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TOWN OFFICES ARE OPEN- MASKS ARE REQUIRED
THE TOWN
OFFICES ARE OPEN AGAIN. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MASKS ARE
REQUIRED TO ENTER PER THE STATEWIDE MASK MANDATE THAT WENT
INTO EFFECT FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 AND WAS EXTENDED THROUGH
MARCH 26, 2021.
**If you
do not have your own mask, please let one of the employees
know before entering the building. You can call us or knock
on the door and someone will come assist you.
You must
remain 6 feet apart from all others in the building!!
Also, please see
below for the following restrictions:
·
Do not
enter and call us or email us instead if you have any of the
following:
o
Have a
fever, cough or shortness of breath
o
Known
exposure to someone diagnosed with COVID-19
o
Have
traveled internationally in the last 14 days
Thank you
for your patience during this time. Stay safe and healthy!
The Town
of Groton
TOWN OF GROTON- PUBLIC
HEARINGS
The Groton Select Board will
hold three different Public Hearings on
Tuesday, February
2, 2021 starting at 6:00pm at the Groton Town House
located at 754 North Groton Road. Below are the topics for the
three different public hearings:
1.
The proposed 2021 budget and
warrant articles
2.
The potential new Public
Works Building/Highway Garage
3.
The bond for the Public Works
Building/Highway Garage
Ø
There will be a
warrant article submitted at the March 2021 Town Meeting
which states:
“To
see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum
of one million eighty-three thousand nine hundred eighty
four dollars ($1,083,984.00) to design and construct a new
Department of Public Works building, and
to
authorize the issuance of six hundred eight-five
thousand dollars ($685,000) of bonds or notes in accordance
with the provisions of the Municipal Finance Act (RSA 33);
to authorize the Selectmen to issue, negotiate, sell and
deliver such bonds or notes and to determine the rate of
interest thereon and the maturity and other terms thereof;
to authorize the Selectmen to apply for, obtain and accept
federal, state or other aid, if any, which may be available
for said project and to comply with all laws applicable to
said project; and to authorize the Selectmen to take any
other action or to pass any other vote relative thereto.
The remaining appropriation will be funded through an
anticipated two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000)
USDA grant, and the withdrawal of one hundred forty-eight
thousand nine hundred eight four dollars ($148,984) from the
Public Works Capital Reserve Fund. Further, to raise
and appropriate from taxation up to $100,000 for the first
year’s debt service payment.
Recommendations required (3/5 ballot vote required)
All residents are encouraged
to attend. The Select Board meeting will commence
immediately following the hearings on February 2, 2021.
Snow date is Wednesday,
February 3 at the same time and location.
OPEN POSITIONS-TOWN OF
GROTON
Any resident of the Town of Groton
who wishes to file a declaration of
candidacy for the following Town
offices, may do so between
January 20 and January 29
at the Town Clerk’s office during
normal business hours:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday
9am -4pm, Tuesday 12pm – 7pm,
ending January 29 at 5:00pm.
The following positions are
available:
SELECTMAN – 3 YEAR TERM
TOWN CLERK – 3 YEAR TERM
PLANNING
BOARD – 2 positions for 3 YEAR TERM
LOCAL
AUDITOR – 1 YEAR TERM
TRUSTEE
OF THE TRUST FUND – 3 YEAR TERM
LIBRARY
TRUSTEE – 2 YEAR TERM
Submitted by Ruth Millett, Town
Clerk
NEWFOUND
AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT PLANS COVID-19
SAFE
DELIBERATIVE SESSION
The
Newfound Area School District is
planning a COVID-19 safe
deliberative session on January 30th
at 10:00 am at Newfound Regional
High School (NRHS). The snow date is
February 1st at 6:30 pm.
This
year the deliberative session will
be held in the gymnasium. We will
safely seat 160 people, six feet
apart. The auditorium will also be
prepared for socially distanced
seating if we reach capacity in the
gymnasium. All seating will be
cleaned and disinfected before the
meeting. People in the auditorium
will view the meeting on a live
internet video stream and will have
access to a microphone if they wish
to speak to the meeting. An
Assistant Moderator will be assigned
to facilitate the process of voting
in the auditorium and classrooms.
