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TOWN STATISTICS

Population estimate (2006): 2,809
Median age (2000): 38.9

Median family income: $55,323

Residents attending Preprimary school: 27
Elementary school: 133
High school: 68

Total tax rate per $100 of assessed value (2007): $1.9049

PLACES OF INTEREST

Thetford Hill State Park: Developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps, in-cludes a log picnic shelter, fireplaces, tables and a toilet building with hot showers and flush toilets. Also, tent sites, lean-to sites, and playground. Open mid-May to Labor Day. Information: 785-2266.
Union Village Dam: Recreational facilities on the site's 1,301 acres include three picnic areas with fireplaces and tables, restrooms, drinking water and a swimming area. Access to the main entrance is via Academy Road in Union Village, or by driving through the park from Thetford Center. For information call 649-1606.
Treasure Island: A recreation area on Lake Fairlee owned and maintained by the town, is actually located in West Fairlee. Open June through Labor Day, swimming and lessons and tennis. Admission is by daily or season pass. For inquiries about passes, call the town offices at 333-9731.

Valley News photograph
The view of Evergreen Rest Cemetery from inside Thetford Town Hall. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck)

Thetford, Vt.

Town Hall: 3910 State Route 113, Thetford Center, Vt. 05075; 785-2922; fax 785-2031
Town Clerk: Tracy Borst, 785-2922, ext. 10, townclerk@thetfordvermont.us
Assistant Town Clerk: Lori Magoon, 785-2922
Hours: Monday 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., closed Fridays during summer
Treasurer and Delinquent Tax Collector: Jill Graff, 785-2922, ext. 19, treasurer@thetfordvermont.us
Assistant Treasurer: Beckey Buchanan, 785-2922
Hours: Tuesday to Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Town Moderator: Mark McMahon, 785-4687, MoMMc5@aol.com
School Moderator: Mary McNelly Denison, 333-9527
Zoning Administrator: Richard Blacklow, 785-2922, ext. 13; zoning@thetfordvermont.us
Hours: Tuesday 8 a.m. to noon, Thursday 1 to 5 p.m.
Health Officer: Alford Stone, 785-4503; meetings by appointment
Selectboard: Mike Brown, chairman, 785-4536, Michael.J.Brown@valley.net; John Bacon, 785-4831, Johnebacon@wildblue.net; Suzanne Masland, 785-41416, Suzanne masland@yahoon.com; Tig Tillinghast, vice-chairman, 785-4302, tig@watershed-publishiing.com; Andrew Toler, 785-9845, Andrew.W.J.Toler@Dartmouth.edu; Ann Fenton, clerk (meets every Monday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall)
Emergency: 911
Police Chief: Jim Lanctot, 785-2200
Listers: Janet Stowell, 785-4387; Denise Adams, 785-4331; Donna Durkee, 785-4590
Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 785-2922, ext. 15
Trustees of Trust Funds: Ruel Barrett, 785-2867; Elmer Brown, 785-2167; Frederick P. Howard, 333-9291
Cemetery Commissioners: Bruce Avery, 333-9671; John Wilmot, 785-4090
Budget Committee: Mike Pomeroy, 785-2539, MCPomeroy@hotmail.com; Tig Tillinghast, 785-4302; Terry Longo, 785-9807
Justices of the Peace: Wendy Cole, 785-2698; Laurie Ingalls, 785-3190; Brenda Magoon, 785-4054; Paul Raymond, 785-4953; Cy Severance, 333-4436; Jean Wolstenholme, 785-4567; Mike Brown, 785-4536; Suzanne Masland, 785-4146; Michael Pomeroy, 785-2539; Diane Campbell,785-2066
Road Foreman: Doug Stone, 785-4679
Town Service Officer: Roberta Howard, 333-4607
