Annual Report for the TOWN OF JAMAICA, VERMONT

Prepared for the Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Town Meeting

Annual Report for the

TOWN OF JAMAICA, VERMONT July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011

Depot St.

Water / Back St.

Route 30 / Fire StationOld Route 8

Jamaica Old Home Day!

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Table of Contents

Images courtesy of Karen Ameden, Kristi Ameden, Bruce Chapin, Fran Janik, Laura Hazard, Sally Taft. Report compiled by: Sun Spot Press & Graphics

Acknowledgements

Dedication: .............................................................................2Town Information: .................................................................... 3 Elected Town Officers .......................................................... 3 Appointed Town Officials ..................................................... 3Emergency Services: ....................................................................4 Emergency Numbers .............................................................4 Non-Emergency Numbers.......................................................4 Town of Jamaica Schedules ......................................................4 School Meetings ......................................................................4 Animal Licensing.....................................................................4 Notice to Dog and Cat Owners ...............................................4 Dog License Fees .....................................................................4 Rabies Clinics ..........................................................................4 Animal Records .......................................................................4Minutes: Minutes of Town School District Meeting 2011 .....................5 Minutes of Town Meeting 2011 .......................................... 5-6Warnings: ....................................................................................... School Warning .......................................................................7 Town Warning ........................................................................7Auditors’ Reports: Auditors’ Report ......................................................................8Statement of Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis ..............................9Statement of Modified Cash Basis Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances - Governmental Funds .................................................. 10Statement of Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Changes in Modified Cash Basis Fund Balances - Governmental Funds .... 11Combining Schedule of Modified Cash Basis Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances - Other Governmental Funds ....................... 12Combining Schedule of Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Changes in Modified Cash Basis Fund Balances - Other Governmental Funds ........................................................ 13Combining Schedule of Modified Cash Basis Assets, Liabilities and Changes in Fund Balances - Permanent Funds ..................... 14Combining Schedule of Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Changes in Modified Cash Basis Fund Balances - Permanent Funds ........................................................................ 15Combining Schedule of Modified Cash Basis Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances - Capital Projects Funds ................ 16Combining Schedule of Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Changes in Modified Cash Basis Fund Balances - Capital Projects Funds ................................................................ 17Combining Schedule of Modified Cash Basis Assets, Liabilities and Fund Balances Special Revenue Funds ................. 18Combining Schedule of Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Changes in Modified Cash Basis Fund Balances - Capital Projects Funds ................................................................ 19Statement of Fiduciary Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis - Fiduciary Funds ....................................... 20Statement of Changes in Fiduciary Net Assets - Fiduciary Funds .......................................................................... 21

Town Financial Statements: General Fund Budget Statement .............................22-29 Unpaid Taxes ................................................................30Town Boards and Organizations: Selectboard Report ..................................................31-32 Emergency Management Coordinator ...................... 32 Listers’ Report ..............................................................32 Grand List Summary ....................................................33 Grand List Comparison ................................................33 Jamaica Volunteer Fire & Rescue ..................................34 JVF&R Statement of Cash on Hand .......................35-36 JVF&R Budget Statement .......................................37-38 Jamaica Beautification Committee ...............................39 Jamaica Historical Foundation .....................................39 Jamaica Memorial Library ............................................40 Jamaica Old Home Day ...............................................41 Jamaica Town Hall Committee ....................................43 Windham Regional Commission .................................42 Windham Solid Waste Management ............................43 The Historical Society of Windham County ................42Reports of Outside Organizations: Community Food Pantry .............................................44 Council on Aging for SE Vermont, Inc. ......................44 Grace Cottage Hospital ...............................................45 Green Mountain National Forest .................................45 Green Up .....................................................................46 Health Care & Rehabilitation Services of SE VT .............46 Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad ..........................47 Leland & Gray Educational Foundation ......................48 Mountain Valley Medical Clinic ...................................48 Northern VT Resource Cons. & Dev.(RC&D) ............49 Southeastern Vermont Community Action ..................49 Valley Cares ..................................................................51 Vermont Center for Independent Living ......................49 Vermont Coalition of Municipalities ............................50 Vermont Dept. of Health .............................................51 Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice..........................51 Windham & Windsor Housing Trust ...........................50 Windham County Reads ..............................................50 Women’s Freedom Center ............................................52 Youth Services ..............................................................52Windham Central Supervisory District: Superintendent’s Report ...............................................53 Jamaica Village School, Principal’s Report ...................54 Comparative Data for Cost-Effectiveness .....................55 Three Prior Years Comparison ......................................56 Jamaica School District FY/12 Budget .....................57-61 Balance Sheet .................................................................62 Gross Earnings Report ..................................................62 Vital Statistics: Marriages, Births, Deaths, Burials & Cremations .........63 Town Map ....................................................................64

Jamaica, Vermont 2011 Town ReportDedication2

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Terrell Bruce Boardman�edication

Thank YOU! ALL OF YOU! for your incredible dedication to the town of Jamaica!

and his wife Debbie purchased a mobile home in the West River Mobile Home Park on January 8th, 1991, where they enjoyed weekend ski trips. Bruce ran his own CPA business, and Debbie was a retired school teacher. They have 2 sons, one who lives in Rhode Island, and the other in Kentucky.Bruce is treasurer of the Cooperative Capital Fund of New England in Brattleboro, and CFO of the Brattleboro Food Coop. He is a graduate of Bentley College and was employed for several years as a CPA with the national CPA firm of Ernst & Ernst (now Ernst & Young). He has been treasurer of the Bristol Yacht Company, and served as president of the Kenyon Division and later as a group vice-president for the Outdoor Recreational Products Division of the Brown Group in St. Louis, a company most known for their shoe divisions (Naturalizer, Buster Brown, etc.). On October 15th 1996, Bruce and Debbie purchased a home on Teacher Road in East Jamaica, to retire in Vermont. Bruce served as Lister from 1997 to 2006 and Town Auditor from 1999 to 2011. Debbie worked at Stratton Day Care and later at Mount Snow Day Care. She has worked as a ballot clerk on election days. In 2011 Bruce retired from the Auditors position, however, his expertise was once again in demand and he was appointed auditor. We are thankful for all that Bruce has done and we will miss him! Enjoy your retirement Bruce, you deserve it! We couldn’t have done it without you.

Kristen Wilson, Bruce Boardman, Kristi Ameden

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Elected Town Officers Appointed Town Officials

Moderator: Ralph Coleman ................... to 03- 2012Selectboard: *Alexandra Clark ................. to 03- 2012 Stewart Barker ..................... to 03- 2012 Paul Fraser .......................... to 03- 2012 Louis Bruso ......................... to 03- 2013 Brian Chapin ...................... to 03- 2014

Listers: Jennifer Dorta-Duque ......... to 03- 2012 Valerie Pantrono .................. to 03- 2013 *Ralph Coleman ................. to 03- 2014

Auditors: *Bruce Boardman (Appointed) to 03- 2012 Kristi Ameden ..................... to 03- 2012 Kristen Wilson .................... to 03- 2013

First Constable: Robert Willis ......................to 03- 2012Second Constable: Arnold Young ...................to 03 2012Town Grand Juror: Stephen Clark .................to 03 2012Agent to Deed Land: Bonnie West ............... to 03- 2012Town Agent: Peter Andrus .............................to 03- 2012

Trustee of Public Funds: Stephen Clark ..................... to 03- 2012

Library Trustees: Peggy Floume ...................... to 03- 2012 Susan Stomski ..................... to 03- 2012 Janet Hamilton ................... to 03- 2013 Nancy Johnson .................... to 03- 2013 Greg Joly ............................. to 03- 2014 Antoinette Bement .............. to 03- 2015 Jennifer Dorta-Duque ......... to 03- 2016

Jamaica Village School Directors: Drew Hazelton ..................... to 03-2012 Laura O’Brien ...................... to 03-2012 David (Jake) Forrester .......... to 03-2013 Caroline Persson ................... to 03-2013 D.Wesley Ameden ................ to 03-2014

Leland & Gray Union High School Directors: Bruce Parliman ..................... to 03-2013 Patricia Dickson ................... to 03-2014

Cemetery Commissioners: Selectboard ........................... to 03-2012 * Denotes chair

(One year terms unless otherwise noted)Fence Viewers: Stephen Clark, Peter Andrus, Arnold YoungAnimal Control Officers: .. Robert Willis, 1st Constable Surveyors of Wood, Lumber & Weighers of Coal: Arthur Brooks, Jr.Tree Warden: Ben WilliamsCemetery Sextons: East Jamaica ..........L. Bruce Chapin Jamaica Village ......L. Bruce Chapin South Windham ...... L. Bruce Chapin West Jamaica ..............Brian Chapin South Hill ..................Brian Chapin Pikes Falls ..................Brian Chapin Rawsonville ...........Nelson ColemanTown Service Officer: ......................... Sophia SandersonHealth Officer: ........Andrew Coyne ........Sept. 30, 2013Emergency Management Coordinator: ........Paul FraserRescue Inc. Rep: .....................................Position VacantEnergy Coordinator: ..............................Position Vacant Flood Plain Zoning Administrator: ....Valerie PantornoWindham Regional Commissioners: .. Elaine Beckwith, .................................................................Position VacantPlanning Commissioners & Zoning Board of Adjustments: .................................................. to 2012Judith Flower, James Todd, Edward Flower, Christina Legge, Greg MeulemansRecreation Committee: Ray Barrow, Keith Abbott, Mark Miller, Michelle Crowther and Laura O’Brien, TreasurerVillage Beautification Committee: ....... Karen Ameden, ................................................................. Margaret SilviaPikes Falls Committee: .... Ralph Coleman, Mark Silvia, Glenn Gibson, Toby Schwartz, Clara RobinsonJustice of the Peace: Karen Ameden, Peter Andrus, L. Bruce Chapin, Christopher Clark, Ralph Coleman ..2013Fire Warden:........Stewart Barker ....................... 07-2012Assistant Fire Warden: ............................. Joel Beckwith911 Address Coordinator: ......................Erica BowmanTown Hall Restoration Committee: Joseph Grannis, Laura Clark, Susanna Grannis , Geoffrey Cunnar, David HeislerOld Home Day Committee: Karen Ameden, Ed & Jennifer Dorta-Duque, Sophia Sanderson, Nancy Brown, Robert StoneCouncil On Aging: ........................... Antoinette Bement

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Emergency Services

Emergency Services

Fire (Mutual Aid) ................................. 911Rescue / Ambulance ............................. 911Windham County Sheriff ..................... 911Vermont State Police ............................ 911Police (TTD) ....................................... 911

Emergency Numbers

Non-Emergency Numbers

Fire Warden ..................................874-4515Assistant Fire Warden ...................874-7234Constable .....................................896-63912nd Constable ..............................874-7133Windham County Sheriff ............365-4942

Town of JamaicaSelectboard: ...............................................874-4681Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays 7pm at the Town Office

Town Clerk & Treasurer: ...........................874-4681Town Office open: Monday - Thursday 9am - 4pmTown Clerk: Pat Meulemans Treasurer: Terri Garland

Listers: .....................................................874-4908By Appointment or Wednesday 1pm -3pm, Thursday 8am -12pm, 1pm - 3pm at the Town Office

Planning Commission: Meets 1st and 3rd Mondays at 7pm at the Town Office

Jamaica Free Library: ................................874-4901Wednesday 2pm - 6pm, Friday 9am - 1pm, Saturday 10am - 12pm

Waste Disposal Transfer Station: ..............874-7171 Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 1pm Wednesday 2pm - 6pm Thursday Closed Friday Closed Saturday 8am - 4pm Sunday 9am - 5pmClosed: Town Meeting Day, Easter, Christmas, New Years. Tokens (for large items) and stickers available at the Town Office.Jamaica Post Office: ...................................874-4242Bondville Post Office: ................................297-1671

School MeetingsJamaica Village School: .............................. 874-4822 School Board meets 3rd Tuesday at 7pm at JVS.

Jamaica Village School Club: ...................... 874-4822 Meets 2nd Tuesday at 7pm at JVS

Leland and Gray Union High School:......... 365-7355 School Board meets on the Second Tuesday of the Month at 7pm in the library at the high school in Townshend.

Websites of Local InterestJamaica Municipal: jamaicavermont.orgJamaica Business: jamaicavt.comJamaica Library jamaicavtlibrary.orgJamaica Village School: jamaicavillageschool.orgLeland and Gray: lelandandgray.orgWCSU: windhamcentral.org

Notice to Dog and Cat OwnersVT State Law requires all owners of cats to show proof of rabies vaccination upon demand. Owners not in compli-ance can be fined up to 500.00. VT State Law requires all dogs to be licensed on or before April 1st of each year as follows: •Alldogsorwolf-hybrids3monthsoldorolder must be licensed. •Tobelicensed,alldogsorwolf-hybridsover3 months old must be vaccinated against rabies. The initial vaccination shall be valid for 12 months and then the animal must receive a booster vaccination which will then be valid for 36 months. Title 20 V.S.A. Section 3581 •Allrabiescertificatesmustbesignedbyalicensedvet. •Acopyoftherabiescertificatemustbefiledwith Town Clerk.

Animal Licensing

Rabies ClinicsNewbrook Fire Station (Newfane) Mar. 24, 2012 10am - 1pmWardsboro Town Office Mar. 17, 2012 10am to 1pm

Animal RecordsCall the Town Clerk’s Office at 874-4681, or stop by Monday - Thursday if:You’re not sure whether your dog/dogs rabies certificate is current. You no longer have a dog. You’re moving your dog/dogs out of town, so that we may check or update our dog records.

Dog License Fees January 1- April 1 After April 1Spayed or Neutered $8.00 $10.00(Proof Required)Other (Female or Male) $12.00 $16.00


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Minutes

Minutes of Town School District Meeting March 1, 2011

Ralph Coleman called the meeting to order at 10am. At this time the Selectboard Chairperson, Lexa Clark presented flowers to Bonnie West who is retiring this year from Town Clerk, Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector positions. Town Meeting went first this year.Article 1. To elect a Moderator for a term of one year.Ralph Coleman was nominated by Jennifer Dorta-Duque. There being No other nominations the Moderator declared them closed. Ralph Coleman was elected Town Moderator for a term of one year by voice vote.Article 2. To act on the report of the Auditors.C.J. King made the motion to accept the article as read. Seconded by Sophia Sanderson. Discussion: There was none.The motion carried in the affirmative by voice vote.Article 3. To elect the following officers as required by law.Selectperson for a term of three years .........Brian Chapin Selectperson for a term of one year ................ Paul Fraser Selectperson for a term of one year ........... Stewart Barker

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Minutes of Town Meeting March 1, 2011 continued...

The School Meeting was opened at 11:10 amArticle 1. Ralph Coleman was elected Moderator for the School District for a term of (1) one year.Article 2. D. Wesley Ameden was elected School Director for a term of (3) three years.Article 3. Caroline Persson was elected School Director for a term of (2) two years. Article 4. Patricia Dickson was elected Leland & Gray High School Director for a term of (3) three years.Article 5. Voted to authorize the School Directors to borrow in anticipation of taxes, grants or other revenue.Article 6. Voted to authorize the School Directors to spend unanticipated funds such as grants and/or gifts.Article 7. Voted to expend a total budget of $1,031,512.00 to be collected in the usual manner.Article 8. Voted to authorize the School Directors to transfer the balance of the bus fund to the Facilities Reserve Fund.Article 9. Voted to hold the Annual School District Meeting on the First Tuesday in March 2012 at 10amArticle 10. Other business. Adjourned for lunch at 11:40 and reconvened at 12:30. Adjourned at 12:40pm

Lister for a term of three years ............... Ralph Coleman Auditor for a term of three years ................... Selectboard1st Constable for a term of one year ........... Robert Willis 2nd Constable for a term of one year ......... Arnold Young Town Grand Juror for a term of one year ...Stephen Clark Town Agent for a term of one year ..............Peter AndrusTrustee of Public Funds for one year ..........Stephen Clark Agent to Deed Land for one year ................. Bonnie West Library Trustee for five years ..........Jennifer Dorta-Duque Library Trustee for two years ................... Nancy Johnson Article 4. Shall the voters exempt the Jamaica Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Inc. land and building from taxation for a period of five years as provided in Title 32 Section 3840 V.S.A.?Stewart Barker made the motion to accept the article as read. Seconded by Dale West. The motion carried in the affirmative by voice vote.Article 5. Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $500.00, to be raised by taxation to support the services of The Gathering Place (an adult day program)?Clara Robinson made the motion to accept the article as read. Seconded by Tom Connor. Discussion: Aina Lindquist spoke on behalf of The Gathering Place and what is has to offer. There are 3 Jamaica Residents who are or have used their services. This gives families a much needed break so that they can have their family member stay at home.The motion carried in the affirmative by voice vote.Article 6. To see if the town of Jamaica will raise and appropriate $500.00 to Neighborhood Connections to assist Jamaica in responding to the emergency needs of the community and providing all available and applicable services.Joseph Grannis made the motion to accept the article as read. Seconded by Tom Morris. Discussion. Nicole Wengerd was the group’s spokesman. She said they serve 10 towns and their office in Londonderry. They have helped 5 persons in town this past winter. They work with people in need and help them get the services they need. Elaine Beckwith who works with the Community Food Pantry spoke in favor of the group. They Bring the outside services here. The article was voted in the affirmative by voice vote.Article 7. Shall the voters authorize the transfer of the prior year Revenue Surplus of $35,938.30 to the Stabilization Reserve Fund? Dale West made the motion to accept the article as read. Seconded by Peter Andrus. Discussion: There were several questions. The motion was carried in the affirmative by voice vote.


