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  2. Departments

    1. Department Directory
    2. Administrative Services
      1. Director of Administrative Services, Ombudsman
      2. Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
      3. Human Resources
        1. Benefits
        2. Contracts - Union & Individual
          1. Archived Contracts
        3. Employee Self Service
        4. Employment Opportunities
        5. Job Classification/Compensation Plans
        6. Personnel Forms & Policies
        7. Retirement Information
      4. Operations
        1. Procurement
          1. Current Bids & Proposals
          2. Legal Notices & Public Hearings
      5. Technology
        1. Geographic Information System (GIS)
          1. Map Library
            1. Property Maps
          2. Property Lookup Tools
          3. Purchase Maps & Data
          4. Trail Map Library
          5. Web Maps & Apps
      6. Town Clerk
        1. Bylaws Regulations and Policies
        2. Board and Committee Guidelines
        3. Board and Committee Members
        4. Constables of Reading
        5. Contact State Officials
        6. Elections
        7. Employee Requirements
        8. License Information
          1. Business Certificates - DBA
          2. Dog Licenses
          3. Marriage License Information
          4. Raffle and Bazaar Permits
        9. Meeting Posting
        10. Online Bill Payment
        11. Public Records
        12. Secretary of State
        13. Town Census Information
        14. Town Clerk Documents
        15. Town Meeting
          1. Town Meeting Warrants
          2. Town Meeting Warrant Reports
          3. Virtual Town Meeting Information
          4. Specific Town Meeting Information
          5. Town Meeting Video's
        16. Vital Records
        17. Town Clerks of Reading
        18. Voting Precincts
        19. Federal Census Information
      7. Elections
        1. Campaign Finance
        2. Campaign Finance Reports
        3. Candidate Reminders
        4. Election Calendar
        5. Election Day Parking
        6. Election Results
        7. Election Statistics
        8. Election Warrants
        9. Online Voter Registration
        10. Sample Ballots
        11. Specific Election Information
        12. Temporary Election Sign Information
        13. Town Clerk
      8. Town Manager
        1. Annual Financial Statements
        2. Apply for Licenses and Permits
        3. Apply to Reserve Town Common Event Board
        4. Budgets
          1. Budget Video Messages
        5. Select Board
        6. Volunteer Opportunities
        7. Monthly Newsletter - The Town Manager Minute
    3. Facilities Department
    4. Finance Department
      1. Accounting
      2. Assessment
        1. Abatements
        2. Forms & Guides - MA Department of Revenue
        3. Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes
        4. Online Mapping
        5. Personal Property Taxes
        6. Property Assessment Data
        7. Tax Relief & Exemptions
        8. Reading Senior Discount Info & Application
      3. Collections
        1. Change of Address Form (PDF)
        2. Municipal Lien Certificate Request Form (PDF)
        3. Motor Vehicle Excise Tax FAQs
        4. New Water / Sewer Rates
        5. Online Bill Payments
        6. Real Estate FAQs
        7. Storm Water Enterprise Fund FAQs
        8. Water & Sewer FAQs
      4. Treasury
    5. Public Safety
      1. Fire Department
        1. What would you do?
        2. Fire Prevention
          1. Fire Prevention Forms
          2. Permit Fee Schedule
      2. Police Department
        1. ACCESS Stickers for Residents
        2. Community Programs
          1. Citizens Police Academy
          2. RAD Class
        3. Daily Police Log
        4. Domestic Violence Resources
        5. Employee Parking
        6. Firearms Licensing
        7. Forms & Resources
        8. Pay Parking / Traffic Tickets Online
        9. Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support (RCPS)
