Town of Dorchester, New Hampshire

Due to the renovations which will begin shortly at the Town Office, the Select Board requests that all Boards and Commissions hold their regularly scheduled meetings at the Town Hall until further notice. This directive will take affect after the ZBA's posted public hearing on May 16.

U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) announced today that a member of her staff will be holding office hours on Thursday, June 7th in Dorchester and Groton to assist New Hampshire citizens with official business.

Residents who are interested in meeting with a member of the Senator's staff should stop by the following town offices during the times listed below or call Michael Scala at (603) 752-7702 to schedule an appointment.

Thursday, June 7th Dorchester Town Office, 1021 NH Rt. 118, 1:00- 2:00 pm

Date: May 22, 2012
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Cost: $10.00 per person
(Includes Refreshments and Materials)

Make checks payable to N.H. Department of Revenue Administration

Location: Dorchester Town Hall 24 Town House Road, Dorchester, NH

Registration is Required

Please contact Renee Fisher at (603) 230-5958 with questions.

Please send payment & registration form to: http://www.revenue.nh.gov/munc_prop/documents/dra-class-reg-form.doc to get registration form.

N.H. Department of Revenue Administration Property Appraisal Division
PO Box 487
Concord, NH 03302-0487

Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held at 7:30 P.M
May 16, 2012, Dorchester Town Office

Concerning a request by Keith T. Flaherty and John T. Flaherty for an Area Variance Concerning

Article IV: District Regulations; Section A: Rural District; 2: Lot Standards: Area, Dimensions, Coverage and Set-backs; c): Set-backs; 3) No water system, septic system or sewerage system shall be constructed less than 25' from the frontage line, side line or rear line of any lot, nor less than 100' from any lake, pond, river or brook of the Land Use Ordinance

The proposed septic system is 75 feet from a brook and will require a variance.

Article IV: District Regulations; A. Rural District; 1. Uses; a) The following shall be permitted uses in the Rural District: 1) One and two-family dwelling units, including single unit manufactured housing. (Definition of a dwelling unit: "One or more rooms arranged for the use of one or more individuals residing as a single housekeeping unit, with sleeping, cooking, and sanitary facilities.") of the Land Use Ordinance

The applicant proposes the construction of a "vacation" home consisting of three (3) modular boxes connected by walkways. Each module will contain a living area, kitchen and bedroom with a bathroom and will require a variance.

Public Forum regarding the Dorchester Historic District Regulations to be held by the Dorchester Planning Board at the June 13 meeting to be held at the Town Hall. The planning board meeting will begin at 7PM and the public forum is set for 7:30 PM.

In the summer of 2012, the assessors from the firm of Commerford Nieder Perkins, LLC will begin a 3-year revaluation of property for the Town of Dorchester.

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