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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 13,264
Median age (2000): 38.8

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 78.7%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.8%

Median family income: $42,849

Enrollment in town schools:
Elementary school: 883
Middle school/junior high: 434
High school: 695
Private/parochial (all grades): 195

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $32.90

PLACES OF INTEREST

The Claremont Opera House, elegantly refurbished several years ago, hosts dances, plays and concerts from around the country.
The city’s park system includes Arrowhead Skiway, Moody Park, Veterans Memorial Park, Monadnock Park and Barnes Park.
The Goodwin Community Center is a city-owned complex with gym, indoor pool, meeting rooms and game room.
The American Band Concert Series is performed at the bandstand in Broad Street Park every Thursday night at 8 p.m. from July 2 through August. Audiences can expect music ranging from Sousa to more contemporary pieces.

Valley News photograph
The clock tower of the Claremont Opera House, home to City Hall, as seen from the Moody Building. (Valley News - James M. Patterson)

Claremont, N.H.

City Hall: 58 Opera House Square, Claremont, N.H. 03743
City Web Site: www.claremontnh.com
Hours: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
City Manager: Guy Santagate, 542-7002
Police Chief: Alex Scott, 542-9538
Fire Chief: Peter Chase, 542-5156
Building Inspector: vacant
Director of Planning and Development: Allan Britton, 542-7008
Director of Public Works: Bruce Temple, 542-7024
Superintendent of Schools: Jacqueline Guillette, 543-4200
Library Director: Michael Grace, 542-7017
Welfare Director: Suzanne Carr, 542-7007
Assessor: Edward Tinker, 542-7004
Parks and Recreation: Scott Hausler, 542-7019
Finance Director: Mary Walter, 542-7001
City Clerk and Tax Collector: Gwendolyn Melcher, 542-7003
Treasurer: Lisa Richmond, 542-7000
Clerk to the Council: Doree Russell, 542-7002
City Council: Deborah Cutts, mayor, 542-7002; Andrew Austin; Paul LaCasse Sr.; Jeffrey Goff; Thomas S. Batchelder III; Kyle Messier; Robert Picard; Keith Raymond (meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.)
Planning Board: Anita P. Engel, chairwoman; Alan Grigsby, chairman, 542-7008; Peter Guillette; Lore Richardson; Richard Wahrlich; Erwin Caplan; Adam Burke; Brian Rapp; Deborah Cutts; Paul LaCasse Sr.; Andrew Austin (meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m., 542-7008)
Conservation Commission: Stephen Wood, chairman, 542-7008; Robert Woodman; Russell Fowler; Deborah Cutts (meets the third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m., 542-7008)
Trustees of Trust Funds: Clay Hawkins, chairman, 542-7008; Susanna Boucher; Tawnya Courtermanche
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Michael Hurd, chairman; Robert Woodman; Carolyn G. Towle; Jim Hanson, Pierre M. Caouette; Ed Friedman (meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m., 542-7008)
Airport Advisory Board: David Eno, Donald Lavalette, Philip Osgood Sr.; Guy Sanagate; Peter Chase; David Carton; Roger Hamel (meets the last Monday of odd-numbered months, 542-7008)
Board of Appeals and Codes Review: Peter Chase, 542-5156; Robert Woodman; Donald Limoges, chairman, 542-7008
Claremont Housing Authority: Gary Osgood, chairman, 542-7008; Heather Irish; Richard COlumbia; Sandra Burnham; Jame Mentillo; Andrew Fennelly (meets third Monday of each month at 6 p.m.)
Fiske Free Library Board of Trustees: Joan Spahr, Heidi Kuttner, Barbara Hall, Martin Davis, Paul Knapp, Eric Zengota, Liza Draper, chairwoman, Hazel Pomiecko (meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m., 542-7008)
Goodwin Community Center Commission: John Napsey; Jeffrey Coburn, chairman; Carolyn Greenslet Towle; Theodore Hopkins, Judy Couture, Micaiah Cormier; Steve Lizotte; Bonnie Gobin; Todd Abbey; Wayne McElreavy (meets the second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m., 542-7008)
Historic District Commission: David Messier; Brenda Taite; John Hall, chairman; Jason Farrell; Trinity Dix; Deborah Cutts; Peter Guilette
Parks and Recreation Commission: vacant, Ward I; Darel Limoges, Ward II; Wayne McElreavy, at large; John Napsey, at large; Steve Cutts, at large; Todd Abbey, Ward III; Scott Hausler, ex-officio (meets the second Monday of each month)
School Board: Colby Casey, 542-3944; Jeffrey Coburn, 542-5316; Mary Dakin, 542-2969; John Napsey, vice chairman, 542-5193; David Putnam, chairman, 542-8523; Chris Shaban, 542-9817; Christine Terrell, 542-0431; Shani Kochvi, 543-4220
Frances J. Tolles Home Trustees: Andrew Fennelly; Guy Santagate; Bonnie Miles; Frances Reynolds; Nancy Bonneau; Vicki Landry; Margaret LaPointe, chairwoman, Alison Raymond (meets the third Tuesday of each month at 1 p.m.)

Published July 20, 2008