Hartford

Municipal Building: 171 Bridge St., White River Junction, Vt. 05001; 295-9353

Web Site: www.hartford-vt.org

Town Manager: Hunter F. Rieseberg, 295-9353

Selectmen: Leonard Berliner, chairman, 295-5237; Gayle Ottmann, vice-chairwoman, 295-9566; John H. Hazen Jr., 295-2302; Todd C. Steadman, 295-5631; Richard Grassi, clerk, 296-2495; Sarah Dwyer, school board liaison

Police Chief: Joseph Estey, 295-9425 (vacant as of July 1, 2006)

Fire Chief: Mark Miller, 295-3232

Health Officer: Jo-Ann Ells, 295-3075, ext. 228

Deputy Health Officer: Lori Hirshfield, 295-3075, ext. 249

Town Clerk: Mary E. Hill, 295-2785

Assistant Town Clerk: Sherry West, 295-2785

Finance Director: William Hall, 295-3002, ext. 219

Treasurer: Derry A. Goodwin, 295-9353, ext. 224

Assistant Treasurer: Linda Gallo, 295-9353, ext. 214

Public Works Director: Richard Menge, 295-3622

Highway Superintendent: Allyn Ricker, 295-3622

Solid Waste Supervisor: Robert C. Vahey, 295-5740

Listers: Michael A. Bettis, 295-3077; James J. von Gal, 295-3077; Terry Chesbro, 295-3077

Assessor: Clarissa Holmes, 295-3077

Planning and Development Director: Lori Hirshfield, 295-3075, ext. 249

Zoning Administrative Officer: Jo-Ann Ells, 295-3075, ext. 228

Planner and Acting Zoning Administrative Officer: Matt Osborn, 295-3075, ext. 226

Hartford Housing Authority: Terry Chesbro, 295-5047

Town Service Officer: Wanda Daniels, 295-9425

Zoning Board of Adjustment: Constance Heiland, chairman, 296-3642; Stuart Tane, clerk, 296-3022; Paul Eickelberg Sunde, vice-chairman, 295-6286; Dennis Brown, 295-5730; Donald C. Jones, 296-0003; Gayle Ottmann, liaison

Planning Commission: Paul E. Buff, 296-7199; Sylvia Provost, clerk, 295-8977; John E. Jalowiec, chairman, 295-1974; Sabino Romano, 295-2576; Bruce Riddle, vice-chairman, 295-1526; Michael Aube, 296-2814; Leonard Berliner, liaison

Conservation Commission: Chuck Wooster, chairman, 295-1456; Celia Chen, 295-4996; Linda Wilson, 295-7628; Skip Spaulding, 295-2331; James Peters, 295-2587; Kevin G. French, 295-1594; Karen Douville, vice-chairwoman, 295-1121; John H. Hazen Jr., liaison

Hartford Housing Authority: Avard Benton, treasurer, 295-9370; Michael Kainen, vice-chairman, 295-8706; Joe Jewell, 295-1193; Kathleen W. Avery, chairwoman, 295-7141; one vacancy; Gayle Ottmann, liaison

Hartford Business Revolving Loan Fund Committee: Kevin Raleigh, chairman, 295-7324; Greg Kennedy, 295-1713; Frank Klymn, 295-6359; William Pippin, 295-3463; one vacancy; Leonard Berliner, liaison

Historic Preservation Commission: Jonathan Schechtman, chairman, 295-1309; Patricia Stark, vice-chairwoman, 296-2192; Hordur Helgi Helgason, 295-1945; Amanda Bird, 295-6904; Arthur S. Peale, 295-6100; John H. Hazen Jr., liaison

Parks and Recreation Department: John “Tad” Nunez, director, 295-5036, ext. 230; Matt Frazee, program director, 295-5036, ext. 231

Parks and Recreation Facilities General Foreman: David Dean, 295-5036, ext. 231

Parks and Recreation Commission: Gary Gervais, 295-1935; Irene Simonds, 296-3023; Scott Hausler, chairman, 295-6152; Virginia C. Stone, secretary, 295-5627; Molly St. Saveur, vice-chairwoman, 296-6788; Richard Grassi, liaison; Sarah Dwyer, school board liaison

Hartford Tree Board: Sylvia Provost, chairwoman, 295-8977; Silvio J. Baruzzi, 291-7071; Denise Welch-May, vice-chairwoman, 295-9016; Jodi Turner, 296-8015; Clare Forseth, secretary, 295-7478; Diane Romano, 295-2576; James “Brad” Goedkoop, treasurer, 295-9990; Richard Grassi, liaison

Trustees of Public Funds: Harold Fournier, 295-3897; Melvin “Doc” Simon, 295-2851; David Munro, 295-5303

Library Trustees: Stanley Kenison, 295-7356; Phyllis Bettis, 295-7362; John H. Hazen Jr., chairman, 295-2302; Dorothy Mock Jones, 295-2701; Lester B. Gibbs, 296-2118; John H. Hazen Jr., liaison

Librarian: Jo Truell, 295-7992

Superintendent of Schools: Donald LaPlante, 295-8600

Assistant Superintendent of Schools: Julia Haynes, 295-8600

School Directors: Sarah Dwyer, 296-1849; Tricia Kent, 295-5538; Tim Fariel, 295-6701; Carol Bartlett, clerk, 295-6008; Charles Bohi, 295-5596; Richard Grassi, liaison

Design Review Committee: Michael A. Davidson, (603) 448-6475; Jonathan Schechtman, 295-1309; Matt Bucy, 356-1933; Denise Welch-May, 295-9016

Town Grand Jurors: David Rich, Edwin Leavitt, John J. Clerkin

First Constable: Edwin Leavitt

Second Constable: Roy Black

Places of Interest

Quechee Gorge offers panoramas, hiking, camping, dining and shopping opportunities.

In the village of Quechee, visitors cross the Ottauquechee River on a covered bridge just downstream from the working glassblowers in the Simon Pearce glass and pottery factory, and not far from the green that hosts an annual balloon festival.

Downtown White River Junction, still served by an Amtrak passenger train, offers an opportunity to reflect on that village's glory days as a railroad center and inspect a vintage steam locomotive, Old 494, and several historic buildings.

The Wilder Dam has a salmon ladder.

The Appalachian Trail passes through West Hartford.