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City Hall: 58 Tremont Square, Claremont, N.H. 03743
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.- 5 p.m.
City Clerk: Gloria Deschaine, 542-7003
City Council: Sharron King, 542-9921; Keith E. Raymond; James Sullivan; Roger N. Formidoni; A-J Maranville; Bruce Temple, 543-0519; James C. Neilsen IV (assistant mayor), 542-7781 x 11; Christopher Shaban (mayor), 542-9817; Scott Pope (meets the second Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.; budget meetings every Wednesday during the winter)
City Manager: Guy Santagate, 542-7002
Police Chief: Craig Ohlson, 542-9528
Fire Chief: Peter Chase, 542-5156
Building Inspector: Robert L. Rivard, 542-7005
Planning Board: Paul LaCasse Sr., Norman Sanville, Henry Veilleux, Erwin Caplan; Michael M. Lemieux (alternate), Russell Fowler (alternate), Ernest Hogdon Jr. (alternate)(meets the fourth Monday of every month at 7 p.m.)
Conservation Commission: Janice E. Heighes, 542-8438; Norman Wakeman; Robert Woodman; Alice Clay; Stephen Wood (alternate); Arthur Bastian (alternate)
Trustees of Trust Funds: Clay Hawkins (chairman), Paul Slade, Suzanne Boucher
Zoning Board: Mark Limoges (chairman) 542-9378; Michael Hurd, (vice chairman), 542-4610; Norman Lawrence; Teresa Miley (meets the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m.)
Superintendent of Schools: Robert Patterson, 543-4200
School Board: Candace Crawford, (chairwoman), 542-6872; Lisa Gosselin, 543-3720; Darwin Beeman, 542-5651; Christopher Shaban, 542-9817; James Feleen, 542-8557; Dave Allison, 543-3481; David Putnam, 542-8523 (meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 7 p.m.)
Airport Advisory Board: David Eno, Richard George, William Henderson, Bradley Clough
Board of Appeals/Codes Review: Peter Chase, Robert L. Rivard, Robert Woodman
Claremont Housing Authority: John Petrowski, 542-8616; Gary Osgood, 542-5533; Sylvia Howe, 543-1980; Cynthia Cross (chairwoman), 542-8538; William Blewitt, 542-5969 (meets last Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m.)
Local Emergency Planning Committee: John Dorsch, 542-4081; John Ames Jr., 543-0962; Robert Rivard, 542-7005; James Gosselin, 542-7771, x5850; Paul Malley, 542-0411; Irmgard Weber, 542-2940; June Burr, 543-3205; Drew Clarkin, 543-1516; James McCarragher, 542-7771; Christopher Shaban, 542-9817 (meets third Wednesday of each month at 3:30 p.m. at the fire station)
Fiske Free Library Trustees: Maggie North (at large), Joseph D. Harris, Brian Bogle, Barbara Prinn, Paul Magoon, Jean D. Lear, Marcia T. Burch, Avis Rogers, Deanna Stowell (meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.)
Frances J. Tolles Home Trustees: Eleanor B. Parmelee, Vicki Landry, Rose Ellen Haugsrud, Frances Reynolds, Robert Haynes, Karen Laskoske, Guy A. Santagate (ex-officio) (meets the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m.)
Goodwin Community Center Commissioners: Maria White, James Feleen, Jon Orvis, Judy Couture, Jeff Chase, Kathy Gorman, Bonnie Gobin, Jon Crawford (meets the second Monday of each month at 4:45 p.m. at Goodwin Community Center)
Historic District Commissioners: Dennis Belanger, Lawrence Stevens, John Bennett (chairman), David Messier, Paul Lembree, Terri L. Casey (alternate), Susan Michaud Doody (alternate), A-J Maranville (city council rep.), Paul LaCasse (planning board rep.) (meet the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.)
Parks and Recreation Commission: Robert Angier, Dr. Allan Berggren, James Feleen, Michael G. Healy (at large), Claire Goyette, Scott Hausler (ex-officio)
Recycling Committee: Benedict Hargraves, James Hanson, Mary Williams
Elevation: 567 feet
Distance to Boston: 126 miles
New York City: 252 miles
Montreal: 194 miles
Average annual precipitation: 36 inches
Population:
2000: 13,151
1990: 13,902
Number of families: 3,428
Average family size: 2.86
Income:
Per capita: $20,267
Median family income: $42,849
Median household income: $34,949
Employment:
Residents working in community: 68.1%
Mean travel time to work: 16 minutes
Unemployment rate: 2.6%
Housing:
Single-family units: 2,878
Multi-family units: 2,739
Manufactured homes: 580
2001 Equalized tax rate: $34.79*
Full-time police department: yes
Full-time fire department: yes
Public schools:
Elementary: 3; enrollment: 964
Middle-junior high: 1; enrollment: 522
High school: 1; enrollment: 735
Vocational-technical school, serving students from several sending districts: 1
Private/parochial schools: 3; total enrollment: 135
*See explanation on page 2
The Claremont Opera House, elegantly refurbished several years ago, hosts dances, plays and concerts from around the country.
The city's park system includes Arrowhead Skiway, Moody Park, Veterans Memorial Park, Monadnock Park and Barnes Park.
The Goodwin Community Center is a city-owned complex with gym, indoor pool, meeting rooms and game room.
The American Band Concert Series is performed at the bandstand in Broad Street Park every Thursday night at 8 p.m. from July 2 through August. Audiences can expect music ranging from Sousa to more contemporary pieces.
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