Brook Cemetery) and have cemetery associations.  The other eight are very old and are being maintained by the Sharon Historical Society.  Seven of those eight have been abandoned for many years and only recently has work been started to reclaim them.   As with most old New …