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Minutes

Minutes of Town Meeting continued...Article 8. To see what sum of money the voters will vote to pay the running expenses, and how it will be collected. Bonnie West made the motion to raise the sum of $777,445.00 by Taxation for the running expenses of the Town and this along with anticipated receipts of $190,600.00 equaling a budget of $968,045.00. Taxes will be due and payable on Oct. 4 and will be delinquent on Oct. 5th with and 8% penalty added by state law, plus interest at the rate of 1% will be added starting Dec. 1st until paid in full. Seconded by Peter Andrus. Discussion: Joseph Grannis had a question About the Town Hall maintenance budget. Edward Flower noted that The budget was decreased by $40,000.00 from the current year. The reason for this is that no money was budgeted for the stabilization fund. The budget was voted in the affirmative by voice vote. Article 9. Shall the Voters authorize the Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation of taxes?Peter Andrus made the motion to accept the article as read. Seconded by Dale West.The motion carried in the affirmative by voice votes.Article 10. To set the time for the opening of the next Annual Town Meeting, to be held on the first Tuesday in March, 2012.Jennifer Dorta-Duque made the motion to open at 10am on the 1st Tuesday in March, 2012. Seconded by Sophia Sanderson.Motion carried in the affirmative by voice vote.Article 11. To transact any other business that may legally come before this Meeting.Tom Morris asked for an update on the bank building. Currently it is being used by the Historical Foundation.Elaine Beckwith who serves on the Windham Regional Commission is looking for a second person to also serve. Jamaica can have two representatives and it would serve Jamaica well to have two.Jennifer Connor thanked the Selectboard for the sidewalk clearing but had concerns about overnight parking on the street.Stephanie Amyot asked how the changes at the transfer station are working out. We have done several things there that are saving the town money.Article 12. To adjourn. Town Meeting adjourned at 11:10 amApproved by the selectboard on March 14, 2011. Jamaica Selectboard: Alexandra Clark, Chairperson, Stewart Barker, Paul Fraser, Louis Bruso, Brian ChapinA true copy. Attest: Bonnie West, Town Clerk

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WarningTown Warning2012 Annual Meeting

The legal voters of the Town School District of Jamaica, Vermont are hereby notified and warned to meet at the Town Hall in Jamaica on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 10:00 A.M. to act on the following articles:

Article 1: To elect a Moderator for a term of one (1) year.

Article 2: To elect all Jamaica School District Officers as required by law.• School District Director 2 year term (2011-2013)• School District Director 2 year term (2012-2014)• School District Director 3 year term (2012-2015)

Article 3: Shall the voters of the Jamaica School District authorize the School Directors to borrow in anticipation of taxes, grants, or other revenue?

Article 4: Shall the voters authorize the School Directors to spend unanticipated funds such as grants and/or gifts?

Article 5: To see if the voters of the Jamaica School Dis-trict authorize the School Board expend $1,133,712 to defray expenses and liabilities for the 2012-2013 school year.

Article 6: To compensate the Directors of the Jamaica School District $200.00 each.

Article 7: Set a time and date for the Annual School District meeting for 2013.

Article 8: To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting.

Dated at Jamaica, Vermont this 17th day of January in the year 2012.

Jamaica School Board of Directors:D. Wesley Ameden Jr., Chairman Drew Hazelton, Vice-Chair Laura O’Brien, ClerkStephanie Amyot, MemberDavid (Jake) Forester, Member

WarningJamaica School District2012 Annual Meeting

The legal voters of the town of Jamaica, in the county of Windham and state of Vermont, are hereby notified and warned to meet at 10:00 A.M. At the Town Hall in said town of Jamaica, on the first Tuesday in March, March 6th, 2012 to transact the following business and act upon the following articles:

Article 1: To elect a Moderator for a term of one year.

Article 2: To act on the report of the Auditors.

Article 3: To elect the following officers as required by law.

A. Selectperson for a term of three years (by ballot).

B. Selectperson for a term of one year (by ballot).

C. Selectperson for a term of one year (by ballot).

D. Lister for a term of three years (by ballot).

E. Auditor for a term of three years (by ballot).

F. 1st Constable for a term of one year.

G. 2nd Constable for a term of one year.

H. Town Grand Juror for a term of one year.

I. Town Agent for a term of one year.

J. Trustee of Public Funds for a term of one year.

K. Agent to Deed Land for a term of one year.

L. Library Trustee for a term of five years.

M. Library Trustee for a term of three years.

Article 4: Shall the voters appropriate the sum of $250.00 to be raised by taxation to go to the Vermont Center for Inde-pendent Living to help people with disabilities?

Article 5: To see what sum of money the voters will vote to pay the Town’s running expenses, and how it will be collected.

Article 6: To see if the voters will authorize the Selectboard to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.

Article 7: Shall the voters authorize the Selectboard to spend “unanticipated funds such as grants, gifts and/or interest”?

Article 8: To set the time for the opening of the next An-nual Town Meeting, to be held on the first Tuesday in March, 2013.

Article 9: To transact any other business that may legally come before this meeting.

Article 10: To Adjourn.Approved as the legal town warning for the town of Jamaica For March 6th, 2012 on this 30th day of January A.D., 2012Selectboard, Town of Jamaica, Vermont Alexandra Clark, Chairperson, Brian Chapin, Paul Fraser, Stewart Barker, Louis BrusoA true copy. Attest: Pat Meulemans, Town Clerk


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Auditors’ Report

In accordance with 25 V.S.A., Section 1638, we have examined the financial records and have compiled the accompanying financial statements of the funds of the Town of Jamaica, Vermont for the year ended June 30, 2011. We verified the existence of stated cash, balances and securities, examined supporting documentation relative to expenditures on a randomly selected basis, and reviewed and evaluated internal control procedures. Our examination should not be construed to be either an Audit, Review, or Compilation as defined by the American Institute of C.P.A’s but merely a review of account balances and activities that were conducted during the year, using the above referenced Vermont Statutes as a guide. Our examination revealed no irregularities and we believe the accompanying financial statements reflect fairly the financial condition and the results of activities of the Town of Jamaica at June 30, 2011 and for the fiscal year then ended.Jamaica, VT, - January 31, 2012Bruce Boardman, ChairKristi AmedenKristen Wilson

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Auditors’ Report

Town of Jamaica, VermontStatement of Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Changes

in Modified Cash Basis Fund Balances Governmental Funds

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General Fund Budget Statement2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

AccountAdoptedBUDGET ACTUAL

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SELECTBOARDSalaries 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000Salaries, Clerk 500 480 500 0Postage 0 122 0 0Expenses 500 716 500 0New equipment 0 0 1,350 0Miscellaneous 350 252 350 350

3,350 3,571 4,700 2,350SERVICE AGENCIESVLCT Dues 1,552 1,552 1,585 1,585WRC Dues 1,471 1,471 1,517 1,517VT Municipal Coalition 250 250 250 250

3,273 3,273 3,352 3,352ELECTIONSSalaries TM Officers 50 0 100 0Salaries TM BCA 100 248 400 0L&G Salary 250 150 350 200L&G BCA 100 0 100 100Salaries PE Officers 300 292 0 0Salaries PE BCA 200 178 0 0Salaries GE Officers 300 470 0 500Salaries GE BCA 200 162 0 200Miscellaneous 0 0 50 50

1,500 1,499 1,000 1,050AUDITINGSalaries 2,400 1,041 2,400 2,400Postage 1,200 753 1,200 1,000Supplies 300 0 300 300Compiling Town Report 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000Printing Town Report 2,000 1,625 2,000 2,000Mileage 50 5 50 20Training 50 0 50 50

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LISTINGSalaries 21,000 16,409 21,000 21,000Postage 250 116 250 250Supplies 500 157 500 500Tax Maps Update 0 0 1,000 1,000Phone/Cable 500 476 500 500Mileage 500 222 500 500Training 250 0 750 750New Equipment 250 0 250 250Miscellaneous 250 45 250 250Computer Support/Maintenance. 3,100 4,576 3,500 3,500

26,600 22,000 28,500 28,500TAX COLLECTORBCA Tax Appeals/abatement 1,500 127 1,000 500Tax Collector Salary 1 0 1 0Tax Appeal/Abatement 0 1,443 0 0Postage 500 6 500 0Supplies 75 0 75 0Miscellaneous 25 0 25 0

2,101 1,575 1,601 500CLERK & TREASURERSalaries 40,463 48,783 50,000 50,000Pay In Lieu of COL 1,000 1,000 0 0New Town Clerk & Treasurer 8,118 4,676 0 0Office Help/Bookkeeper 8,000 4,321 10,000 5,000Transition Services 8,118 1,004 0 0Postage 2,750 2,028 2,750 3,000Supplies 2,000 2,351 2,000 2,500Phone/Cable 800 567 800 800Office Machines Maintenance. 5,500 8,672 5,500 1,500Mileage 800 607 800 300Training 1,000 907 1,200 1,200New Equipment 1,350 3,007 0 2,000Microfilming Records 0 0 0 3,900

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LEGAL SERVICESAdvertising 500 1,008 500 700Town Counsel 5,700 4,523 5,200 5,200Miscellaneous 0 232 0 0

6,200 5,762 5,700 5,900

PLANNINGPostage 300 0 300 300Supplies 600 0 600 600Phone/Cable 100 128 100 0Windham Regional Commission 0 200 0 0

1,000 328 1,000 900ZONING ZBAFlood Zoning Admin. 1,000 178 1,000 1,000Postage 25 11 25 25Advertising 200 197 200 200Zoning Supplies 100 0 100 100

1,325 386 1,325 1,325MAINTENANCEVillage Beautification/Old Home Day 600 500 600 600Village Flags 300 90 0 0

900 590 600 600BUILDING MAINTENANCETown Office Janitor 1,110 770 1,110 1,110Buildings Caretaker 300 225 1,500 1,500Town Office Supplies 700 991 700 800Town Hall Supplies 800 220 100 100Town Garage Supplies 200 174 200 200Town Office Repairs/Maintenance 1,100 972 1,000 800Town Hall Repairs/Maintenance 1,000 240 1,000 800Town Garage Repairs/Maintenance 500 2 500 500School Grounds Maintenance 3,000 1,663 3,000 3,000Bank Building Repairs/Maintenance 300 1,000 300 300Rawsonville repairs/Maintenance 100 0 100 100Town Office Fuel 5,000 4,472 5,000 6,000Town Hall Fuel 6,000 965 2,000 2,000Town Garage Fuel 9,000 8,355 9,000 9,000Bank Bldg. Fuel 500 2,570 500 300


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Town Office Electricity 1,600 1,602 1,600 1,700Town Hall Electricity 1,000 764 1,000 1,100Town Garage Electricity 1,850 1,669 1,850 2,000Rawsonville school house 200 189 200 200Bank Building Electricity 400 433 400 500

34,660 27,274 31,060 32,010

POLICINGSalaries, Constables 250 0 250 250Windham Co. Sheriff's Dept. 21,000 17,115 20,000 25,000Miscellaneous 400 0 400 200

21,650 17,115 20,650 25,450FIRE DEPARTMENTFire Department 88,950 88,950 88,950 89,500Ambulance Service 12,242 12,241 12,400 13,545

101,192 101,191 101,350 103,045

HIGHWAYS GENERAL:Labor Contracted 5,500 3,226 5,500 4,500Labor Outside 1,000 1,260 1,000 1,000Pay In Lieu of COL 1,500 1,500 1,500 0Labor Town 69,500 72,789 69,500 76,000Summer Highway Crew 0 2,800 5,000 5,000Materials 55,000 85,362 60,000 60,000Mileage 0 179 100 200Transfer/Reserve Fund 0 0 500 0Miscellaneous 500 4,075 0 0

133,000 171,191 143,100 146,700

HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE:Labor Contracted 0 10,280 0 0

0 10,280 0 0HIGHWAY SIDEWALKS:Sidewalks 3,000 3,474 0 0

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HIGHWAYS WINTER:Labor Outside 0 788 200 800Labor Town 46,200 43,727 46,200 48,000Contracted Town/Townshend 3,000 3,955 3,000 4,000Contracted Town/Windham 7,500 5,499 7,500 7,500Contracted Old Cheney Rd. 4,300 4,000 4,000 4,000Sage Hill Road 400 360 400 400Winter Sidewalk Maintenance 6,000 2,765 3,000 6,000Materials 65,000 27,706 60,000 40,000Transfer/Reserve Fund 0 0 0 0Miscellaneous 0 0 0 0

132,400 88,800 124,300 110,700

HIGHWAY BRIDGE MAINTENANCE:Eaton Bridge Rental 0 75 0 0

0 75 0 0STREET LIGHTING:Village 7,100 7,153 7,100 7,200Rawsonville 1,200 1,041 1,200 1,200

8,300 8,193 8,300 8,400HIGHWAY EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE:Telephone 400 378 400 400Equipment Parts/Supplies 35,000 37,858 35,000 40,000Equipment Repairs 12,000 11,000 15,000 15,000Gas 500 1,204 1,500 3,000Diesel 21,500 25,313 22,000 25,000

69,400 75,753 73,900 83,400WASTE DISPOSAL:Caretaker 21,500 9,541 21,500 22,300Sub Caretaker 1,050 13,844 1,050 1,200Pay in Lieu of COL 500 500 500 0Town HWY help 0 1,783 0 0Supplies 250 285 250 300Telephone 300 236 300 250WSWMD Assessment 11,370 11,780 11,326 11,828Special Waste Disposal Co. 2,000 1,152 2,000 1,200


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2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013


AdoptedBUDGET

ProposedBUDGET

Contract Exp. TTT Trucking 10,000 9,263 10,000 10,000Maintenance/Repairs 1,500 350 1,000 0Brattleboro Salvage 60,000 44,201 55,000 56,000Electricity 700 891 700 1,000Water/Septic 1,600 1,380 1,600 1,600

110,770 95,205 105,226 105,678CEMETERY MAINTENANCE:Rawsonville 800 270 1,200 800East Jamaica 600 240 920 800South Hill 425 80 530 450Windham 425 80 510 450West Jamaica 50 30 160 300Pikes Falls 200 30 180 200Stone Maintenance 0 163 0 200Miscellaneous Flags 500 385 500 500

3,000 1,278 4,000 3,700RECREATION:Skating & Recreation Club 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000

2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000LIBRARY:Library 10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000

10,000 10,000 10,000 12,000

VOTED APPROPRIATIONS:Women's Crisis Center 900 900 900 900Red Cross 0 0 250 250Healthcare & Rehab Services 1,200 1,200 1,200 1,200Valley Cares 1,466 1,466 1,466 1,604Preservation Trust of VT 100 100 100 100VT Art Council 100 100 100 100Londonderry Rescue Squad 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000Visiting Nurse Service 3,236 3,236 3,236 3,236Windham County Youth 395 395 395 395L&G Educational Fund 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000Council on Aging 500 500 500 500Mountain Valley Health Clinic 1,416 1,416 1,416 1,627CT River Transit 250 250 250 250


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2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013


