Community Information

Justices Who Perform Marriages 

Richard Lednicky             985.8151
David Webster                985.8790
Fran Kahn                      985.8462
Jennifer Leopold             985.2728
Fred Schmidt                  985.3053
George Schiavone           985.2886

Newspapers

There is one local newspaper in Shelburne. The Shelburne News is published once a week and is distributed free to all town residents. Other newspapers, with area news include the Burlington Free Press (published daily and available for 50 cents per edition), Seven Days, Vermont Times, and Vox. All newspapers mentioned above are available at the Shelburne Supermarket.

Notary Publics

The services of Notary Publics are available at the Town Clerks office during regular office hours. There are also Notary Publics at the dispatch desk in the Police Department on duty 24 hours a day. There is no charge for this service.

Pierson Library

The Pierson Library is located in the building previously used as the town offices on Route 7 in Shelburne next to the new Town Offices complex. Use of the Library is available to all town residents free of charge. Library hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 AM to 5 PM, Tuesday & Thursday 2 PM to 7:30 PM and Saturday 10 AM to 3 PM, Pre-school storyhours are on Mondays at 10:30 AM and Tuesdays at 6:30 PM.

Public Meetings

Notices of upcoming committee and commission meetings are posted each week in three places around Shelburne, one of those places being the foyer of the Town Offices. Notices of meetings are also regularly sent to both the Burlington Free Press and the Shelbume News.

Public Records

Many documents are available for public inspection. The Shelburne Town Offices publishes a list of the public records that are available as well as the custodian for each type of record. The list is available at the town offices. Please feel free to pick up a copy.

Places of Worship

St. Catherine of Siena Church 985.2373. The First United Methodist Church 985.3981. The First Baptist Church 985.2848. Trinity Episcopal Church 985.2269. The Vermont Zen Center 985.9746.

Rubbish Removal & Recycling

The Town has no landfill or recycling facilities. You must contract with a private hauler for rubbish removal. A list of haulers may be found in the telephone book yellow pages under "Rubbish". If you prefer, you may take your rubbish and recycling to drop-off centers. The Chittenden Solid Waste District operates seven drop-off sites around Chittenden County. Recycling bins are provided to Chittenden County residents free of charge, and are available at the Town Manager's Office during office hours. The Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSVVD) has recently published a booklet entitled The Guide to Trash Disposal and Recycling Services. This booklet is available from either the Town Clerk's Office, or the Town Manager's Office as well as CSWD. If you have general questions about recycling, please call the Solid Waste District at 872.8111. Casella Waste Management operates a privately, owned and operated drop-off site on Pine Street in Burlington, VT. For information about their requirements please call them in Burlington at 862.1900.

Schools, Public & Private

There are six schools in Shelburne, the Shelburne Community School is public and the other five are private. They are the Heartworks School, preschool and pre-kindergarten at 985.2153. The Lake Champlain Waldorf School grades 1 through 8 at 985.2827. The Renaissance School, grades Kindergarten through 8, at 985.2153. The Shelburne Community School, grades 1 through 8 at 985.3331, and the Gailer School, at 985.1287. The Shelburne Craft School holds classes in jewelry making, paper making, painting, pottery, weaving, and woodworking at 985.3648. The Shelburne Nursery School, Preschool and kindergarten at 985.3993.

Shelburne Community School Board

The Shelburne School Board meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. These meetings are usually conducted in the Shelburne Town Center conference room on the third floor. For more information call the Shelburne Community School at 985.3331.

Shelburne Food Shelf

The Shelburne Food Shelf is open the third Wednesday of each month at the Shelburne town center from 9 - 11 AM. For more information call 985.8436.