        10. Request a Police Report
        11. Traffic Rules and Parking Regulations
      3. Public Health Department
        1. COVID-19 Information
        2. Health Permits & Licenses
        3. Healthy Reading
        4. Pest Control
        5. Housing Program
        6. Mold Remediation
        7. Tanning Program
        8. Camp Program
        9. Swimming Pools
        10. Keeping of Animals
        11. Variances
        12. Public Nuisances
        13. Indoor Ice Skating Rink
        14. Grease Trap
        15. Special Applications
        16. Dumpster Program
        17. Demolition
        18. Mosquito Control
        19. Motels & Mobile Home Parks
        20. Septic Abandonment
        21. Portable Toilets
        22. Needle & Syringe Disposal
        23. Food Safety Program
        24. Temporary Food Events
        25. Clinics
        26. Rodents
        27. Publih Health emergency Preparedness
        28. Weekly covid-19 Cases in the Town of reading
        29. Well construction
        30. Weights & Measures
        31. Tick-borne Diseases
        32. Body Art
        33. Complaints
        34. Blood Pressure Clinics
        35. Flu Clinics
        36. Covid-19 Testing
        37. Health Lessons and Activities for Kids
        38. Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
      4. Reading Coalition for Prevention and Support (RCPS)
        1. Vision & More
        2. Resources
        3. Staff
        4. Board
        5. Events
        6. Reports
        7. Presentations
        8. Partners
    6. Public Schools
    7. Public Services
      1. Building Division
        1. Bylaws, Regulations, and Policies
        2. Inspector Hours
        3. Permitting & Applications Information
        4. Search a Property
        5. Zoning Board of Appeals
      2. Conservation Division
        1. Applications for Conservation wetland permits 
        2. Maillet, Sommes, & Morgan MVP Project
        3. Community Garden at Mattera
        4. Reading Community Garden at Mattera has begun!
        5. Mattera Cabin
        6. Open Space & Recreation Plan
        7. Resources
          1. Rules and Regulations for Use of Town of Reading Conservation Lands
        8. Projects by year
          1. 2022 Projects
          2. 2021 and before
            1. Previously Approved Conservation Projects
              1. 107 Main Street 270-0717
              2. 125 & 126 Azalea Circle 270-0709
              3. 364 Lowell Street
              4. Camp Rice Moody Conservation Restriction (CR)
        9. Town wide Trail Permit plus extension
      3. Economic Development
        1. Available Properties / Land
        2. Business Grant Opportunities
        3. Business Resources and Incentives
        4. Downtown Reading Initiatives
        5. Eastern Gateway Initiatives
        6. Economic Development Summit
        7. Economic Development Plans and Reports
        8. Downtown Business and Parking Map
      4. Elder & Human Services
        1. Donations
        2. Pleasant Street Center Room Rental
        3. Pleasantries Newsletter
        4. Programs
          1. Book Club
        5. READING CENTER FOR ACTIVE LIVING COMMITTEE
        6. Social Services
          1. Resources
        7. Adopt-A-Family
      5. Metro North Regional Housing Services Office
      6. Planning Division
        1. Housing Production Plan Update 2022-23
        2. Forms, Applications & Documents
        3. Town of Reading Plans
        4. Downtown Parking System Modifications 2019 to 2020
      7. Recreation Division
      8. Veteran Services
        1. Helpful Websites for Veterans
        2. Scuttlebutt Meeting (PDF)
        3. Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
    8. Public Works
      1. Public Works Newsletter
      2. Road Resurfacing & Construction Updates
      3. Compost Yard Stickers
        1. Compost Yard Schedule
        2. Compost Center Regulations
      4. Home Composting
      5. Rubbish & Recycling
        1. Rubbish and Recycling Pick up Policy
        2. What Day is My Rubbish and Recycling Picked up?
        3. Recyclopedia: Can I recycle this?
        4. Republic Services  Trash and Recycling
        5. Bulk Item Collection
        6. Electronic Recycling
        7. Where Do I Get Rid Of A to Z
        8. Places to Recycle...
        9. Simple Recycling (pink bags)
        10. Recycling FAQ
      6. Cemetery & Parks
        1. Cemetery Maps
        2. Cemetery Price List (PDF)
        3. Rules & Regulations (PDF)
        4. Cemetery FAQ's
        5. Parks FAQ's
      7. Engineering
        1. FAQ's
        2. Gas Leak Audit
        3. On Line Permitting and Applications
        4. Rules and Regulations for Permitting, Applications and Drain Layers
