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Chelsea Transfer Station

Important Changes in Procedure: Effective January 1st 2024

Dear Chelsea Resident, 

On the recommendation of our Transfer Station staff and affirmed by the Chelsea Select Board, effective January 1, 2024, cash will no longer be accepted at the Chelsea Transfer Station. In place of cash payments upon trash disposal at the transfer station, residents will be required to pre-purchase punch cards at the Town Clerk’s office or Will’s store. Furthermore, Transfer Station attendees will be required to purchase annual stickers to use recycling services. 

1. Annual Stickers

Annual stickers will be required for the use of recycling services at the Transfer Station. Stickers may be adhered to vehicles, recycling bins, or shown to the attendant. Stickers will expire on January 1 of each year.  Annual stickers can be purchased 1) in person at the Town Clerk’s office or 2) at Will’s store. Stickers will cost $40 each. 

2. Trash Disposal 

Pre-purchased punch cards must be brought to the transfer station for disposal of trash. The transfer station will no longer accept cash or checks. Before arriving at the Transfer Station, be sure you have sufficient punches remaining on your card(s) to pay for disposal. Punch cards can be purchased 1) in person at the Town Clerk’s office or, 2) at Will’s store.

Punch cards will be available with: $30 for a 10-punch card (each punch worth $3), $50 for a 10-punch card (each punch worth $5) or $100 for a bulk punch card (20 $5-punches).

Punch cards and recycling stickers are now available for purchase at Will’s Store and the Town Clerks Office. Please begin bringing these to the Transfer Station with you starting January 1, 2024.

3) Transfer Station Fee Updates

Please be advised, the transfer station fee schedule will be updated January 1, 2024. The price of bagged trash has not changed. Please visit https://www.chelseavt.org/department/transfer-station/ for updated pricing.

4) Transition Period

There will be a transition period from January 1, 2024 to February 1, 2024 during which customers will be encouraged to purchase and use punch cards and annual stickers but will be able to pay with cash if needed. During the transition period ONLY, attendants will have a limited number of cards to sell to customers who do not know about the new procedures. 

5) Transfer Station Hours

• Saturday 8am-3:45pm (If below -20F degrees, the transfer station will open at 10AM.)
• Contact: Bernard (Snook) Dowling 685-3089

We understand that change can be challenging, but we firmly believe these adjustments are necessary to ensure the sustainability of our Transfer Station program. We appreciate your cooperation and patience while we make this change. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this change, please do not hesitate to contact our office at jessekselectboard@gmail.com. 

Sincerely, 

Town of Chelsea Selectboard

Kevin Marshia, Kelly Lyford, Leyna Hoyt, Jesse Kay, William Lion

The selectboard would like to inform residents that we will be temporarily storing stone this winter at the sewer plant, in anticipation of mud season 2024.   As mud season seems to arrive earlier and earlier each year, the availability of material and the timing of opening pits has previously left us at risk of not having material available to address the immediate needs of our roads during the spring.

Earlier this year, we had decided to stockpile this type of material at the Town Garage on the East Randolph Rd, which required some prep work at that location and was planned to take place this summer.  Unfortunately the floods of July diverted our Road Crew and equipment to flood recovery.  Our Road Crew will tackle this during the summer of 2024 and our residents can expect the Town Garage location to be the stockpile site in the future. 

We recognize that this space has been a point of concern by residents over the years, and want to assure you that this is a temporary arrangement.   

The town of Chelsea is seeking to hire a Town Administrator to support the Selectboard in fulfilling its duties.  This is a new position, created out of a need for the town to thoroughly develop policies and procedures that honor our history while setting ourselves up for renewed growth, and to implement systems of oversight to support that growth and development. 

The perfect candidate will be a self-driven independent worker, who thrives with multi-tasking, and interactions with the public while performing complex clerical duties requiring considerable decision-making.  They should possess strong communication skills, and have basic experience and knowledge related to municipal government, board policy, general accounting practices, social media, and public meetings management, among other general duties. 

Interested parties should send a cover letter, resume and three (3) letters of reference to administrativeassistant@chelseavt.us    Chelsea is an equal-opportunity employer.

Statewide In-Home Vaccination provided by Vermont Center for Independent Living

No cost, in-home vaccination is available for anyone who has difficulty getting to or using a community vaccination location, including Children

For the safety of you and your family, in-home vaccinations will wear masks ( (including N95 respirators by request) No insurance information will be collected

Entire household- including caregivers and friends- can be vaccinated once for:

COVID (ages 6 months +)

Flue (ages 6 months +)

RSV (ages 60+)

There will be roadwork starting on Edwards Road on 13 November 2023. Please remember that the road is already closed to through traffic.

Residents of that road may expect delays, and there will be spots where the road is only one lane, but at this time a full closure of that road does not seem likely.