AdoptedBUDGET

ProposedBUDGET

Windham Co. Historical Society 250 250 250 250Community Food Pantry 200 200 200 200S. E. VT Community Action 950 950 950 950Windham Co. Humane Society 400 400 400 400Grace Cottage Foundation 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500Windham County Reads 250 250 250 250George Aikin Resources 100 100 100 100Neighborhood Connections 0 500 500Gathering Place 0 0 500 0Vermont Green Up 50 50 50 50Jamaica Historical Foundation 500 500 750 750

16,763 16,763 18,263 18,112MISCELLANEOUS EXP.Windham County Tax 20,000 15,590 20,000 15,000Employers FICA 14,000 13,988 14,000 14,000Employer's FICA Medicare 3,300 3,272 3,300 3,600Employers Retirement 9,625 9,209 9,625 10,000Health Insurance 20,650 26,531 23,000 21,000

67,575 68,590 69,925 63,600INSURANCE:Western Surety Bonding 143 143 143 143VLCT Liability & Property Ins. 21,000 15,760 16,500 21,000Insurance Workman's Comp. 10,000 5,504 12,000 10,000Insurance Unemployment 840 892 1,000 2,000

31,983 22,299 29,643 33,143CAPITAL RESERVE FUNDS:Highway Equipment Reserve 60,000 60,000 65,000 65,000Town Buildings Reserve Funds 1,500 0 1,500 1,500Sidewalk Reserve Fund 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000Waste Disposal Reserve Fund 4,000 4,000 8,000 4,000Stabilization Reserve Fund 40,000 26,349 0Highway Reserve Fund 0 55,000 0 50,000Flood Damage Reserve Fund 0 0 0 25,000Office Equipment Reserve Fund 5,591

129,500 174,940 98,500 169,500

Total Town Budget 1,008,341 1,015,752 968,045 1,038,885

State Education Retained 7,411

Total Expenditures 1,015,752


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2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013

AdoptedBUDGET ACTUAL

AdoptedBUDGET

ProposedBUDGET

REVENUECurrent Tax Revenue 833,341 815,289 777,445 833,885 Delinquent Tax Principal 0 Delinquent Tax Interest 2,000 5,391 2,000 0 Delinquent Tax Penalties 25,000 35,297 25,000 35,000 State Aid To Highways 87,700 88,667 88,000 88,000 PILOT 22,000 31,820 24,000 24,000 Traffic Fines 6,000 21,648 13,000 20,000 State Aid Act 60 1,000 1,329 1,000 1,000 Town Clerk Fees 14,000 19,885 18,000 14,000 Dog Licenses 1,200 1,305 1,500 1,400 Liquor License 1st Class 200 200 200 200 Liquor Licenses 2nd Class 200 250 200 200 Photocopying 50 421 50 850 Sale/Mailing Labels/Grand list 50 35 50 0 Marriage/Civil Union fees 100 70 100 100 Town Hall Rental 500 1,150 500 250 Transfer Station Revenue 10,000 19,974 15,000 18,000 Earned Interest 5,000 2,010 2,000 2,000 Miscellaneous Revenue 0 195 0 0

Total Town Budget 1,008,341 1,044,935 968,045 1,038,885 State Education Retained 7,411 Total Revenue 1,015,752 1,044,935


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Town Financial Statements

Unpaid Taxes as of 6/30/11

Owner 2007 & Prior 2008 2009 2010 Total

Adler, Herbert 3,919.60 3,919.60

Amato, Michael S 1,860.78 1,860.78

Baldus, John 232.32 232.32

Belanger, Deborah 2,711.25 2,711.25

Booth, David 4,492.35 4,492.35

Chayka, John 2,784.94 2,784.94

Coleman Land Co. 2,118.25 2,118.25

Coleman Land Co. 1,792.63 1,792.63

Collins, Chuck & Sally 1,268.60 1,268.60

Foote, R Whittier 16.78 16.78

Fortin, Andre 1,767.49 1,767.49

Greco, Michael 83.59 79.50 163.09

Harris, Darlene 68.81 322.49 303.99 288.76 984.05

Hughes, George 65.40 65.40

Kessler, John Jr. 490.92 2,184.51 1,575.27 1,496.16 5,746.86

Kovacic, Zoran 1,625.87 1,292.15 734.60 697.65 4,350.27

Lent, Richard S 2,856.66 2,856.66

Lewis, Alan M & Susan 3,718.57 3,718.57

Loewy, Michael etal 762.53 762.53

Mercier, Timothy & Shannon 1,068.85 1,093.02 2,161.87

Price, William 996.16 996.16

Roberts, Warren 238.42 238.42

Salo, Michael 950.59 950.59

Schwartz, Toby 662.55 662.55

Traina, James 1,562.03 1,562.03

Westwood Hills Partnership 2,170.57 2,170.57

Wilder, Patricia 495.90 2,792.12 3,288.02

Winter, Neal & Kelly 548.78 548.78

Totals 2,185.60 3,799.15 4,262.20 43,944.46 54,191.41

Amount includes Taxes, Penalty & Interest


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Town Boards and Organizations

Selectboard Report

At our first meeting, the Selectboard elected Alexandra Clark as Chair, Stewart Barker as Vice-Chair. Lou Bruso was appointed the Town’s representative to the Windham County Solid Waste District, Brian Chapin was appointed Road Commissioner. Paul Fraser was appointed Emergency Management Coordinator.On August 28, 2011, the Selectboard faced the challenges of Tropical Storm Irene. The devastation the town received was beyond belief, but with the full support from the community Jamaica has prevailed. Tropical Storm Irene brought Jamaica to a standstill, bridges were severely damaged, roads were washed completely away and the most heartbreaking was the loss of the five homes of our residents. As the community watched the four homes on Water Street just vanish into the Ball Mountain Brook, hitting the Depot Street Bridge with such force all while the community watched helplessly. Jamaica was very fortunate that we had no fatalities or injuries. Other towns were not so fortunate and our sympathies go out to them. The Selectboard is very proud of their community as each and everyone stepped up and helped in many ways. Clothing, food, shelters, cleaning basements and yards were available for those who needed the help. No one had to ask, help was there thanks to the generosity of others.As the days, weeks and months went by, the Selectboard with the help of contractors who worked beyond their expectations opened the roads in a quick and professional manner. Neighboring towns worked with us and we are grateful. As of this date the damaged roads have been temporarily repaired and are all passable. All homeowners have access to the damaged roads. This spring construction will begin with repairing the roads and bridges to their original conditions. 75% of the cost of rebuilding will be paid by FEMA, with 12.5% by the state. The additional 12.5% will be paid by the town. We don’t know what the final cost will be, but based on what we know we should have the money in our reserve funds to cover our portion.The Selectboard has taken great care to prepare a budget for FY2013 that balances this responsibility with the need to provide essential town services without shifting financial obligations into the future. Due to Tropical Storm Irene, the budget for FY2013 was increased by 7.3%, due to the need to replenish our reserve funds. Our proposed budget represents an increase of 7.3% from FY2012, however the FY2012 budget had a 4% decrease from FY2011. If you compare FY2011 with FY2013, this budget represents a 3% increase from the FY2011 budget. The Selectboard has the responsibility to ensure continued investment in, and the smooth operation of our most critical public infrastructure. Public safety, our roads, bridges, municipal buildings and the transfer station all depend on careful management and application of local tax revenues.On May 3rd, 2011, the Selectboard appointed Patricia Meulemans as Town Clerk and Assistant Treasurer and Terri Bills Garland as Treasurer, Assistant Town Clerk and Tax Collector. We are very pleased to have Patricia

and Terri. Learning a new job is not an easy task. When Tropical Storm Irene hit Jamaica, Patricia and Terri were faced with many new challenges. They came through with flying colors and continue to do so. The Selectboard would like to thank the employees and dedicated volunteers who serve in diverse capacities within the community, without them any essential services would not exist.Report on Bridges and Town HighwaysOn Monday morning after Tropical Storm Irene, we began to look at the damage. There are three ways of getting from the center of town to the west side of Jamaica. All three were washed out. With the help of many members of our community, we were able to get an emergency road open along Water Street which soon became Route 30 for almost two months. Pikes Falls Road and West Jamaica Road had multiple washouts, as did Old Route 8. Then the flash flood on Thursday evening washed out Goodaleville Road, Diers Road and West Hill Road North. Fortunately, most of the town bridges only received damage to the roadways approaching the bridge or some scour to the abutments. The bridge between Jamaica and Londonderry on Goodaleville Road is temporarily closed, the bridge on Sage Hill road is serviceable as a temporary bridge until permanent repairs can be completed and the small bridge on Old Cheney Road has been replaced by a large culvert until a permanent structure can be built.We immediately began a program to begin rebuilding the roads and bridges. Our goal was to first open each road with a one lane road to get access to every home. Once that was complete, we went back to widen the roads to their previous width and to armor the roads using the new technique learned from Barry Cahoon of the Agency of Natural Resources. Our hope was to be ready for winter or more importantly, the spring runoff. Fortunately, we had a very mild November and December. Work was complete by year’s end. Every washout, bridge, culvert crossing or stretch of road was assigned to a project. Each project, whether large or small, was given a project number. You may have seen these project numbers nailed to trees along our roads. We have been working under the assumption that FEMA will be paying their portion of these projects.This spring we will begin to complete these projects. Portions of Pikes Falls Road need to be paved, some large culverts need to be replaced with permanent structures, guard rails need to be installed along roads which used to have trees or a berm to protect drivers from sliding into the brook, the Goodaleville Road and Sage Hill Road bridges need to be repaired or replaced, and Water Street needs to be paved. These projects will only be constructed after we know how much will be covered by FEMA.The real task ahead of us is to protect the town’s infrastructure from the next large flood or an unusually hard spring runoff. A complete assessment will be conducted during and after this next spring runoff. We have attempted to give the rivers more


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Selectboard Report continued...

width where room was available with the hope that the velocity of the river will be decreased at critical locations and there will be more room to deposit sediment. There is an unusually large amount of fallen trees and other debris in the rivers that need to be removed. River management will have to be a permanent part of the maintenance plan of our infrastructure.Report on SidewalksLast year we reported that the town received a Transportation Enhancement Grant for the replacement of the sidewalks along the south side of Main Street from the Jamaica House to the Sage House on the other side of Town Hall, and from the Three Mountain Inn to the Cemetery along the north side of Main Street. During the past year we have seen the plans improve from the conceptual stage to the construction stage including several reviews from departments within VTrans which have made significant improvements to the design. Once the design is complete, the project will go out to bid hopefully in time for this year’s construction season.

Emergency Management Coordinator

On Sunday, the 28th of August, 2011, Jamaica changed. As the Emergency Management Director, I witnessed that change from an interesting vantage point. When I took this job, I expected it to be primarily keeping up with the mundane paperwork, such as the Basic Emergency Operations Plan (BEOP), demanded by the state and regional emergency preparedness people. And, to go to some of the meetings to talk about it. Most of us in this position, (with the possible exception of the EMD’s in the Vermont Yankee area.), expected the worst situation we would face would be a serious snow or ice storm. Or, possibly some isolated flooding due to ice jams. So, we planned accordingly. I went about asking for people to volunteer for a few positions that we expected we would need for such an emergency. And, I did the paperwork.Then came Aug. 28th. Not only did the original cadre of volunteers jump into action, (some of whom had their own disasters at home.) but new volunteers seemed to come out of the woodwork. People came into the Emergency Command Post, set up in the Three Mountain Inn, to ask if there was anything they could do. And, as the situation developed, and I became aware of things that needed to be done that I had not anticipated, they were put to work. Someone pointed out that I may have been the only one in the room who had read the BEOP. But, it didn’t matter, because a new one was being written on the fly. Job positions were being filled with people I had never even met before as fast as the need for them appeared. As I have mentioned many times, I have been in a lot of command posts in my military career, but, I have never seen one work as well as this one. Nor, have I ever seen such a variety of people from all walks of life, come together and work so well without any significant formal training or planning.Since I have been bragging about how this town came together

in crisis like nothing I have ever seen before to everyone from the national media to the Governor, I won’t go into detail here. Rep. Oliver Olsen, in a January newsletter to his constituents, quotes from the legislatures report on the Irene response and recovery, that Jamaica was highlighted in the report as one of :

“...two shining examples of Vermont towns that received heavy damage, but in the days and weeks following the storm were well prepared to deal with its aftermath in large part because of their preplanning and organization.” (Page 58 and 59 of the report).

I would suggest that it was less our pre planning and organization, and more the incredible skills, talents, energy, and willingness to come to the aid of neighbors, that served our community so well. And speaking of willingness to jump in; Jennifer Dorta-Duque, saw the need for, and jumped in to fill, the position of Deputy, EMD. Thereby, making a major contribution to keeping the town safe, and me sane. Thankfully, she has agreed to accept that position formally.I want to thank everyone who volunteered their talents, energy, and resources. It was a remarkable effort. And for next year, I promise to continue to do the paperwork. And, this time, go to more of the meetings.Paul Fraser,Emergency Management Director

Listers Report

Like most of us, 2011 started like any other year, the Listers’ office continued processing property transfers, helped with grievances, and general updates and maintenance of property information. Home sales and transfers remained steady through most of 2011. Of course this changed with Tropical Storm Irene. As we are all aware the storm left a lasting impact on residents, the landscape and of course property values. We have yet to calculate the total loss to the grand list as properties and home owners are still influx and working with the town officials, FEMA and other agencies.As of now the Listers have started the process of applying for a re-appraisal. Our hope is that the town-wide appraisal will be completed by 2014. In the time being, affected properties will be reassessed to ensure proper valuation of the property before next the tax calculations. If you have any questions please feel free to call us, as always, we will be more than happy to review for property.


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Yearly Increase Cumulative Increase Tax Rate % Incr/(Decr)

Year Listed Value $ % $ % ResidentialNon-Resi-dential. Residential

Non-Residen-tial

1997 109,103,744 733,233 0.68% 733,233 0.68% $1.1907 $1.1907 0.00% 0.00%1998 110,164,383 1,060,639 0.97% 1,793,872 1.65% $1.6486 $1.6486 38.46% 38.46% *1999 110,954,767 790,384 0.72% 2,584,256 2.37% $1.9026 $1.9026 15.41% 15.41% Act 602000 113,249,073 2,294,306 2.07% 4,878,562 4.44% $2.1648 $2.1648 13.78% 13.78% In2001 115,235,791 1,986,718 1.75% 6,865,280 6.19% $2.2428 $2.2428 3.60% 3.60% Effect2002 116,520,132 1,284,341 1.11% 8,149,621 7.31% $2.2723 $2.2723 1.32% 1.32% *2003 118,836,503 2,316,371 1.99% 10,465,992 9.29% $2.5372 $2.5372 11.66% 11.66% *2004 120,479,106 1,642,603 1.38% 12,108,595 10.68% $2.4266 $2.5366 -4.36% -0.02% Act 682005 124,768,436 4,289,330 3.56% 16,397,925 14.24% $2.6783 $2.7787 10.37% 9.54%2006 127,771,311 3,002,875 2.41% 19,400,800 16.64% $3.0976 $3.0788 15.66% 10.80%2007 128,899,144 1,127,833 0.88% 20,528,633 17.53% $2.9808 $3.1470 -3.77% 2.22%

Ten Year Cumulative 102.12% 106.76%2008-R 277,305,554 148,406,410 115.13% 168,935,043 132.66% $1.5314 $1.5678 -48.62% -50.18%

2009 278,437,964 1,132,410 0.41% 170,067,453 133.07% $1.5400 $1.6195 0.56% 3.30%2010 275,359,774 (3,078,190) -1.11% 166,989,263 131.96% $1.5529 $1.6707 0.84% 3.16%2011 283,443,165 8,083,391 2.94% 175,072,654 134.90% $1.2862 $1.3388 -17.17% -19.87%

R = Town -wide reappraisal Note: Until 2004 resident and non-resident rates were the same. With the implementation of Act 68 in 2004 two different rates are being established.

