POSTMARK POLICY

The following policy was approved by the voters at Town Meeting 2008: 

To avoid delinquent penalties and interest, your payment must be received by 4:00 pm on the due date. An exception will be made if the envelope has been hand-cancelled by the post office on or before the tax due date. To be considered timely, you must ask the post office to hand-stamp the envelope and be sure that the postmark is legible. Metered or illegible postmarks (postal service or others) will not be accepted.

The Town Clerk’s Office is open Tuesday through Friday, 8:00 – 12:00 and 12:30 – 4:00. A payment drop box has been installed for those taxpayers who are unable to get to the office during open hours. The depository is located on the outside of the Old Schoolhouse Common, to the left of the front door. The box will be emptied at 4:00 on the due date, and taxes left in the box after the office is closed that day will be considered delinquent.

 Taxpayers have the option of paying more often than the August and November due dates. We are happy to accept quarterly or monthly payments. If you have any questions about tax payment options, please call me at 426-3305.

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING PAYMENTS TO TOWN

 Payment is preferable in the form of a check or money order.

 All checks are subject to deposit on the date received.

All checks which are returned for any reason are subject to the following policy:

1.      There is a $25.00 charge for returned checks.

2.      If the check was payment for taxes, causing said taxes to become overdue, the tax account will immediately be turned over to the Delinquent Tax Collector, incurring all pertinent penalty and interest charges.