        5. Current Drain Layers List
        6. Sturges Pumping Station Improvements Project
      8. Forestry
        1. Tree Hearings
        2. Donate a Tree Program
        3. Cicada Wasps
        4. Town Forest Use Application Form
      9. Highway
        1. Road Paving and Closures
        2. Street Lighting
        3. Street Sweeping
        4. Request New Street Signage
        5. Vehicle Maintenance
        6. Snow & Ice Guidelines
        7. Snow & Ice FAQ's
      10. Sewer
        1. Fat-Free Sewers
        2. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
        3. Flood Water / Sewage Back Up 
        4. Sanitary Sewer Overflow Notification
      11. Storm Water
        1. Storm Water Public Education & Outreach
          1. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
          2. Mystic River Watershed Association
        2. Environmental Compliance
          1. Storm Water Master Plan
          2. Reading Compiled Storm Water Documents March 2022 
        3. Storm Water Abatements
        4. Storm Water FAQ's
      12. Water Department
        1. Water Conservation Notice 2022
        2. 2020 Water Quality Report (PDF)
        3. Water Conservation Rebate Program
          1. Water Conservation Rebate Program
        4. Water Distribution
          1. Reporting Dirty Water
          2. Water Applications
        5. Water Quality / Supply
          1. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Reading's MWRA Drinking Water
          2. Reading's Lead Contamination Control Act Plan (LCCA)
            1. Reading's LCCA Maps
            2. LCCA Results
        6. Abatement Requests
      13. Make a Service Request
    9. Reading Municipal Light Department (RMLD)
    10. Reading Public Library
      1. Office of Equity and Social Justice
    11. Retirement Board
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  3. Boards

    1. Ad Hoc Committees
      1. Human Rights Board
      2. Parking Advisory and Recommendations Committee
      3. Reading ARPA Advisory Committee
      4. Reading Center for Active Living Committee
      5. Symonds Way Exploratory Committee
    2. Animal Control Appeals Committee
    3. Appointment Committee - Bylaw
    4. Appointment Committee - Finance Committee
    5. Appointment Committee – Permanent Building Committee
    6. Audit Committee
      1. Annual Financial Statements
    7. Board of Assessors
    8. Board of Cemetery Trustees
    9. Board of Health
    10. Board of Library Trustees
    11. Board of Registrars
    12. Bylaw Committee
    13. Celebration Trust Committee
      1. Celebration Fund Grant Application (PDF)
    14. Climate Advisory Committee
      1. Green Communities Forum on Wednesday, September 22, 2021
      2. Green Communities Information
        1. Stretch Code
      3. Polystyrene Bylaw Proposal
    15. Commissioners of Trust Funds
    16. Community Planning & Development Commission (CPDC)
      1. CPDC Meeting Information for 11/7/22
      2. Previously Approved Development Projects
        1. 40R Development Projects
        2. Site Plan Reviews and Minor Site Plan Reviews
        3. Definitive Subdivision Applications
      3. Your Downtown Initiative
    17. Conservation Commission
      1. Bylaws
      2. Meeting Schedule 2022
    18. Council on Aging
    19. Cultural Council
      1. An Overview of the Program (PDF)
      2. Application Instructions
      3. Cultural Council Grants
      4. Other Cultural Council Opportunities
      5. 2022 Survey Results Report (PDF)
    20. Custodian of Soldier & Sailor Graves
    21. Finance Committee
      1. Mission Statement
      2. Current Fiscal Year Meeting Schedule
      3. Budgets
      4. Liaisons
      5. Policies
      6. Peer Community Benchmarking Guidelines
    22. Historic District Commission
      1. Current Projects
      2. Property lists and Maps of Historic District
      3. Application and Guidelines
      4. BYLAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
    23. Historical Commission
      1. Application and Guidelines
      2. BYLAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
      3. Property List
      4. Historical and Architectural Inventory by Street Letter
      5. Historic House Marker Program
      6. Resources
      7. Brochure for Reading Historical Commision
    24. Housing Authority
    25. Human Relations Advisory Committee
      1. Additional Links
    26. Killam School Building Committee
      1. Killam Elementary School - November 2022 Subsequent Town Meeting Information
      2. Massachusetts School Building Authority Website
      3. MSBA Process Information
      4. School Committee and Permanent Building Committee Background Information
    27. Metro North Regional Housing Advisory Committee
