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Town Hall: 147 Main St., Windsor, Vt. 05089; 674-6786
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Town Clerk: Sandra H. Jarvis, 674-5610
Web Site: 170.222.200.76/windsor/
Town Treasurer and Tax Collector: Sherrill Gould, 674-6788
Town Administrator: John Schempf, 674-6786
Selectboard: Vincent Fusca (chairman), 674-2550; Desmond Wisley, 674-2500; Michael Quinn, 674-2522; Gerald Lepisko, 674-5541; Robert Estey, 484-7425 (meets second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m.)
Listers: 674-5414, Marianne Blake (chairwoman), Donna Duling, Alberta Bacon
Auditors: Elton Davis, Anthony Rocchio, Paul Sayah
Emergency Services: 674-2112
Police Chief/Constable: Byron DeMond
Fire Chief: Lewis Gage
Highway Superintendent: Robert Pantel, 674-6000
Trustees of Public Funds: Sherrill Gould, Nancy Husband, Joan Davis
Town Attorney: George Lamb, 885-2240
Zoning Administrator: Ernie Levesque, 674-1018
Planning Commission: Norma J. Simon (chairwoman), 674-6163; Vin Fusca; George Chappell; Greg Blanchard; Larry Gould; Paul Belaski; Bill Davis (meets first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7 p.m.)
Planning Review Board: Norma J. Simon (chairwoman), 674-6163; Bill Ballantyne; Stan Hydrisko; Jim Phelps; John MacGovern; Frank Anthony; Ken Hughes
Town Economic Development Coordinator: Jill Michaels, 674-1016
Recreation Director: Harry Ladue, 674-6783
Health Officer: John Richardson, 674-9905
Paradise Park Commission: Rick Schluntz, William Hochstin, Dean Milligan, Michael Quinn, Barbara Rhoad, Dan Hertzler, Crofter Cummings, Roger Parent
Recycling Committee: George Fortier, Elton Davis, Bernie Shaban
Windsor Public Library: State Street, Windsor, Vt. 05089; 674-2556
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m.-noon
Library Directors: Donna Fogarty, Devik Hemmings
School Directors: Doug Cooley (chairman), 674-6670; Steve Rose; Sherry Boudro; Terry Allen, 674-9369; John Tansey (meets first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m.)
School Superintendent: Brenda Needham, 674-2144
State Street School: Bob Rosane (principal), 674-6344
Windsor High School: Anne Evenson (principal), 674-6344
School Treasurer: Sherrill Gould, 674-6788
Year incorporated or chartered: 1761
Land area: 20 square miles
Percent private and public conserved lands: 30.2
Population:
2000: 3,756
1990: 3,714
Number of families: 946
Average family size: 2.83
Income:
Per capita: $17,640
Median family income: $43,551
Median household income: $33,815
Employment:
Residents working in community: 43.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%
Top five industries in which residents work:
1. Retail trade
2. Health services
3. Manufacturing, durable goods
4. Educational services
5. Construction
Housing Units:
Owner occupied: 916
Renter occupied: 604
Vacant: 91
2001 Equalized tax rate: $2.84*
Full-time police dept.: Yes
Full-time fire dept.: Yes
Public schools:
Elementary: one; enrollment, 350
Junior/senior high: one, enrollment, 469
The Old Constitution House: In this building, on July 8, 1777, the constitution that created the Republic of Vermont was signed, making Windsor the “birthplace of Vermont.” The building, on Main Street, which houses period rooms and exhibits examining the events surrounding the signing of the constitution, is open from late May through mid-October, Wednesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 674-6628.
American Precision Museum: Houses a collection of hand and machine tools, measuring tools, typewriters, engines and guns, as well as the tools that made the guns. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekends and holidays, from May 15 to Nov. 1, and by special appointment, 674-5781.
Simon Pearce: See craftspeople hand-blowing glass on the factory floor daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There is also a retail store in the building.
Vermont State Crafts Center: Retail gallery of crafts made by more than 250 Vermont craftspeople, and home of the Preservation Institute for the Building Crafts. Open Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 674-6752
Ascutney State Park: Offers camping, picnicking and hiking trails as well as a toll road to the top of Mount Ascutney. Open May 17 to Oct. 15, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., 674-2060.
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