Sunapee Almanac


Town Hall: 23 Edgemont Rd., Sunapee, N.H. 03782; 763-2212

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m-5 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Web Site: www.town.sunapee.nh.us

Moderator: Harry S. Gale

Selectmen: Frederick C. Gallup (chairman), 763-2649; William Chalmers, 763-5562; William Roach, 763-2325; Emma M. Smith, 763-2866; Steve White, 763-3111 (meets every other Monday at 7 p.m.)

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

Selectmen's Secretary: Karen McCollough

Town Manager: John B. Wheeler, 763-2212

Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Betty H. Ramspott, 763-2449

Deputy Town Clerk/Tax Collector: Eileen Stiles

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Treasurer: Francis C. Gallup

Police Chief: David Cahill, 763-5555

Road Agent: J. Anthony Bergeron; highway department, 763-5060

Superintendent, Water & Sewer Department: David Brennan; treatment plant, 763-2121

Welfare Director: Don Wrightington, 763-0026

Planning/Zoning Administrator: Michael Marquise, 763-3194

Budget Advisory Committee: Charlotte Brown (chairwoman), 763-9293; Tina Naimie, 763-9525; Charles Balyeat; David Montambeault; John Mapley

Conservation Committee: Van Webb (chairman), 863-1852; Bruce Burdett; Emmons Jenkins Jr.; Robert Hill; Aaron Simpson; Robert E. Mastin; Timothy Fleury; Roger Whitaker (meets first Tuesday of each month)

Health Officer: John W. Wiggins

Planning Board: Margaret Chalmers (chairwoman), 763-5562; Katrina Hill; Kevin Rickard; Bruce Jennings; Derek Tatlock; Barbara Hollander (meets first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m.)

Zoning Board of Adjustment: William Price, 763-3194; Robert Mastin; Peter White (chairman); Margaret Thompson; William Chalmers (meets second Thursday (and as needed fourth Tuesday) of each month at 7:15 p.m.)

Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 1-5 p.m.

School Board: Christine Stoddard, 863-5850; Joylon Johnson (chairperson), 863-3631; Shaun Carroll Jr.; George Curt; Peter Titus (meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.)

School Superintendent: 863-3540

School Clerk: Charlotte Brown

School Treasurer: Alan Doherty

Elevation: 1,094 feet

Distance to Boston: 95 miles

New York City: 230 miles

Montreal: 235 miles

Average annual precipitation: 41.8 inches

Population:

2000: 3,055

1990: 2,559

Number of families: 879

Average family size: 2.83

Income:

Per capita: $29,184

Median family income: $55,909

Median household income: $49,353

Employment:

Residents working in community: 30.0%

Mean travel time to work: 18 minutes

Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Housing Units:

Single-family: 1,600

Multi-family: 368

Manufactured homes: 108

2001 Equalized tax rate: $19.26*

Full-time police dept.: Yes

Full-time fire dept.: No

Public schools:

Elementary: 1; enrollment: 225

Middle-junior high: 1; enrollment: 149

High school: 1; enrollment: 221

Private/parochial schools: 1; enrollment: 42

Mount Sunapee Resort: Skiing in the winter and hiking trails in the summer. A chairlift will take you to the top of the mountain, where summit barbecues run all summer long. Bikes, canoes and paddleboats can be rented at the state beach. Call (603) 763-2356 for information.

M.V. Mt. Sunapee II: This cruise ship tours Lake Sunapee twice a day while the captain narrates the history, landmarks and lore of the lake. The boat can be rented for a private charter. Lunch and dinner buffets are available. Call (603) 763-4030 for information.

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