Time to Register Boats and Dogs in Andover

Area rabies clinics, as well

March 27, 2014 • Saved under Committees
By Joanna Sumner, Town Clerk

Boat Registration

Don’t forget that you can register your boats at the Andover Town Clerk’s office now. We started registering boats last year and are hoping that many of you will take advantage of being able register your boats locally. The Town keeps some of the revenue from the registrations, and that helps keep our tax rate down.

Dog Licenses

This is also the season to renew your dog’s license. It is very helpful to the Town Clerk’s office if you can plan on licensing your dog early. We mail over 700 reminder letters every year, and then we have to mail back 700 tags. This is a very labor-intensive process, as well as expensive.

It is $9 to license a dog that is not neutered, and $6.50 for dogs that are. Senior citizens can license their dogs for $2. You can renew your dog’s license by mail, in person, or online at Andover.NH.us.

You can get your pet’s annual rabies shot at one of these upcoming rabies clinics:

  • Grantham Fire Station, April 5, 1 to 2 PM
  • Compassionate Veterinary, Bradford, April 12, 10 AM to noon
  • Danbury Grange Hall, April 12, 1 to 2 PM
  • Andover Fish and Game Club, April 19, 1 to 2 PM
  • Sunapee Cove Retirement Center, April 26, 1 to 2 PM

Property Tax Relief

Forms will be available in the Town Clerk’s office to apply for the New Hampshire Property Tax Relief program. To qualify, you will need to meet certain criteria. You need to own your own home, reside there, and if you are single, you should have an adjusted gross income of no more than $20,000. If you are married or head of a household with an adjusted gross income of no more than $40,000, then you may qualify.

The application must be filed between May 1 and June 30. Forms may be picked up in the office in May or found online at Revenue.NH.gov.

Semi-Annual Tax Billing

The Selectmen had decided that Andover would start billing our taxes twice a year. This was designed to help the Town have a more even flow of revenue. Many of our property owners have requested us to make this change, as they find getting a large bill at the end of the year a financial burden.

However, at Town Meeting, there were still property owners who feel uncomfortable having to prepare for two tax bills. They requested that we postpone going to semi-annual billing for another year, and the Selectmen have honored this request.

At this time, we are planning to go ahead in 2015 with semi-annual billing, but not in 2014.