| | Today's Forecast: A slight chance of snow showers between 10am and 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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Mount Holly Town Library
26 Maple Hill Road
Belmont, VT 05730
802.259.3707 | | |
| | Today's Forecast: Sunny, with a high near 33. Wind chill values as low as -3. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
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Ludlow-Mount Holly
Frequently Asked Questions 2026-27 Proposed School Budget and Estimated Tax Rates
Did You Know? - In Vermont, the school taxes you pay are determined by the total cost of education across the entire state, not just your local school budget. This means your tax bill is linked to statewide education spending, rather than solely to your community's expenses.
- All Vermont residents contribute to funding every public school in the state. Your property taxes support students not only in your district, but throughout Vermont.
What Does This Mean for You? - Even if your local school budget is reduced, your property taxes can still increase if other districts across Vermont raise their budgets. The statewide nature of the funding system means changes in other districts affect your local tax rates.
- As a result, you have limited control over your local school tax rates. Decisions made in other communities and statewide education funding trends have a more direct impact on the school taxes you pay.
Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) and Tax Increases - The Common Level of Appraisal (CLA) is an adjustment that changes your tax rates to ensure you are paying taxes on the fair market value of the properties in your town. Since fair market property values have increased significantly in recent years, so too have your school taxes; and these increases have nothing to do with school spending.
What Does This Mean for You? - This statewide trend means that the CLA has had a much greater impact on your tax bill than education spending decisions.
- In Mount Holly, under this proposed budget, your school tax rate will increase by 30 cents per $100 of assessed property value.
- Changes in education spending will reduce your current tax rate by 2 cents.
- The CLA adjustment will increase your tax rate by 32 cents.
- In Ludlow, under this proposed budget, your school tax rate will increase by 15 cents per $100 of assessed value.
- Changes in education spending will reduce your current tax rate by 2 cents.
- The CLA adjustment will increase your tax rate by 17 cents.
- Towns and their school districts have little control over CLA adjustments, as they are based on market conditions and state calculations not on education spending.
Please do not Forget that LMHUUSD is a K-12 District - It is important to remember that the Ludlow-Mount Holly district budget funds more than just the two elementary schools; it also covers the cost of tuition for all students from both towns in grades 7 through 12 to attend schools in other districts.
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Hello and welcome to the start of what looks to be a beautiful weekend! Sunny skies and warmer temperatures! We are happy to announce that our 2026 CSA is open! We offer a free choice CSA, which means you shop for whatever you want, whenever you want. Our CSA can be used towards anything we sell inside the farm stand. It cannot be used on our website. Pre-pay and save 5%. Complete details can be found here. And the membership form can be found here! Mark your calendars. Maple Open House Weekend happens Saturday and Sunday, March 21st & 22nd. We'll open up our sugar house for you to stop by and take a tour, meet the crew, and sample the sweet stuff! More details to come. Our farm stand is open for the weekend, and we will be ready for you when you arrive! Did you know that that the meat (beef, pork, chicken) we sell in the farm stand comes from animals we raise right here on our farm. You can't get any more local than that folks! Know your farmer, know your food. Our bakers have been providing us with the most delicious treats. This weekend we'll have freshly baked breads from our friends at 3 Bears Bakery. Their cinnamon raisin bread makes the most delicious french toast. And we can't wait to see what Stevens Farm Bakery has for us this weekend!! Stop on by the farm stand for eggs (buy 2 dozen, get 1 free), maple (syrup, candy, almonds, sugar, and cream), gifts (candles, pantry items, canvas prints, and soaps), and so much more. Our farm stand is located at 1966 Healdville Road in Mount Holly. We accept cash, checks, and credit cards. Hours are 12:00-5:00. Plenty of parking in front of the farm stand. We can't wait to see you!
| | | | VISIT OUR WEBSITE Maple syrup, maple candy, maple cream, and maple almonds. All available on our website! Our website never sleeps, so you can shop at your leisure. Visit our website for all things maple. From our Vermont maple farm to your family. You shop, we ship.
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| Plew Farm 1966 Healdville Rd, Mount Holly, VT 05758 | | Farm stand open Thursdays through Sundays from 12:00 - 5:00. 802-259-2250 |
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68th Annual Ludlow Rotary's Penny Sale Announced for April 25th with Prizes Galore
When "mud season arrives", it's always time for the Ludlow Rotary Club's "cure" for that "ailment". Accordingly, the Ludlow Rotary Club is announcing its 68th annual "Penny Sale" on Saturday, April 25, 2026, in the Ludlow Elementary School's Gymnasium at 6 pm. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. This will be the 68th edition of this traditional event that features hundreds of prizes donated by area businesses and individuals plus a cash raffle. In addition to the prizes and cash raffle, refreshments will be available. Three rounds of over 100 prizes for each round can be expected. Tickets for the many prizes offered in each of the three rounds will be $1 for one or six tickets for $5. The cash raffle, normally conducted at the closure of the Penny Sale, will offer the following prizes: 1st Prize is $500 2nd Prize is $250 3rd Prize is $150 4th Prize is $100 and 5th Prize is $50 Cash raffle tickets are $2 for one or 3 tickets for $5. Cash raffle tickets may be purchased from Ludlow Rotary Club members, accessing the club's website at https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2939, or by sending a check to LARCF, Inc., PO Box 216, Ludlow, VT 05149. You do not have to be there to win one of these cash raffle prizes but, if you are in attendance, your award is increased by $25. Currently, the Ludlow Rotary Club members are soliciting area businesses and individuals for donations that may be in the form of merchandise, gift certificates, or cash. The proceeds from the Penny Sale help Ludlow Rotary Club underwrite its annual scholarship program for area graduating high school seniors planning advanced educational programs. Through this program, Ludlow Rotary Club has awarded over $175,000 in scholarship awards during the past 25 years. The annual scholarships awarded last year totaled $9,000 to graduating high school seniors located within the towns of Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth and Cavendish. This is a major fund-raising effort by the Ludlow Rotary Club, now celebrating its 99th year of community service in the area. Chairing the event are Kim Lampert and Jim Rumrill. Information is also available by calling Kim at 802-228-4000. Pictured below are members of the Ludlow Rotary Club as they prepared to open the 2025 Penny Sale with some of the hundreds of prizes awaiting the eager audience. The 2026 Penny Sale, scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at 6 PM at the Ludlow Elementary School Gym, will see even more wonderful gifts.
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| | Today's Forecast: Snow, mainly before 10am. High near 32. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
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Monday, March 16
12:00 - 5:00 pm at the Ludlow Community Center
Call 100-RED-CROSS to make an appointment
PLEASE GIVE BLOOD | | | | | Greetings Community Outreach Specialists!
The Rutland Regional Planning Commission is holding the first public hearing in the adoption process for the proposed 2026 Rutland Regional Plan (a publication your community has been working on for the past three years). At the hearing, the RRPC will accept general and specific comments on whether the proposed Plan conforms to the state planning goals in 24 V.S.A. ?4302. The hearing details and draft plan are available at: rutlandrpc.org/plan2026.
*In addition to the formal hearing at our office on March 17th, we are hosting (3) supplemental meetings around the region to give folks (those who choose not to attend the formal hearing) the opportunity to join the discussion. These meetings are being held in Brandon, Wallingford, and Poultney. We are aware that community newsletters are normally published once a month however for those of you who still might have open deadlines and might be able to publish within the period of the meetings, we would love help getting the word out.
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