Orwell Select Board

Members of the Select Board are elected annually at the Town Meeting on the first Tuesday in March.  Their terms are staggered with some individuals being elected for a two-year term and some being elected for a three-year term.  Select Board meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 7:00PM in the Orwell Town office.

The current members of the Orwell Select Board are:

Member	Term Ends	Telephone No. & Email
Michael Christian	2026	selectboard@townoforwellvt.org
Les Wood, Vice Chair	2026	selectboard@townoforwellvt.org
Robert Barnes	2027	selectboard@townoforwellvt.org
Joe Pouliot	2027	selectboard@townoforwellvt.org
Andrea Treadway, Chair	2028	802-236-2199selectboard@townoforwellvt.org

The Select Board also assigns its members to be responsible for specific areas of concern.  For 2025 the assignments are:

• Highways – Robert Barnes & Les Wood, Vice Chair & Joe Pouliot
• Budgets and Finance – Les Wood, Vice Chair & Andrea Treadway, Chair
• Sewer – Joe Pouliot & Les Wood, Vice Chair
• Personnel and Service Organizations – Andrea Treadway, Chair, Mike Christian
• Legal and Regulatory – Mike Christian & Andrea Treadway, Chair

The Select Board Chair is Andrea Treadway Vice Chair is Les Wood

The Select Board assigns some members to serve as liaisons to “outside” organizations.  This year’s assignments are:

• Transportation Advisory Board – Andrea Treadway-Delegate

                                                      Vacant – Alternate

                                                            Vacant – Alternate

• Addison County Solid Waste Management District – Vacant-Representative                                                                                                                              Vacant-Alternate

The State requires that the Select Board appoint individuals or organizations to serve the community:

• Inspector of Lumber, Shingles, and Wood – Allen M. Alger
• Pound Keeper – Addison County Humane Society
• Weigher of Coal – Allen R. Alger
• Tree Warden – Allen M. Alger
• Fence Viewers – (Listers) Cheryl Tudhope and Jean Audet
• Clerk of the Board – Elizabeth “Betty” Walker
• Newspaper – Addison Independent
• Emergency Management Director – Sandy Korda

Official State Notification of Town of Orwell Appointments and Assignments