The Town of Rockingham is a duly constituted Town of the State of Vermont which was first chartered in 1753. As with all Towns in Vermont which do not have specific state charters, Rockingham is governed by a Selectboard, and has also opted to be governed by the Town Manager form of governance. The Chair of the Selectboard is elected from within its membership at the annual organizational meeting of the Board in March.
The Village of Bellows Falls was first incorporated as a separate village in 1909. Vermont state statutes contain the Charter for the Village. The charter calls for the Board of Trustees to be comprised of four Trustees with two elected each year for two year terms and a Village President to be elected each year. The Village annual meeting is held on the third Tuesday of May, with the annual business meeting conducted the evening before the annual meeting.
The Town Offices are located on the second floor of the Town Hall and include the Town Clerk and Finance Department.
The third floor houses the Development Office, Municipal Manager, Listers and Planning and Zoning Offic
The Town of Rockingham select board meet September -May on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 6 p.m. and June-August 1st Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
The Village of Bellows Falls Trustees meet September – May on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays at 6 p.m. and June-August 2nd Tuesdays at 6 p.m.
Both the Town Select board and Village Trustees meet in the Lower Theatre of the Bellows Falls Opera House and all meetings are available on zoom, Live on Falls Area Community Television FACT TV facebook and recorded on Fact8.com
The Bellows Falls Opera House is located on the first floor of the Town Hall. Home of the Triple-up! Movies are shown every Friday through Tuesday. Classic movies are shown the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 7:00. Find more information on their Facebook page – Bellows Falls Opera House.
The Bellows Falls Opera House hopes to open again for live performances and events. Past performances include Birds of Chicago, The Cowboy Junkies, Greg Brown and many more, including Hadestown, now on Broadway https://www.hadestown.com
Main Street Arts hosted Chicago, Jesus Christ Superstar and The Secret Garden…
Membership Level: Corporate
Categories: Municipal
Contact Name: Municipal Manager Scott Pickup