Educational TaxableMunicipal Homestead Non % of

Real Estate Taxable Residents Residential Totals Total

Residential w/6 acres or less 559 127,522,801 39,308,300 88,214,501 127,522,801 44.99%Residential w/over 6 acres 242 90,876,800 31,229,000 59,647,800 90,876,800 32.06%Mobile Homes - Unlanded 39 870,900 338,800 532,100 870,900 0.31%Mobile Homes - Landed 29 3,193,300 1,245,900 1,947,400 3,193,300 1.13%Vacation - w/6 acres or less 33 3,272,300 - 3,272,300 3,272,300 1.15%Vacation - w/over 6 acres 19 2,302,400 - 2,302,400 2,302,400 0.81%Commercial 42 13,714,200 2,647,600 11,066,600 13,714,200 4.84%Industrial Plants 1 118,800 - 118,800 118,800 0.04%Utilities - Electric 1 5,612,300 - 5,612,300 5,612,300 1.98%Farm 4 932,100 128,300 803,800 932,100 0.33%Other 71 9,241,864 69,725 9,172,139 9,241,864 3.26%Woodland 131 17,260,300 135,400 17,124,900 17,260,300 6.09%Miscellaneous 126 8,525,100 - 8,525,100 8,525,100 3.01%Totals 1297 283,443,165 75,103,025 208,340,140 % of Total 26.50% 73.50%

TOTAL LISTED VALUE OF ALL REAL ESTATE 283,443,165 100.00%

Summary of the Jamaica Grand List - April 1, 2011

Grand List Comparison

# of Parcels


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Revenues And Receipts

Town of Jamaica, Tax Appropriation 88,950.00

Fire Donations 1,080.00

Rescue Donations 100.00

Cookbook Sales 4.00

Refunds & Soda Reimbursement 17.90

Redeposit of Old Outstanding Checks 30.32

Old Home Day Food Booth 660.00

Rental of Meeting Room 177.00

Sale of T-Shirts 198.00

In Memory of Warren Jenkin 50.00

Interest Earned General Fund Money Market 233.00

Total Revenues And Receipts 91,500.22

Disbursements

Administration

SWNH Fire Mutual Aid, Assessment 14,284.00

SWNH Fire Mutual Aid, Dues 150.00 Tri-Mountain Emergency Association, Dues 30.00

Vermont State Firefighters Association Memberships 154.00

VLCT, Workers Compensation & Liability Insurance (Town Of Jamaica) 2,836.00 UI Insurance Services, Accident & Sickness Insurance 1,561.00

Post Office Box Rent 70.00 Clerical Supplies, Software & Filing Fees 522.94

Telephone & Internet 476.01

Newton Business, Name Plates For Plaque 76.28

Total Administration 20,160.23

Building Maintenance

CVPS, Electric Service 1,252.57

Merrill Gas Co., Propane And Service 3,261.48

VLCT Insurance (Town Of Jamaica) 2,118.00

Supplies, Shelving, Water Etc. 848.18

Stuart Chapin, Mowing 650.00

Jamaica Volunteer Fire & Rescue Inc.

For the 2011 calendar year, the Jamaica Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to 127 calls, including 10 calls during Tropical Storm Irene and the days following. The Department would like to thank all the members of the community who assisted the Department with evacuating our neighbors in the village and up West Jamaica and Pike Falls Roads area. Thanks to those who assisted at the Command Center with communications, traffic control, clean-up and special thanks to those who supplied food, water, shelter and assistance to those who were less fortunate and suffered losses. The breakdown for these calls is as follows: Structure Fires ...................................... 17Medical Emergencies............................ 54Wildlands Fires ...................................... 1Downed Power Lines ........................... 11Chimney Fires ........................................ 2Motor Vehicle Accidents ........................ 5Carbon Monoxide ................................ 11False Alarms ........................................... 5Mutual Aid Cover Assignments.............. 5Public Assistance .................................. 14Haz-Mat ................................................ 2During the Jamaica Old Home Day festivities the department and its members were honored for almost 200 years of service and dedication. As luck would have it, there was a rescue call right in the middle of the event. We would like to thank Jeff Dickson for his work compiling “Firehouse Memories” a historical account of the Jamaica Fire & Rescue Department. This year, the department had four additions; joining the department were Jessie Burbank, Jake Beattie, Dominic Mangano and Darcy Haggerty. We would also like to extend an open invitation to come and visit our department. Any of our members would be more than happy to show you around the

firehouse. Training sessions are held on the first Wednesday of the month and our monthly business meetings are on the third Wednesday; please feel free to contact us or visit.Executive Board President: ............................. Bob Stomski Vice President: ......................... Peter Paige Treasure: ............................... Bonnie West Secretary: ...................... Ed Dorta-Duque Auditors: Raymond Ballantine, Steve Clark, Patricia WilderFire and Rescue OperationsChief: ........................................ Dale West 1st Assistant Chief: ..............Joel Beckwith2nd Assistant Chief: .............Ken Johnson Rescue Captain: ...................... Lexa Clark Rescue Lieutenant: .................. Dana West The Jamaica Fire and Rescue would like to thank the community of Jamaica for the generous support and commitment to our organization. Without your continued support, our job would be impossible. Thank you, Jamaica Volunteer Fire and Rescue


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Jamaica Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association

Revenues And Receipts

Town of Jamaica, Tax Appropriation 88,950.00

Fire Donations 1,080.00

Rescue Donations 100.00

Cookbook Sales 4.00

Refunds & Soda Reimbursement 17.90

Redeposit of Old Outstanding Checks 30.32

Old Home Day Food Booth 660.00

Rental of Meeting Room 177.00

Sale of T-Shirts 198.00

In Memory of Warren Jenkin 50.00

Interest Earned General Fund Money Market 233.00

Total Revenues And Receipts 91,500.22

Disbursements

Administration

SWNH Fire Mutual Aid, Assessment 14,284.00

SWNH Fire Mutual Aid, Dues 150.00 Tri-Mountain Emergency Association, Dues 30.00

Vermont State Firefighters Association Memberships 154.00

VLCT, Workers Compensation & Liability Insurance (Town Of Jamaica) 2,836.00 UI Insurance Services, Accident & Sickness Insurance 1,561.00

Post Office Box Rent 70.00 Clerical Supplies, Software & Filing Fees 522.94

Telephone & Internet 476.01

Newton Business, Name Plates For Plaque 76.28

Total Administration 20,160.23

Building Maintenance

CVPS, Electric Service 1,252.57

Merrill Gas Co., Propane And Service 3,261.48


Supplies, Shelving, Water Etc. 848.18

Stuart Chapin, Mowing 650.00

Brian Chapin, Plowing 600.00

C. Clark Electric 388.00

Derrybrook Maintenance LLC, (Sur-Pack) 224.30

Code 3 Products, Inc. 411.00

Town of Jamaica 48.80

Total Building Maintenance 9,802.33

Capital Expenditures

Fire Vehicle Loan #1 15,016.23

Fire Vehicle Loan #2 20,164.00

Total Capital Expenditures 35,180.03

Fire/Rescue Vehicle Maintenance

Gas/Diesel Fuel 55.40

SWNH Radio Repair Shop 488.04

Coleman Auto Repairs 516.99

L&B Truck Service 853.11

Minuteman Truck, Inc. 1,599.52


VT Dept. Motor Vehicles (Registration Fee) 10.00

Total Fire/Rescue Vehicle Maintenance 6,452.06

Fire Equipment MaintenanceState Of Vermont, Forestry Grant Match 530.72

Gleason Fire Equipment (Hoods) 152.00

Reynolds & Son, Inc. Cascade &Orion Meter Supplies & Maintenance 1,682.61

Code 3 Products, PSI Cascade Tanks & Scuba Tanks Tested 450.00

Miscellaneous Supplies 122.48

Total Fire Equipment Maintenance 2,937.81

Rescue Equipment

Moore Medical, Supplies 244.89


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Incident Expenses

Supplies, Brush Fire,Halloween Candy & Meeting Refreshments 130.85

Training

Fire Prevention Week, Materials for Village School Presentation 141.44

Total Expenditures From Budget 75,049.80

Expenses Paid From Unallocated Funds Carried Over

Office Room Upgrades 1,034.86

O’Brien Paving, Front Driveway 21,875.00

Transfer To Vehicle Fund 12,000.00

Total Expenses Paid From Unallocated Funds 34,909.86

Total Unallocated Funds July 1, 2010 43,211.65

Plus Revenues & Receipts 91,500.22

Less Budget Expenditures 75,049.80

Less Unallocated Funds Expenditures & Transfers 34,909.86

Total General Fund on Hand June 30, 2011 24,752.21

General Fund Checking Account

Balance on Hand July 1, 2010 3,024.67

Plus Deposits 32,979.22

Less Withdrawals 34,382.18

Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 1,621.71

General Fund Money Market Account


Interest Earned 233.00

Plus Tax Appropriation 88,950.00

Less Transfers And Withdrawals Out 106,205.23

Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 23,114.34

Petty Cash

Balance on Hand July 1, 2010 50.41

Deposits 88.00

Withdrawals 122.25

Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 16.16

Summary of General Fund



Deposits 122,017.22

Withdrawals & Transfers 140,709.66

*Balance on Hand June 30, 2011 24,752.21

Less Encumbered Funds of 2,000.00

Balance of Unallocated Funds Avail-able for use June 30, 2011 22,752.21

Vehicle Fund

Balance On Hand July 1, 2010 8,269.05


Plus Transfer Of Unallocated Funds 12,000.00

Balance On Hand June 30, 2011 20,311.13

Emergency Fund




Junior Firefighters Fund




Total Of All Funds


Total Interest Earned 293.47

Total Transfers In 134,017.66

Total Transfers Out 140,709.66



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RevenueTax Appropriation 88,950.00 88,950.00 88,950.00 89,500.00 Fire Donations 1,080.00 Rescue Donations 100.00 Sales & Refunds 21.90 Old Home Day Food Booth 660.00 Rents 177.00 In Memory Donations 50.00 Interest 233.00 Redeposit Old Checks 30.32 Sale Of Tee Shirts 198.00

Total Revenue 88,150.00 91,500.22 88,950.00 89,500.00

Expenditures

AdministrationAssociation Assessments 14,000.00 14,618.00 14,000.00 18,000.00 Insurance 4,000.00 4,397.00 4,000.00 4,500.00 Postage/Box Rent 200.00 70.00 200.00 200.00 Fund raising Supplies 800.00 - 800.00 500.00 Clerical Supplies 250.00 522.94 250.00 250.00 Telephone/Internet 650.00 476.01 650.00 600.00 Awards/Miscellaneous 200.00 76.28 200.00 200.00

Sub Total 20,100.00 20,160.23 20,100.00 24,250.00

Building MaintenanceElectric 1,400.00 1,252.57 1,400.00 1,400.00 Propane/Service 3,500.00 3,261.48 3,500.00 4,000.00 Insurance 4,400.00 2,118.00 3,000.00 3,000.00 Supplies 500.00 848.18 500.00 500.00 Maintenance/Repairs 2,500.00 2,322.10 3,900.00 3,900.00

Sub Total 12,300.00 9,802.33 12,300.00 12,800.00

Jamaica Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association Budget

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Capital ExpendituresFire Truck Loan #1 15,100.00 15,016.23 15,100.00 - Fire Truck Loan #2 20,200.00 20,164.00 20,200.00 20,200.00 Miscellaneous

Sub Total 35,300.00 35,180.23 35,300.00 20,200.00

Fire/Rescue Vehicle MaintenanceGas/Diesel 250.00 55.40 250.00 250.00 Parts/Repairs/Supplies 3,000.00 3,457.66 3,000.00 3,500.00 Insurance 8,000.00 2,929.00 4,000.00 3,500.00 Vehicle Reserve Fund 0 - 4,000.00 15,000.00

Sub Total 11,250.00 6,452.06 11,250.00 22,250.00

Fire Equipment MaintenanceNew Equipment - 682.72 - - Supplies,Parts & Repairs 4,500.00 2,255.09 4,500.00 4,500.00

Sub Total 4,500.00 2,937.81 4,500.00 4,500.00

Rescue Equipment MaintenanceNew Equipment 1,000.00 1,000.00 1,000.00 Supplies/Repairs 1,500.00 244.89 1,500.00 1,500.00

Sub Total 2,500.00 244.89 2,500.00 2,500.00

Incident ExpensesSupplies 500.00 130.85 500.00 500.00

TrainingFire & Rescue 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 2,000.00 Fire Prevention 500.00 141.40 500.00 500.00

Sub Total 2,500.00 141.40 2,500.00 2,500.00

Total Budget 88,950.00 75,049.80 88,950.00 89,500.00

2010-2011 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013Budgeted Actual Budgeted Budgeted

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Jamaica Beautification Committee

Jamaica Historical Foundation

Jamaica Historical Foundation continued...

The Jamaica Beautification Committee was founded in 2003 for the purpose of helping to beautify the village of Jamaica for the aesthetic benefit of residents and visitors.Since its inception, we have engaged the services of a local gardener to create and maintain floral displays around the village. We have flower baskets along the north bridge on Main Street, in front of the Town Hall and in front of the Bank Building. Normally we put a holiday display along the north bridge but did not this year because of the flood.Benches were put along Main Street and we would like to replace them. Thank you for your support. We welcome your interest and participation. Karen Ameden, Margaret Silvia

The Jamaica Historical Foundation is actively working to collect Jamaica’s history, to document and categorize it and to make it available to anyone interested. We are always on the lookout and are accepting diaries, photos, maps, signs, family genealogies, old ledgers, your grandmother’s scrapbooks, letterheads, business cards, newspaper articles, mop wringers and other Jamaica inventions, and much, much more. We are watching auctions on EBay for Jamaica items. We are fortunate that there is so much interest in preserving our history. Many people have donated photos and memorabilia or let us scan their photos into our computers and we are deeply grateful for these donations. We have thousands of photos in our database and are constantly adding more. Please bring in your family photos, past and present. Just contact any of our members.We are settled quite nicely in the Historic Bank Building. It is the perfect building for displaying our history with so much history of its own. There are thousands of photos, displays on the railroad, logging, our fourteen different school districts, doctors, dentists, lawyers, the weather and flooding, our Fire and Rescue volunteers and all they have done, transportation, genealogy and memorabilia, the Ball Mountain Dam, the State Park, our Native American history, our Veterans who have served us, the Banks, stores, businesses, many mills, and artifacts and so much more. We will be open again from spring until fall on Sundays from 12-3 and will work on another day also as spring gets closer. In September, we had our Annual Meeting with guest speaker Geoffrey Mandel from UVM who gave a talk about the archaeological investigation at the Jamaica State Park in 2010. Linda and Roger Longtoe Sheehan were available for questions afterward also. This was very informative and interesting. This next September we will plan to have Howard Coffin on the Civil War.We have a very dedicated group coming to the Town Office Building every Tuesday morning to record all the vital records into our database. If anyone is interested

in helping with this project just let us know. We have had dozens of wonderful interviews that have been videotaped. This is invaluable to us all. We are currently in the middle of multiple interviews with Beverly Bemis Landman and have many more planned with others. We have just a couple of cemeteries to finish documenting and then they will all be in our database. These are names, dates, inscriptions and photos of each stone in every cemetery. All of these photos, letters, newspaper articles, obituaries, grave sites, maps, vital statistics and more are in the database which will be on the new website. We have started this website and will keep adding to it. http://jamaicahf.info/ You will be able to look up the history of your house and property, find your family tree, and see photos of grave sites, town records, photos of people, places, street scenes, school photos, vital records and so much more. We are also working on a project that when finished will have a history of all the buildings and properties in town, who lived on these properties and when, businesses that were there, photos and any other information. This is the beginning of a new book on Jamaica’s old houses. To go along with this, we will have our second Annual ‘Jamaica History Day’ later this summer. This year it will be a self guided tour of the Main Street Historic District of Jamaica along with the Village side streets. We have started a new book on Jamaica and the Flood of August 28th, 2011. We want to include you in the book. Please send us your photos and/or stories. We are meeting the third Monday of each month at 7:00 pm. Please feel free to come and join us. Memberships are $5.00 per year or $50.00 for a lifetime membership. We are very fortunate to have a very dedicated and hardworking group of members. Developing the website is huge and we are lucky to have a computer programmer amongst us. Please go through your attics, bring your photo albums in, tell us the stories of yourself, your parents and grandparents so they can be preserved and appreciated by all. Please contact any of us with any questions. Look for it in the near future at http://jamaicahf.info/Karen AmedenPresident, 874-4151 [email protected] BrusoVice PresidentTreasurer, position openKathleen LordSecretaryActive Members: Toni Bement, Steve Clark, Michael Abrams, Robert O’Brien, Sean O’Brien , Enrique Chavez


