Town Clerk

Pleasant View Cemetery, Vermont Route 15 Jericho Cemetery Association Jericho Vermont

September 23^rd, 5pm (Meeting location is at the Jericho Town Hall Conference Room in order to accommodate a hybrid meeting format with zoom) see zoom link below

1. Public Comment and introductions
2. Cemetery Trivia presentation by Nate Sullivan, Underhill Cemetery Commissioner and Sexton for 3 Cemeteries in Underhill
3. Secretary’s Report, approval of September 2023 minutes and April 29^th 2024 minutes
4. Sexton’s Report
5. Treasurer’s Report
6. President’s Report
7. Election of Officers

Topic: Pleasant View Cemetery

Time: Sep 23, 2024 05:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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After a hiatus due to the pandemic the Jericho Town Tea is back!

Sunday, January 21, 2024 2-4pm

Jericho Town Hall

This year's Town Tea honors Wayne Howe for his many years of dedication and service to the Jericho Planning Commission and the Jericho Select Board.

Tea, sandwiches, and finger food dessert contributions greatly appreciated.

For additional info please contact Jessica at the Town Clerk's Office - 899-4936 x 1 or email jerichovermont@yahoo.com

RSVP not required

Jericho, Vermont - Water Districts

● Village of Jericho Inc. 4B Redmill Dr. PO Box 363, Jericho VT 05465 899-2938, Donna Malinowski, Asst. Clerk Office Hours Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 10am to 2pm jerichovtvillage@comcast.net Part of Champlain Water District 864-7454

● Jericho Underhill Water District PO Box 174, Underhill VT 05489 Juwater.org Nancy Benson, Clerk & Treasurer of the District, clerk@juwater.org

● Jericho Fire District #1 Serving the Foothills of Jericho, http://jerichofoothills.org prudential_committee@jerichofoothills.org For more information, please contact: Charles Windisch JFD #1 Secretary/Clerk (avtrunner@hotmail.com)

● Jericho Heights Water Cooperative Deed recorded in land records Volume 97 Page 44 December 6, 1988 No contact information available

● Jericho East No contact information available, as of February 2017 part of Village of Jericho Inc for water services but not actually in the Village boundary. They receive an “Annual Benefit Assessment Fee” – please contact the Village of Jericho Inc. for more information, 899-2938

There are two main cemeteries located in the town of Jericho.

Pleasant View Cemetery

(80 Vermont Route 15, used to be called the “Church Street Cemetery”)

Jericho Cemetery Association

Ronald Derouchie, Sexton – has retired, currently looking for a new Sexton and Ron will help show them the ropes The hope is to have a new person in this position by March 2025.

1813 or 1826 to current. Located in Jericho Corners on Vermont Route 15, behind the United Pentecostal Church ( Church is owned by the Jericho Congregational Church) across the street from the Jericho Town Hall. There is a Plot Record dated 1927-1999 located in the Jericho Town Clerk’s Office There are copies of rules of conduct and other information at the Jericho Town Clerk’s Office. Trustees : Susan Campbell, Treasurer, Darren Campbell, Jessica Alexander, President, Joan Stoddert, Secretary, Tammy Davis, and Shelly Dionne, email: pleasantviewjca@gmail.com

Jericho Center Cemetery

(8, 14 & 18 Barber Farm Road)

Jericho Center Cemetery Association

PO Box 434, Richmond, VT 05477

Terry Hook, Sexton -355-4943

1804 to current. Located on Barber Farm Road in Jericho Center Snowflake Bentley is buried here. There is a copy of the Index of names from stones in Jericho Center Cemetery that was last updated in 2005 available for review in the Jericho Town Clerk Office. Lewis Chapin gave the land for the cemetery. The parcel of land that he gave to the town was two acres and he also specified that their should be a fence “whenever it is necessary to be so fenced.” Jericho Land Record Volume 1 page 361.

There is an “Index of Names –from stones in the Jericho Center Cemetery” compiled by Isabella Martin, last updated in 2005, available to view at the Jericho Town Clerk’s Office

Jericho also has two small cemeteries maintained by the Jericho Cemetery Commissioners: On Town Meeting Day March 4, 2014 the voters approved placing the care of public burial grounds under the charge of cemetery commissioners, who shall number three, and be elected for three year terms, pursuant to 18 V.S.A. §5373

Castle Cemetery

(269 Vermont Route 15)

1786 to 1971 - This is probably the Town’s oldest cemetery-located behind The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church on Vt Rt 15. Park in the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church’s lot. Take a path to the left of the Church’s handicapped parking spots.

The cemetery is visible from VT Route 15 but there is no longer a direct road to the cemetery.

