WPT Petitions for church building purchase to be placed on the warning of the Annual Town Meeting.

WPT has started petitioning signatures from the voters of the town of Waterford, VT for the Selectboard of the Town of Waterford Vermont to place the following Article on the warning for the Annual Town Meeting to be held on the 1st day of March, 2022. This petition is filed pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 2691.

Article: Shall the town of Waterford vote to approve the purchase of the church building in Lower Waterford for $1.00 from the Lower Waterford Congregational Church with the understanding that 1) the congregation will donate $140,000 of its endowment to the Town of Waterford to be used for the upkeep and maintenance of the building; and 2) the non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, the Waterford Preservation Trust, LLC, will continue raising funds for and oversee the maintenance, restoration, rental and use of the church building.

Please support us and sign the petition at the Waterford Post Office lobby or at the Library during their opening hours or you can contact us at waterfordpreservationtrust@gmail.com.

Photo by Michael Beniash, Caledonian-Record