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Town Hall: Route 113, Thetford Center, Vt. 05075; 785-2922 or 785-4927
Town Clerk, Treasurer, Delinquent Tax Collector: Roberta C. Howard, 785-2922, 785-4927
Hours: Monday 6-8 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 8:30 a.m.- 3:30 p.m.
Moderator: Joseph Tofel
Zoning Administrator: Bill Thrane, 785-2922
Hours: Tuesdays 8 a.m.-noon, Thursdays 1-5 p.m.
Health Officer: Alford Stone, 785-2922; meetings by appointment
Selectboard: Mark McMahon (chairman), 785-4687; Paul Raymond, 785-4953; Mary Spata, 333-4624; Sara Ferguson, 785-2022; Richard Barrows, 785-4607 (meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the town offices)
Police Department: Phillip Call (chief), Charles Stephens (special officer), 785-2200
Listers: Janet Stowell, 785-2922; Denise Adams, Roxy Maxfield
Trustees of Trust Funds: Ruel Barrett, 785-2867; Elmer Brown, 785-2167; Frederick P. Howard, 333-9232
Latham Memorial Library: Peter Blodgett (librarian), 785-4361
Peabody Library: Peter Blodgett, (librarian), 333-9724
North Thetford Library: Jeanne Phipps (librarian), 333-9130
Library Trustees: Emily Baker; Katheryn Bonyai, 785-4403; Patricia Charyk, 333-4717; Janice Cook, 785-2587; Diana Eastridge, 785-2428; Marilyn Welch-Fava, 785-3117; Martha Wiencke, 785-2654; Edith Ham, 333-3283; Lisa Celone; Brian Patten, 785-3160 (meet the first Wednesday of each month at Latham Library at 7 p.m.)
Historian: Marian Fifield, 785-2430
Thetford Historical Library: 785-2430
Budget Committee: Nan Vosburg, 333-4167; four vacant positions
Justices of the Peace: Gladys Boyd, 785-2029; Wendy Cole, 785-2698; Roxy Maxfield, 785-4215; Cyrus Severance, 333-4436; Jean Wolstenholme, 785-4567; Murray Burk, 333-9383; Sarah Clarke, 333-4480; Marcia Smith, 785-2705; Ann Swanson, 985-9853; Paul Raymond, 785-4953
Road Commissioner: Frank Thurston, 785-4679 (town garage)
Assistant Town Clerks/Treasurers: Martha Howard, 333-9171; Jane Cramer, 333-9177
Pound Keeper: Ruth Dwyer, 785-2817
Town Service Officer: Roberta Howard, 785-2922-office, 333-4607-home
Emergency Management: David Goodrich, 785-4633
Fire Wardens: Ellis Paige, 785-4679; Alford Stone, 785-4503; Jeff Sirjane, 785-4405; Don Fifield Jr., 785-2604
Planning Commission: Sean Mullen (chairman), 785-4373; Robert Pulaski, 333-4627; Ken Robinson, 333-9310; Richard Haugen, 785-4494; Dennis Marquise, 785-2175 (meets the first and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:15 p.m. in the town offices)
Conservation Commission: Jennifer Davey, Richard Haugen, Ted Levin, Robert Pulaski, William Shepard, Scott Stokoe, Fred Thomas, Jean Lariviere, Robert Lichvar
Historic Preservation Committee: Susan Thrane, 785-2520; James Fowle, 785-2630; Clark Graff, 333-9441; Roney Hoffman, 785-2438; Dan Russell, 333-4402; Stephen Branchflower; Ted Moses, 785-3060
School Directors: Charlie Buttrey (chairman), 785-4005; Joseph Malpino, 785-4456; Tracy Bach, 785-3165; Claire Doyle; Martha Rehbeun (meet the third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the elementary school)
Thetford Elementary School: Pamela Macy (principal), 785-2426, 785-4030
Thetford Academy: Martha Rich (head of school), 785-4805
Year incorporated or chartered: 1761
Land area: 44 square miles
Percent private and public conserved lands: 4.2%
Population:
2000: 2,617
1990: 2,438
Number of families: 731
Average family size: 3.0
Income:
Per capita: $22,870
Median family income: $55,323
Median household income: $48,333
Employment:
Percent of residents working in community: 24.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%
Top five industries in which residents work:
1. Health services
2. Educational services
3. Retail trade
4. Other professional, related services
5. Agriculture, forestry, fisheries
Housing Units:
Owner occupied: 826
Renter Occupied: 206
Vacant: 161
2001 Equalized tax rate: $2.33*
Full-time police department: Yes
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools:
Elementary: 1; enrollment, 254
Middle school/high school (7-12): 1; enrollment, 351
Thetford Hill State Park, Academy Road: Its facilities were developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, and include a log picnic shelter, fireplaces, tables and a toilet building with hot showers and flush toilets. Also, 14 tent sites and two lean-to sites, and a playground. Open mid-May to Labor Day. Information: (802) 785-2266.
Union Village Dam: Recreational facilities on the site's 1,301 acres include three picnic areas with fireplaces and tables, restrooms and drinking water; a swimming area. Access to the main entrance is via Academy Road in Union Village, or by driving through the park from Thetford Center. For information call (802) 649-1606.
Treasure Island: a recreation area on Lake Fairlee that's owned and maintained by the town of Thetford, is actually located in West Fairlee. Open June through Labor Day. Swimming, swimming lessons, tennis. Admission is by daily or season pass. For inquiries about passes, call the town offices, (785) 2922.
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