    28. Metropolitan Area Planning Council
    29. Moderator
    30. Mystic Valley Elder Services
    31. Parking Advisory & Recommendation Committee
      1. 2019-2020 Downtown Parking System Modifications
    32. Permanent Building Committee
    33. RCTV Board of Directors
    34. Reading ARPA Advisory Committee
    35. Reading Center for Active Living Committee (RECALC)
    36. Reading Coalition Advisory Board
    37. Recreation Committee
      1. Reading Recreation
    38. Retirement Board
      1. Retirement FAQ
      2. American Assoc. of Retired Persons
      3. Commonwealth of MA Website
      4. Payroll Deposit Dates (PDF)
      5. Employee & Retiree Web Portal
      6. Retirement Forms
      7. Employment Application
      8. General Laws of Massachusetts
      9. Massachusetts Teachers Retirement Board
      10. Mass Retirees Online
      11. Minutes
      12. Pension Reserve Investment Management Board
      13. Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
      14. Retirement Guide Post 2012
      15. Retirement Guide Pre 2012
      16. Social Security
      17. Request for Proposals
    39. RMLD Board of Commissioners
      1. RMLD Citizens Advisory Board
    40. RMLD Citizens Advisory Board
    41. Rules Committee
    42. School Committee
    43. Select Board
      1. Annual Reports
      2. Liaison Assignments
      3. Liquor License Procedures
      4. Mission and Values
      5. Select Board Meeting Schedule
      6. Select Board Policies
      7. Volunteer Opportunities
    44. Symonds Way Exploratory Committee
    45. Town Forest Committee
      1. Surveys & Studies
      2. Town Forest Regulations (PDF)
      3. Town Forest Use Application Form
      4. Town Forest Appreciation Day
      5. Phase 3 Thinning Project
    46. Trails Committee
      1. Adopt-A-Trail-Program
      2. Buckthorn Removal Training Video
      3. Completed Projects
      4. Follow Us on Facebook
      5. Get to Know Your Backyard
      6. Reading Trails - A Map Tour
      7. Townwide Trail Permit
      8. Trail Map Library
      9. Trail Structures & Suggested Volunteer Projects
      10. Volunteer Opportunities
    47. Veterans Memorial Trust Fund Committee
    48. Volunteer Appointment Committee
      1. Volunteer Appointment Committee Process
    49. Zoning Board of Appeals
      1. Application Material
      2. Decisions
        1. 2022 Decisions
        2. 2021 Decisions
        3. 2020 Decisions
        4. 2019 Decisions
        5. 2018 Decisions
        6. 2012 to 2017 Decisions
      3. Eaton Lakeview Apartments 40B
      4. The Met at Reading Station 40B (f.k.a. Reading Village)
      5. BYLAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
    50. Bylaws, Regulations, and Policies
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  4. Residents

    1. Legacy Reading Website
    2. Composting
    3. Construction Updates
    4. COVID-19 Information
    5. Discover Reading
    6. Elections
    7. Maps
    8. Parking / Traffic Tickets
    9. Pay Bills
    10. Public Health Services
    11. Recreation
    12. Recycling Guidelines
    13. Religious Organizations in Reading
    14. Service Requests
    15. Sign Up For Community Alerts
    16. Snow & Ice Guidelines
    17. Website Disclaimer
    18. Make a Service Request
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  5. Business

    1. Legacy Reading Website
    2. Available Properties / Land
    3. Building Department
    4. Business Resources and Incentives
    5. Licenses & Permits
    6. Planning Division
    7. Procurement
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  6. How Do I...

    1. Apply For
      1. Employment Opportunities
      2. Planning Permits
      3. Boards & Committees
    2. Contact
      1. Building Department
      2. Police Department
      3. Public Health Services
      4. Town Manager
      5. Town Staff
    3. Find
      1. Available Properties & Land
      2. COVID-19 Information
      3. Elections & Voter Information
      4. GIS & Mapping Services
      5. Senior Citizen Resources
      6. Trash & Recycling Services
      7. Volunteer Opportunities
    4. Pay
      1. Licenses & Permits
      2. Motor Vehicle Tax
      3. Parking Tickets
      4. Personal Property
      5. Real Estate
      6. Recreation Fees
      7. RMLD Bill
      8. Traffic Tickets (Pay or Appeal)
      9. Water, Sewer
    5. Stay Connected
      1. Notifications
      2. Code Red Community Alerts
      3. Reading Community Connect
      4. SeeClickFix Service Requests
      5. The Town Manager Minute
    6. Submit
      1. Online Payments
      2. Police Report Request
      3. Service Requests
    7. Legacy Reading Website
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