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Basic Municipal Services at Town Hall

Hours of Operation:  Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Friday 7:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Address: 7 The Square, PO Box 370 Bellows Falls, VT 05101

(Elevator access down alley between Town Hall and M&T Bank)

The Town Clerk's office and Finance Office are on the second floor of the Rockingham Town Hall and Bellows Falls Opera House.

Visit the Town Clerk’s office for copies of deeds, minutes of meetings, ordinances, rules and regulations, policies, birth & death certificates etc.

Land Records are available online or at the Clerk's office, no charge to view files, $2 per page to print. 

Pay your tax bill and water bills at the Finance Office.

Parking 

Street parking is 2 hours only and monitored, so if you are visiting for longer, please park in the FREE Municipal Lots.

Overnight parking in Municipal lots is ONLY for permitted vehicles. Parking Permits are available for purchase from the Town Clerk 

(For Policy and Permit, see below)

Dog Tags

Dog licenses are available in the Town Clerk's Office. A rabies certificate is required for licensing. Licenses are $14.00 if the dog is spayed or neutered, $18.00 if not. Licenses are due by April 1st of each year. Licenses purchased after April 1st are $16.00 if spayed or neutered, and $22.00 if not. 

Voting at Town Meeting and Village Corporation Annual Meeting's

If you are new to Vermont, you’ll want to know about our traditional Town Meeting, held annually on the last Saturday before the first Tuesday in March (voting day). All residents of the Town of Rockingham are encouraged to participate in the annual meeting and to vote in the Town election the subsequent Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. In Rockingham, residents vote by Australian Ballot on Tuesday for Select Board members. Town Reports are distributed at least ten days before Town Meeting at several locations including Town Hall and the Rockingham Library. The Report includes the proposed budget, highlights on the year from the elected boards, the Municipal Manager, the Town Departments, and the Social Service agencies supported by the Town budget.  

The Bellows Falls Village Corporation Trustees and the Saxtons River Village Trustees hold Annual Meetings in the Spring (separate from Town Meeting). All residents of each Village are encouraged to participate and vote in the Town election, Bellows Falls in May and Saxtons River in April.