H1N1 Update

The Board of Health would like to know if anyone would still like an H1N1 flu shot. If you would like an H1N1 vaccine shot please send the Board of Health an email at boh@doverma.org.

Dover’s FY 2010 tax rate of $10.92 has been reviewed and approved by the Department of Revenue.

Tax bills were mailed on December 30, 2009, with the first of two final payments due on February 1, 2010.  Applications for abatement of the real estate or personal property tax must be submitted to the Board of Assessors by February 1, 2010.   For personal exemptions, the application deadline is three months from the date bills were mailed, or March 30, 2010.

As required by law, the Town has updated all real and personal property assessments for FY 2010 using 2008 sales to reflect market value as of January 1, 2009.  The average single family residential valuation is $1,071,801; the median is $847,150.  The tax rate increased approximately 10.8% between FY 2009 and FY 2010.

If you have any questions about your bill or would like further information concerning abatements or exemptions, please contact the Assessors Office at 508-785-0032, ext. 223.

Dover Town Report Committee Seeks Photos for Publication

The Dover Town Report Committee is currently preparing this year’s town report and is inviting outside photographic contributions of images that pertain to Dover and its citizens. Anyone interested (including non-residents) may submit photographs of town scenes and public events that pertain to Dover— nature subjects, landscapes, town buildings and architectural features, as well as photographs of Dover Days, summer concerts, the Memorial Day parade, the Dover Library, Spelling Bee, Powissett Farm, etc.

Images may be modern or archival; B&W or in color, and either in hard copy or electronic-file formats; however, the copyright should be held by the submitter. For examples of other appropriate images, please visit last year’s report.

The submission deadline is February 12, 2010. If published, you will receive a credit line. Please e-mail pictures to DoverTownPics@gmail.com. Prints can be mailed to Mary Kalamaras, 12 Walpole Street, Dover, 02030. (Photographs will be scanned and returned if accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.)

Don’t forget to include a photo description, along with your name and contact information. (Please note: Individuals photographed will not be identified by name.)

Application Deadline for Town Accountant Position Extended

Applications for the Town Accountant position will be accepted until January 29, 2010. For more information on this position visit the Employment Page.

5th Annual Dover Library Spelling Bee

Save the date and put on your thinking cap … the 5th Annual Dover Library Spelling Bee will be on Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Dover Town House. For more info, visit  www.spellboundindover.blogspot.com.