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Community Conversation Night – Town Common 4/24/2024 The project committee for the Northfield Common Conceptual Design Plan will be holding a public forum on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 5:30 pm in the Brown Public Library Community Room. The purpose of the forum is to get public feedback about the Town Common. What do you like and want to preserve? How often do you visit? What additions to the Common might encourage you to visit more often? The Common is a valuable Town asset and caring for it and planning for its future will take community support. Please attend the forum to share your ideas, and questions at the Community Conversation Night. Thank you! Jeff Jeff Schulz, Northfield Town Manager 802-485-9822 < Previous News Next News >

Main Street Water Line and Tank Replacement Project 04/08/2025 Contractors for the Town of Northfield will undertaking two important infrastructure projects in Town starting within the next few weeks. The first project is the replacement of the water main line from the intersection of Main Street and Central Street to the intersection of Main Street and Parsons Lane, and the water line up Prospect Street to Cheney Field via Byam Hill. The second project includes replacing two 250,000-gallon reservoirs with one 500,000-gallon reservoir on the Cheney Farm. Over the next two weeks, the water line contractor will be in Northfield installing project signs and project survey markers. The third or fourth of April the contractor will begin saw cutting the pavement along Main Street. Road excavation and trenching of Main Street is scheduled to begin the last week of April or first week of May. The contractor states that there will be no road closures during the entire project. Traffic will be restricted to single lane with flaggers with some traffic delays to accommodate trucks and equipment. Work on the water tank project is tentatively scheduled to being in early to mid-May. The staging area for the tank replacement will be on the Cheney Farm property. Please note that during the tank project there will be cement and other trucks using Elm Street, Prospect Street, Highland Ave., Byam, and Hill Street to access the project. Please note that project schedules are subject to change. In addition, we will be providing weekly project updates on FPF, the Town web-site and Town Facebook page. Thank you. Jeff Jeff Schulz, Northfield Town Manager 802-485-9822 < Previous News Next News >

Economic Development Do you run a business in Northfield? Do you need funding for a specific project? The Northfield Community Revolving Loan Fund (NCRLF) is now welcoming applications to support new, growing, or changing local businesses with their efforts. Click here to read the NCRLF complete guidelines. Click here to review the NCRLF application form. Economic Development Director Tom Davis Phone: 802-485-9835 Email: tdavis@northfield.vt.us The Town of Northfield hired Tom Davis in June 2022 as the Economic Development Director, a position petitioned and approved by the citizens of Northfield. The Economic Development Director is responsible for designing and conducting activities that result in community and economic development. This includes assisting local businesses with growth and development. Please click here for a CVFiber update from Northfield's CVFiber Delegate Tom Davis.

History Northfield, Vermont is a community of 5918 people (2020 Census) located in the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains. Home to Norwich University, the oldest private military college in the United States, Northfield is an easy ten-mile drive from Montpelier, the state's capital, and three hours from either Boston or Montreal. As such, Northfield offers easy access to both idyllic rural and culturally diverse, cosmopolitan settings. The Town of Northfield, Vermont was chartered in 1781 and consists of 38.3 square miles. Northfield also is home to six covered bridges, four of which are located in Northfield Falls in the northern part of town. This includes the Slaughterhouse Road Bridge, which is off of Vermont Route 12. Nearby on Cox Brook Road are three covered bridges in close proximity. The Stony Brook Covered Bridge, also known as the Moseley Covered Bridge, is in the south-western section of Northfield off of Vermont Route 12A. On July 1, 2014, the Town of Northfield and the Village of Northfield merged to form one community with one municipal government. Its elected legislative body is the Town Select Board that meets in the Community Room located in the Brown Public Library (93 South Main Street) on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Prior to merger, the Northfield Boards of Town Selectmen and Village Trustees jointly hired Jeff Schulz to serve as Town Manager for the consolidated municipality. To contact Manager Schulz, please call 1-802-485-9822 or fax 1-802-485-8426. To contact him by email, please click here . Town Clerk is an elected position in Northfield and is responsible for maintaining all official town records; sending out property tax bills and recording payments; supervising elections; providing various licenses to the public; and many other duties. The Town Clerk's Office is in the Municipal Building, which is located at 51 South Main Street and is open weekdays from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The current Town Clerk is Kim Pedley and her phone number is 1-802-485-5421. You also may contact her by email by clicking here .

