Alburgh Town Office
1 North Main Street
Alburgh, Vermont 05440
Phone: (802) 796-3468
Town Administrator – Josie Henry – [email protected]
The Town Administrator serves as a key liaison between elected officials, municipal departments, and the community, playing a crucial role in translating the vision of elected officials into tangible action plans. The Town Administrator’s appointment by the selectboard provides stability in position function and responsibility, promoting consistency in the role and government structure, and is responsible for overseeing day-to-day administrative operations, personnel management, and ensuring compliance with legal requirements as an extension of the Selectboard.
Town Clerk – Danielle James Choiniere – [email protected]
The Clerk plays a central role in the operation of local government with duties that include regular contact with the public. The Clerk’s statutory range is recording, preserving and certifying public documents to administering oaths of office, complying with public information requests, posting public notices, running local elections, selling fish and game licenses, issuing marriage licenses and the licensing of dogs. This position is currently elected on a three-year cycle.
Town Treasurer – Margret Brescia – [email protected]
The Treasurer plays a vital role in managing the finances of the town. He or she is appointed by the selectboard and is responsible for keeping the town’s accounts, investing monies received by the town (with the approval of the Select Board), keeping a record of the taxes voted, and paying orders from officials authorized by law to draw from town accounts. The Treasurer must work with the auditors to settle town accounts prior to the annual meeting, and he or she is often called upon to provide the Select Board with financial information about budgets.
Assistant Town Clerk – Wendy Baker – [email protected]
As Assistant Town Clerk, Wendy assists with the everyday office duties to keep the office up to date with recording documents and answers many questions involved with the day-to-day operations of the Town. Her part-time position is mandated by the State of Vermont and she is appointed by the Town Clerk.
SERVICES OFFERED:
— We accept cash, check or money orders, and cards for an extra fee —
Recordhub is currently hosting an accumulation of town land records. Not everything is on there but we’re gaining each day: Alburgh Land Records
Dog Licensing
-Yearly requirement
-Rabies certificate required
-$12-$16 if done before April 1 or $12-$16 if done after
Marriage Licenses
-$80 fee
DMV Renewals
-If under 2 months expired
-Require check or money order to DMV
-$3 office fee
Certificates of Marriages/Deaths/Births That Occurred in Town or By Residents
-$10 for certified copy
Photocopies
-$1 per page for land record documents
-25¢ per page up to 49
-10¢ per page for 50+ pages
-5¢ for non-profits
-3¢ for non-profits with their own paper
Recording Land Record Documents
-$15 per page to record / $15 mobile home bills of sale
Hunting/Fishing Licenses
-For both Vermont residents and nonresidents
Scanning/Emailing Documents
-50¢ per page
Posting of Land
-$5 fee
Genealogy Research
-$5 fee if performed by office staff
-$2 per hour for public
Burn Permits
-Free of charge and can be given over the phone
Voter Registrations
Green Mountain Passports (free admission to VT State Parks and state-sponsored events)
-Must be 62+ years old or a military veteran. One-time fee of $2.00