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DELAY IN TAX BILLS Newfound Area School District still has not completed the information that they need to send to DOE and DRA for the tax rate. The Towns cannot set our tax rate until this is complete. We have spoken with both the school and the DRA and are hoping this will be completed soon. As soon as the school completes their part, the Town will be able to meet with the DRA to complete our part and will send the tax bills out as soon as we are able to.
We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience and understanding!
PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING UPDATE The pre-construction meeting with the Town, USDA, the Architect and Kuplin Land Services finally took place on October 1, 2024. We received the go ahead for the work to start. Kuplin Land Services has been out there doing site work. They are hoping to start pouring concrete soon. Thank you for your patience and understanding!
TOWN
OF GROTON
Winter Reminders
Now that winter is upon us, the Select Board and the Highway
Department want to remind you of the following items:
·
Residents are allowed to take three 5-gallon buckets (15
shovels full) of sand for their residence in Groton only.
The use of town sand for commercial sanding or in mechanical
sanders is not allowed.
· Please make sure you park your car at least 4 feet off the
road side to allow for plowing. All residents are required
to follow the Town Parking Ordinance which states under
Parking Restrictions, section D:
Snow Removal:
No vehicle shall be parked on any street maintained
by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation or the
Town of Groton in such a manner so as to impede snow
removal. No person shall stop or cause to be stopped, or
park any vehicle, so as to impede or interfere with the
proper snow clearing operations of the NH DOT or Town, when
snow removal operations are in effect.
As you are aware, snow removal operations are
currently in effect. All vehicles found in violation of this
ordinance may be removed (towed) and costs of such removal
and subsequent storage of removed vehicles shall be at the
expense of the owner of the vehicle.
· If you plow, snow blow or shovel snow from your property
into the road, you are required to clean it up and will be
held liable for any injuries or damages caused by those
conditions if you do not clean it up.
As stated in the Winter
Maintenance of Roads and Sidewalks that New Hampshire
Municipal Association (NHMA) put out, an abutter might, for
instance, blow snow onto the sidewalk or into the road, or
create runoff from melting snow on a roof that flows onto
the sidewalk or road and freezes. In that case, the abutter
may be held liable for any injuries or damages caused by
those conditions. Ritzman v. Kashulines, 126 N.H.
286 (1985). Moreover, the municipality can require the
abutter to correct conditions they have caused to the public
sidewalk or road, or to pay the municipality’s costs in
doing so. Directing water onto a sidewalk or road may cause
ice to form and make the sidewalk or road dangerous for
public use; this is considered a “violation" under the law,
and the abutter may be fined by a court.
RSA 236:19. Municipalities may notify the abutter
of the problem and request them to correct it.
RSA 236:35. If the abutter does not comply, the
municipality can correct the situation itself and a court
may order the abutter to repay the municipality the costs of
responding to the situation.
RSA 236:29;
RSA 236:32;
RSA 236:39.
GROTON HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE The Town of Groton has been working hard and having meetings to update the Hazard Mitigation Plan. On Friday 11/22/24 we received from HSEM that the plan is approved pending adoption. The Select Board will adopt this plan at their Select Board Meeting on 12/3/24. Click here to view the Hazard Mitigation Plan with 2024 Updates
CONGRATULATIONS ROBERT "BUBBA" ELLIS Congratulations to our Groton Road Agent Robert "Bubba" Ellis on achieving the 2024 New Hampshire Master Roads Scholar! Thank you Bubba for all you do for the Town of Groton!
Supervisors of the Checklist Meeting
The Supervisors of the Checklist for the Town of Groton will
hold a session to make additions and corrections to the
checklist. We will be accepting party affiliation changes at
this time.
Date: Thursday, December 5
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Town House, 754 North Groton Road, Groton, New
Hampshire ***Please note: anyone wishing to
register to vote in New Hampshire for the first time
must provide proof of citizenship and domicile.
Examples of proof of citizenship are birth certificate,
valid US passport or Certificate of Naturalization. A
driver's license is NOT proof of citizenship. Examples of
proof of domicile are electric or cable bill, renter’s
agreement, driver’s license if domicile address is listed on
it. Gina Rescigno, Virginia Parker, Pamela Hamel
Groton Conservation Commission Meeting The Groton Conservation Commission will be meeting next on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 7:00pm. Thank you!
NH DOT DRIVING TOWARD ZERO With roadway fatalities up this year, the NH DOT has a program called "Driving Toward Zero (DTZ)". This was developed in part for those who have pledged to be a safer driver with their program. Their goal was to introduce DTZ and some basic concepts of Highway Safety. They intend to take some deeper dives into Highway Safety activity in the future. Click here to view the first edition of the quarterly newsletter or DTZ. Click here for the updated pledge card.
NEWFOUND AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET COMMITTEE VACANCY FOR GROTON There currently is an opening for the Newfound Area School District Budget Committee for Groton. The Groton Representative needed to step away from the position, leaving Groton without a representative on the committee. If you are
interested in filling this position, please
contact the Town at (603)744-9190 or
selectmen@grotonnh.org for more information. HB349 UPDATE The Bridgewater, Hebron, and Groton Planning Group had been holding weekly meetings with the Steering Committee on Wednesdays and these were ongoing until Town Meeting since HB349 was signed into law.
*Bridgewater voted on the warrant article on March 12, 2024 and it passed with 291 yes votes to 28 no votes. *Groton voted on the warrant article on March 16, 2024 and it passed with 109 yes votes to 10 no votes. *Hebron voted on the warrant article on May 16, 2024 and it passed with 218 yes votes and 21 no votes. **Important Note: All three Towns had to vote in favor of this.**
The Steering Committee has also created a website to allow for greater communication with the public. This will be a repository for future information and data. Please click here to view this website.
The Pasquaney School District SAU #108 School Board will be meeting on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 6:00pm (5:15 non-public) at the Bridgewater Town Hall. Click here to view that meeting agenda.
911 CARES SIGNUP NH 911 CARES (previously
Supplemental Ali) is now available online. Accessing your
account information is easier than ever as you can access it
anytime, anywhere using the NH 911 CARES website. The CARES
(Citizen Assistance Registry for Emergency Services) website
is a service that provides additional information to an
emergency 911 dispatcher at the time of a 911 call. In use
for more than 10 years, CARES information has been used in
countless 911 calls, assisting dispatchers by providing
important information that a caller may not be able to
provide them verbally. This information is medical in
nature, and thus protected by the NH 911 Division and only
used for emergency services at the time of a 911 call. NH
911 is dedicated to providing the best emergency care in the
shortest amount of time, and the CARES program is one aspect
of that mission. To register yourself or someone else, please log onto https://cares.desc.nh.gov and set up a New Account. If you have
any questions or need assistance with registration, please
contact us at 603-271-6911 or
NH911CARES@desc.nh.gov.
Funding Available for
Good Land Stewards
CRIMINAL ACTIVITY WARNING FROM CHIEF BAGAN There has been a report of items from a garage in Town being pilfered. Please be diligent and keep your homes and vehicles locked when unattended where ever you are, it doesn’t take long for an opportunistic bad guy to take advantage. If you see anything out of the ordinary, a person or vehicle that seems out of place please call the local Police Department.
Hebron Fire provides services to the Town of Groton and they are looking for firefighters. Click here to view the recruitment poster. If you are interested in becoming a firefighter they could use your help!!
Address
Select Board's Office Friday-Sunday: Closed
Town Clerk/Tax Collector
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
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