Electric Department Manager (Interim) Steve Mackenzie Phone: 802-485-9822 Email: manager@northfield.vt.us Utility Superintendent James Russo Email: jrusso@northfield.vt.us Utility Office Manager Doug Reed Email: utilities@northfield.vt.us Business Number : 1-802-485-5411 Emergency Number: 1-802-485-6060 Fax: 1-802-485-8426 Mailing Address: Northfield Municipal Building 51 South Main Street Northfield, Vermont 05663 The Northfield Electric Department (NED) has approximately 1900 Northfield customers as well as some residing in Moretown and West Berlin. If you live in Northfield and the NED system does not cover you, then you will be covered by Green Mountain Power (GMP) or the Washington Electric Co-op (WEC). The Town of Northfield owns the electric department but relies on GMP for all service work regarding line and meter maintenance. If work is needed, please contact Customer Service Representative Bobbi Underhill at 485-5411 and she will take appropriate steps to correct the problem. If a problem occurs after regular business hours (Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ), the emergency number is 485-6060. Our Utility Office Manager, Doug Reed, also is available to assist you at 485-5411. The Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) has rebates available for customers of its member utilities. Please click here for more information. All customers of Northfield Electric are entitled to rebates for electric cars, bikes, lawn mowers, heat pumps, and more! Click here to learn more! Please click here for information on how to set up a NED Account. Please click here for information on payment options for all Northfield utility accounts. This now includes payment by credit card. Please click here to view the Current NED Rates (as of March 1, 2026). Please click here to view NED Tariff No. NM-1 (Net Metering) Please click here to view the NED Terms and Conditions (as approved by PSB). NED Integrated Resource Plan 2019 Appendix A (Approved Regional Energy Plan) Appendix B (VPPSA 2019 Tier 3 Annual Plan) Doug Reed, Utility Office Manager The King Street substation

Fire Department Fire Chief Peter J. DeMasi Emergency Number : 911 Information Number: 1-802-498-8592 (cell) Fax : 1-802-485-8426 Email: firechief@northfield.vt.us Physical Location: Northfield Fire Station 128 Wall Street Northfield, Vermont 05663 Mailing Address: Northfield Municipal Building 51 South Main Street Northfield, Vermont 05663 The Northfield Fire Department's primary responsibilities are the suppression of fire and the protection of life and property within the municipality of Northfield; to remain in Capital Fire Mutual Aid as a member in good standing in order to give and receive aid in fire suppression and other emergency response, to cooperate in any fire prevention endeavors; to cooperate with state agencies in review of plans concerning fire protection; to train and remain ready to respond in an emergency; to assist the Fire Warden in preventing wild fires; to cooperate with any other emergency responders in protecting life and property; and to develop an annual budget and Capital Improvement Plan. NOTICE: Burn Permits are required in the Town of Northfield. Contact a Fire Warden before you burn. Call Fire Warden Brian Elwell at 802-279-4023 or Assistant Fire Warden Titus Soble at 802-793-9030. Fire Chief Peter J. DeMasi Northfield Fire Station 128 Wall Street, Northfield, VT

Zoning and Property Maps 2018 Zoning Map 2017 Property Map Covered Bridges Map Floodplain mapping * *To view floodplain data on the ANR atlas, click "layers" at the bottom of the left panel, type "flood" in the "find layers" search box, select "flood hazard overlays", and zoom into the property of interest.

Northfield, Vermont: Burn Permits Burn Permits are required in the Town of Northfield. Please contact Fire Warden Brian Elwell at 802-279-4023 or Assistant Fire Warden Titus Soble at 802-793-9030 before you burn.