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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 4,854
Median age (2000): 38.3

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 89.0%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 24.6%

Median family income: $53,631

Enrollment in town schools:
Elementary school: 234

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $22.61

PLACES OF INTEREST

Enfield Shaker Museum: Route 4A, includes Shaker buildings, herb gardens and a museum of Shaker artifacts. Call 632-4346.
Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette: The La Salette order of Catholic missionaries took over the former Shaker community in 1927. La Salette offers a Christmas lighting display.
Mascoma Lake and Crystal Lake offer boating and fishing, with public boat launches on both lakes. Nonresident permits for the town beach on Mascoma Lake can be purchased at Town Hall.
Enfield Wildlife Management Area: The state-owned wildlife area on Bog Road has hiking trails and a pond.
Bicknell Brook Trail: Just off Grafton Pond Road, interpretive trail with easy 45-minute stroll featuring approximately 60 designated places with identified shrubs and other wildlife.

Valley News photograph
Enfield’s Whitney Hall Municipal Building. (Valley News - Jason Johns)

Enfield, N.H.

Municipal Building: Whitney Hall, 23 Main St., Enfield, N.H. 03748
Town Web Site: www.enfield.nh.us
Town E-mail: townhall@enfield.nh.us
Town Clerk: Carolee T. Higbee, 632-5001 ext. 5403, townclerk@enfield.nh.us
Tax Collector: Carolee T. Higbee, 632-5001 ext. 5404, chigbee@enfield.nh.us
Deputy Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Sandy Romano
Town Clerk and Tax Collector Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday 9:30 a.m. to 4:40 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Treasurer: Donna I. Schmanska
Deputy Treasurer: Joyce Osgood
Assessing Administrator and Coordinator: Julie A. Huntley, 632-5026, ext. 5406, jahuntley@enfield.nh.us
Hours: Monday to Firday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Selectmen: Rebecca S. Stewart (chairwoman), Donald J. Crate Sr., John W. Kluge (meet first and third Mondays of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Town Manager’s Office)
Town Manager: Steven Schneider, 632-5026, ext. 5405
Town Manager’s Executive Assistant: Alisa D. Bonnette, 632-5026 ext. 5401, abonnette@enfield.nh.us
Financial Assistant and Benefits Coordinator: Wendy Huntley, 632-5026 ext. 5409, whuntley@enfield.nh.us
Hours: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Public Works Director: Ken Daniels, 632-4605 ext. 5417, kdaniels@enfield.nh.us
Hours: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Director of Human Services: Diane Heed, 632-5026 ext. 5407, dheed@enfield.nh.us
Hours: Monday to Friday 1 to 4 p.m., by appointment only
Vegetation Recycling Facility: Bog Road, Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Must see licensed attendant prior to dumping.
Emergency: 911
Police Department: Richard Crate Jr., (chief), 632-7501; non-emergency dispatch, 643-2222; police@enfield.nh.us; fax 632-4760
Web Site: www.enfieldpolice.com
FAST Squad: Depot Street, PO Box 345, 632-5200, ambulance@enfield.nh.us
Fire Chief: David J. Crate Sr., 632-4331
Fire Wards: Timothy Taylor, David J. Crate Sr., Paul "Alan" Grove
Emergency Management Director: Richard Crate Jr.
Building Inspector, Health Officer and Fire Inspector: Phil Neily, 632-4343 ext. 5426, pneily@enfield.nh.us
Librarian and Town Historian: Marjorie Carr, 632-7145, mcarr@enfield.nh.us
Public Library: Whitney Hall, 632-7145
Library Hours: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 1 to 8 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Library Trustees: Bart Thurber, (chairman), Judith Kmon, Francine Lozeau
Heritage Commision: Celie Aufiero, Mary Ann Haagen, Meredith Smith (chairman), Suzanne Hinman, Marjorie Carr, Paul Mirski, Rebecca Stewart (selectmen’s rep.)
Trustee of Trust Funds: Cindy Hollis (secretary), John Carr, Ellen H. Hackeman (treasurer)
Supervisors of the checklist: James C. Gerding Sr., Nancy H. Foley, Nancy A. White
Community Development Director: James Taylor, 632-4067 ext 5427, jtaylor@enfield.nh.us
Hours: Monday to Thursday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Planning Board: David Saladino, Suzanne S. Laliberte (secretary), Kurt Gotthardt, Kelley Wescott, Craig Daniels (vice chairman), Timothy Taylor (chairman), Dan Kiley (alternate), John W. Kluge (ex-officio)
Planning Board Alternates: Paul Withrow, Tony Lozeau, Paul Mirski
Zoning Board of Adjustment: Cecilia Aufiero, Terry Finsterbusch, David Dow (vice chairman), John W, Kluge (secretary), Craig Daniels
Zoning Board of Adjustment Alternate: Fred Paradis
Budget Committee: Lee Carrier (chairman), David L. Stewart, Richard A. Martin, Shirley Green, Gail Malz, Roberta C. Morse, Lori Saladino, Gayle Hulva (vice chairman), Judith M. Finsterbusch, Donald J. Crate Sr., (ex-officio)
Cemetery Trustees: Fred Altvater (chairman), Richard M. Henderson, Gordon K. Clough Jr.
Conservation Commission: Alan Strickland, Fred Paradis, Shirley Green, Gary Gaudette, Sue Hagerman, Joan Fishman, Dwight Marchetti, Leigh Davis (alternate), Jeffrey F. Wells, Donald Crate (ex-officio) (meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Public Works Facility)
Inspectors of Elections: Fred Altvater, Robert Foley, Judy Kmon, Kathy Decato
Alternate Inspectors of Elections: Judy Finsterbush, April Farewell, Becky Powell, David L. Stewart
Recreation Director: Jeanine King
Recreation Commission: Keli Green, David Carr, Jennifer St. James, Jeanine King
Advance Transit Board of Directors: Jim Taylor
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission Representatives: Ken Daniels, Steve Schneider
Enfield Village Association: Rebecca Stewart (selectmen’s rep)
Mascoma Valley Regional Health Initiative: Phil Neily (Enfield rep)
Capital Improvement Program Committee: Rebecca Stewart, Kurt Gotthardt, David Saladino, Ken Daniels (chairman)
Energy Committee: Meredith Smith, Steve Goldsmith(chairman), Carol Lammert (secretary), Riachard Lammert, Charles DuPuy, John Burritt (alternate), Wendell Smith (alternate)
Tax Increment Finance District Advisory Committee: Lori Bliss Hill, Debra Truman, Rob Malz, David Saladino, Ken Daniels
Mascoma Valley Regional School Board: James Gerding (chairman),448-2556; Cookie Hebert (vice chairwoman), 523-7803; Anthony Poirier, 523-4912; Brenda Souza (secretary), 632-5554; Katherine Plumley, 667-5031; Charles Sova, 523-4578; Susan Frost, 523-4233
Enfield Village School: Justin Benna (principal), 632-4231
Indian River School: Rebecca Cummins (principal), 632-4357
Canaan Elementary School: Sharyn Orvis (principal), 523-4312
Mascoma Valley Regional High School: Patrick Andrew (principal), 632-4308

Published July 20, 2008