Hours:
Monday-Thursday – 6:30am-4:00pm
Friday – 6:30am-10:30am
Phone:
(603) 528-2677
Emergency:
(603) 520-7582
Email:
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Department Staff
Arthur Demass
Truck Driver/Laborer
Phone: (603) 528-2677
Chris Tibbetts
Heavy Equipment Operator
Phone: (603) 528-2677
Jack DeCormier
Truck Driver/Laborer
Phone: (603) 528-2677
Wayne Peirce
Truck Driver/Laborer
Phone: (603) 528-2677
THANK YOU TO OUR DPW CREW MEMBERS!
NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK 5/21-5/27/2023
This year’s national theme is “Connecting the World Through Public Works”. This year brings attention to how public works connects us all through infrastructure and service, enhancing the quality of life for our communities served by our DPW professionals. Belmont’s DPW Crew provides services for our roads, water, sewer and more!
Mailbox Requirements
USPS & Town of Belmont
Every new mailbox design should be reviewed and receive the Postmaster General’s (PMG) seal of approval before it goes to market. If you opt to construct your own mailbox, it must meet the same standards as manufactured boxes, so show the plans to your local postmaster for approval. Looking for a larger mailbox? Try a Next Generation Mailbox.
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Additional Information
Here are some helpful guidelines to follow when installing your mailbox:
- Position your mailbox 46″ from the road surface to the bottom of the mailbox or point of mail entry.
- Place your mailbox 6″ to 8″ back from the curb. If you do not have a raised curb, the face of the box should be a minimum of 24” from the edge of the road (Town of Belmont).
- Put your house or apartment number on the mailbox.
- If your mailbox is on a different street from your house or apartment, put your full street address on the box.
- If you are attaching the box to your house, make sure the postal carrier can reach it easily from your sidewalk, steps, or porch.
Installing the Post
The best mailbox supports are stable but bend or fall away if a car hits them. The Federal Highway Administration recommends:
- A 4″ x 4″ wooden support or a 2″-diameter standard steel or aluminum pipe.
- Avoid unyielding and potentially dangerous supports, like heavy metal pipes, concrete posts, and farm equipment (e.g., milk cans filled with concrete).
- Bury your post no more than 24″ deep.
Maintenance
Mailboxes take a beating from the weather, so we recommend an annual mailbox checkup to avoid damage to your mail or difficulty identifying your address.
- Tighten loose hinges on the door
- Take care of rusty or loose parts
- Replace missing or faded house numbers
- Keep the path to your mailbox clear
Our Plows and Your Mailbox
Driveway Permits Required
Spring is the time that we remember any problems we have with our driveway; mud, bumps, drainage. Just a reminder that any work done on that portion of the driveway that meets the Town or State road right-of-way requires a Driveway Permit before the work commences. This includes just paving or re-paving.
Several homeowners have had their driveways accessing town roads re-paved or reconstructed only to learn after the work that it required a permit. Fees are doubled for any permits where the work has already been started. In addition, violations of the Regulations can result in a Violation or Misdemeanor charge.
The Town has requested assistance from paving companies asking for their cooperation in making sure that a valid permit exists before they pave. That obviously is not happening based on information we get from homeowners and the responsibility for the permit ultimately falls to the property owner.
Driveway Permit Applications – (See: Documents) can be obtained in the Land Use Office or on line. Processing applications may take 7-10 business days as the Public Works Department will view the site to make sure that no concerns related to adequate road drainage exist.
Please do not hesitate to contact the Land Use Office – (See: Links) with any questions.
Highway Maintenance and Snow Plowing
Please do not place any private property within the Town’s Right-of-Way. This includes planters, barrels, etc. The Town is not responsible for personal property that is within the Right-of-Way that is damaged.
Please maintain your road-side mailbox in good repair.
In accordance with Section III.A of the Belmont Ordinance Regulating Traffic – (See: Documents) there shall be no overnight parking of vehicles along any roadway between November 15th and April 30th.
Snow Ordinance – (See: Documents)
Roadside Litter Collection
New Hampshire the Beautiful
If any civic or private group or individual would like to assist in cleaning up the roadsides in Belmont, the Public Works Department now has trash bags from New Hampshire the Beautiful, Inc. that can be used for this purpose. Once filled, the Public Works Department will pick up these blue bags only. Bags are limited so we need to use them wisely, but encourage residents and others to assist in this process.
Water Oil Recycling
The Public Works facility at 149 Hurricane Road is equipped with a Reznor 125,000 BTU waste oil heater. The heater is the primary heat source for the building. It burns waste motor oil that is donated at the garage during the hours listed below:
Used Motor Oil Recycling Hours – 7:30am – 3:30pm Monday – Thursday
Public Highways With Permanent Restrictions
The following list of public highways have the noted permanent restrictions.
In addition, a temporary posting occurs each spring which restricts all public highways to load limits not exceeding 6 tons. More information is posted at that time.
Concord Street
No Thru Trucking
Dutile Road
35,000 lb weight limit
Durrell Mountain Road
35,000 lb weight limit
North Main Street
No Thru Trucking
Exit onto Laconia Road limited to Southbound traffic only
Jamestown Road
No Thru Trucking
South Road
No Thru Trucking
Johnson Street
No Thru Trucking
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