Town of Tilton
New Hampshire
257 Main Street, Tilton, NH 03276
Phone: 603.286.4521
Fax: 603.286.3519
Town Hall Office Hours: 8:30 - 4:15, Thursday to 5:30
Transfer Station Hours: Wed 1 - 3 pm, Sat 9am - 1pm
- Filing Period for Public Office
JAN. 25 THROUGH FEB 3, 2012
POSITIONS & TERMS TO BE FILLED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(2) SELECTMEN 3 YEARS (1) MODERATOR 2 YEARS (3) BUDGET COMMITTEE 3 YEARS (1) TRUSTEE OF TRUST FUNDS 3 YEARS (1) SUPERVISOR OF CHECKLIST 6 YEARS (1) SUPERVISOR OF CHECKLIST 2 YEARS (1) SEWER COMMISSIONER 3 YEARS
Cindy Reinartz
Town Clerk - Presidential Primary Results
The presidential primary voting for the Town of Tilton was held at the Winnisquam Regional Middle School on Tuesday, January 10th, 2012, and the results are located here. - Town Budget Public Notice, Jan/Feb 2012
LEGAL NOTICE, TOWN OF TILTON
Budget Committee Public Hearings
2012 Budget Recommendations
The Tilton Budget Committee will hold a first public hearing on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. and a second public hearing on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. Both hearings will be held upstairs at the Tilton Town Hall, 257 Main Street, Tilton, New Hampshire 03276 for the purpose of receiving public comment on the FY 2012 Budget Committee's Recommended Operating Budget and Warrant Articles. Copies of the budget will be available on the Town's website www.tiltonnh.org and at the Tilton Town Hall prior to the public hearings.
Toni Belair, Chairman, Tilton Budget Committee
The Town of Tilton complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations. Please contact the Selectmen's Office, Tilton Town Hall, 257 Main Street, Tilton NH 03276 Telephone 603-286-4521 if you need accommodation to attend this meeting. - Notice regarding Lot mergers
NOTICE -- If you own real estate lots that were involuntarily merged by municipal action, you may be able to have those lots restored to their pre-merger status. Your property may qualify if two or more lots were merged for zoning, assessing, or taxation purposes and the merger occurred:
- During your ownership, without your consent; or
- Prior to your ownership, if no previous owner consented to the merger.
To restore your property to pre-merger status, you must:
- Make a request to the local governing body
- No later than December 31, 2016.
Once restored:
- Your properties will once again become separate lots; however, they must still conform to applicable land use ordinances. Restoration does not cure non-conformity.
This notice must be:
- Posted continuously in a public place from January 1, 2012 until December 31. 2016. and
- Published in the 2011 through 2015 Annual Report.
Read the full statute at RSA 674:39-aa Restoration of Involuntarilv Merged Lots. - TAX RATE SET AT $20.34, DOWN 7 CENTS FROM 2010
TOWN PORTION OF THE RATE DOWN 44 CENTS or 6.2%
The Town of Tilton Board of Selectmen announced today (11/03/11) that the Town portion of the tax rate which the Selectmen govern declined 6.2% or a decrease of 44 cents from $7.14 to $6.70 per thousand. Overall the total town rate including the town's portion of the Tilton-Northfield Fire District, Winnisquam School District, and State School tax, declined less than 1% or 7 cents, from $20.41 in 2010 to $20.34 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation in 2011.
Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Patricia Consentino said "we strive day in and day out to be responsible with taxpayer's money while being responsive to citizen's needs - at times it is a delicate balance, but it is our fiduciary duty. Even with a lower budget and uncertain revenues, we managed to perform better than our original plan. As such we were able to provide a lower rate to tax payers." Selectman Katherine Dawson commended the budget committee and department heads for their efforts. She noted that we have our highest fund balance in nearly a decade and that our borrowing needs have decreased as well, which she said is a sure sign of financial stability.