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Jamaica Memorial Library

Jamaica Memorial Library 2012 Town Report of Finances

Library Receipts 2011

Town Appropriation 10,000.00General Donations 181.50Mom’s Prom Dance Donations 165.00Coin Jar Collections & Book Sales 64.00Summer Camp Donations 260.00Mt. Lebanon Lodge #46 Donation 50.00Interest – Checking and CD 45.57Grant – State of Vermont 3,000.00

Total Receipts 13,768.07

Accounts as of January 2012

Savings 25.78Checking 4,361.70Money Market 10,021.93

Total in Accounts 14,409.41

Disbursements 2011Electricity 514.95Telephone 87.43Propane 476.05Furnace and Care Contract 238.00Furnace Repairs 344.72Insurance -----------PO Box Rent 70.00Internal Revenue Service 1,101.90Librarian Payroll 7,390.00Miscellaneous 215.53Summer Reading & After School Camp Costs 770.00Computer Repairs 447.37 Total Expenses 11,846.72

Jamaica Memorial Library completed a very productive year. Our patron visits and circulations rates are the highest they have been for years. Our weekly average is 66 library visits per week. The collection of books, audio books (cassettes and CDs), Videos (VHS and DVDs) and art work continues to grow. We now have 3 computers with Internet access, Wi-Fi and a color printer and copier for patrons.Library programming continues to draw crowds. Our summer camp was a hit. Our theme this year was One World, Many Stories. Eighteen campers took part in reading around the world, playing games, creating crafts, creating origami, learning new songs from all over the world and lots of fun activities. August movie nights for grown-ups were well attended and enjoyed by all. Bimonthly flower arrangement continued with many of beautiful creations. After School parties continue to be enjoyed by children.We are proud to offer First Class Online. A free program to library patrons for continuing education. Want to learn more about something? Accounting? Adobe Photoshop? Cake Decorating? Weight Training? Astronomy? Real Estate? Website Design? All of these and many more are offered through Universal Class. Stop by the library to create an account and access it anywhere.Also new to the library are the Vermont Online Library Databases. Patrons now can access over 20 databases including Heritage Quest, Health and Wellness Resource Center and Alternative Health, Power speak Languages (you can learn to speak a new language!), Biography in Context, a variety of databases for children’s academic needs and more! These can be accessed both at the library and from your home. Stop by the library find out more.Renovation continues. We are currently seeking grants to install a stairway and lift to connect the basement with the first floor of the library. Sadly, this year we learned that the school library is closing. While Jamaica Memorial Library agreed to take part of the school library’s collection, presently we do not have the finances to take on a school library program which includes transportation, extra staff hours and a largely increased book budget. We feel that it is unfortunate that students at JVES will not have the opportunity to learn important skills such as using reference materials, literature appreciation and using online tools to learn how to navigate and evaluate websites. Classes are always welcome to take field trips to the town library and we are glad to have such enthusiastic visitors.Our library could not function without a dedicated Board of Trustees and amazing volunteers. Special Thanks to Jennifer and Ed Dorta-Duque for all of their assistance with maintaining the library’s website, other technical support and all of their contributions to the library.

Thank you to the Jamaica Community Church for use of their rest rooms. Thank you to all of our summer camp and after school party volunteers: Janet Hamilton, Toni Bement, Nancy Johnson, and Louise Jenkin. We are very appreciative of our student book sale volunteers: Zach, Finley and Oscar. Thank you to all who provide the library with financial assistance, time and book donations.


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Jamaica Old Home Day

Jamaica Old Home Day is celebrated on the last Saturday of July each year. We are fortunate to have many people and organizations helping to make it a great day and we have a very dedicated group who meets once a month throughout the year to put this on but could use some new ideas and some help to make this happen. It is a wonderful day to celebrate our town and home away from home. Jamaica Old Home Day allows us to have a day set aside for residents past and present to join together in fun and festivities, to get reacquainted with old friends, meet new neighbors and together reflect and celebrate our wonderful history.Annual events include the ever popular ‘Ducky Dash’ down the Ball Mountain Brook, the Church Chicken Barbeque put on by Jamar, the Chili Contest, the Fantastic Quilt Show in the Town Hall, the Karaoke and of course the Parade down Main Street with the Horse Plop Contest. Main Street will be lined with local artisans, farmers and food vendors. Live entertainment will keep a festive atmosphere from noon till 5:00. The day is also a great opportunity for organizations and individuals to raise funds for a particular cause. If you would like to be a vendor, please visit our website for information and download the application. Any questions contact Jen Dorta-Duque or Karen Ameden


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Windham Regional Commission

The mission of the Windham Regional Commission (WRC) is to assist towns in Southeastern Vermont to provide effective local government and work cooperatively with them to address regional issues. Towns choose to be members of the WRC. The WRC is comprised of 27 member towns in Windham, Bennington and Windsor Counties. After town meeting, each town selectboard appoints two representatives to the Commission to serve for the coming year. Jamaica’s current representative is Elaine Beckwith. Commissioners serve on a number of committees that address regional and municipal issues and concerns. The WRC is organized around a strong committee structure, and those committees are where most of the decisions are made by the Commissioners. In the absence of county government, we provide the essential link between local, state and federal government. This link was particularly important during the response to Tropical Storm Irene. State and federal agencies, including VTrans, FEMA, Vermont Emergency Management, the Agency of Natural Resources, and the Agency of Commerce and Community Development, depended upon the WRC, and the other Regional Planning Commissions, to coordinate their efforts among the towns. We also served as the primary source of information about the status and needs of the towns for those agencies. Most of the work that we did in support of our towns related to the recovery of public infrastructure, especially transportation infrastructure. Perhaps our most visible response was the local road status map we had up and running on our website within a few days after the storm, and which subsequently had more than 16,000 visits. Substantial effort has been given to facilitating FEMA interaction with the towns; the identification and mapping of all damaged road segments, bridges and culverts; and the identification, mapping, and prioritization of issues related to debris and other hazards within rivers and streams that threaten public infrastructure. Going forward, we’ll work with towns on a range of land use, emergency, transportation, river and stream corridor, floodplain, economic development, and related issues as they pursue recovery and plan for future resiliency.We accomplished much in 2011 in addition to the response to Irene. We successfully competed to secure $1.4 million in grant funding from the U.S. EPA for the WRC’s Brownfields program, $400,000 of which will be used for environmental testing, and $1 million of which will be used to establish a revolving loan fund to support clean up. We helped build public-private coalition to secure a Repower America renewable energy feasibility study from the U.S. EPA and DOE for the Basketville site in Putney. Using funding from the federal Energy Efficiency Community Block Grant program, we supported 14 energy audits in municipal buildings in six towns, and energy retrofits to buildings in 4 towns, the Windham County Courthouse, and the Windham County Sheriff’s Department. By the close of the calendar year we will have completed Pre-disaster Hazard Mitigation Plans for 25 towns. Our website was completely overhauled in-house and was re-launched this summer.

Town planning remains a core function. In 2011 we worked with 3 towns on their town plan updates and assisted 5 with zoning updates. Natural resources also remain a priority. We presented a Water Management Typing proposal for the Class B waters of Basin #11 (West, Williams and Saxtons River) and #9 (White River) to the legislature, and secured a grant to fund a rain barrel design and construction project for the students at the Windham Regional Career Center. Through our project review function we participated in the licensing process for the Blue Heron Hydro proposals at the Ball Mountain and Townshend dams, the Deerfield Wind application that extends into Readsboro and Searsburg, and the review of the Mt. Snow master plan. As attention turned towards the impacts of the eventual closure of Vermont Yankee, we were a primary source of information about what those impacts might be.WRC coordination of transportation planning in the region continues. We assisted Connecticut River Transit with a successful grant application, and secured a grant from the Jeffords Center to explore coordination and integration of transportation and transit services, such as better linkages between school bus and transit routes. Economic development is an important component of regional planning, and the WRC is actively participating in the Southeast Vermont Economic Development Strategy and the Post-Vermont Yankee Planning Committee.This will be another exciting and challenging year. We have based our budget on a modest increase in the per resident rate from $1.68 to $1.74. The WRC’s core budget relies on member town assessments to match and support federal and state funds. The $1.74 per resident rate will result in a total assessment of $1801 from Jamaica for the new fiscal year. Jamaica may wish to budget additional amounts for town-specific work needed from the WRC. We like to hear from you! Please visit us on the web at www.windhamregional.org, or call us at 802-257-4547.

The Historical Society of Windham County

The Historical Society of Windham County was founded in 1926 to preserve our history for present and future generations.In 1936 the museum was built in Newfane to house the extensive collection that came from all the towns in the county. This now contains some 7,000 artifacts which are displayed in changing interpretive exhibits, or are available for research or interest. School visits are encouraged.We hope you share our belief that all our towns would be poorer if our rich local history were ever lost. Your support will help us to maintain the collection and continue our policy of free admission. We are open Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00-5:00pm from Memorial Day weekend until late October.


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Jamaica Town Hall Committee

Four of the committee members appointed by the Selectboard remained active throughout 2011: Geoffrey Cunnar (maintenance section) and Laura Clark, Joseph Grannis, and David Heisler (program section). With Geoff now having moved away from Jamaica, the committee is recruiting new members to keep an eye on and help with the physical maintenance of this beautifully restored building. The program section has been greatly assisted this year by four volunteer associate members: regular Town Hall event patrons from Wardsboro Ken and Karen Davis, Jamaica second homeowner Alicia Brown, and Jamaica resident Valerie Heisler. The program committee’s mission statement: Plan, promote and produce Jamaica Town Hall entertainment/artistic community events, including but not limited to live music, dances, and theater, for the enjoyment and education of the general public. Show performers in 2011 included contra dance leader Sally Newton with Michael Donahue, Jamaica classical guitarist Richard Ullman, the Jim Gilmour Band, and Jamaica resident Gene Morrison and his Kelly Stand band. Shows have already been lined up for every month in 2012 from April through September.The Town Hall Committee completed this past year a major upgrade of the backstage facilities. The two old (but not historic) flimsy dressing rooms were replaced by much sturdier rooms with a storage ramp stretching across them from wall to wall. The design was donated by Jamaica architect Vance Hosford, and the construction was carried out by Jamaica carpenter Tim Brown, who gave a very town friendly bid for his excellent work. The cost of this construction, about $4,000, was paid by the Selectboard out of money that had been over budgeted for Town Hall oil. Bruce Chapin, Chris Clark, Geoff Cunnar, Ken Davis, Karen Davis, and Joe Grannis contributed labor and materials for painting the dressing room walls, refinishing the floors, furnishing the rooms with mirrors and appropriate lighting, and constructing a backstage cabinet and table for the stage lighting control panels.The Town Hall Committee has maintained a bank account at the River Valley Credit Union since 2010. The account started with a balance of $604 on January 1, 2011; gained $786 from our share of the ticket sales; spent $288 on advertising and materials; and had a balance of $1,102 at the end of the year. The next purchase with money saved will be microphones for use by anyone using the hall.

Windham Solid Waste Management continued...

Windham Solid Waste Management

The Windham Solid Waste Management District is comprised of 19 member towns. Each town is represented on the District’s Board of Supervisors. The District and its 12 person staff have continued to provide recycling services to its member towns, as well as for several other communities, with a network of transfer stations and recycling convenience centers where dumpsters for paper, cardboard, and commingled containers are located. The District’s two roll-off trucks regularly service the recycling locations, and the materials are hauled to the District’s materials recycling

facility (MRF) on Old Ferry Road, Brattleboro. At the MRF, approximately 6,000 tons per year of recyclable materials are mechanically and manually sorted, baled, and then sold in tractor trailer loads to a network of buyers. Other programs offered by the District include collection/recycling of hazardous waste, electronic waste, and organic waste.Although 2008 and 2009 resulted in a significant reduction in revenue from the sale of recyclable materials, the past year has seen prices rebound to the point that the District had a surplus of $149,000 to apply toward the FY 2013 budget, and the District’s budget reflects a decrease in assessments of 5.6%.The District decided to expand its recycling collection program. Starting in July 2011, plastic containers numbered 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 were added to the list of acceptable materials for recycling. The intent was to make it easier to recycle plastic materials, divert more waste from landfills, and increase revenue from the additional plastic. Another expanded recycling program is for electronic waste, particularly computers, TVs, monitors, printers, etc. Thanks to Vermont’s e-Cycle legislation, landfill disposal of electronic waste was banned starting in January 2011, and there is no fee for disposal of some e-waste (www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/e-waste/). The District’s Old Ferry Road Convenience Center is a state certified e-waste collection site and residents can bring their electronics there during regular operating hours.Recycling opportunities for organic waste, particularly food scraps and non-recyclable paper and cardboard, is also being expanded. Following the loss of federal grants for the District’s pioneering organic waste programs in 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved funding for Project COW (Composting Organic Waste). Currently, Brattleboro and Vernon offer organic waste containers at their convenience centers, and a growing number of schools and restaurants are separating food waste for collection by private trash haulers for composting at Martins Farm in Greenfield, MA.Another program the District decided to fund after loss of federal funding is the Program Coordinator position, which is charged with education and outreach regarding recycling and hazardous waste.The District offered 13 household hazardous waste collection events, in addition to the permanent paint and motor oil drop-off services at the WSWMD Convenience Center. Carbon Harvest Energy (www.carbonharvestenergy.com) took over the methane gas collection system and electrical generator in 2009 at the closed District landfill. They are in the process of building a greenhouse for the year-round production of fish and algae using heat from the electrical generator that is powered by landfill gas. Fish produced in the facility will be provided to the Vermont Foodbank and local restaurants, and algae will be used as animal feed and biodiesel fuel.Please call the District at 257-0272 with any questions or to arrange a tour of the recycling facility. Or visit our web site www.windhamsolidwaste.orgRobert L. Spencer, Executive Director


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Reports of Outside Organizations

Community Food Pantry

On behalf of the volunteers of the Community Food Pantry and the many citizens of our communities who benefit directly from your generosity, I wish to thank the Town of Jamaica for its continued support of our service. The annual appropriation provided by the Town helps us to provide for the special needs of our clients - families with young children, the elderly and those who by illness or circumstance find themselves in crisis. It is the continuing mission of the Community Food Pantry “to provide supplemental food to households in need”. Our service provides assistance to anyone who asks – no requirements, no questions asked. We are confidential, supportive and non-judgmental. Hunger has no place in our community. Like so many organizations, the 2011 operation of the Community Food Pantry was defined by Tropical Storm Irene. Both Jamaica and Wardsboro suffered significant damage to roads, making travel difficult and dangerous. In order adapt to the emergency, the Community Food Pantry established extended weekday afternoon hours in order to make our service more convenient to those in Wardsboro who had been isolated by the storm. Jamaica clients received deliveries order to keep excess traffic off South Hill Road until the Route. 100 bridge was reopened. Extra hours were maintained by our volunteers and by volunteers from the Wardsboro Yoked Parish. In addition to supplemental food, the Food Pantry assisted in the distribution of water and cleaning supplies from the Red Cross, FEMA and other organizations. We continue to maintain a supply of drinking water for those who are still experiencing problems with their water supply. A direct result of the storm, the Community Food Pantry received a generous grant from the Irene & James Hunter Foundation. Grants were made to several Vermont food shelves in areas hard hit by Tropical Storm Irene. The generosity of the Hunter Foundation is an extraordinary gift to our communities and one for which we are most grateful.The Community Food Pantry is open on the last Wednesday of every month from 6:30 until 8 PM and is located in the Vestry of the Wardsboro Yoked Parish. Special distributions are scheduled for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Our volunteers respond to food emergencies and give consideration to special dietary requirements. Thank you for supporting your Community Food Pantry. Elaine BeckwithCoordinator, 874-7234The Community Food Pantry is a Network Partner of the Vermont Foodbank.

Council on Aging for Southeastern VT, Inc.

