Moretown: Your town needs you

September 18, 2026

To the Community:

Moretown, our small community of 656 households according to the U.S. Census, is governed by volunteers. Among Vermont municipalities, our town is not unique in that regard. Continuing community involvement is vital to keeping our town running and has served our small towns well for more than 250 years.

Who are those volunteers? Your neighbors – people who, despite family, work and other obligations, find the time to serve on the many boards, committees and commissions that keep the wheels of local government turning. Many of them have served on the selectboard, planning commission, development review board, recreation committee, board of civil authority or another committee for a very long time and would be happy to pass the torch to a new generation.

Historically, Vermont towns were organized around the concept that citizens would step up to serve their communities for a period of time, guaranteeing the continuance of a functioning local government that reflected the vision and responded to evolving needs of residents. Today that premise continues to ring true. This may be your time!

Consider participating in governing the town you choose to live in and building your community. Some choices and their activities include: 

Selectboard: Develop the budget for the town, manage the road network on which you travel every day, secure grants for town improvement projects, appoint members to local boards and commissions, collaborate on regional projects, and much more.

Planning Commission: Incorporate vision and expectations for our community’s future into land use plans, zoning bylaws, hazard mitigation plans and more.

Recreation committee, Historical Society, Library Board are other examples. 

This Saturday, Sept. 19, is Morefest, from 4-8 p.m. (or whenever the fireworks are over.) Stop by the Moretown municipal tent to chat. Stay for the fireworks! We welcome you with open arms and cookies.

Karen Horn 

Moretown

Karen Horn serves on a Moretown volunteer committee working on community engagement.