Form of town government: elected Selectboard

Name and title of highest elected official: John Burke, chairman of the Selectboard

Size of 2001-2002 fiscal year annual budget: $1,955,375

Police emergency: 911

Fire emergency: 911

Ambulance: 911 or 878-8300 (Essex Rescue)

Nearest hospital: Fletcher Allen Health Care, Medical Center Hospital of Vermont campus, 111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401. Tel: (802) 656-2345

Library: The Deborah Rawson Memorial Library, newly constructed by the Jericho-Underhill library district, at 8 River Road, off Vermont Route 15, in Jericho. Tel: (802) 899-4962. Also, The Jericho Town Library, on the green in Jericho Center, (802) 899-4686.

TRANSPORTATION

Jericho is 30 minutes by car from the Burlington International Airport and is served by two major roads: Vermont Route 15 and Vermont Route 117. It is also served by exit 11 on Interstate 89.

Bus service: none

Nearest rail service: Amtrak, Essex Junction

Electric: Vermont Electric Cooperative, Inc.; Central Vermont Public Service Corp.; Green Mountain Power Corp.

Water: Private wells. The Champlain Water District serves the village area only.

Natural gas: none

Cable: Richmond Cable

Recycling: Jericho is a member of the Chittenden Solid Waste District (CSWD). Residents may use any of the district's seven drop-off sites. Also, private haulers.

Trash Disposal: The nearest CSWD drop-off sites are in Essex and Richmond. Also, private haulers.