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  1. Home

  2. Community

    1. About the City
      1. Demographics
      2. History
    2. New to Gardner
      1. Dog Licensing
      2. Media
        1. Telegram & Gazette
        2. The Gardner News
        3. WGAW
      3. Trash & Recycling Info
        1. Gardner "Freecycle" Group
        2. Transfer Station Drop Off Fees
        3. Transfer Station
        4. Trash Collection Calendar (PDF)
      4. Setting Up Utilities
      5. Register to Vote
      6. NextERA Energy Supplier Program
    3. Get Outside
      1. Greenwood Pool & Spray Park
      2. Dog Park at Pulaski Playground
      3. Parks and Playgrounds
      4. Gardner Municipal Golf Course & Driving Range
      5. Open Space and Trails
    4. Schools
    5. Youth Programs
      1. Police Explorers
      2. Youth Commission
      3. Summer Recreation Program
    6. Voting Information
      1. Early Voting Ballot Application
    7. Arts, Culture & Events
      1. Art, History, & Theatre
      2. Gardner Food Truck Festival
      3. Library
      4. Movies in the Park
      5. Summer Concerts in the Park
    8. Senior Center
    9. Gardner Educational TV
    10. Stay Informed
      1. Social Media Policy
    11. Parking
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  3. Business

    1. Available Commercial Property
    2. Bid Opportunities
      1. Bid Results
      2. Open Bids
    3. Business Resources
      1. Business Service & Membership Organizations
      2. Massachusetts Office of Business Development
      3. Microenterprise Assistance Program
    4. COVID Business Reopenings
    5. Building Permits Online
    6. Business Certificates
    7. Economic Development
    8. Planning Department
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  4. City Services

    1. BID Opportunities
      1. Bid Results
      2. Open Bids
    2. CodeRED
    3. Online Building Permits
    4. Parcel Maps (GIS)
    5. Property Record Cards
    6. Report Missed Trash/Recycling
    7. Report a Pothole
    8. Request a Tree
    9. Submit a Community Event
    10. Submit Comments/Questions
    11. Schedule Your Smoke & CO Detector Inspection
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  5. City Hall