The Council on Aging for Southeastern Vermont, Inc. (COASEV, Inc.) fosters and supports successful aging of seniors in the Jamaica community and throughout Windham and Windsor Counties. To assist seniors in Jamaica we offer a number of services, including:Information and Assistance: Our Senior Helpline at 1-800-642-5119 is a toll free number which offers help applying for benefits, assistance with health insurance problems, housing needs, fuel assistance, and many other services. We received 42 calls from residents requesting assistance this past year.As part of the Medicare Part D, prescription program we have trained staff available by phone, office, or home. 14 residents received assistance this past yearSenior Nutrition: 3,110 Home delivered meals were provided under contract five days per week.Transportation: Special arrangements are made for non- Medicaid seniors requiring medical transportation.Case Management & Advocacy: One on one case management enables seniors to access services which help them remain safe at home. Often minimal services can prevent premature institutionalization. Some clients who require nursing home level of care are able to remain at home with family caregivers and trained personal care givers. COASEV served 14 Jamaica residents which is estimated as an annual cost of $16,800.Care Giver Respite: Through grants we provide respite assistance for caregivers of those diagnosed with dementia or other chronic diseases. Your town contribution generates Federal matching funds to support our activities. We do not charge for any of our services. The support of Jamaica citizens is greatly appreciated.Joyce A. Lemire, Executive Director



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Grace Cottage Hospital Green Mountain National Forest

2011 was a year of national recognition for Grace Cottage Hospital. On September 23rd, Grace Cottage was named in USA Today as one of the Top 100 Hospitals in the U.S. for Patient Satisfaction. Also in September, a columnist for the Sun Times in Berea, Ohio, wrote an entire column about Grace Cottage, based on his mother-in-law’s experience here. Entitled Big Healing Can Sometimes Come in Small Doses of Kindness, the column ended with “Cleveland Clinic, eat your heart out!” In his column, Robert Winter observes that at Grace Cottage: “The hallmark, universally, is quality care. That’s Care. And Quality.” Grace Cottage’s Patient Care in 2011: • Emergency room visits numbered 2,959•Messenger Valley Pharmacy, owned by Grace

Cottage Hospital, filled 55,267 prescriptions.• 74,180 lab tests were conducted, 5,327 digital

imaging procedures (X-rays, CT scans, bone density tests or ultrasounds), 15,159 physical, occupational or speech therapy sessions and 20,661 patient visits with medical practitioners in Grace Cottage’s doctors’ offices. • Patient days in the hospital totaled 4,087.

This was a difficult year for many of our communities due to the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Like many of our Vermont towns, the Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) was also hard hit by the storm. Emphasizing public health and safety concerns, the Forest Service made the decision to temporarily close the forest following the storm so that employees could clear and assess roads, trails, bridges and facilities that were impacted by the storm. We have come a long way since Tropical Storm Irene first hit - today many of our roads and trails have been repaired. We anticipate making additional repairs to roads and trails that remain closed although we are not certain how many we will accomplish. The Green Mountain National Forest will be working with our many partners in the coming months to design and plan for the fiscal year 2012 construction season. We would like to thank you and your community for the support and confidence that you have shown as we do our best to bring the Green Mountain National Forest back to pre- Irene conditions.We are proud that the Green Mountain National Forest is part of Vermont and part of your town. It is truly one of Vermont’s treasures and the largest contiguous public land area in the state. Our staff works hard to achieve quality public land management under a sustainable multiple-use management concept to meet the diverse needs of the people, people in your town as well as all of the visitors who come to visit every year. Below is a brief list of what happened in your National Forest during fiscal year 2011:• Land Acquisition•Heritage Program•Road, Dam, & Facility Construction &

Maintenance Recreation Programs• Fisheries Habitat Improvement • Forest Vegetation Management• Environmental Planning•Watershed Improvement• Forest Ecosystem Monitoring•Wetlands Mapping• Fire Activities•Conservation Education

Forest Service Offices in Vermont: Offices are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am until 4:30pmRutland—Forest Headquarters Phone: 802-747-6700Manchester—Ranger Station Phone: 802-362-2307Rochester—Ranger Station Phone: 802-767-4261Middlebury—Ranger Station Phone: 802-388-4362


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Green Up

Green Up Day celebrated 41 years in 2011! Mother Nature gave us all the reprieve of a beautiful weekend for Greening Up in the midst of a record-setting wet spring. A strong sense of community spirit continues to inspire volunteers to come out and do their part in cleaning up every corner of our lovely state!Green Up Vermont is the not-for-profit 501(c) (3) organization working to enhance our state’s natural landscape and waterways and the livability of our communities by involving people in Green Up Day and raising awareness about the importance of a litter free environment. The success of Green Up for Vermont depends upon two essential ingredients. One is the combined efforts of individuals and civic groups who volunteer to make it all possible; and two, the financial support given by the public and private sectors throughout Vermont.With your town’s help, we can continue Vermont’s unique annual tradition of taking care of our beautiful landscape and promoting civic pride so our children grow up with Green Up. Children are our future, and Green Up Vermont focuses on education for grades K-12 with activities such as a curriculum for K-4, activity booklets, a story and drawing booklet, and the annual poster and writing contests. Please visit www.greenupvermont.org to learn more.Careful use of resources minimizes Green Up’s costs. The State appropriates funds that cover about 12 percent of our budget. Last year, appropriations from cities and towns covered 18 percent of our budget, so we rely on your help to keep Green Up Day going. These funds pay for supplies including over 46,000 Green Up trash bags, promotion, education, and services of two part-time employees. We ask your community to contribute, according to population, to keep Green Up growing for Vermont!Mark your calendars for the next Green Up Day, May 5, 2012, the first Saturday in May. Put on your boots, get together with your family, invite some friends and come join us in your community to make Vermont even more GREEN!

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeast Vermont

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeast Vermont continued...

Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont requests an appropriation of $1,200.00 from the Town of Jamaica at the 2012 Town Meeting to help defray the cost of services to its residents for the Mental Health Walk-In Clinic. In the year ending June 30, 2011, our agency provided a comprehensive range of community based services to 4,398 residents of Windsor and Windham counties. The services that are available to the residents of your community are:

Outpatient Mental Health Services: The mission is to provide caring, high quality, cost-effective mental health care for our community at every level of need. Our highly trained staff of professional therapists, social workers, and psychiatrists help individuals and families cope with stress and anxiety, develop their full potential, and maximize control of their lives. We make it our paramount goal to ensure that children, adolescents, and adults who come to us receive appropriate, timely care. We are now offering walk-in clinics to any resident who has an urgent need to see a mental health counselor for support and more effective coordination of services.Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services: For adults and family members who are adversely affected by the use of alcohol or drugs, we offer a comprehensive program of assessment, inpatient referral, outreach, outpatient treatment, and aftercare dedicated to aiding the recovery from chemical dependency and its effects.Community Rehabilitation and Treatment Program (CRT): The CRT program provides comprehensive services to adults over the age of 18 who are suffering from a mental illness so serious that it interferes with that person’s capacity to function in the community. We provide help and information to concerned family members and help clients regain stability and learn how to manage their mental illness, either in a hospital setting or as outpatients.Developmental Services (DS): The DS program provides services to people with developmental disabilities and their families. Services are available to people of all ages who have been found eligible, and each person being served receives an individually written program to meet his or her needs.The Alternatives Program: A short-term alternative to hospitalization, the Alternatives Program provides crisis stabilization, respite, and support to clients with psychiatric disabilities or to any adult experiencing an acute mental health crisis. We also provide a transitional residence for those stepping down from an inpatient setting. Our program provides a very desirable alternative to hospitalization in being less costly and less structured, while at the same time providing individualized attention in a more homelike, community based setting.Emergency Services: The Emergency Services Team has a very specific mission to act quickly in critical situations. Specially trained mental health professionals are available 24 hours a day for emergencies. Anyone may use this service when an emergency arises including individuals of any age, family or friends of an individual in crisis, hospitals and nursing homes, police, schools, clergy, businesses, and other community agencies.We thank the Board and the citizens of Jamaica for your past support and for your continued interest in Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont.


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Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.

The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to 456 calls in 2011. The location of these calls are as follows: 8 in Andover, 18 in Jamaica, 16 in Landgrove, 100 in Londonderry, 75 in South Londonderry, 35 in Peru, 19 in Stratton, 44 in Weston, 20 in Windham, 67 in Winhall, and 3 in Manchester. There were 51 calls at the following ski areas: 28 at Bromley, 18 at Stratton, and 5 at Magic Mountain.Of these calls: 243 were illnesses, 134 injuries, 45 motor vehicle accidents, 24 stand-by calls, and 10 public assists. We responded to 25 mutual aid calls, while 19 calls resulted in other services coming to our aid. Our members initiated Advanced Life Support measures and interventions on over 140 calls. These interventions includes: starting 133 pre-hospital IV’s, cardiac defibrillations, cardiac medications, intubations, Combi-tube insertions, Nebulized Albuterol, and administration of epinephrine, aspirin, nitroglycerin, morphine, and dextrose (D50). We used a Paramedic Intercept service 5 times and called in the DHART helicopter 5 times. Sixty-six percent of our calls were daytime calls between the hours of 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Of the patients we transported, 38 were younger than 18 years of age while 182 patients were over 65.Hurricane Irene will always be in our memory for 2011. We feel that we were extremely fortunate that the worse of the flooding occurred during the daylight hours. Otherwise we feel that there could have been loss of life and extremely dangerous rescues in our area. Our squad building had four feet of water in the basement, but we were fortunate to have insurance to cover the $40, 000.00 worth of damage. Our major loss was to our old records that were stored in fire proof file cabinets in the basement. We found out that they were not waterproof. I want to thank those who helped to clean our basement and supplies, and to save and scan our minutes and history. We are not sure that we will attempt to save our patient run reports that dated back to our first call in 1964.This year we have responded to more critical calls than ever. Each and everyone can help us out by just creating a simple list that includes such things as your name, mailing address, date of birth, past and current medical treatments and/or conditions, and a list of your current medications. Please have this list posted on your refrigerator or available so that it’s handy when we arrive on scene. It’s your life that we can save with this knowledge.Our Squad membership has declined slightly to 43 members, so we are looking for new and dedicated members. At this time we have four Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedics, twelve EMT Intermediates certified to the “03” level, sixteen Emergency Medical Technicians, five First Responder ECAs, and six CPR trained ambulance drivers. Two of our members will become new Paramedics this coming year and one member has returned to school to become a Physician Assistant. This year at our annual banquet we presented our “Community Service Award” to Neighborhood Connections. Founded in 2009 this non-profit organization offers preventive

health care, health education, and social services to residents of the area that we serve. After Hurricane Irene they became the emergency headquarters for aid and the coordination of volunteers to those in need. We extend our sincere thanks to the Neighborhood Connections for their efforts to ensure the health, safety, and well being of the residents that we serve. The Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad is a licensed Paramedic Service. We are a highly trained, professional Squad that is run completely by volunteers. I want to thank our members and their families for the time, commitment, and sacrifices that they have made in taking our Squad to the level that it has achieved. We do not and have never billed individuals for any of our services. This is only made possible by the continued generosity and support of the communities and the residents that we serve.Thank You,William “Pete” Cobb Jr.President, LVRSTreasurer’s ReportFor the year 2011, the Londonderry Volunteer Rescue Squad had expenses totaling $159,792.50. There were 456 calls at an average expense of $350.42 per call.Jon MowryTreasurer, LVRS

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Mountain Valley Medical ClinicThe Leland & Gray Educational Foundation

Year 2011 for Mountain Valley Medical Clinic has been one of celebration and technological preparedness, and advances.MVMC celebrated 35 years of servicing our community through various events and awareness campaigns. The community support toward our cause remains strong. In early 2011, MVMC upgraded our front entrance to better accommodate our patients as well as create office space for our billing department which we brought back in-house.Throughout the year, we have progressively transitioned to electronic medical records and hope to complete the process by the spring of 2012. This has been a monumental undertaking that reflects a national trend and we know it will allow us to better serve our patients.The Clinic continues its mission to serve all who seek care and on the overleaf you will note our financial summary and patient activity. The Clinic has served more than 13,500 patient visits this year for diagnosis, treatment and laboratory studies. 488 were from the Town of Jamaica. Your annual “written off” costs were $1,627 of our total $46,706 in free care.Our Board is grateful for community support and would be pleased to introduce you to our health care professionals. The members listed below would be pleased to discuss with you any matters relating to Clinic activities. Carole Lechthaler, PresidentFinancial Report Actual 2011 Estimate 2012Patient Visits 13,597 13,700Net Revenue 1,065,729 1,251,140Operating Expenses 1,366468 1,456,666Operations (Loss) (300,739) (205,526) Other Income:Annual Fund 240,000 152,000Misc. Income/Grants 36,000* 31,000

* This income is from a variety of sources including events such as the golf tournament, Town appropriations, special “wish list” gifts, bequests, interest from our modest endowment, and rental income.

The Leland & Gray Educational Foundation wishes to thank all the residents of Jamaica who unanimously supported our $2000.00 request at the 2011 Town Meeting. When combined with our own fund raising activities, the extra financial assistance from several valley towns helped us to continue awarding scholarships to needy and deserving graduates from the Leland & Gray community.Our Foundation is a non profit organization trying to help young people in the West River Valley become more educated and financially secure. We understand that education makes a significant difference in a young person’s life. Since its inception in 1997, The Leland & Gray Educational Foundation (L&GEF) has provided scholarship assistance to 34 people from the towns of Windham, Wardsboro, Jamaica, Brookline, Townshend, Newfane, Dover, and Winhall. To date we have distributed well over $100,000.00.The L&GEF is associated with New England Dollars for Scholars. Because of our Dollars for Scholars affiliation, many colleges will match dollar for dollar any amount awarded by the Foundation.Aside from assisting college bound students, the Foundation offers assistance for people who want to upgrade their occupational skills. Although all recipients are Leland & Gray Union High School graduates not all are from the most recent graduating class. It is the Foundation’s goal to support life long learning and encourages any Leland and Gray alumni to further their education and apply for help via the Foundation. All applicants for aid must complete a written application, present three written references, provide academic grade reports, show a financial need for assistance and interview with the entire L&GEF board. The L&GEF has always relied on tax deducible contributions from individuals and corporations. It is because of their generosity that many hard working, qualified students from the West River Valley have received help financing their education. It is our hope that once again, the citizens of Jamaica will vote to support our request for a $2000.00 contribution to the Leland & Gray Educational Foundation.Thank you for your time. Please feel free to call me at 874-7104 if you have any questions.Robert Litchfield IIMemberLeland and Gray Educational Foundation


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Southeastern Vermont Community ActionThe Northern Vermont Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)

Southeastern Vermont Community Action is an anti-poverty, community based, nonprofit organization serving Windham and Windsor counties since 1965.Our mission is to enable people to cope with and reduce the hardships of poverty; create sustainable self-sufficiency; reduce the causes and move toward the elimination of poverty. SEVCA has a variety of programs and services to meet this end. They include: Head Start, Weatherization, Emergency Home Repair, Housing Stabilization, Emergency Services / Crisis Intervention (i.e., fuel / utility, housing and food assistance), Parent Education, Micro-Business Development, Individual Development Accounts, Tax Preparation, Training, Working Bridges, and Thrift Stores. In Jamaica we have provided the following services during FY2011:Weatherization: 4 homes (11 people) weatherized at a cost of $43,132 Tax Preparation: 2 households (7 people) received refunds and tax credits totaling $4,989 Emergency Services: 7 households (11 people) received 79 services (including crisis intervention, financial counseling, nutrition education; referral to and assistance in accessing needed services), valued at $290 Fuel / Utility Assistance: 10 households (17 people) received services valued at $6,584 Emergency Home Repair: 1 home (5 people) received services to address health and safety risks, repair structural problems, and reduce energy, waste, valued at $1,612Community support, through town funding, helps to build a strong partnership. The combination of federal, state, private, and town funds allow us to not only maintain, but to increase and improve service.We thank the residents of Jamaica for their ongoing support.Stephen GellerExecutive Director

The Northern Vermont Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D) helps to bring together the technical, financial and administrative resources for towns with natural resource conservation and rural and community development issues. We are here to serve your community. We coordinate and facilitate assistance to town governments, fire departments, watershed groups and nonprofit organizations in Vermont (we have expanded our service area with the closing of the George D. Aiken RC&D area that served south central and southern Vermont). By bringing together help from our extensive network of resources, we can focus technical and financial resources on your specific needs. The Council is a self-supporting 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. In 2011, working with our partner towns and organizations, we secured and administered $796,000 for, natural resource conservation, public safety, and community development projects.Our current projects include rural fire protection through the dry hydrant grant program, water quality improvement work through the portable skidder bridge free loan and education program, and watershed restoration work and road management grants through the Better Back roads grant program. Do you have a project or program that could use some assistance to “make it happen”? Over the years the Northern Vermont RC&D Council has helped many communities and organizations on a variety of projects. We work on a request basis, so the first step is up to you, giving us a call. For information and free consultation call Jarrod Becker our RC&D Business Manager at (802) 828-4595.

