The Town of Clarendon, Vermont
Welcome to Clarendon!
Welcome to the official Town of Clarendon, Vermont website. where we keep residents and visitors up to date on town government and activities.
Here you will find town notices, meeting minutes, town forms and documents, and more.
Here is Clarendon’s Declaration of Inclusion that was adopted by the Select Board on May 23, 2022. Declaration of Inclusion
Town Notices and Announcements
Transfer Station changes as of April 1, 2025
Transfer Station notice Transfer changes April 1, 2025: On the new Transfer Station cards, punches will be $2.00 each and there will be 1 punch for recycles. The transfer station hours will be Wednesday 10am - 5pm and Saturday 8am - 1pm. RESIDENT STICKER: The resident sticker must be presented at the Town’s Transfer Station. If you have two vehicles and require a second sticker – the purchase price is $3.00 per sticker. COUPONS: Transfer Station users will be required to purchase coupons which will be sold in $10.00, $20.00 or $40.00 increments. One punch is equal to $2.00. Recycles - One punch Kitchen bag - One punch 30-gallon bag - Two punches Contractor bag - Three punches Town residents can purchase Transfer Station coupons and resident stickers with cash, check or credit card* (3 1/2% fee for CC) at the Clarendon Town Office; and Transfer Station coupons at the Clarendon Transfer Station by check only.
Dog Registrations due April 1st
The Town Clerk's office is OPEN 10-2 today, Saturday, March 29, 2025 for dog licensing. Clarendon Dog Registrations due April 1, 2025. All dogs six months of age must be licensed annually and a current rabies certificate must be provided at the time of licensing. The fees are: Spayed Females and Neutered Males: $15.00; Females and Males Intact: $19.00. The late fees added after April 1st are: Spayed Females and Neutered Males: $3.00; Females and Males Intact: $5.00. The Town Clerk hours are Monday through Thursday 10am - 4pm. The Town Clerks office will be open on Saturday, March 29, 2025 from 10am to 2pm for dog licensing. If you cannot come to the office, you may send the rabies certificate, a check payable to 'Town of Clarendon' and a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Clarendon Town Clerk, PO Box 30, Clarendon VT 05759. To remove the name of a previously licensed dog, please call 775-4274 ext. 1.
Town Report FY 2024
The Clarendon 2024 Annual Town report covering Fiscal Year July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Annual report FY24
Town of Clarendon Tax Rate for Fiscal Year 2025
Tax rate for fiscal year 2025 which covers July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 FY25 Tax Rates FY 25 comparison
Clarendon’s Justices of the Peace and State Representatives
Here is a list of Clarendon’s House and Senate Representatives
Clarendon Fireworks Permitting Process
FIREWORKS PERMIT REQUESTS: To comply with 20 V.S.A. §3132: Application for permits shall be made to the chief of the fire department, or in municipalities with no fire department, the select board, in writing, at least 15 days in advance of the date of the display. After the permit has been granted, sales, possessions, use, and distribution of fireworks for the display shall be lawful for that purpose only. No permit granted under this section shall be transferable. Fireworks Permit application FIREWORKS PERMITTING PROCESS The Clarendon Fire Dept. no longer issues firework permits, the Select Board does. Please plan your firework displays accordingly, and note that the Select Board meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Thus, firework permit requests must be submitted to the Select Board’s Administrative Assistant 15 days prior to the date of the display, and in conjunction with when the Board meets, for them to approve the permits. Please fill out the required information on...
Clarendon open positions available
TOWN OF CLARENDON The Clarendon Select Board is looking for interested candidates to appoint to the following committees/positions: Rec Committee 3 vacancies Term expires 3/26Zoning Board of Adjustment 2 vacancies Terms expire 3/26 & 3/25 If you’re interested in serving on any of these committees, please send a letter of interest with contact info to the Select Board’s administrative assistant at clarendonadmasst@comcast.net.Any questions please contact the Select Board at clarendonadmasst@comcast.net or 802-775-4274 ext. 3.
Clarendon Neighborhood Watch Program
For more info, contact Artie Hetzel 802-236-0061 or Patty Bartlett 802-342-0434.
Donation of Queen Elizabeth Clock to the Town Offices
Clarendon Cemetery rules
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE CEMETERIES OF CLARENDON, VT For the mutual protection of the lot owners and the cemeteries as a whole, the following rules and regulations have been adopted by the Clarendon Selectboard and pertain to all lot owners and visitors within the cemeteries. All lots shall be subject to said rules and regulations and, subject further to such other rules and regulations, amendments or alterations as adopted by the Clarendon Selectboard from time to time. For the purpose of these rules and regulations, the term Clarendon Cemeteries pertains to those cemeteries under the control of the Town of Clarendon Selectboard being Clarendon Flats, West Clarendon, Spafford and Old Marsh. SECTION I. DEFINITIONS * Cemetery. A "cemetery" is town lands set aside and intended to be used for the burial or permanent disposition of the remains of the human dead in a grave, mausoleum, a columbarium, a vault or other receptacle. 18 V.S.A. 5302 * Lot. The term...