Town of Manchester, VT

Welcome to the Town of Manchester, Vermont. Manchester is not only one of New England's premier four season vacation destinations, it is also a terrific community in which to work, live and raise a family. Come explore Manchester!

Kiddie Pool Open: After extensive repairs the kiddie pool opened on Friday, July 30.

Parks and Recreation New Web Site Online: The Parks and Recreation Department's new website is online at activenet.active.com/manchestervtrecreation. Customers can register for programs and pay online using debit and credit cards. Debit and credit cards are now accepted at the Park, too. Please direct questions about the new site to Nate Walrath, Director of Programming, at n.walrath@manchester-vt.gov or (802) 362-1439.

Primary Election Information: Warnings, sample ballots & voter checklists were posted on 07/15/2010 at the following locations:

• Manchester Town Hall bulletin board
• Manchester Town Clerk's office
• Manchester Town Manager's office
• Manchester Discount Beverage
• Kilburn's Convenience Store
  

08/18 - 5:00 p.m. is the deadline to register to vote for the Primary Election is you are not already a registered voter.

08/23 - 4:30 p.m. is the deadline to request early/absentee ballots.

08/24 - Primary Election Day 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 6039 Main Street Manchester Town Hall

Selectboard, Sewer Board and Water Board Amend Ordinances and Regulations: At meetings on July 27 and July 28 the aforementioned boards adopted amendments to Ordinances and Regulations. Click here to view the Legal Notice and read the amendments.

Tuesday Night Summer Concerts on the Factory Point Town Green: July 13 - August 17, 2010, at the Manchester Town Green, from 6 - 8 pm. Sponsored by the Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce, the concerts are free and open to the public.

For additional information please visit the Manchester and the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Town Appoints Acting Chief of Police: The Town of Manchester has appointed former State Police Colonel James Baker as the acting Chief of Police, effective July 1, 2010.

Manchester “Unsung Hero” Community Service Award Nominations Sought: This fall the Town of Manchester will be celebrating the 20th Annual Manchester and the Mountains Community Service Award Presentation. This award, affectionately known as the “Unsung Hero” Award began in 1989.  While sitting around a table at the Quality Restaurant a conversation between a few people, went something like this: “Isn’t it a shame that the people that do all the work usually don’t get the credit.  We ought to give an award to those people.” This random observation was the genesis of what became known as the “Unsung Hero Award”. Each year a committee has accepted nominations and chosen those they felt best exemplified selfless community service.  Some years it was one person, some years as many as five.  The names of all these heroes, these recipients of the Manchester and the Mountains Community Service Award appear on a plaque which hangs in the Kilburn Meeting Room in our Town Hall. Following are the people who have received this recognition:

1989- Linda Spence, Gordon and Beatty Gill, Dick Rizzio

GIS Maps Available Online: Later this summer the Town website will include links to GIS maps, including tax and zoning maps and natural resource information. For now, click here to view the updated maps.   

Email Notifications: Sign-up to receive updates about meeting agendas, minutes and important announcments via email. Need help? Contact Ioana Drew, Administrative Assistant, at (802) 362-1313 (option 2) or i.drew@manchester-vt.gov. If you have any suggestions about the website please feel free to email John O'Keefe, Town Manager, or the webmaster.

A very special thanks to Lee Krohn, who contributed most of the photographs on this website.