The Vermont Center for Independent Living

Since 1979, The Vermont Center for Independent Living (VCIL) has been teaching people with significant disabilities and the deaf how to gain more control over their lives and how to access tools and services to live more independently. VCIL employees conduct public education, outreach, individual advocacy and systems change advocacy to help promote the full inclusion of people with disabilities into community life.In FY ‘11 (Oct. 2010 - Sept. 2011) VCIL responded to over 2,183 requests from individuals, agencies and community groups for information, referral and assistance and program services for individuals living with a disability. VCIL Peer Advocate Counselors (PACs) provided one-on-one peer counseling to 400 individuals to help increase their independent living skills (including 29 peers were served by the AgrAbility program). VCIL assisted 191 households with financial and/or technical assistance to make their bathrooms and/or entrances accessible and provided 230 individuals with assistive technology. 556 individuals had and meals

delivered through our Meals on Wheels (MOW) program for individuals with disabilities under the age of 60.VCIL’s central office is located in downtown Montpelier and we now have five branch offices in Bennington, Chittenden, Orleans, Rutland and Windham Counties. Our Peer Advocate Counselors and services are available to people with disabilities throughout Vermont.During FY ‘11, 2 residents of Jamaica received services from the following programs:•Meals on Wheels Program (MOW)

(over $3,000 spent on residents)• Information, Referral and Assistance (I,R &A)

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Vermont Coalition of Municipalities Windham & Windsor Housing Trust

For fourteen years the Vermont Coalition of Municipalities has used lobbying, public information, grass root petitions, and, when feasible, legal means to attempt to change the education funding system or at least to block further excesses.Due to the lack of activity on education finance reform during the past year, we will not be requesting dues for 2011. However, now that the state will be considering major reforms to the education finance system, we will be renewing our activities and hope that you can set aside funds for 2012.During the coming session of the Legislature, there will likely be major recommendations concerning the education finance system by an out-of-state consultant, funded by a $200,000 appropriation. This study of the education property tax will be used by the Legislature in combination with recent studies of the Vermont sales and income taxes.The Coalition plans to hire an expert on Education Finance to analyze this study, which is due to be available in January in a report to the Legislature and the Governor. After analyzing the report, we expect to make the findings of Our expert available to the public and the Legislature.Your support of the Coalition is needed and appreciated and will help us to fund our legislative, analytical and public information efforts. What is important is that our combined membership will have more impact on the Legislature. ‘

The Windham & Windsor Housing Trust (WWHT) is a non –profit organization serving the residents of Windham and southern Windsor County. The organization began in 1987 and in 2011, acquired selected assets from the former Rockingham Area Land Trust (RACLT).WWHT’s purpose is to enhance the quality of life of low and moderate income citizens; to preserve and revitalize neighborhoods; to foster diversity; and to improve the social, economic, and cultural health of communities of Windham and southern Windsor County.We operate three programs as described below:Homeownership Center• TheRevolvingLoanFundprovideslowcostloanstolowand moderate income homeowners throughout Windham and Windsor counties to make critical home repairs. This would include repairs necessary to bring homes up to code and make them a safe place to live. A staff rehabilitation specialist inspects the home, determines which repairs are necessary and works with the homeowner to plan and finance the project.• HousingCounselingServicesareprovidedtoall residents in both counties. We provide home buyer education, credit counseling, delinquency counseling and foreclosure prevention counseling.• TheHomelandProgramprovidesgrantstoincome-eligible home buyers to subsidize the purchase of single-family homes. The grant is used towards the purchase price of the land underneath the home, lowering the cost to the home buyer. The Housing Trust retains ownership of the land and ensures long-term affordability through special ground lease provisions.Rental Housing Development Program-to meet the diverse housing needs of a community, WWHT develops affordable rental housing opportunities. This might take the form of housing rehabilitation or the construction of new apartments. WWHT can work with towns to plan for meeting affordable housing or community development needs.Rental Housing Management Program-WWHT manages many of their rental properties and hires Stewart Property Management Services to manage the remaining properties. WWHT takes pride in the appearance of its multi-family housing and is committed to providing the staff and financial resources necessary to ensure the long-term health and safety for its residents.For 25 years, WWHT has created decent, safe affordable housing; revitalized neighborhoods; eliminated blight; preserved historic properties; and built sustainable communities. For more information, please visit us on the web at www.w-wht.org

It’s our pleasure to submit this report on our 23rd year of free family literacy programs, in which approximately 100 Jamaica residents participated. Jamaica students, teachers and parents took part in the March Reading Challenge; students in grades K-4 participated in the Red Clover Award program; and students also received annotated Summer Reading Lists at the end of the school year. In addition, the Bookmobile visited children at Marilyn Chapin’s family child care home.During the first half of 2012, Windham County Reads will be completing a variety of program commitments, including the 24th March Reading Challenge, and closing its doors. We’re pleased that the Bookmobile program will continue under the auspices of Windham Child Care Association, and we’re grateful for Jamaica’s many years of support for our work.Ruth E. Allard Director(802) [email protected]

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Valley Cares

Our West River Valley Senior Housing project currently provides affordable housing and options for supportive services to 60 elders in the area, all of whom are either from Vermont or have a relative currently living in the West River Valley.While we charge for housing, meals, and care programming, we must subsidize a portion of all of our services to make them affordable to low-to moderate-income elders. For example:•Halfofourindependentlivingunitsreceiverentalsubsidiesso that the resident only pays 30% of their income in rent.•2outof3oftheassistedlivingresidentsreceive either public or private support to help make the cost of care more affordable.Our other services include Meals on Wheels - at no expected charge - to residents of Townshend, Newfane, Brookline, and Grafton, and the free loan of medical equipment, such as walkers, commodes, and wheelchairs to all local residents in need of such assistance.Thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Robert CregoWest River Valley Assisted and Independent Living• 48 of our 71 residents-received assistance to help pay for

rent, meals and/or care• 3 of our residents were either residents of Jamaica or have

relatives who currently live in Jamaica•Value of services provided to Jamaica residents in

2011 = $95,695•Rents and fees collected from Jamaica residents in

2011 = $53,680• Funding collected from other sources in 2011 = $13,231• Savings to Jamaica residents = $28,784•To help cover some of our costs we are requesting

$1.55 per capita, which is $1,604.

Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Vermont And New Hampshire

The VNA & Hospice is a compassionate, non-profit healthcare organization committed to providing the highest quality home healthcare and hospice support services to individuals and their families. By keeping Jamaica residents out of emergency rooms and hospitals, and reducing the need for relocation to nursing homes, our care offers significant savings in the town’s emergency services and other medical expenses. VNA & Hospice clients are of all ages and at all stages in life. Services are provided to all in need regardless of ability to pay. Between July 1, 2010 and June 30, 2011, the VNA & Hospice made 536 homecare visits to 16 Jamaica residents. This is a 9% increase in the number of visits made (on top of a 14% increase last year and an 85% increase the year before). The VNA & Hospice absorbed approximately $13,693 in unreimbursed charges to Jamaica residents. Services included:Home HealthCare: home visits to residents with short-term medical or physical needs Long-term Care: home visits to residents with chronic medical problems who needed extended care in their home to avoid admission to a nursing home. Hospice Services: home visits to residents who were in the final stages of their lives. Maternal and Child Health Services: home visits to residents for well baby, preventative and high-tech medical care.Additionally, residents made visits to VNA & Hospice community clinics for foot care, blood pressure screenings, cholesterol testing and flu shots.Jamaica’s annual appropriation helps the VNA & Hospice meet the demand for quality home healthcare, and to ensure that all who qualify for services will always be able to receive them. On behalf of the people we serve, we thank you for your continued support.Jeanne McLaughlinPresident (1-888-300-8853)

Vermont Department of Health

The Vermont Department of Health is working every day for your health. With our headquarters and laboratory in Burlington and 12 district offices around the state, we deliver a wide range of public health services and support to your community. We work to promote and protect your health and safety, prevent illness from spreading – and prepare and respond to public health events and emergencies.For example, during 2011 the Health Department:Served more than half of all families with young children with healthy food packages, a debit card to buy local fruit and vegetables, nutrition counseling and breast-feeding support through our WIC program Promoted immunizations and worked to prevent the spread of infectious diseases like measles, pertussis and influenzaInvestigated cases of food borne illness and promoted safe food handling

Supported community coalitions, health care, schools, workplaces and businesses to help make “the healthy choice the easiest choice”Worked with emergency response agencies and provided health and safety information before, during and after the floodsDelivered more than 30,000 N-95 respirators and 240,000 pairs of gloves, and joined in local cleanup and recovery efforts Gave out more than 1,200 drinking water test kits to residents with private wells affected by flooding for free analysis at the public health laboratoryYour Health Department district office is located at 232 Main St., Brattleboro telephone number 257-2880.For more health information, news, alerts and resources, visit us on the web at healthvermont.gov, join us on facebook.com/HealthVermont or follow us on twitter.com/healthvermont.


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Youth Services

Since Youth Services was established in 1972, we have assisted over 1,400 children, youth and adults throughout Windham County every year. We help youth and families thrive. We help youth and young adults living in difficult circumstances learn the life skills that will assist them in living successfully on their own and as engaged and productive community citizens. Program services include:Brothers Big Sisters one-to-one mentoringTransitioning youth in foster care to independent living as young adultsAssistance to teens leaving home or at-risk for running away with counseling, family mediation, and housingHome-based counseling to keep families together, thereby avoiding the placement of children outside their homeCourt Diversion for youth and adults, an alternative to the traditional court system using a restorative justice approach to repair the harm to victims and the community while addressing the underlying issues of the people who violated the lawTherapeutic case management services, support and referralCareer development focused groups and one-on-one mentoring for high school students with behavioral and learning disabilitiesDrug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention for youth and adultsThis year, we respectfully request $395 from the Town of Jamaica to help fund our agency’s services. We served 16 residents from Jamaica during Fiscal Year 2011. Your continued support is beneficial to the children, youth and families in your town.For additional· information please see our website at www.youthservicesinc.org. Call Youth Services at 802-257- 0361 or email [email protected]. Bob McCaffrey Executive Director

Women’s Freedom Center

The mission of the Women’s Freedom Center, formerly Women’s Crisis Center, is to work to end physical, sexual and emotional violence against the women and children of Windham County. The Freedom Center works to fulfill its mission by educating the community regarding the root causes of violence against women, challenging the systems that help keep it in place and by providing support and services, including shelter and safe housing, to women and their children who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. Since our beginnings in 1977, we have provided support to the survivors of these crimes, as well as consultation and educational activities to a wide range of community groups to help create a community in which violence is not tolerated.Emergency support such as shelter, safety planning, financial assistance, and information and referral is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Ongoing individual and group support for women and children; legal, medical, housing and social services advocacy; and cooperative work with other agencies are provided during the week. Due to the rural nature of Windham County and the isolation inherent in many abusive relationships, we are committed to meeting with women wherever we may do so safely. Sometimes this means assisting her to get to us and other times it means us going to her, somewhere safe in her community.It was a busy year for the Women’s Freedom Center. During the fiscal year July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011, the Center responded to 1,324 calls or walk-in requests for assistance, sheltered 42 women and their 34 children, and supported 363 women and 274 children through individual and groups support, advocacy, referrals, emergency financial assistance, access to legal support, transportation and childcare. This year the Freedom Center provided emergency support 2 families from Jamaica. In addition, several hundred of the calls received were from callers who did not specify a location so some may well have been from your town. The Women’s Freedom Center is a private, non-profit organization relying heavily on community support to provide our free and confidential services. We thank you for your Town’s contributions to the Freedom Center, and hope you will look upon it as an investment in creating a future free from violence, something we all deserve.


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Windham Central Supervisory District


Superintendent’s Report 2009-2010

The Windham Central Supervisory Union includes the eleven school districts of Brookline, Dover, Jamaica, Marlboro, Newfane, Stratton, Townshend, Wardsboro, Windham, Winhall, and Leland and Gray Union Middle and High School. Since 2007 the Core Values for the WCSU guide our work together.~ Place students at the center of our decision-making.~ Build trust and respect by acting ethically, transparently, and with integrity.~ Operate as a community of learners, committed to developing the skills and capabilities of all.~ Collaborate, share and seek creative solutions.To direct and coordinate our schools working together, the WCSU Board and administration review the WCSU Strategic Plan and revise action steps to achieve our common goals in three areas: Curriculum and Instruction; Human Resources; and Operations. The Curriculum and Instruction area includes our most important goal — student learning and achievement. In fact, all other goal and action steps are designed to support our students in this effort. See https://sites.google.com/a/windhamcentral.org/home/home/mission-core-valuesYour school’s staff works hard to attain the goals of its School-wide Action Plan for Improvement. This annual building based plan tailors the goals of the WCSU Strategic Plan to meet the needs of your school’s students and staff.Beginning with this school year, the elementary schools expanded their after school activities. The LAFTER (learning after school) Programs provide opportunities for students to learn beyond the school day. A federal 21st Century Schools Grant supports the WCSU’s LAFTER activities for five years, $450,000 annually. The goal of this grant is to ensure our students success in school. As our WCSU 21st Century Director, Jennifer Connor, leads, coordinates, and

oversees the LAFTER programs in each school. For more information regarding LAFTER opportunities in your school contact your principal, or call Jennifer at the WCSU Office (802-365-9510 x118) or see your school’s website.Our children are our towns’ most valuable assets, and the proposed school budgets invest in opportunities for their learning and growth to achieve their post-secondary goals and aspirations. Taking into account our current circumstances —Hurricane Irene’s devastation, declining school enrollment, and a faltering economy, “How we can afford to sustain and improve the quality of our public school system?” Applying our WCSU Core Values to this essential question will help us find answers for the futures our students need and deserve.In order to ensure the education of our children in the future, the school boards of the five union towns appointed a Voluntary Regional Education District (RED) Study Committee to investigate the formation of a single school district for grades K-12. Representatives from Brookline, Jamaica, Newfane, Townshend, and Windham are now meeting at L&G monthly. We urge you to contribute to this study by contacting your town’s representatives or by attending these meetings. (See the RED Committee link on the WCSU website for more information, http://www.windhamcentralboard.org/home/r-e-d-committee.)Your school directors carefully considered every detail of your school’s FY13 budget. They welcome all suggestions weigh them carefully, and make the tough decisions while keeping the needs of all students foremost. When you have a moment, thank your board members for their countless hours devoted to the education of your town’s children. Support this work by approving their proposed budget.Steven B. John, Ed.D.Superintendent


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Principal’s Report

Jamaica Village School is a wonderful learning community. Our students are amazing and excitement fills our halls and classrooms as they experience new learning opportunities. I am proud of our teachers and staff for their commitment to our mission and especially for their daily work with students. They are talented and creative learners who are always willing to do ‘whatever it takes’ to improve student learning. Together with parents, our school board, School Club and the Jamaica community, we do make a difference in the lives of the students of Jamaica Village School; and I am proud of our accomplishments.The past year has been filled with action and this year will be no different. Although there has been and continues to be a lot of dialogue about education funding and declining enrollment in the State of Vermont that may offer change in the future, Jamaica Village School maintains its focus on students. Our school board is student-centered; always keeping students at the forefront of discussions and decisions. Our Supervisory Union and school are student-centered; always assessing and analyzing student data in order to make data-driven decisions that positively affect student learning. And lastly, our teachers and staff are student-centered; knowing, caring about and believing in each student’s academic, social and emotional growth. With your continued support and with the award of several grants, I am positive we can continue to provide a high quality education to the children of Jamaica. Balanced literacy, engaging and challenging mathematics, an inquiry-based science curriculum, technology integration, Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBiS) and Responsive Classroom, and 21st Century after school and summer programming (opportunities for all students begin this summer) are embedded in the Jamaica Village School culture. Our initiatives have become a reality and we will continue to acquire professional development, practice our learned skills and fine tune our instruction based on student data for the remainder of this year and for years to come as we maintain and improve our professional learning community with academic proficiency and social growth for all students as our goal.With the award of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grant, Jamaica Village School, along with the majority of the schools in our supervisory union, anticipates a correlation between student participation and academic achievement, attendance, and social and emotional growth. LAFTER (Learning After), the name of the WCSU 21st Century program, provides out-of-school academic enrichment learning opportunities for students. At JVS this includes tutoring, homework club, and a variety of programs

