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  2. Departments

    1. Department Directory
    2. Administrative Services
      1. Assistant Town Manager, 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 & Procurement
        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 Staff Information
        8. Election Statistics
        9. Election Warrants
        10. Online Voter Registration
        11. Sample Ballots
        12. Specific Election Information
        13. Temporary Signs
        14. 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
        8. Town Photo Submissions
    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
          3. Fire Protection System Testing / Reports
      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. Annual Drinking Water Quality Report
        2. COVID-19 Information
        3. Food Allergies
        4. Food Safety Recalls
        5. Health Lessons and Activities for Kids
        6. Health Permits & Licenses
        7. Healthy Reading
        8. Mold Remediation
        9. Motels & Mobile Home Parks
        10. Pest Control
        11. Portable Toilets
        12. Special Applications
        13. Temporary Food Events
        14. Weights & Measures
        15. Housing Program
        16. Tanning Program
        17. Camp Program
        18. Swimming Pools
        19. Keeping of Animals
        20. Variances
        21. Public Nuisances
        22. Indoor Ice Skating Rink
        23. Grease Trap
        24. Dumpster Program
        25. Demolition
        26. Mosquito Control
        27. Septic Abandonment
        28. Needle & Syringe Disposal
        29. Food Safety Program
        30. Clinics
        31. Rodents
        32. Publih Health emergency Preparedness
        33. Weekly covid-19 Cases in the Town of reading
        34. Well construction
        35. Tick-borne Diseases
        36. Body Art
        37. Complaints
        38. Blood Pressure Clinics
        39. Flu Clinics
        40. Covid-19 Testing
      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. Community Garden at Mattera
        3. Coyote mating season: what you should know
        4. Maillet, Sommes, & Morgan MVP Project
        5. Mattera Cabin
        6. Meeting Schedule 2023
        7. Open Space & Recreation Plan
        8. Projects by year
          1. 2023 & 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. Resources
          1. Rules and Regulations for Use of Town of Reading Conservation Lands
        10. 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
        4. VA. Gov login
    8. Public Works
      1. Public Works Newsletter
      2. Road Resurfacing & Construction Updates
      3. Compost Yard
        1. Compost Yard Schedule
        2. Compost Center Regulations
      4. Food Waste Composting
      5. Rubbish & Recycling
        1. Rubbish and Recycling Pick up Policy
        2. Rubbish and Recycling Brochure
        3. What Day is My Rubbish and Recycling Picked up?
        4. Recyclopedia: Can I recycle this?
        5. Republic Services  Trash and Recycling
        6. Bulk Item Collection
        7. Mattress Recycling
        8. Electronic Recycling
        9. Where Do I Get Rid Of A to Z
        10. Places to Recycle...
        11. Simple Recycling (pink bags)
        12. Recycling FAQ
      6. Cemetery & Parks
        1. Cemetery Maps
        2. Cemetery Price List (PDF)
        3. Rules & Regulations (PDF)
        4. Search Cemetery Records
        5. Cemetery FAQ's
        6. 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 3/13/23
      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. Conservation Division Page
    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. Phase 3 Thinning Project
    46. Trails Committee
      1. Adopt-A-Trail-Program
      2. Buckthorn Removal Training Video
      3. Follow Us on Facebook
      4. Reading Trails - A Map Tour
      5. Townwide Trail Permit
      6. Trail Map Library
      7. 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. BYLAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
      3. Decisions
      4. Eaton Lakeview Apartments 40B
      5. The Met at Reading Station 40B (f.k.a. Reading Village)
    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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