Town of Arlington

Government: Boards & Meetings

Everything a resident needs to attend, watch, or follow up on a town meeting — the next Select Board meeting, every board’s schedule, and the agendas, minutes, and recordings the Open Meeting Law requires us to post.

Next meeting

Select Board — Regular Meeting

Monday, July 20, 2026 · 6:30 PM

In person: Town Hall, 3828 VT Route 7A, Arlington, VT 05250

Remote (Zoom): Join at arlingtonvermont.org/zoom · Meeting ID 872 4419 0163 · dial-in +1 646 558 8656.

Agenda posted at least 48 hours in advance; minutes and the recording are posted together within five calendar days after the meeting.

Agenda (PDF) · Meeting packet (PDF) · Minutes (once approved) · Watch the recording

How Arlington is governed

A five-member Board of Selectmen, elected by the registered voters of the town, governs the Town of Arlington. A Town Administrator, hired by and reporting to the Select Board, runs the town's day-to-day operations. Also elected are the Town Clerk, the Town Treasurer, three Listers, three Auditors, seven Justices of the Peace, and several other town officials. The Select Board appoints a seven-member Planning Commission, a seven-member Zoning Board of Adjustment, and roughly twenty residents who serve on committees.

Each board below shows when and where it meets, who serves on it, and its recent agendas and minutes.

Meets 1st & 3rd Monday, 6:30 PM · Town Hall

Select Board

Members: Dan Harvey (Chair), Matt Bykowski, Jamie Paustian, Sebastian Massey, and Keith Squires. Where: Town Hall, 3828 VT Route 7A, with remote access by Zoom. Contact: the Town Administrator at the Town Office, 802-375-2332.

Select Board

Recent agendas & minutes

All Select Board documents

Meets 4th Thursday, 7:00 PM · Town Hall

Planning Commission

Seven appointed members. Chair: Garrett Siegel. Where: Town Hall, with remote access by Zoom. Guides the Town Plan and the town’s land-use bylaws. Land Use Administrator: Cynthia Browning, 802-375-1008.

Planning Commission

Recent agendas & minutes

Zoning & the Town Plan

Meets 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM · Town Hall

Zoning Board of Adjustment

Seven appointed members. Chair: Andrew Rodriguez. Where: Town Hall, with remote access by Zoom. Hears appeals, variances, and conditional-use requests under the town’s zoning bylaws.

Zoning Board

Recent agendas & minutes

Appeals & variances

Meets 3rd Wednesday, 6:00 PM · Town Hall

Energy Committee

Established 2019 to help residents, businesses, and the town cut energy use and cost. Chair: Stephanie Moffett Hynds. Where: Town Hall, with remote access by Zoom. All residents are welcome to attend and participate.

Energy Committee

Recent agendas & minutes

Grievance hearings warned each spring · Town Hall

Listers

Elected officials who determine the value of real and personal property and maintain the Grand List: Lee Cross and Collette Galusha. Grievance hearings are warned in advance following the annual change-of-appraisal notices.

Listers

Recent documents

Grand List & property

Meets as needed to review applications · Town Hall

Trustees of Public Funds

Elected office managing the town’s four charitable trust funds — the Edith & Emmett Smith, Florence Holden, Tri-Centennial, and Cemetery Perpetual Care funds. The Trustees meet as needed to review applications; application forms are on the Pay & Apply page.

Trustees of Public Funds

Documents & applications

Trust fund applications

Transparency

Open Meeting Law & public records

Arlington complies with Vermont’s Open Meeting Law. Here is how meetings are warned, how minutes and recordings are posted, and how to raise a concern.

Vermont Open Meeting Law — your rights

Vermont’s Open Meeting Law (1 V.S.A. §§ 310–314) gives every resident the right to attend meetings of the Select Board and all other public bodies. Meetings are warned with an agenda posted in advance, and — as amended by Act 51 (2025) — minutes are posted within five calendar days and, where a meeting is recorded, the recording is posted with the minutes. Regular remote access (Zoom) is provided for most meetings.

How to file an Open Meeting Law complaint

If you believe a public body has not complied with the Open Meeting Law, you may file a written complaint with that body. Under 1 V.S.A. § 314, the public body must respond within ten calendar days — either acknowledging the violation and stating how it will cure it, or stating that it disputes the alleged violation and the reason. If the body does not respond, or you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring an action in the Civil Division of the Superior Court.

Submit complaints in writing to the Town Administrator at the Town Office, 3828 VT Route 7A, Arlington, VT 05250, or by email. Include the meeting date, the body involved, and the specific concern.

Requesting a public record

Meeting minutes, agendas, and most town documents are public records. To request a record, contact the Town Clerk’s office. Land records for the past 20+ years are also available online through the town’s records portal.

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Never miss a meeting

Agendas are posted in advance and minutes with recordings after every meeting. Most meetings offer remote access by Zoom.

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