Previous Merger Vote Information (2006)

Newsletter of FAQ’s (2006)

Latest Charter:
Approved draft charter and plan of merger approved by Trustees & Selectboard on September 28th, 2006.

Voter tallies for the first merger vote - November 7th, 2006:
    yes - 4376,   no - 4167
Voter tallies for the second merger vote - January 23rd, 2007
    yes - 2703,   no - 2890

Public Hearing Information

  1. 01 - Essex Community Effects of Merging on Municipal Taxes
  2. 02 - Assumptions for Financial Projections (revised)
  3. 03 - Merged Budgets and Tax Rates (Revised)
  4. 04- Taxpayer Differences
  5. 05 - Tax Rate History
  6. 06 - Total Tax Rate History Chart
  7. 07- Municipal Tax Rate History Chart
  8. 08 - Essex Municipal Merged Tax Rates Chart (Revised)
  9. 09 - Essex Municipal Merged Taxes Chart (revised)
  10. 10 - Essex Municipal Spending Based On FYE 2007 Budgets
  11. 11 - FY2006 Municipal Tax Rates in Chittenden County
  12. 12 - FY2006 Effective Municipal Tax Rates in Selected Chittenden County Communities
  13. 13 - Capital Funds Generated (Revised)
  14. 14 - Merged Water Sewer Utility Projection Assumptions (Revised)
  15. 15 - Merged vs. Separate FY2007 Utility Rates
  16. 16 - FY2007 Utility Costs
  17. 17 - Projected Trend Separate and Merged Water Sewer Costs
  18. 18 - Merged Connection Fees
  19. 19 - Calculations of Merged Hookup Fees
  20. 20 - Utility Map (Sewer) for Area of Merged Utility Projection Assumptions
  21. 21 - Utility Map (Water) for Area of Merged Utility Projection Assumptions
  22. 22 - Fund Balances Net Assets for Town of Essex
  23. 23 - Essex Community Long Term Debt
  24. 24 - Status Quo Revenue Sources Chart
  25. 25 - Merged Revenue Sources Chart
  26. 26 - Financial Effect of Merging
  27. 27 - Effect of Loss of IBM Tax Agreement of Tax Rate
  28. 28 - Brownell Library Dissolution Letter
  29. 29 - Intergovernmental Service Matrix
  30. 30 - Election of Counselors
  31. 31 - Town of Essex Organizational Chart
  32. 32 - Village of Essex Junction Organizational Chart
  33. 33 - Town of Essex Junction Organizational Chart
  34. 34 - Town of Essex Junction Legislative Body Organizational Chart