People
who would like their own private
space due to safety concerns may
view the meeting in a classroom via
live video stream. Attendees with
these concerns are encouraged to
contact the SAU office at 744-5555
to request a classroom. Supervisors
of the Checklist for each town will
be assigned to designated areas at
NRHS in order to maintain proper
spacing. Masks will be required for
attendees of this meeting and
temperature screenings will be
conducted prior to entering the
meeting room. Mask-less attendees
will be asked to view the meeting in
one of our classrooms.
TRANSFER STATION FEE CHANGES
Effective January 1, 2021 some fees at the Transfer Station
will be increasing. Please
click here
to see the updated Transfer Station Flyer & Fee schedule
which is effective January 1, 2021.
Effective January 1, 2021 some fees at the Transfer Station
will be increasing. Please
click here
to see the updated Transfer Station Flyer & Fee schedule
effecive January 1, 2021.
Potential New Public Works
Building/Highway Garage
Flyer for meeting 11/17/20
List of probable costs
Original Feasibility Report
Building Plans
SOCIAL SECURITY SCAM
Please be aware
that there is a new social security scam where they are
using the Town Clerk's name to get you to pick up the phone.
Please do not give any information and if you are not sure
if the call is legitimate, please hang up and call the Town
Clerk back at 603-744-8849 to see if she did in fact call
you for some reason. Be safe out there!
PLANNING BOARD MEETINGS
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY
Due to COVID-19, the Governors
Emergency Order 23 relieves the Planning Board of meeting
and accepting, hearing and acting on applications.
Generally, the Planning Board will only cancel its regularly
scheduled meeting if there is no public business. The
determination to cancel will be made on a month-to-month
basis. Should you have a question, concern or need please
contact the Planning Board at
planningboard@grotonnh.org.
Thank you!
COVID-19 INFORMATION
COVID-19
is a concern for everyone and the Town of Groton is
here for our residents.
Please click here
or go the Emergency information page for more
information regarding how to protect yourself and
others, helpful sites and tips, who to contact if
you are sick or need assistance, information on
current scams regarding the COVID-19, and more.
INFORMATION FROM THE HEBRON LIBRARY
Hebron Library is happy to announce that we will be
offering zero personal contact porchside pickup each
Wednesday!
Pickups will be every Wednesday afternoon. Requests
can be made at any time during the week. Requests
received by Wednesday at noon will be ready for
pickup in the afternoon. We will call you when your
materials are ready for pickup. Requests made after
noon will be available for pickup the following
Wednesday. Available titles
can be found on our website catalog,
https://sites.google.com/view/hebronlibrary , or patrons can give general
directions for us to choose for them. Requests may
be submitted either by email or by leaving a message
on the library phone.
By email: hebronlibrary@metrocast.net
-Please
leave your first and last name and phone number
so we can call you for pickup.
-Include the
call number, title, and author for each
selection.
-DVDs are available by title.
By phone: 603-744-7998
-Please leave your
first and last name and phone number so we can
call you for pickup.
-Include the call
number, title, and author for each selection.
-DVDs are available by title.
Patrons are encouraged to return materials
promptly. When materials are returned, they will
be wiped down with disinfectant and held in
quarantine for one week before being checked in
and made available for checkout. If you
currently have library materials checked out,
you may return them. Any person in the library
will wear a mask and wear gloves or use hand
sanitizer between each patron’s order whenever
handling books or DVDs. If you do not have a
library card and you live in Hebron or Groton
please call or email us your name and number and
someone will get back to you and get you
enrolled. We will check your ID when you pick up
your selections. Please be patient as we are not
in the library everyday.
Let’s get reading!!! Check out the library
website! Tracey put the info about porch side
pickup on. Please help spread the word by
sending this attachment(I made some changes) to
the Friends’ mailing list. We’re going to need
some disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer if
you know of any extra available. I’m very
excited we can do this and I hope people will
use it. Thanks!!!
FREE BOOKS, DVD'S, ETC
There are books, tapes, DVD's and more that
are free for the taking. These items are located in the old Groton
Library at the Town House. Please read the signs and take what you
want. Enjoy!!
