The village of Essex Junction is a part of the Town of Essex, but is also chartered as a separate political entity. Village residents elect their own local representatives, appoint their own village manager, and raise money through taxes to support some of their own services. They maintain their own elementary schools. Village residents share some resources with town residents and pay for them through municipal taxes which are levied in addition to taxes that fund the village budget.
Form of government: village manager appointed by an elected board of trustees.
Name and title of highest elected official: Lawrence Yandow, village
president, chairman of the Board of Trustees.
Nearest hospital: Fletcher Allen Health Care, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont campus, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401. Tel: (802) 656-2345
Library: Brownell Library, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction. Tel: 878-6955
Essex Junction is 15 minutes by car from the Burlington International Airport and is served by two major roads: Vermont Route 15 and U.S. 2A. The closest Interstate 89 exits are 12 and 15.
Bus service: Chittenden County Transportation Authority
Recycling: Essex Junction is a member of the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD). Residents may use any of the district's seven drop-off sites. Also, private haulers.
Trash Disposal: The nearest CSWD drop-off site is on U.S. 2A, Essex. Also, private haulers.
