City Clerk’s Office Now Issuing 2024 Dog Licenses
March 27, 2024As required by State law, all dogs residing in the City of Portsmouth must be licensed annually. Before the license can be issued, the dog must be properly vaccinated against rabies.
The fees for new or annual renewals are:
City Planning Alternatives When Hanover Garage Project Limits Elevator Access
March 22, 2024The City of Portsmouth NH is currently in the second year of a three-year project for the major renovation of the High-Hanover Parking Facility. The project is designed to enhance the overall safety and longevity of the structure, improve traffic flow, and replace the traffic control equipment that governs garage entry and exit.
City Council Approves Cultural Plan
March 20, 2024Early in 2023 the Portsmouth Arts and Nonprofits Committee assembled a subcommittee tasked with creating a new Cultural Plan for the City. The last plan was adopted in 2002 and was included in the 2005 Master Plan. The goal was to complete a new plan as a foundational pillar for the 2035 Citywide Master Plan to help ensure that City leaders have a strategic roadmap to guide support and funding policies in the coming decade and serve as a blueprint for preservation and expansion of arts and cultural venues, activities, and initiatives for the foreseeable future.
City Councilor John Tabor Apologizes for Email Exchange Related to the McIntyre Project
March 18, 2024On Monday, March 18, 2024 City Councilor John Tabor apologized to the City Council and the public for the contents of an email he wrote regarding the McIntyre project that came to light during the discovery process in the City’s lawsuit against SoBow Square.
City to Start Reviewing Applications for Outdoor Dining Encumbrance Permits Starting March 01, 2024
March 1, 2024The City has announced that staff will start reviewing and renewing applications for the 2024 outdoor dining season starting May 01, 2024.
Trustees Announce Community Scholarships Application Process Now Open to All Qualified City Residents, Due March 15
February 28, 2024Scholarship application season is now underway. The City of Portsmouth Trustees of the Trust Funds, administrator of the funding for many scholarships, remind residents the application deadline is March 15, 2024. While many of the scholarships are awarded only to graduating Portsmouth High School seniors, some (including the five Portsmouth Community Scholarships) are open to any Portsmouth resident who is a graduating senior.
City Council Increases Income Limits for Elderly and Disabled Property Tax Exemptions. Deadline is April 15, 2024
February 27, 2024The Portsmouth City Council recently voted to increase the income limits for both the elderly and disabled property tax exemptions. Income limits for both exemptions will increase from $50,137 to $54,000 for single taxpayers and from $68,598 to $70,793 for married couples. Total assets for both exemptions will remain at $500,000 whether single or married.
City Council and Planning Board Hear Portsmouth Listens Community "Places to Live" Report
February 23, 2024The City of Portsmouth has engaged Portsmouth Listens to facilitate a series of community participation events about Places to Live in the City. This effort is to listen to and inform the community about housing concerns. Events will be held in January and February 2024 to discuss existing places to live, challenges in accessing them, ways to create more, and the impacts of doing so.
Inspection Department Offers Free Training Seminar on Firestop Use, Applications, Installation, and Inspection
February 16, 2024City of Portsmouth NH Inspection Department Offers Free Training Seminar on Firestop Use, Applications, Installation, and Inspection
DPW Water Division Seeks Customer Assistance to Identify Material in Private Water Lines
February 6, 2024In November 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Lead and Copper Rule Improvement requirement that all water suppliers complete an inventory of the material in all water service lines – the pipes that deliver drinking water from the public water mains into abutting properties. The City of Portsmouth Water Division will visually inspect water service lines where they enter residential and commercial buildings to determine the material type.