How Do I…

Register my car? Get dog tags? Recycle? Enroll my child in school?

Answers here! Click on the links below for detailed information:

Basic Municipal Services at Town Hall

The Town Clerk's office is responsible for many aspects of municipal government. Recorded in the Clerk's office are deeds, minutes of meetings, ordinances, rules and regulations, policies, birth & death certificates, etc. All are public documents.

Overnight parking in any of the Municipal lots is ONLY for permitted vehicles. Parking Permits can be gotten from the Town Clerk’s Office. The APPLICATION can be downloaded here. And the full POLICY and FEES can be downloaded here.

You can stop in and pay your tax bill and water bills at the Finance office. Finance Office and Town Clerk’s Office are on the 2nd floor of the Town Hall Building.

Essential Needs

Solid Waste and Recycling info here

Green Mountain Power provides electricity to all of Rockingham, including Bellows Falls and Saxtons River

Bellows Falls Water Department serves customers in Bellows Falls and areas near the Village

Bellows Falls Sewer Department serves customers in Bellows Falls and “Fire District #5” in the Town of Westminster

Public Schools:

Central Elementary School, 50 School St Extension, in Bellows Falls - grades K through 5, 802 463 4346

Saxtons River Elementary School, 15 School Street, Saxtons River, VT 05154, 802 867 2637

Bellows Falls Middle School, 15 School Street, in Bellows Falls - grades 6-8, 802 463-4366

Bellows Falls Union High School (located just south of Bellows Falls in Westminster) - grades 9-12, 802 463 3944

Drivers’ Licenses & Motor Vehicle Registration

Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles in Springfield, VT
Springfield Branch Office - Licenses, IDs, permits
100 Mineral Street
Springfield, VT 05156
Monday-Friday: 7:45am-4:00pm
Wednesday: 7:45am-6:00pm
802 828 2000

You can RENEW your vehicle registration at the Town Clerk’s office but must pay an additional fee of $3.

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. 

If you are new to Vermont, you’ll want to know about our traditional Town Meeting, held annually on the first Tuesday in March. All residents in the Town are encouraged to participate in the evening meeting at the Opera House in Town Hall the Monday before, when the budget is adopted, and to vote in the Town election on Tuesday at the Masonic Temple. In Rockingham, residents vote by secret ballot (called Australian Ballot) on Tuesday for three of the five Selectboard members.

Pick up a copy of the Town Report, which is distributed at least ten days before Town Meeting, at Town Hall, and at 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.