Chelsea

Town Hall: Main Street, P.O. Box 266, Chelsea, Vt. 05038

Moderator: Mark Richardson

Town Clerk: Diane Mattoon, 685-4460

Assistant Town Clerk: Heidi Chapman

Hours: Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.

Treasurer: Jane Cushman, 685-7801

Assistant Treasurer: Debra Upham

Road Foreman: Rick Ackerman, 685-4302

Selectboard: Carol Olsen; Richard Rogers, 685-4459; Andy Pomerantz (meets first and third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the town clerk's office)

Listers: Christine Allen, Ed Kuban, Robert Sanborn

Auditors: Kevin Marshia, Warren Lathrop, Sue Johnston

School Directors: Chris Byrne; Emily Marshia; Rory Allen, chairman; Tracy Crocker; David Mize (meets first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Chelsea school library)

First Constable: Nolan LaFrancis

Trustees of Public Library: Lynn Amber, Heidi Chapman, Joe Spinelli, Russell Martin, Dean Martin

Chelsea Public Library: 685-2188

Hours: Monday 10 a.m. to no on, 1 to 6 p.m.; Wednesday, Friday 1 to 6 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Trustees of Public Money: David Bradshaw, Donald Coburn, Terry Libby

Cemetery Commissioners: Randy Tullar, Diane Mattoon, Pat Ladd, Brian Sanborn, Frank Keene

Grand Juror: Ernest Kennedy

Town Agent: William Field

Dog Catcher: Gordon Hayward

Surveyor of Wood and Lumber: Nicholas Gilman

Fence Viewers: Merlin Doyle, Kevin Braman, Diane Mattoon

Service Officer: Brooks Chapin

Fire Warden: John Upham

Zoning Administrator: John Bellefeuille

Planning Commission: Paul Galdone; Nyra Whipple; Jean Battey; Edward Kuban; Jay Keller, chairman; Neil Kennedy; Kate Willard

Development Review Board: Tracy Simon, chairman; Deb Melvin; Ed Kuban; Jay Keller; Mark Richardson

Parks Commission: Tim Buess, chairman; Lynn Amber, secretary; Peter Amber; Brewster Martin; Phillip Mulligan; Caleb Rick

Recreation Committee: Dick Rogers; John Parker, chairman; Pat Ladd, secretary; Brewster Martin; Neil Kennedy, treasurer; Ron Allen; Tom Dowlin

Justices of the Peace: David Bradshaw, Merlin Doyle, Charlene Bohl, Jean Button, Richard Rogers, Alan Lyford, Diane Mattoon

Fire Chief: David Farnham

Chelsea High School: Karl Stein, principal, 685-4551

Places of Interest

The focal point of the community is the center of the village at the junction of Routes 113 and 110. The Congregational Church at the head of the North Common and the Orange County Courthouse looking down on the South Common are notable historic buildings.

Another historic building, the Chelsea Town Hall, is a red brick building, circa 1894. It currently serves as the Chelsea Public Library, the municipal offices and the town meeting hall. In 1990 the town Grange commissioned a granite veterans memorial at a cost of approximately $13,000. The memorial can be found on the lawn of Chelsea Town Hall.

The Lewis House, a historical 1½-story cape, was purchased in 1965 by the Chelsea Historical Society. The home can be found on Main Street near the fire station at the center of town.

Main Street in Chelsea has many houses that date back to the early 1800s.