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Town Hall: P.O. Box 274, Barnard, Vt. 05030
Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Town Clerk: Diane L. Rainey, 234-9211
Town Treasurer: Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr., 234-9050
Moderator: Paul Doton
Board of Selectmen: Rock Webster (chairman), 234-9391; Thomas Morse; Tim Johnson (meets Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the town hall)
Delinquent Tax Collector: Diane L. Rainey
Trustees of Public Funds: Harold Joy, Thurston Twigg-Smith Jr., Joseph Tokarski
Road Foreman: Arthur “Buzz” Audsley, 234-6961
Constables: Greyling VanAlstyne (first constable), 763-7192;
Mike Johnson (second constable), 234-5661
Health Officer: Kathy Doton, 457-3112
Solid Waste Supervisor: Thomas Morse, 234-5256
Septic Officer: Lawrence Clarke, 234-9136
Library Trustees: Jennifer Ankner, Jill Anderson, Priscilla Larson, Kurt Lessard
Listers: Richard Lancaster; Todd Shortlidge; Mike Tighe, 234-9576
Auditors: Virginia Lancaster, Margaret Jillson, Mary Croft
Fire Chiefs: Scott Mills (Barnard Fire Department), 234-9073; Greyling VanAlstyne (Broad Brook Fire Department), 763-7192
Fire Wardens: Floyd VanAlstyne, 763-7036; Scott Mills (deputy), 234-9073
Emergency Management: Richard Lancaster, 457-1849
White River Valley Ambulance Service Director: Barbara Kelley, 457-2719
Board of Adjustment: Erik Tobiason (chairman), 234-9211; Victor Ward; Larry Davis; Ed Jodice; Dwight Doton
Planning Commission: Steve Cota (chairman), Brenda Garsh, Floyd VanAlstyne, Charles Long, Gerald Fredrickson
Zoning Administrator: Todd Shortlidge, 234-5845
School Directors: Andrew Cole, 457-3930; Dan Leavitt, 763-3923; Marlayna Darling, 457-1108 (meets second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.)
Barnard Central Elementary School: Christopher Slayton (principal), 234-9763
Year incorporated or chartered: 1761
Land area: 49 square miles
Percent private and public conserved lands: 11.6
Population:
2000: 958
1990: 872
Number of families: 277
Average family size: 2.84
Income:
Per capita: $25,345
Median family income: $48,125
Median household income: $45,787
Employment:
Residents working in community: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.7%
Top five industries in which residents work:
1. Retail trade
2. Construction
3. Educational services
4. Manufacturing, durable goods
5. Agriculture
Housing Units:
Owner occupied: 320
Renter occupied: 63
Vacant: 246
2001 Equalized tax rate: $1.31*
Full-time police department: No
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools:
Elementary: one; enrollment, 81
Middle-junior high: none
High school: none
Private/parochial schools: None
The town's primary attraction is Silver Lake, which has one of the town's two camping areas. The lake, originally called Stebbins Pond, covers about 100 acres. Small boats are permitted. There are 40 to 50 private cottages or camps along the south, west and east shores. In winter, the lake is a popular site for ice fishing, ice hockey and skating. The town is also crisscrossed with snowmobile trails.
The Appalachian Trail passes through Barnard on its way from Georgia to Baxter State Park in Maine.
Barnard is graced with three churches: the Silver Lake Chapel, built in the 1840s; the Barnard Universalist Church, built in 1844; and the East Barnard Church, built in 1834-1835. Only the Silver Lake Chapel is open year-round.
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