The Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee serves as a subcommittee of the Selectboard. The function of this committee is to provide guidance to the Selectboard for how best to appropriate Opioid Settlement funding the Town has received.

Trustees Jim Kearns Bob Ferguson Martha Fisk Background The Chester Downer Endowment Fund was created in 1926 in accordance with Section Nine of the Last Will of Charles Downer. The fund was established by Charles Downer was made in memory of his father, Chester Downer, as a “permanent endowment trust fund for the Town of Sharon on the conditions stated …

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 …

    As of February 1st, 2025 The Sharon Town Clerks Office will not longer offer Notary Services.         Vault research:  Please call or email before stopping by so we may assist you in the best possible way.  Thank you! About The Town Clerk’s office, located in the Sharon Municipal Building on Route 132, is a hub …

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: Andrew Cliburn, Dana Colson, 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 …

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 …