BethelTown Offices: 134 South Main St., Bethel, Vt. 05032

Town Manager, Tax Collector, Road Commissioner, Water Superintendent and Zoning Administrator: Delbert Cloud, 234-9340

Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Moderator: Carroll F. Ketchum

Town Clerk and Treasurer: Jean Burnham, 234-9722

Assistant Town Clerk and Assistant Treasurer: Ella Mae Grady

Hours: Monday and Thursday 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m.; Tuesday and Friday 8 a.m. to noon.

Selectboard: Neal Fox, chairman, 234-9542; William Richards, 728-3296; Eric Benson, 234-6440 (meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 6 p.m. in the municipal building)

Listers: Beverly Washburn, Ella Mae Grady, Louise Ferris-Burt

Auditors: Rosella A. Leonard, Audrey Turk, Louise Ferris-Burt

Grand Juror: Kent Batcheller

Town Agent: Deborah Leahy

Trustees of Public Funds: Eric Benson, Donald Hyde, Carroll Ketchum

Justices of the Peace: Newall Wood, Eric Benson, Ola O'Dell, David Eddy Jr., Kent Batcheller, Cathy Day, Sandra Levesque

Road Foreman: Gary Slack, 234-9440

Bethel/Royalton Solid Waste Advisory Committee: Shirley Young

Regional Transportation Advisory Committee: Eric Benson

Bethel Public Library: Cathy Day, librarian, 234-9107

Hours: Monday 2 to 7 p.m., Wednesday 1 to 7 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Planning Commission: Craig Wortman, chairman, 234-6446; Joanne Kent; Carla Hodgdon; Eric Richardson; Peter Dohrn (meets each third Monday at 7 p.m. at the town offices)

Development Review Board: Bill Floyd; Beverly Washburn; Kent Batcheller; Paul Vallee; Greg Hughes; James Giberti; Ruth Clough, chairwoman, 234-6464

Recreation Committee: Newall Wood; Maureen Judge; Jean Cayer; Shari Stratton; Bev Kerr, chairman

Human Services Advisory Committee: Scott Putney, Tom Brennan, Louise Ferris-Burt, Suzanne Burgos, Geneva Gaiko

First Constable: Jim Bennett, 234-9979

Civil Defense Chairman: Heidi Nikolaidis

Fire: 234-9812

Police: Royalton state police barracks, 234-9933

School Directors: David Allen, chairman; Dietre Feeney; David Eddy; Joan Wortman; Kristin La Fromboise (meet second Monday of each month at 5 p.m. at the Bethel school)

Bethel Elementary School and Whitcomb Jr./Sr. High School: William Elberty III, principal, 234-9966

Superintendent of Schools: Tim Mock, 234-5364

Places of Interest

Bethel Common: On Church Street (Route 12 north). Concert series at 7, various weekday nights during the summer. Sponsored by Bethel Council on the Arts. The common is an attraction in itself, with benches, a fountain and flower beds.

Bethel Historical Society: Museum on second floor of the United Church on Church Street. Open Sunday afternoons during the summer.

Peavine Park: On the White River, it's a pleasant place to picnic and relax just beyond the railroad underpass at the south end of the village.

National Fish Hatchery: On Route 107 west, largest fish hatchery in the East. Trout, salmon eggs and young fish. Open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. daily, tours available.

Recreation area: On Pleasant Street (Route 12 north). Facilities include a swimming pool, tennis courts and playground.

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