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TOWN OFFICES ARE OPEN- MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED- BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHERS
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Masks are
not required to enter the building. If you choose not to
wear a mask, please be respectful of others in the building
that do choose to wear a mask and keep your distance from
others.
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You must
remain 6 feet apart from all others in the building.
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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
NOTICE: WORKSESSION AND SELECT BOARD MEETING
The worksession at 5:00pm and the 7:00pm Select Board meeting that was scheduled for Tuesday, May 4th have been moved to Wednesday, May 5th at that same times.
NOTICE: ANNUAL TOWN MEETING
At the Annual Town Meeting on May 8, 2021, taking place at the Everett Hobart Memorial Park, the first item for discussion will be Article 2, the Public Works Building and Bond Article. When that is completed, voting on this article will be by secret yes/no ballot. Voting on this article will be open for a minimum of one hour as required by RSA 33:8-a. During the open poll, we will be able to continue with the rest of the articles in this year's warrant.
AVITAR VISITS
Avitar will be visiting properties in Groton over the next few weeks. They will be driving a vehicle that has Avitar on the side so you know they are legitimate.
DRA VISITS
The State of NH DRA will be visiting properties in Groton over the next few weeks. They will be driving a State vehicle that is a White Chevy Traxxwith T-55 as the license plate number. It does have State decals on both sides indication "Department of Revenue Administration".
REVALUATION INFORMATION FOR 2021
For tax year 2021, all property
values will be updated to market value as of April 1, 2021.
With the real estate market fluctuating over the past few
years, many property owners may see values increase;
however, some may see them decrease. Just because some
values increase or decrease, DOES NOT NECESSARILY mean that
your taxes will increase or decrease.
Taxes are
based on the combined budgets for the Town, school and
county. The tax rate is determined by taking the total of
those budgets divided by the overall value of the Town to
arrive at a tax rate to “pay the bills”. Unfortunately,
there is no way to determine the impact of the update until
after the values are finalized and until after the NH
Department of Revenue Administration (DRA) calculates the
total amount of money needed to “pay the bills”. That
process takes place in the fall, usually in October, with
the Town’s tax rate the end result.
Enough about taxes, let’s get back
to the update. As part of this process, Avitar assessing
staff members have attempted to visit every property to
verify that the physical data is accurate. This is
especially important for the sale properties as they become
the basis for the new values. Once we analyze the sales and
develop preliminary values, there will be a field review of
the entire town, which is just a drive-by parcel by parcel
of every property to verify location, site characteristics,
quality and so forth to be consistent as possible. Please
know the cycled inspection process has been done over the
prior period and there was an attempt to measure and list
every property during that time.
Once the
preliminary process is complete notices with the new
preliminary values will be mailed to every property owner.
That notice will include information so that you can
schedule a phone appointment to speak with an Avitar
representative to discuss your assessment, should you have
any questions.
Also included in the
notice are instructions to access the online database and
review the information about your property and every other
property in town, including the sale properties that were
used to help establish the new values.
As part
of this process, the DRA has some oversight
responsibilities, which includes visiting a sampling of
those properties to verify data accuracy, and monitoring the
hearing process.
Once
the update has been completed, Avitar will deliver to the
Town a manual which describes the process in detail. The DRA
will also review that manual for compliance with applicable
state law.
If, at
the end of the process,
you have any further questions or concerns, they
should be addressed through the abatement process once you
have received your tax bill in the fall.
PUBLIC NOTICE: SUPERVISORS OF THE CHECKLIST
The Supervisors of the Checklist for the Town of Groton will
hold a session for re-registering voters who have not voted
since April 1, 2017, accepting application for new voter
registration, accepting requests for the correction of the
checklist, and accepting change of political party.
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 2021
Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: Town House, 754 North Groton Road, Groton, New
Hampshire
Groton Supervisors of the Checklist
Gina Rescigno, Pamela
Hamel
TOWN OF
GROTON-CONSERVATION COMMISSION
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The Conservation Commission will be meeting on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 7:00pm.
TOWN OF GROTON- PUBLIC NOTICE
The inhabitants of the Town of
Groton, in the County of Grafton, in
the state of New Hampshire,
qualified to vote in Town affairs
are hereby notified that the Annual
Town Meeting for 2021 will be held
as follows:
Deliberative Session:
Date: May 8, 2021
Time: 9:00am
Location: The Everett Hobart Memorial Park, 115 Sculptured Rocks Road
Details:
This is for the deliberative session on Articles 2-16
*Please note the date change for the
deliberative session. Due to COVID-19 and following
emergency order #83 issued by the Governor, the Select Board
chose to change the date for the deliberative session from
March 13, 2021 to May 8, 2021.
NHEC- NH BROADBAND
This is an update regarding the internet service being rolled out by New Hampshire Electric Co-oP (NHEC). They are calling the service "NH Broadband" and they have created a website for the service: NH Broadband: https://nhbroadband.com
On the webiste, there is a place to enter a physical address and express interest in signing up when service becomes available in the area. It asks for basic contact information so they can keep people posted on their progress, there is no deposit or anything like that.
We expect that the areas with the most people requesting service will be prioritized in the build out.
The Town encourages members of the community to express interest if they think they may want to go with the Co-op for broadband. We checked the map and service will ultimately cover all parts of Groton that are served by NHEC for electricity.
Potential New Public Works Building/Highway Garage
There have been a few informational meetings and public hearings on the potential new Public Works Building/Highway Garage. Below is the letter dated 2/2/21 handed out at the 2/3/21 public hearing, the flyer from the 11/17/20 informational meeting which has some information about the meeting and costs, the list of probable costs and the updated building plans (4 bays with the offices at the back to save room) for your review.
Building explanation letter 2/2/21
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
TAX INFORMATION NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
Your tax information is now available online. Please visit the New Hampshire Tax Kiosk. See the button below. When you are done with your session you may log off to visit other Towns around the State to compare our tax rate. Please contact the Tax Collector if you have any questions about this process.
MEALS ON WHEELS
If anyone in Groton is interested in receiving Home delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) 2-3 times a week, please contact Lisa Minickiello at 603-536-1204.
SCAM ALERT FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE (NHEC)
PROPERTY FRAUD ALERT FROM GRAFTON COUNTY REGISTRY OF DEEDS
Address
754 North Groton Road
Groton, NH 03241
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Select Board's Office
(603)744-9190
(603)744-3382 (fax)
Friday-Sunday: Closed
Select Board meetings: The Select Board
meetings are at 7:00pm on the 1st and 3rd
Tuesday of every month.
Town Clerk/Tax Collector
(603)744-8849
(603)744-8803 (fax)
**Town Clerk/Tax Collector Office Hours
effective January 1, 2020**:
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Closed Friday,
Saturday & Sunday
For other times, call for an appointment
Telephone Numbers/ Websites
Highway Department (603) 744-3758
Police (Non Emergency) (603) 744-3703 (Dispatch) (603) 536-3566 (Fax) (603) 744-7894 police@grotonnh.org
Library: http://hebronnh.org/town-library.html
Links
Grafton County Senior Citizens Council
Newfound Area Nursing Association
Tapply Thompson Community Center
