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Town Offices: Story Memorial Hall, Brownsville, Vt. 05037; 484-7212
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-noon and 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Town Clerk and Treasurer: Cathy Archibald, 484-7212
Assistant Town Clerks: Pauline Ouelette, Paula Waters
Selectboard: Hal Pyke (chairman), 484-0126; Thomas Kenyon, 484-3370; Howard Clay, 484-7853 (meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m.)
Delinquent Tax Collector: Ralph Johnson
Listers: David Dugdale Jr. (chairman), Shirley Ouelette, Annie Burke
Auditors: Timothy Rathburn, Nancy Gaynor, Annie Burke
Emergency Services: 911
Vermont State Police: Windsor's dispatch center, 234-9933
Fire Chief: Michael Spackman, 674-2112
First Constable: Ralph Johnson
Second Constable: Larry Garrand
Highway Superintendent: Michael Spackman, 484-5044
Campbell Fund Trustees: Rodney Hastings, Paul Hoisington, James Kenyon
Health Officer: Claudi Sacuk
Town and School Moderator: Matthew Birmingham
Zoning Administrator: Roger Russell, 484-5536
Planning Board: Chris Callahan (chairman), 484-3914; Leonard Clough, 484-7413; Jerry Ouelette, 484-5048; Philip Hathorn, 674-2530 (meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.)
Zoning Board: John Bruno (chairman), 484-5086; Gary Burke, 484-5049; Tracey Dugdale, 436-3006; Philip Aruidson, 484-1228; Loretta Smith, 484-7468 (meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m., as needed)
Conservation Commission: Edwin Johnson, 484-7252; Sue Greenall, 436-2266; Ted Siegler (chairman), 484-7833; Robert Smith, 484-7468; Chris Callahan, 484-3914; Randy Perry (meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m.
Mary L. Blood Library: Mary Winters (librarian)
Library Trustees: Thomas Kenyon, Edson Pierce, Jennifer Rathburn
West Windsor Historical Society: 484-7474
School Directors: Audrey Halpert (director), 484-7376; Christopher Morley, 484-7742; John Byers, 484-5240 (meet the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.)
School Superintendent: Mary Bell, 484-3344
Albert D. Bridge Memorial School: Mary Bell (principal), 484-3344
Year incorporated or chartered: 1814
Land area: 25 square miles
Percent private and public conserved lands: 10.1
Population:
2000: 1,067
1990: 923
Number of families: 328
Average family size: 2.74
Income:
Per capita: $28,360
Median family income: $63,456
Median household income: $54,792
Employment:
Residents working in community: 23.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%
Top five industries in which residents work:
1. Educational services
2. Construction
3. Retail trade
4. Manufacturing, durable goods
5. Health services
Housing Units:
Owner occupied: 377
Renter occupied: 79
Vacant: 260
2001 Equalized tax rate: $2.01*
Full-time police department: Yes
Full-time fire department: No
Public schools:
Elementary: 1; enrollment: 85
Middle-junior high: none
High school: none
West Windsor Town Forest: More than 1,000 acres of walking trails on the western slopes of Mount Ascutney make up the town forest, which is used for hiking, bird watching, picnicking and cross-country skiing. There are eight separate trails, all off the Vermont Bicentennial Trail, which starts at the parking lot located off Coaching Lane Road.
Ascutney Mountain Resort: Open all year, this ski area has 150 skiable acres, 56 slopes and trails, four lifts and a mile long high-speed quad lift. There is also cross-country skiing, a health club, hotel and restaurants. The resort offers warm weather activities such as biking and hiking.
Historical Society Museum: Located in the Old Grange Building in the center of Brownsville.
Baked Bean Suppers: Every Saturday evening in July at the Grange Hall, food served from 5-7 p.m. Proceeds benefit the historical society, Albert Bridge Memorial School and the Brownsville Methodist Church.
Roast Beef Suppers: Second Sunday of each month from September through June at the Brownsville Community Church. Food served from 4 to 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit the church.
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