(e.g. wilderness, Tai Chi, cooking, journalism, fly club, Trailmixers, arts and crafts, 4-H, etc.) as well as field trips and summer programming. LAFTER is always looking for people to facilitate a program or assist with homework club and tutoring. If you have a special area of interest and would like to share your knowledge with JVS students, please contact the school; participants are paid via the grant. We would love to have Jamaica residents become an integral part of our programming!PBiS is a national framework for creating the conditions for learning as school-wide expectations are developed, taught, modeled and reinforced so as to create a positive school culture for all members of the learning community. JVS’ expectations, created with the students, can be found on our website: http://www.jamaicavillageschool.org/. PBiS also brought a new friend into our building – JoJo the Jaguar is our new mascot! JoJo can be seen during school-wide and classroom celebrations, all school meetings…you never know where he might turn up to get the crowd excited about JVS!As you may know, our Board of Directors decided to remove the contents of the modular building as it was under utilized and in an effort to save on heating and maintenance costs. Given this, the library collection has been sorted, and books have been brought into the main building for student and classroom use. The next step is to put the modular out to bid; eventually removing it from the property. Please know it is decisions like this that highlight the commitment of the Board of Directors to provide a high quality education while being fiscally responsible. I encourage you to join us for our Community Lunch, held the second Tuesday of every month at 12:15pm. (Please call the school to RSVP.) Also, I invite you to attend our Science Fair on April 16th and our Probability Carnival on May 31st. I know the students would be both proud and honored to show you their work. As always, should you have any questions or feedback, please stop by, call or email. Together we can and do make a difference!Your partner in education,Laura Hazard


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Jamaica School DistrictFY 2013 Budget Proposal

FY2011 FY2012 FY2013

FY2011 Adopted Adopted Proposed

ACTUAL BUDGET BUDGET BUDGET

REVENUE (to be updated by DOE)

Tuition/Miscellaneous 1,957 0 0 24,000

Transfers from Res. 20,000 0 0 0

Interest Income 619 500 500 500

Local Food Sales 8,390 8,000 8,000 8,400

Total Local Revenue 30,966 8,500 8,500 32,900

State Aid - Education Spending Rev. 712,671 712,671 769,466 855,660

State Aid - Small Schools Grant 122,422 122,422 78,697 78,697

State Aid - Transportation 33,546 12,764 19,347 16,456

State Aid - Water System 1,060 0 0 0

State Aid - Special Ed Block & Intensive Aid 69,636 67,897 70,261 60,103

State Aid - Special Ed EEE 6,163 7,354 9,565 8,192

WCSU Sub grant-Medicaid / Best 14,776 13,476 13,476 12,267

WCSU Sub grant-Title 1 20,000 20,000 20,000 19,436

WCSU Sub grant-IDEIA 4,165 0 0 0

Federal Food Service Aid 26,996 10,000 15,500 27,000

Federal Forest Revenue 1,048 700 700 1,000

Total Other Revenue 1,012,483 967,284 997,012 1,078,812

TOTAL REVENUE 1,043,449 975,784 1,005,512 1,111,712

EXPENDITURES

Salaries - Teachers 266,728 266,640 266,640 269,413

Salaries - PE Teacher 12,605 13,105 0 0

Salaries - Music Instruction 12,928 12,928 0 0

Salaries - PreK - 0 0 0

Salaries - ESL 26,990 0 28,361 28,831

Reserve for All Staff Salary & Wages - 0 0 15,390

Salaries - Para 37,369 30,251 39,854 45,184

Substitute 2,212 3,000 3,000 3,900

Health/Dental/Disab. Benefits-Teachers 52,641 53,277 50,020 56,514

Health Benefits-Para 3,755 10,323 10,581 6,409

Fica Expense 26,441 24,933 25,846 27,748

Unemployment/Workman's Comp Ins. 2,028 1,237 1,300 2,000

Tuition Reimbursement/Dues 2,371 6,000 5,383 5,383

Art Instruction Services 15,721 15,146 15,712 16,199

PE Instruction Services - 0 14,764 15,239

Music Instrumental & General Services 9,977 9,505 27,080 27,918

Support Staff Training 10 500 500 500

Enrichment Activities 3,498 2,500 2,500 3,500

Assessment - 0 0 825

Equipment Repairs 69 1,000 1,000 1,000

Elementary Tuition - 0 0 0

Educational Supplies 4,539 6,500 6,500 5,000

Text Books - 500 500 1,450

Audio Visual/Internet Connection 1,182 1,500 1,500 2,100

Instructional Equipment 6,121 8,000 6,500 5,400

Technological Improvements 8,462 8,000 8,000 8,000

Total Instruction 495,647 474,844 515,542 547,903

Special Education Expenses

Spec. Ed Teacher Salary 16,481 16,481 7,300 0

Spec. Ed Aide 39,943 38,182 39,320 51,975


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Spec. Ed Health Insurance 16,068 5,704 3,385 12,663

Spec. Ed Fica expense 3,850 4,182 3,566 3,976

WCSU Admin & Teacher Assessment 42,007 42,007 50,220 38,063

Prof Services (WCSU OT, PT) & Summer Srv. 17,604 13,189 20,425 400

Transport Expense 356 1,500 1,000 0

Special Ed Tuition - 0 0 0

Spec. Ed Supplies 4,195 0 250 250

Total Special Education 140,504 121,244 125,466 107,328

Essential Early Ed 8,655 6,106 9,034 35,099

TOTAL DIRECT EDUCATION 644,806 602,194 650,042 690,329

SUPPORT SERVICES

Guidance Services 16,239 16,289 16,199 25,100

Nurse Services 9,326 8,812 9,265 9,030

Nurse Supplies 131 250 250 250

Library Books/Services 1,095 2,500 2,500 1,600

Library/Professional & technical Services 7,001 7,500 7,436 11,995

Subtotal Support Services 33,792 35,351 35,650 47,975

Board - Salary & Fica 0 0 1,000

Board - Professional Audit 9,129 12,000 0 0

Board - Accounting Services 0 0 0

Board - Professional Services 712 1,300 1,300 1,300

Board - Bond Insurance 50 67 67 67

Board - Advertising 299 500 500 500

Board - Supplies - 200 200 200

Board - Dues 850 900 900 900

Total Board Services 11,040 14,967 2,967 3,967

WSCU Office Assessment 36,529 38,461 36,516 39,502

Principal Salary 57,262 57,262 66,443 73,743

Salaries - Secretary 24,509 24,608 25,340 26,007

Principal & Sec. Health Ins. 19,847 18,768 19,281 23,037

Principal Tuition Reimb/Travel 2,006 1,650 1,650 1,650

Principal Office Fica 5,692 6,263 7,021 7,631

Principals Contracted Services 367 500 500 500

Office Postage 461 900 900 900

Office Supplies 876 1,200 1,200 1,200

Dues 274 500 500 500

Total Principal's Office 111,294 111,651 122,835 135,167

Custodian Salary 28,303 23,773 24,486 24,485

Custodian Health Insurance - 1,500 1,500 1,500

Custodian Fica Expense 2,165 1,819 1,873 1,873

Workers' Comp. Insurance 1,869 7,500 3,000 3,000

Contracted Services/Handyman 2,074 4,000 4,000 4,000

Repairs & Maintenance 4,008 4,000 4,000 5,000

Water Testing 3,599 3,500 3,700 3,700

Property & Liability Insurance 4,647 4,500 4,500 4,700

Telephone 1,007 1,500 1,500 1,500

Custodial Supplies 4,512 4,500 4,500 4,500

Electricity 9,093 8,500 8,700 9,000


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Fuel Oil & Propane - Heat 10,794 22,000 20,000 20,000

Building Equipment & Water Coolers 4,220 4,000 4,000 2,000

Total Custodial Services 76,291 91,092 85,759 85,258

Contracted Transp.-To & From School 39,714 28,110 31,818 31,588

Contracted Service-Field Trips - 0 3,425 3,425

Transport Insurance - 0 0 0

Transportation Fuel - 3,800 0 0

Transfer to Bus Fund - 0 0 0

Total Transport. Services 39,714 31,910 35,243 35,013

Food Service Management Fee 12,000 12,500 12,500 12,500

Supplies - Purchased Food & Services 35,387 30,000 30,000 35,000

Total Food Services 47,387 42,500 42,500 47,500

Capital Expenditures 8,491 30,000 20,000 49,000

Transfers to Reserve Funds 21,510 - - - -

Total Support Services 386,048 395,932 381,471 443,382

TOTAL EXPENDITURES 1,030,854 998,126 1,031,512 1,133,712

SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) 12,595 -22,342 -26,000 -22,000

PRIOR YEAR SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) APPLIED - 22,342 26,000 22,000

Net 12,595 0 0 0

General Fund Balance 65,066 39,066 17,066

Expenditures to be voted at Town Meeting 998,126 1,031,512 1,133,712

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Preliminary Statistics: FY2011 FY2012 FY2013 % Chg.

EEE-Grade 6 enrollment 57 57 57 0.0%

Gross Cost per Student (incl. PreK) 17,444 18,027 19,813 9.9%

Act 68 Budgeted Revenues 285,455 262,046 278,052 6.1%

Local Education Spending 712,671 769,466 855,660 11.2%

Equalized Pupil Count 66.11 64.12 62.62 -2.3%

Excess Spending Threshold per equ. Pupil 14,549 14,733 14,841 0.7%

Ed. Spending per equalized pupil 10,780 12,000 13,664 13.9%

Base Education Spending Index 8,544 8,544 8,723 2.1%

State-wide School Property Tax Rate $0.86 $0.87 $0.89 2.3%

School Tax Impact Estimates:

Home Stead Equalized School Tax Rate * $1.085 $1.222 $1.394 14.1%Common Level of Appraisal 98.8% 101.6% 115.9% 14.1%

Estimated Actual School Tax Rate PreK-6* $1.10 $1.20 $1.20 0.0%

Income Sensitivity Base Index 1.80% 1.80% 1.80% 0.0%

Income Sensitivity Percent 2.54% 2.70% 2.87% 6.1%

* Act 130 assigns secondary costs to LGUHS which establishes a separate tax rate that is combined with K-6 rate.

Estimated FY12 PK-12 Tax Rate including Leland & Gray UHS per Act130-as of 1/17/12:

basis FY12 FY13

FY13 FY13 Equalized Equalized

Equalized % of School School

School District Students Total Tax Rate Tax Rate % change

Jamaica School District PK-6 62.62 45.6% $1.222 $1.394 14.1%

LGUHS School District 7-12 74.71 54.4% $1.376 $1.439 4.6%

Combined Totals PK-12 (weighted Avg. Tax Rate) 137.33 100.0% $1.307 $1.419 8.5%

Common Level of Appraisal 101.58% 115.92%

Estimated

Actual School Actual School

Tax Rate Tax Rate

Weighted Average combined school tax rate [PK-12] $1.287 $1.224 -4.9%

Income Sensitivity Calc with LGUHS JVS factor 1.40 1.57

LGUHS factor 1.58 1.62

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BALANCE SHEET

Twelve Months Ending @ 6/30/11

General Unemployment Facility Total AllFund Fund Fund Funds

Assets

Cash 125,932 3,530 58,678 188,140Receivable-State Aid 9,455 9,455Receivable 18,941 21,510 40,451Total Assets 154,328 3,530 80,188 238,046

Liabilities

Due to Facility Fund 21,510 0 21,510

Accrued Salaries & Benefits 54,199 54,199Accrued Vender Payable 13,553 13,553Total Liabilities 89,262 0 0 89,262

Total Fund Balance 65,066 3,530 80,188 148,783Total Liabilities & Fund Balance 154,328 3,530 80,188 238,046

Changes in Fund Balance:

Beginning Fund Balance 52,471 3,528 40,000 95,999

Additions/Revenues 1,043,449 2 40,188 1,083,638Expenses -1,030,854 0 0 -1,030,854Ending Fund Balance 6/30/11 65,066 3,530 80,188 148,783

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Gross Earnings ReportFiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011

Employee Name Gross Pay

Petrina A Angelio 975

Sarah J Bassett 225

Stephanie E Brown 75

Susan J. Clark 24,508

William M Conley 25,763

Vivian A. Francy 15,822

Jason P. Gragen 49,595

Janet Hamilton 65,911

Laura Hazard 73,743

Beth W Hiner 150

Carrie L Lane 14,495

Sheila Lowe 21,037

Jean McIntire 44,772

Paul E Molinelli 150

Paula D Newton 4,892

Joseph A Novick 150

Julie J Olsson 150

Mary Parliman 14,413

Caroline Persson 300

Ellen F. Peters 59,481

Kim Rak 16,934

Ann Marie R Scott 44,772

Gregory W. Sochin 28,153

Catherine Ullman 12,813

519,280


Gross Earnings ReportFiscal Year Ending June 30, 2011

Employee Name Gross Pay

Petrina A Angelio 975

Sarah J Bassett 225

Stephanie E Brown 75

Susan J. Clark 24,508

William M Conley 25,763

Vivian A. Francy 15,822

Jason P. Gragen 49,595

Janet Hamilton 65,911

Laura Hazard 73,743

Beth W Hiner 150

Carrie L Lane 14,495

Sheila Lowe 21,037

Jean McIntire 44,772

Paul E Molinelli 150

Paula D Newton 4,892

Joseph A Novick 150

Julie J Olsson 150

Mary Parliman 14,413

Caroline Persson 300

Ellen F. Peters 59,481

Kim Rak 16,934

Ann Marie R Scott 44,772

Gregory W. Sochin 28,153

Catherine Ullman 12,813

519,280

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Births 2011

Deaths 2011

Burials & Cremations 2011

Civil Marriages 2011

Vital Statistics

Applicant A Residence Applicant B Residence Date Place

David Charles LeBlanc Jamaica, VT Carly Judith Millette Brookline, VT 4/14/11 Newfane, VT

John Kenneth Johnsen Vernon Hills, IL Michael Allen French Vernon Hills, IL 4/27/11 Jamaica, VT

Michael Joseph Abrams Jamaica, VT Enrique Chavez, Jr. Jamaica, VT 6/25/11 Jamaica, VT

Becky Lee Coleman Jamaica, VT Peter Charles Smith II Jamaica, VT 7/30/11 Winhall, VT

Michele S Crowther Jamaica, VT Wayne N Beattie Jamaica, VT 9/10/11 Jamaica, VT

Romaine Michael Smith Jamaica, VT Donna Marie Mercier Jamaica, VT 9/24/11 Jamaica, VT

Zena Anne Pellett Phoenix, AZ Eric Justin Bauman Phoenix, AZ 10/2/11 Winhall, VT

Catherine Hatinguais Jamaica, VT Susana Ida Maggi Jamaica, VT 10/7/11 Chester, VT

Alexander Kruedener-Struve Jamaica, VT George Southworth Hoye Jamaica, VT 10/25/11 Jamaica, VT

Christopher Lewis Keefe Jamaica, VT Michael Anthony McGrath Cambridge, MA 11/11/11 Jamaica, VT

Name Sex Date Place Father’s Name Mother’s Name

Uriah Bliss Woodruff F 1/3/11 Springfield, VT John Jason Woodruff Priscilla Marie Pleasant

Jeramia Jonathan Matyas M 2/12/11 Brattleboro, VT Jonathan Russell Matyas Ann Shirley Rushford

Lilian Jean Newton F 8/1/11 Jamaica, VT Amos Newton Ilana Jean Savel

Rio Ramona Jackson F 9/10/11 Brattleboro, VT Jasen Michael Jackson Crystal Nicole Jackson

Taigan Jacob Matyas M 9/13/11 Brattleboro, VT Jacob Michael Matyas Mya Ree LeBelle

Danika-Lynne Josephine West F 10/5/11 Brattleboro, VT Dana Scott West Danielle Elizabeth West

Payton Michael Grover M 12/16/11 Brattleboro, VT Nicole Grace Grover

Name Sex Age Place of Death Residence Date

Doris Jean Brooks F 66 Townshend, VT Jamaica, VT 1/26/11

Jeffrey L. Fillion M 52 Brattleboro, VT Jamaica, VT 8/17/11

Phyllis Louise Coleman F 84 Jamaica, VT Jamaica, VT 7/29/11

Robert Aldrich Brown M 81 Vernon, VT Jamaica, VT 10/7/11

Name Sex Age Date of Death Residence Cemetery

Richard E. Chase M 2/16/11

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