Animal Control Officer: Sharon Harkay, 785-4924, pager 240-1288
Pound Keeper: Ruth Dwyer Kent, 785-2817
Fire Wardens: Ellis Paige, 785-4477; Jeff Sirjane, 785-4405; Don Fifield Jr., 785-2604
Planning Commission: Liora Alschuler, 785-2623; Lori and Rick Howard, 333-9291; Heather Carlos, 785-4853; Wayne Parks, chairman, 333-9761; Stuart Blood, vice chairman, 785-4950; Hayden Brownell, 785-9803; Dennis Donahue, 785-3177; Laurie Burnham, Kevin O’Hara, 333-4846
Development Review Board: Tim Taylor, 333-4455; Sean Mullen, chairman,785-4373; Sherry Crossley, 333-9579; Bill Bridge, 785-2964; Norm Marshall, 785-4017
Historic Preservation Committee: Stephen Branchflower, 785-2667; John Hall, 333-4077; Roney Hoffman, 785-2438; Anthony Gerzina, 785-2979; William Thrane, 785-2520
Conservation Commission: Jennifer Davey, chairwoman, 333-9607; Robert Pulaski, treasurer, 333-4627; William Shepard, 785-2855; Heather Carlos, 785-4853; Ann Lavanway, secretary, 785-9814; Amy McElroy, 785-2291; Didi Pershouse, 785-4476; Li Shen, vice chair, 785-4950 (meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Latham Library)
Energy Committee: Ellen Blumberg, 785-9883; Chris Hebb, 333-4159; Paul Gerke, 649-2587; Bob Walker, chairman, 785-4126; Jane DaSilva, 785-2287; Alice Stewart, 785-2182; Scott Zens, 785-4012
Greater Upper Valley Solid Waste District Representative: Ben Bradley, 785-4245; Jim Masland, alternate, 785-4146 Recreation Committee: Scott O'Hearn, 333-3507; Kevin Brown, co-chairman, 333-4727; Dave Carpenter, 785-4572; Jay Clark, 785-2154; Marilyn Cook, 333-4103; Roxanne Eastman, 785-3055; Kristie Gray, 785-2716; Cara Jackson, 785-4489; Andy Martin, 785-2024; MaryDan Pomeroy, co-chairman, 785-2539; Pete Sonnhalter, 785-4396; Mark Woodward, 333-3585
Emergency Management: Don Fifield, 785-2604
Agency on Aging, White River Council: Ruel Barrett, 785-2867
Latham Memorial Library: Peter Blodgett, librarian, 785-4361
Hours: Monday 2 to 8:30 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday 2 to 5 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Latham Library Trustees: Ron Chabot, 785-2772; Ralph Albertini, 785-2778; Richard Balagur, 785-4514; Nan Crowell, 785-3014; Stephen Hoffman, 785-4039
Tree Warden: Elmer Brown, 785-2167
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber: Gary Ulman, 785-4037; Mike Brown, 785-4536; Mary Spata, 333-9383
Fence Viewers: Mike Brown, 785-4536; John Bacon, 785-4831; Andrew Toler, 785-9845
Notaries: Ruel Barrett, 785-2867; Karin Bonnett, 785-2543; Bud Bushway, 785-4843; Charlie Buttrey, 785-4005; Kate Cone, 785-2964; Sherry Crossley, 333-9579; Lynn J. Daley, 785-4336; Emily S. Davis, 649-2729; Herbert C. Gray, 785-4348; Loretta Gray, 785-4189; Rebecca Gray, 785-4348; Dana Grossman, 785-4074; Daniel F. Grossman, 785-4074; Donna McMahon, 785-4687 Peabody Library: Peter Blodgett, librarian, 333-9724
Hours: Tuesday 5 to 8 p.m., Wednesday 2 to 8:30 p.m.
Thetford Historical Library: Charles Latham, 333-4613
Hours: Monday and Thursday 2 to 4 p.m., Tuesday 10 a.m. to noon, or by appointment at 785-2068
School Directors: Robin Brown, 333-4727; Andrew Boyce, 333-9962; Karen Kaliski, 785-3113; Jennifer Reining, 785-3083; Elise Tillinghast, 785-4302 (meet the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7 p.m. at the elementary school)
Thetford Elementary School: Alice Worth, principal, 785-2426, 785-4030
Thetford Academy: Martha Rich, head of school, 785-4805

Published July 20, 2008