TOWN GOVERNMENT

Form of town government: town manager appointed by an elected Selectboard

Name and title of highest elected official: Mary Peterson, chairwoman of the Selectboard

Size of 2001-2002 fiscal year municipal budget: $4,059,930

Police emergency: 911

Fire emergency : 911

Ambulance: 911 or 655-3212 (St. Michael's Rescue)

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

Library: Dorothy Alling Memorial, 701 Williston Road. Tel: 878-4918

Williston is 15 minutes by car from the Burlington International Airport and is served by two major roads: Vermont Routes 2A and 2. It is served by exit 11 on Interstate 89.

Bus service: none

Rail service: Amtrak, Essex Junction

UTILITIES

Electric: Green Mountain Power Corp.; Vermont Electric Cooperative

Water: Champlain Water District and private wells

Natural gas: Vermont Gas

Cable: Adelphia Cable

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

Trash Disposal: The nearest CSWD drop-off site is on Redmond Road. Also, private haulers.