Utility district election, annual meeting right around the corner
March 27, 2026 | By Lisa ScagliottiEFUD boundary map source data was provided by Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission. NOTE: Town officials have pointed out that the source data has some minor errors. Some properties near the Country Club of Vermont are included in the shaded area incorrectly. It affects 4-5 parcels. If you are in doubt, check with the town clerk’s office on your voting eligibility.
Town Meeting Day may be over, but Waterbury’s other municipality is prepping for its annual meeting coming up on Wednesday, May 13.
With it comes an election for three spots on the Board of Commissioners of the Edward Farrar Utility District, “EFUD” for short.
The district is responsible for Waterbury’s Water and Wastewater Departments. It also oversees a revolving business loan fund.
As usual, the district board’s two one-year seats are up for election, and one of its three-year seats will be on the ballot. Commissioners Natalie Sherman and Rick Weston hold the one-year positions. Commissioner Robert Finucane has the three-year term ending in May.
Weston and Sherman have both said they are planning to run for re-election. Waterbury Roundabout has not yet caught up with Finucane to learn his plans.
Candidates interested in running for the board must turn in their petitions at the town office by 5 p.m. on Monday, April 6. The number of signatures required is 1% of the voter checklist for the district. District Clerk Karen Petrovic said there currently are 1,568 registered voters within the district boundaries. Given that, she advises candidates to collect 16-18 signatures, with a couple to spare, should there be an error.
Candidate petitions are available at the town office or online from the Vermont Secretary of State here.
Candidates for office must live within the utility district boundaries and only voters who live within the district may vote in the election and on the items decided at the in-person annual meeting.
The boundaries of the EFUD district still align with what was the former Waterbury village prior to its dissolution in 2018. The area includes downtown Waterbury between the Winooski River and Interstate 89, ending near Butler Pond on the west side of town. It covers the corridor along Stowe Street, lower Blush Hill at the Best Western and the Kennedy Drive/Acorn Lane neighborhood. Sections along Vermont Rt. 100 north from Stowe Street north are included such as Shaw’s, lower Cross Road, the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream plant, and the Country Club of Vermont property.
Addresses included in the district are in Waterbury only and generally those on the sewer system. Voters who are unsure whether they reside in the district can check with the town clerk’s office.
An official map from the municipality is not available, although Interim District Manager Bill Woodruff said he has asked the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission to help create a map showing the boundaries. “It will be valuable for those who don’t know where they live and also for zoning and utility billing,” he noted.
District officials are now preparing the annual report, which should be posted on the EFUD website and available in paper copies by May 1. Ballots for early/absentee voting will be available by April 23.
On election day, May 13, voting will be held from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the municipal building. That evening at 7:30 p.m. the annual meeting will be held in the Steele Community Room, also at the municipal building.