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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 3,355
Median age (2000): 41.7

Educational attainment, adults 25 years and older (2000):
High school graduate or higher: 92.2%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.1%

Median family income: $55,909

Enrollment in town schools:
Elementary: 203
Middle school/junior high: 123
High school: 176
Private/parochial (all grades): 56

Total tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value (2007): $13.50

PLACES OF INTEREST

Mount Sunapee Resort: Skiing in the winter and hiking trails in the summer. A chairlift will take you to the top of the mountain, where summit barbecues run all summer long. Bikes, canoes and paddleboats can be rented at the state beach. Call 763-2356 for information.

Valley News photograph
Sunapee added a special entrance for the meeting room at Town Hall a few years ago. (Valley News - Veronica Wilson)

Sunapee, N.H.

Town Hall: 23 Edgemont Road, Sunapee, N.H. 03782; 763-2212
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Web Site: www.town.sunapee.nh.us
Moderator: Harry S. Gale
Selectmen: William Roach, 763-2325; Emma M. Smith, chairwoman, 763-2866; Frederick C. Gallup, 763-2649; Steve White, vice-chairman, 763-3111; Richard Leone, 763-9933 (meets every other Monday at 7 p.m.)
Selectmen's Secretary: Barbara Vaughn
Town Manager: Donna Nashawaty
Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Betty H. Ramspott, 763-2449
Deputy Town Clerk and Tax Collector: Melissa D. Heino
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; second and fourth Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon, except holiday weekends
Treasurer: Alan Doherty
Police Chief: David P. Cahill, 763-5555
Fire Chief: Daniel Ruggles, 863-4109
Road Agent: J. Anthony Bergeron, 763-5060
Water and Sewer Superintendent: David Bailey, 763-2121
Welfare Director: Julie Carson
Planning Administrator: Michael Marquise, 763-3194
Hours: Thursday noon to 5 p.m.
Zoning Administrator: Roger Landry, 763-3194
Hours: Monday 9 a.m. to noon; 9Tuesday noon to 5 p.m.
Budget Advisory Committee: Stephen Nilsen; Arthur Mueller, chairman; Scott Unsworth
Conservation Committee: Van Webb, chairman, 863-1852; Robert Hill; Timothy Fleury; Andrew Clifford; Aaron Simpson; Roger Whitaker
Health Officer: Michael Dashner
Planning Board: Margaret Chalmers, chairwoman, 763-5562; Bruce Jennings; Derek Tatlock; Philip Porter; Peter White; Allan Davis (meets first and third Thursdays of each month at 7 p.m.)
Zoning Board of Adjustment: James Lyon; Peter Urbach, chairman; Alexander S. Kish; Harry Gazelle; Robert Henry (meets second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.)
School Board: Kim Denney; Judy Trow Ulinski; Shaun Carroll Jr., chairman; Hershel Strickland (meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.)
School Treasurer: Alan Doherty

Published July 20, 2008