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NOTICE FROM THE SELECTMEN

The Selectmen will hold a meeting on Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM at the Strafford Town Hall. The Business portion of the meeting beginning at 5:30 PM (i.e. regular operations, review of bills, budgets and correspondence). Appointments and general discussions follow commencing at 6:00 PM.
AGENDA

Board of Selectmen

Zoning Board of Adjustment Public Notice

Please be advised that the Strafford Board of Adjustment will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at the Strafford Town Hall at 6:30 PM concerning the following applications and any other business that may properly come before the Board.

Case Number #480: Michael Twomey is requesting a Special Exception under Article 1.7.1, Nonconforming Use of the Zoning and Land Use Ordinances in order to add living space to a non-conforming existing dwelling. The applicant proposes to convert 350 square feet at the southerly end of an existing non-conforming open deck into living area and to allow a roof to be built over an additional 160 square feet at the northerly end of the existing deck. The existing deck, home, and garage come closer to the southerly side boundary and to the northerly side boundary than current ordinances require. (130 Bow Lake Estates Road, Tax Map 23, Lot 21)

Town of Strafford
Board of Adjustment

Zoning Board of Adjustment Information

MASTER PLAN SUBCOMMITTEES

Master Plan Subcommittees are scheduled to meet Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 6:30pm at the Town Hall. (Snow Date 2/17)

Arts & Events Council is scheduled to meet the 3rd Thursday of each month from 3:00pm – 4:00pm at the Hill Library, unless posted otherwise. 11/20 Agenda

Library Subcommittee is scheduled to meet the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the Hill Library.

Green Committee is scheduled to meet – TBD

Bow Lake Committee is scheduled to meet – TBD.

Master Plan Subcommittees

Notice From the Tax Collector’s Office

2nd Issue 2025 Property Tax Bills
Mailed: 11/14/2025
Payment Due: 12/18/2025

Please see the link below for more information or contact the Tax Collector’s Office at (603)664-2192 X102.
Thank you.

Tax Collector

Supervisors of the Checklist

The Supervisors of the Checklist will be sitting at the Town Office on Monday, December 15, 11:00-11:30am to register new voters and for corrections to the checklist. The town clerk will also accept registrations during her normal office hours. If you are registering as a new voter, the following needs to be provided: a photo ID, proof of age, domicile in Strafford and citizenship (a birth certificate, naturalization papers or passport is required to prove citizenship, HB1569; RSA 654:7; RSA 654:12)
In order to assist NH residents in registering to vote, free certified copies of NH birth, NH marriage, NH divorce, NH civil union, and NH dissolution are available for voter registration only. These free copies must be surrendered and attached to the voter registration form. They are available from the town clerk.

Voter Information

ELECTIONS

Strafford has no other elections scheduled for 2025

2026 Elections
Polls Open 8AM – 7PM – at Town Hall

Tuesday, March 10, 2026 – Town/School Election
(Candidacy Filing 1/21 – 1/30)

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 – State Primary

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 – General Election

Current Information on NH Elections from the NH Secretary of State’s Office is posted on their Website
Elections | New Hampshire Secretary of State (nh.gov)

Voter Information

NH 911 CARES Program

NH Citizen Assistance Registry for Emergency Services program allows individuals to register medical conditions along with other important information that can impact the 911 call under their phone number.
911 CARES BROCHURE
911 CARES WEBSITE