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Town Offices: Route 107, South Main St., Bethel, Vt. 05032
Town Manager: Delbert Cloud, 234-9340
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Town Clerk and Treasurer: Jean Burnham, 234-9722
Hours: Monday, Thursday 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and 1-4 p.m.; Tuesday, Friday 8 a.m.-noon.
Selectboard: Neal Fox (chairman) 234-9542; William Richards, 728-3296; Eric Benson, 234-6440 (meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6 p.m. in the municipal building)
Road Foreman: Gary Slack, 234-9440 (town garage)
Bethel Public Library: Cathy Day (librarian), 234-9107
Hours: Monday 2-7 p.m., Wednesday 1-7 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Planning Commission: Craig Wortman (chairman), 234-6446; Peter Dohrn; Richard Wagner (meets each third Monday at 7 p.m. at the town offices)
Development Review Board: Gregory Hughes (chairman), 234-9152; Kent Batcheller; Bill Floyd; James Giberti; Ruth Clough; Eric Benson; Beverly Washburn
Town Constable: Wendell Wills, 234-9600
Fire: 234-9812
Police: Bethel state police barracks, 234-9933
School Directors: Gregory Hughes (chairman), 234-9152; Janine Reeves, 234-5514; Mary Floyd, 234-9515; Mel Washburn, 234-9731; Charri Wright, 234-6573 (meet second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. at the Bethel school)
School Principals: Tim Mock (elementary), 234-9966; William Elberty III (high school), 234-9966
Superintendent of Schools: Bernard Ellis, 234-5364
Year incorporated or chartered: 1779
Land area: 45 square miles
Percent private and public conserved lands: 3.4
Population:
2000: 1,968
1990: 1,866
Number of families: 548
Average family size: 2.87
Income:
Per capita: $17,577
Median family income: $41,250
Median household income: $34,141
Employment:
Residents working in community: 33.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.1%
Top five industries in which residents work:
1. Retail trade
2. Manufacturing, durable goods
3. Construction
4. Professional, related services
5. Manufacturing, non-durable goods
Housing Units:
Owner occupied: 584
Renter occupied: 233
Vacant: 139
2001 Equalized tax rate: $2.41*
Full-time police department: No
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools
Elementary, one; enrollment, 355 (estimated)
High school, one; enrollment, 355 (estimated)
Bethel Common: On Church Street (Route 12 north). Concert series at 7 p.m., various weekday nights during the summer. Sponsored by the Bethel Council on the Arts. The common is an attraction in itself, with benches, a fountain and flower beds.
Bethel Historical Society: Museum on second floor of the United Church on Church Street. Open Sunday afternoons during the summer. Information: Mary Russell, (802) 234-9448; John Dutton, (802) 234-9727.
Peavine Park: On the White River, it's a pleasant place to picnic and relax just beyond the railroad underpass at the south end of the village.
National Fish Hatchery: On Route 107 west, largest fish hatchery in the East. Trout, salmon eggs and young fish. Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, tours available.
Recreation area: On Pleasant Street (Route 12 north). Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts and playground.
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