    1. Elected Officials
      1. Mayor's Office
        1. Budgets and Annual Reports
        2. Open Government
        3. Feedback
        4. Website Photo Contest
        5. Mayor's Updates
          1. July 24, 2020
          2. July 30, 2020
          3. July 31, 2020
      2. City Council
      3. School Committee
    2. Boards & Commissions
      1. A - M
        1. Airport Commission
        2. Bandstand Committee
        3. Board of Assessors
        4. Board of Health
        5. Board of Registrars of Voters
        6. CDBG Steering Committee
          1. CDBG Grant
        7. Cemetery Commission
        8. Charter Review Committee
        9. City Council
          1. Annual Reports
          2. City Council Standing Committees
            1. Finance Committee
            2. Public Safety Committee
            3. Public Service Committee
            4. Public Welfare Committee
          3. Legislative Action Reports
          4. City Council Meeting Videos
        10. Conservation Commission
          1. Upcoming Events
        11. Council on Aging
        12. Cultural Council
        13. Disability Commission
        14. Finance Committee
        15. Golf Commission
        16. Gardner Redevelopment Authority
        17. Historical Commission
        18. License Commission
          1. Applications
          2. Regulations
        19. IDFA
      2. N - Z
        1. Planning Board
          1. 43D Priority Development Areas
          2. Community Development & Planning
          3. Conservation Commission
          4. Forms & Applications
          5. Open Space & Recreation Plan
          6. Zoning Board
          7. Planning Board Meeting Videos
          8. 4/28/2020 Meeting
          9. 5/14/2020 Meeting
          10. 6/9/20 Meeting
          11. 8/17/2020 Meeting
        2. Public Safety Committee
        3. Public Service Committee
        4. Public Welfare Committee
        5. Retirement Board
        6. School Building Committee
        7. School Committee
        8. Traffic Commission
        9. Weights & Measures
        10. Williams-Rockwell Committee
        11. Youth Commission
        12. Zoning Board
    3. City Staff Directory
    4. Departments A-G
      1. Animal Control Facility
        1. Available for Adoption
        2. Dog Licenses
        3. Donations/Sponsorships
        4. Rabies
        5. Volunteer
        6. Wish List
        7. Contact Us
      2. Assessor
        1. Board of Assessors
        2. Historical Tax Rates
        3. Motor Vehicle Excise
        4. Property Record Cards
        5. Real & Personal Property Forms
      3. Auditor
      4. Building Department
        1. Applications & Forms
        2. Owner Responsibilities
        3. Vacant & Abandoned Buildings
        4. Zoning & Building Ordinance
        5. Zoning Board of Appeals
        6. Yard Sale Permit
        7. Online Permit Applications
      5. Cemeteries
      6. City Clerk
        1. Annual Reports
        2. Finance Filings
        3. Census 2020
          1. Census 2020 FAQs
        4. City Charter & City Code
        5. City Council
        6. Conflict of Interest Disclosures
        7. Election & Voting Information
          1. Election Results
          2. Board of Registrars
          3. Absentee Voting
        8. Financial Interest Exemptions
        9. Licenses, Permits & Certificates
          1. Birth Certificates
          2. Business Certificates (DBA)
          3. Dog License
          4. Death Certificates
          5. Fees Schedule (PDF)
          6. Licenses & Permits
          7. Marriage Certificates & Licenses
        10. Public Records Request
        11. Tax Information / Collector
      7. Community Development & Planning
        1. COVID Business Impacts
          1. COVID Business Survey
          2. COVID 19 Small Business Resources
        2. Forms & Applications
        3. Bids
        4. Bailey Brook Park & Conservation Area
        5. CDBG
        6. Complete Streets
          1. Prioritization Plan
        7. Conservation
          1. Conservation Commission
          2. Wetlands Protection Ordinance
          3. Forested Wetlands
          4. Climate Resilience Planning Process
        8. Economic Development
          1. COVID-19 Small Business Resources
          2. 43D Priority Development Areas
          3. Available Property
          4. Community Profile
            1. Demographics
            2. Education
          5. Gardner Redevelopment Authority (GRA)
          6. Incentives
          7. Industrial Site Study
          8. Major Employers & Industries
          9. Opportunity Zones
          10. PACE - Property Assessed Clean Energy
          11. Starting a Business
          12. State & Federal Business Links
            1. MA Department of Business Development
            2. MA Economic Development Council
            3. MA Online Services for Businesses
            4. MA Small Business Development Center
            5. Small Business Administration
          13. Urban Renewal Plans
          14. Business Service/Membership Organizations
          15. Business Reopening Announcements
        9. Grants
          1. Housing Rehabilitation Program
          2. Sign & Façade Program
          3. CDBG Steering Committee
          4. Microenterprise Assistance Program
        10. Liabilities to Assets Program
        11. Studies & Plans
          1. Open Space & Recreation Plan
          2. Studies & Plans
          3. Urban Renewal Plans
      8. Conservation
      9. Economic Development
      10. Emergency Management
      11. Engineering / Survey Department
        1. Apply for a Building Permit
        2. Driveway Permits
        3. Forest Stewardship Program
        4. Geographic Information Systems
        5. Public Works
        6. Stormwater Management
          1. Preventing Stormwater Runoff Pollution
      12. Fire Department
        1. Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors
        2. Burning Permits
        3. Documents & Resources
        4. Vehicles & Equipment
        5. Forms
        6. Residential Fire and Prevention Safety Guide
      13. Gardner Educational TV
        1. Electronic Bulletin Board
        2. Video On-Demand
        3. Schedule
        4. Forms and Documents
      14. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
        1. Maps and Resources
      15. Golf Course
    5. Departments H-Z
      1. Health Department
        1. Public Health Advisories
          1. Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
          2. Fish Consumption Advisory, Wrights Reservoir
        2. Trash & Recycling
        3. Transfer Station
          1. Health Department
            1. Public Health Advisories
            2. Trash & Recycling
            3. Transfer Station
            4. Fee Schedule
            5. Hazardous Waste
            6. Online Permit Applications
            7. Documents & Forms
            8. License Commission
            9. Rain Barrels
            10. Septic Systems & Wells
            11. Central Mass Mosquito Control
          2. Transfer Station Instructions
          3. Drop Off Fees
          4. Disposal of Waste Ban Items
        4. Fee Schedule
        5. Hazardous Waste
        6. Online Permit Applications
        7. Documents & Forms
        8. License Commission
        9. Rain Barrels
        10. Septic Systems & Wells
        11. Central Mass Mosquito Control
      2. Housing Authority
      3. Human Resources
        1. Community Service & Volunteer Forms
        2. For Employees
          1. Forms & Policies
        3. Job Opportunities
      4. Law Department
      5. Parking & Civil Enforcement
        1. Animal Control Violations
        2. Appeal a Parking Violation
        3. Civil Enforcement Information
        4. Handicapped Parking
        5. Parking Meters
        6. Parking Violations Fee Schedule (PDF)
        7. Paying a Parking Violation
        8. Public Parking
        9. Report a Broken Meter
        10. Traffic Commission
      6. Parks & Recreation
      7. Police Department
        1. Animal Control
        2. Anonymously Report Tips
        3. CodeRED
        4. Constable Information
        5. Citizens' Police Academy
        6. Divisions
          1. Communications
          2. Detective Bureau
          3. Patrol
          4. School Resource / Community Policing
          5. Supervisory Staff
        7. Documents & Forms
        8. Emergency Management
        9. FAQs
        10. Firearms Forms and Links
        11. Links of Interest
        12. Police Department Staff
        13. Police Explorers
          1. About Explorer Post 357
          2. Explorer Club
          3. News
          4. What is Exploring?
        14. Public Records Requests
      8. Public Works
        1. Permits & Applications
        2. Divisions
          1. Cemeteries
          2. Forestry
          3. Highway
          4. Parks & Recreation
            1. Dog Park at Pulaski's Playground
            2. Dunn State Park
            3. Greenwood Memorial Pool
            4. Municipal Golf Course and Driving Range
            5. Youth Programs
            6. Open Space & Trails
            7. Gardner Veterans Arena
          5. Water / Sewer Department
            1. Documents & Forms
            2. Water Bans
            3. Water & Sewer Billing
            4. Backflow Prevention
            5. Water Leaks Troubleshooting
            6. Water & Sewer Concerns & COVID-19
        3. Report a Pothole
        4. Request a Tree
      9. Purchasing
        1. Accounts Payable
        2. Central Register
        3. Links of Interest
        4. Procurement Guidelines
        5. Bid Information
          1. Bid Results
          2. Open Bids
          3. Prevailing Wage Rates
        6. Tax Exempt Information
      10. School Department
      11. Senior Center
        1. Council on Aging
        2. Food Services
        3. Senior Services
        4. Monthly Newsletter
        5. Programs & Events Information
        6. Staff
        7. Transportation
        8. AARP
      12. Transfer Station
      13. Treasurer / Collector
        1. MA Municipal Association Insurance - MIIA
        2. Online Payment Center
        3. Parking Tickets & Past Due Excise Payments
        4. Tax & Payroll Forms
        5. Motor Vehicle Excise Tax Bills
      14. Veteran's Agent
      15. Water & Sewer
        1. Public Works Department
        2. Water & Sewer Billing
        3. Water Bans
    6. Transparency
      1. Bids & RFPs
      2. Election Results
      3. Feedback Form
      4. Financial Reports
      5. Financial Transparency
      6. City Charter & City Code
      7. City Budgets and Annual Reports
      8. Weekly Mayor's Update
    7. Employment Opportunities
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  6. How Do I...