The Town's valuation increased slightly from 513,147,985 in 2010 to 514,065,006 in 2011.
- 2011 Town of Tilton Tax Rates
The Town of Tilton's finance director, Tim Pearson, has written a citizen's guide to the tax rate which is available in Town Hall and here.
Entity 2010 2011 Town 7.14 6.70 County 1.38 1.34 School local 7.76 7.89 School state 2.37 2.47 Fire District 1.76 1.94 Total 20.41 20.34 - NOTICE: Parking Sticker/Placard Expirations on 10/31/2011
ATTENTION Property Owners, Businesses and Residents In the Downtown Tilton Area:
On November 1, 2011, your Tilton Parking Permit will expire. The Town of Tilton Traffic and Parking Ordinance requires that Merchants, Business owners, their employees and Residents in the Downtown Core Area obtain a Town of Tilton Parking Sticker. The highlights of the Tilton Downtown Parking Plan are shown on the attached notice.
You can obtain a Parking Permit from the Tilton Police Department. You will be required to show positive identification and valid registration. The Tilton Police Department is located at 179 E. Main Street, Tilton NH 03276. Regular business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Their phone number is 603-286-8207. Nights and Weekends call 603-286-4442 and request an Officer to meet you at the Police Department.
Resident Permit: $15.00 per year. Allows overnight parking in specific sections of the municipal lots with dedicated spaces.
Merchants, Businesses, Vendors: $15.00 per year for a permit or placard. Allows "long-term" parking in specific sections of municipal lots with dedicated spaces. Copies of the Ordinance are available under Town Ordinances (Trafic and Parking Ordinance and amendments) here at the Tilton Town Hall and the Tilton Police Station. - Business Registrations and Occupancy Permits
NOTICE
As of March 2011 Zoning Regulation 10.4 was adopted to require new businesses coming in to town to register their business and to obtain a Certificate of Occupancy prior to the opening of the business. All existing businesses are also being asked to register their business with the town. Please use the attached form for registering your business. This will help the town to compile a list of businesses in the Town of Tilton for the town web site. - Landlord Affidavit
Per RSA 540:1, the following affidavit is required to be filed with the Town Clerk. There is a fee of $15.00 per affidavit. For more information please see the RSA definitions.
ATTENTION - RURAL BUSINESS OWNERS:
Renewable energy and energy efficiency grant program for agricultural producers and rural small businesses are available. This grant program is active in New Hampshire. Last year 5 businesses here were awarded funds for renewable energy projects. Among the grantees were a book store and a restaurant that each installed solar electric panels (PV). In prior grant rounds awardees have installed biomass heating systems and energy efficiency improvements.
Please note that the vast majority of New Hampshire towns qualify as "rural" for purposes of this program. For more information see http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt or contact Steven Epstein of the USDA office in Concord, at 223.6041 or steven.epstein@nh.usda.gov.
USDA Invites Applications for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects, some due by Feb. 21
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking applications to provide assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Funding is available from USDA's Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) authorized by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Farm Bill).
"Renewable energy development presents an enormous economic opportunity for rural America," said Vilsack. "This funding will assist rural farmers, ranchers and business owners to build renewable energy projects, providing opportunities for new technologies, create green jobs and help America become more energy self-sufficient."
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) is designed to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy costs and consumption and help meet the Nation's critical energy needs. For 2012, USDA has approximately $25.4 million budget authority available to fund REAP activities, which will support at least $12.5 million in grant and approximately $48.5 million in guaranteed loan program level awards. USDA is accepting the following applications:
- renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement grant applications and combination grant and guaranteed loan applications until March 30, 2012;
- renewable energy system and energy efficiency improvement guaranteed loan only applications on a continuous basis up to June 29, 2012;
- renewable energy system feasibility study applications through March 30, 2012; and
- energy audits and renewable energy development assistance applications through February 21, 2012.
More information on how to apply for funding is available in the January 20, 2012 Federal Register, pages 2948 through 2954.