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1. What does the Board of Assessor's do?
2. Why did my taxes go up more than 2 ½ %?
3. How does the Assessor determine my property value?
4. What is a Revaluation?
5. Why does someone from the Assessor's office want to visit my property?
6. My property value seems very high. Can I appeal this?
7. What are personal exemptions?

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1. Will the Census ask if I am a US Citizen?
2. Are my answers safe and confidential?
3. Is the Census accessible?
4. What will the Census form look like?
5. How are individuals experiencing homelessness counted?
6. If I am living here temporarily, what do I do?
7. What information will the census NOT ask for?
8. Will this impact me or my family if people are undocumented or wanted by law enforcement?

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1. What are the symptoms of novel coronavirus?
2. How can I help to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus?
3. What should I do if I have symptoms of COVID-19?
4. How does 2019 novel coronavirus spread from person to person?
5. How many cases of COVID-19 novel coronavirus are there currently in Massachusetts?

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1. How are Carbon Monoxide detectors installed?
2. Where are Carbon Monoxide Detectors to be installed?

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1. What Housing Assistance Does The Gardner Housing Authority Provide?
2. How Do I Qualify For Assistance?
3. Are There Any Age Requirements?
4. Are There Any Preferences?
5. Where And How Do I Apply?

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1. When are you open?
2. Where are you located?
3. When should we apply?
4. Do I have to apply where I live?
5. Do I need an appointment to apply for a marriage license?
6. Is there a waiting period from the date of application to the date the license is issued?
7. Is a waiver of the three-day waiting period available?
8. Is a blood test required before a license can be issued?
9. What is the fee for obtaining a marriage license in Gardner?
10. How do I find a Justice of the Peace?
11. Is Massachusetts residency required to obtain a marriage license in Massachusetts?
12. What if one or both of us has been divorced?
13. Are witnesses required to be present at the ceremony?
14. What if I have further questions?

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1. What is Municipal Aggregation?
2. Do I have to participate?
3. What do I need to do in order to participate?
4. Do I have to sign a contract?
5. Under the program, can I continue to participate in my utility’s budget billing payment plan?
6. Will I be charged a higher delivery rate?
7. How do I opt out/opt in?
8. If I opt out, can I opt back in at a later date?
9. What is the "Community Choice Power Supply Program”?
10. What if I have a photovoltaic or solar panel system?
11. Does this mean I can’t take advantage of Mass Save incentives that are subsidized by National Grid?
12. I am currently receiving offers from third-party suppliers promising lower electricity rates. What should I do?
13. Who do I call if there is an outage or issues with my electricity bill?
14. What other Massachusetts municipalities participate in aggregation programs?

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1. How do I get information on outstanding violations?
2. What if I can’t renew my license or registration because of an unpaid parking violation?

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1. I was involved in an accident. Do I have to report it?
2. If I have been involved in an accident, what should I do now?
3. If involved in an accident, do I have to complete an accident report?
4. When does the accident report have to be finished?
5. How do I get a restraining order?
6. What can I do about the annoying or harassing phone calls I have been receiving?
7. How do I report a crime or suspicious activities?
8. How do I obtain a License to Carry Firearms?

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1. How do you decide when to sand/salt the roads?
2. What if the City plows hits my mailbox?
3. What do I do when the Plow damages my lawn?

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1. How do I view current outstanding bids?
2. What does the City request bids and proposals for?
3. How do I know the results of a bid or proposal I submitted?

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1. What is Rabies?
2. Strains of Rabies
3. How rabies is transmitted?

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1. How do I learn whether my child is eligible for transportation?
2. Do the schools own the yellow buses?
3. How do I know the exact time my child will be picked up/dropped off and where?
4. What should I do if the bus doesn't show up?
5. My child is not eligible for transportation. Can my child still ride the bus?
6. The bus goes right by my house. Why can't it stop here?
7. I do not want my child picked up and dropped off at my address; I want him/her picked up and dropped off at daycare. Can I do that?
8. I think my child is eligible for transportation but I'm told the distance is not far enough? How do I resolve this?
9. My child occasionally needs to ride home to a different location. Is this possible?
10. Why do some buses look empty?
11. What happens if my child loses something on the bus?
12. Are seat belts required on school buses?
13. I have a complaint about a bus driver. Who do I contact?
14. My child is a Special Education student. Who do I contact to arrange transportation?
15. Do you need a special license to drive a school bus?
16. Do students practice emergency evacuations from the school bus?

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1. What are Senior Center hours ?

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1. How do I receive a ballot by mail?
2. I already requested an absentee ballot for the original election date. Do I need to request a ballot again?
3. Do I need to fill out an Early Ballot Applicaton form for each election?
4. What are the polling hours?

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1. Why am I getting a bill for trash - I never did before?
2. Why are there charges on my water bill for trash? Where’s the money going?
3. Why are the bags $3.50 - I can buy bags a lot cheaper than that? Where’s the money going?
4. Where do I get the yellow City of Gardner PAYT bags for my extra trash?
5. I got a sticker on my bag or toter and it wasn’t picked up- why?
6. When does curbside Yard Waste Pickup occur?
7. How much Yard Waste may I put out? How do I put it out?
8. Will Yard Waste mixed with trash be picked up?
9. Will Yard Waste in plastic bags, including City of Gardner yellow Pay As You Throw bags, be picked up?
10. How do I dispose of an Appliance, TVs, Tires, Car Batteries, Computers, Fluorescent Lights, Paint, Metal items or Lawnmowers?
11. Yard waste dates?

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1. Who do I call if my trash or recycling is missed?
2. When should I put out my trash and recycling?
3. What is the Holiday Schedule?
4. Do I have to sort all of my bottles and cans separate from paper and cardboard when I put it out at curbside?
5. What can be recycled at the curbside?
6. What is my curbside Recycling limit?
7. Where do I get a Recycle Toter from the City?
8. Can Pizza Boxes and other greasy or food contaminated items (including egg cartons) be put in the Recycle bin?
9. Can Styrofoam go in the Recycle toter? Can plastic bags go in the Recycle toter?

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1. What is urban renewal?
2. How is the urban development area determined?
3. Why look at an urban renewal plan at this time?
4. How long does the planning process take?
5. What are the elements of an urban renewal plan?

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1. I planted a new lawn and need to water it. Will I be billed for the water use?
2. I want to fill my pool, will I be billed for the water?
3. What do I do if my water smells funny or is discolored?
4. Who should I contact if my sewer service backs up?
5. Who should I contact if I lose water pressure?