    1. Apply For
      1. Building Permits
      2. Dog Licenses
      3. Driveway Permits
      4. Health Department Permits
      5. Motor Vehicle Excise Abatement
      6. Police Permits & Services
      7. Yard Sale Permit
    2. Change My Address
    3. Find
      1. Bid Results
      2. Employment Opportunities
    4. Pay Bills and Taxes
    5. Request
      1. Real Estate Tax Request Form
      2. Motor Vehicle Excise Request Form
    6. Report
      1. Report a Broken Parking Meter
      2. Report a Pothole
      3. Missed Trash/Recycling
      4. Report a Broken Streetlight
    7. Obtain
      1. Transfer Station Sticker
    8. View
      1. City Code
      2. Gardner Educational TV
      3. Maps
      4. Street Lists
    9. Sign Up For
      1. City Energy Power Supply Program
        1. Historic Electric Rates
        2. Outage Map
        3. Understanding Your Bill
        4. Reduce Your Energy Consumption
      2. CodeRED
      3. Housing Rehab Program
      4. Voter Registration
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  7. Feature Links

    1. COVID-19
      1. City Resources and Updates
      2. City Video Updates
        1. Video Update (6/26/20)
        2. Video Update (6/19/20)
        3. Video Update (6/12/20)
        4. Video Update (6/5/20)
        5. Video Update (5/29/20)
        6. Video Update (5/15/20)
          1. Video Update (5/22/20)
        7. Video Update (5/8/20)
        8. Video Update (5/1/20)
        9. Video Update (4/24/20)
        10. Video Update (4/10/20)
        11. Video Update (4/17/20)
        12. Video Update (4/2/20)
        13. Video Update (3/26/20)
        14. Video Update (3/20/20)
      3. Guidance
      4. Local Business
      5. Reopening Massachusetts
      6. COVID-19 Small Business Resources
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