Petitions due Jan. 29 for open elective offices in Chester

The Town of Chester will elect officers by Australian ballot on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. These are the offices that will be up for election at that time.

Town Moderator – 1 one year term
Select Board – 2 one year terms; 1 three year term
Town Grand Juror – 1 one year term
Agent to Defend Suits – 1 year term
Trustee of Public Funds – 1  three year term
Trustees of the Whiting Library – 3 three year terms
Chester Town School District Director – 1 three year term; 1 unexpired two year term
Chester-Andover Elementary School – Union #29 – 1  three year term
Green Mountain Union High School Director – Union #35 – 1 three year term

Petition forms for the above positions are available at the Town Clerk’s Office between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If you have any questions you can call the Town Clerk’s Office at 875-2173.

Petitions must have 25 – 30 signatures and they are due back in the Town Clerk’s Office by Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.

The deadline for petitions to have an article on the town meeting has passed.