The first death in the town of Jericho, then known as Jerico, was Dezier (Hawley ) Castle. She died on October 1, 1786 and is buried in the Castle Cemetery. David Castle (d. 1823) and his wife Phebe Sandford (d. 1820) are also buried there.

Also buried there are the original settlers of Jericho, members of the Brown family. From which the names of the Brown’s River, Brown’s Trace and Browns River Middle School came from.

This cemetery has been mapped, each stone sketched and copied by Cedric Alexander & William Strang in 1973. The book is available for review in the Jericho Town Clerk’s Office.

Town meeting 1786 Abel Castle, Daniel Stannard & John Farwell Surveyor of Highways

Lowrey Cemetery

(13 Raceway Road)

1801 to ?

A small family cemetery located off Raceway Road. The cemetery is located adjacent to a landowner’s property at 15 Raceway Road (third driveway on the left). Please contact the landowner before visiting the cemetery. The Cemetery is not visible from the road. Stones may be lost to the railroad gravel pit on the northwest side about 1850. The cemetery was given by the Lowrey Family in 1801.

Revolutionary War Veterans

We at Vermont Community Broadband Board (VCBB) know how important it is for your residents to have a dependable internet connection they can afford and devices to access the internet that they know how to use. We’re kicking off a new effort to gather comments on our Digital Equity Plan. Hearing about the challenges and barriers people are facing getting online and/or using the internet will help us address those issues in our plan to help Vermonters overcome them. There are many opportunities to give feedback, including virtual listening sessions coming up Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6:30 (link to join https://bit.ly/47A8nIR).

We are also holding focus groups over the next couple weeks for each “covered population” from the Digital Equity Act. The schedule is:

• Monday, Dec. 4 at 6:00 pm - Vermonters who identify as people with disabilities and Vermonters who are Deaf, Hard-of-Hearing, LateDeafened, DeafBlind, and DeafDisabled. Virtual.
• Thursday, Dec. 7 at 5:30 pm - Adult learners. Bradford Public Library, 21 South Main Street, Bradford.
• Thursday, Dec. 7 at 6:00 pm - Vermonters who identify as being in a low-income household. Virtual.
• Monday, Dec. 11 at 6:00 pm – Veterans. Location TBD.
• Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 5:30 pm – Rural and/or Vermonters who identify as being in a low-income household. Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro.
• Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 11:30 am – Aging Vermonters (60+). Location TBD.
• Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 5:30 pm – Individuals with a language barrier, including those who are English learners or have low literacy levels. Virtual.

Sign-up is required for participation in the focus groups (but not the listening sessions). You can sign up with this form.

People can also fill out our Reguest for Input, email us at vcbb.info@vermont.gov, write to us at VCBB, 112 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05620, or call us (800) 622-4496.

The public comment period on Vermont’s draft Digital Equity Plan opens this Friday, Dec. 1. It will be linked on the Digital Equity page of our website, Digital Equity | Department of Public Service (vermont.gov).

Please join us either in person at the Town Hall or virtual via zoom at the link provided. Tuesday October 24, 2023 5:30 PM

Topic: How the Roads Got Their Name

Watch a recording here: https://archive.org/details/JerichoHowRoadsGotTheirNames10242023

On April 7 at the Community Center in Jericho Center, the Vermont State Police led a Community Forum Discussion specifically for Jericho, Underhill and Westford residents, but all are welcome. The event was live streamed by Mt Mansfield Community Television. A recording of this can be viewed below.

Jericho Residents interested in posting their land for no hunting, shooting, trapping or fishing need to complete a form at the Jericho Town Clerk's Office. The form is in triplicate and one copy will go to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department so that the game warden can enforce it. The cost is $5 , payable to the Town of Jericho and good for a year from when it is signed by the applicant and received by the Town Clerk Office. To reach a Game Warden, call the Williston Barracks non-emergency number, 878-7111 to speak with a dispatcher. The signs can be bought at a local hardware store. The Town Office also has "safety zone" signs that are supplied by Vermont Fish & Wildlife. The "safety zone" sign will alert a hunter that they are within 500 feet of a dwelling.

This Saturday 10:00 - noon we will be issuing Vermont State Parks Green Mountain Passports to Jericho Seniors and Veterans at the Jericho Town Hall. If it is a nice day and not to windy, we will be outside by the picnic tables in the shade of Town Hall. If it is raining or too hot, we will be inside the conference room on the first floor of Town Hall. No appointment needed. Bring $2 and your Vermont Driver's License.

Green Mountain Passports is a discount program for seniors and veterans. The Passport allows free admission to Vermont State Parks (excluding overnight camping and other park fees), Vermont State Historic Sites, and events which are fully State sponsored.