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1. Why should you have your pet spayed or neutered?
2. What is the definition of "restraint?"
3. What is rabies?

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1. What is rabies?
2. How common is animal rabies in Massachusetts?
3. How is rabies spread?
4. What animals spread rabies?
5. How can I tell if an animal is rabid?
6. Rabies: how can rabies be prevented?
7. Where can I get more information on rabies?

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1. What do the Assessors do?
2. How do Assessors determine value?
3. At what ratio is property assessed?
4. What does full and fair cash value mean?
5. Why do assessments change when nothing has happened to the property?
6. When are real property tax bills mailed?
7. What is the CPA tax?
8. Who is responsible for taxes if a property is sold after January 1?
9. Why is the former owner’s name still on my tax bill?
10. After a change in ownership, how do I correct the name(s) on my tax bill?
11. How do I change my address for tax billing?
12. What should I do if I recently sold my property but I am still receiving a tax bill?
13. When do I file for overvaluation abatement?
14. Where do I file an abatement application?
15. What is Proposition 2 1/2?
16. What is the Massachusetts Association of Assessing Officers?

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1. I lease commercial property in Seekonk, do my tenants need to come to the Building Department before opening the new business?
2. My neighbors recently started some construction, should I have been notified before it began?
3. What if I want to change or amend my plans?
4. Can I have an inspector form the Town of Seekonk Building Department office do a home inspection for me?
5. Do I need a permit for a fence and what side do I face it?
6. Who can be issued a building permit?
7. How long is my permit good for?
8. How do I request an inspection?
9. What requires a building permit?
10. Why a building permit?
11. Does someone need to be home during an inspection?
12. Where can I see a copy of the Building Code?
13. How do I know what kind of license is required on a job?

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1. Which sticker do I need?
2. Where can I purchase the stickers?
3. When will the items be picked up?

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1. What is CodeRED?
2. How will I benefit from this service?
3. What do I have to do to receive this benefit?
4. How does it work?
5. What should I do if I receive a CodeRED message?
6. What should I do if I don’t receive a message?
7. Will the system work with cell phones?
8. What is CodeRED used for?
9. How do I register?

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1. Can I cut trees near the wetlands?
2. Can I build next to wetlands?
3. How do I determine if there are wetlands on a property?
4. Why are wetlands protected?
5. I have mosquitoes in my backyard, what can I do?
6. I have wetlands in my backyard and they are messy, can I clean them up?
7. Can I discharge water from my washing machine into the wetlands?
8. Can I pump my pool water into the wetlands?
9. Aren’t wetlands considered “wastelands”?

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1. What time period do disposal bills cover? How often are they billed?
2. Who determines the base rate fee amount for the disposal bill? How much will my disposal bill be for the upcoming fiscal year?
3. When are disposal bills issued? What should I do if I do not receive one?
4. Can I make partial payments on my disposal bill?
5. I need to change the address on my disposal bill, who do I notify?
6. I’m selling my house and my disposal bill is paid in full, will I receive a refund from the town?
7. I received a disposal bill for a property I no longer own, what should I do?
8. I just bought my home and I am receiving a disposal bill, is this my bill or the prior owners?
9. My house was foreclosed and I am still receiving bills, why?
10. If I don’t pay my disposal bill, what will happen?
11. My property is vacant; do I still need to pay this bill?
12. I don’t use the town trash service, why am I receiving a bill?
13. I bring my trash to my business/workplace/other residence; do I still have to pay this bill?
14. I have a dumpster, what should I do with this bill?
15. Can I hire my own hauler and choose not to participate in the Town’s Disposal Program?
16. Am I still able to use the Town’s services if I opt out?
17. Why do I have to file for an Alternate Vendor Exemption every year?
18. My property is situated on a neighboring town and Seekonk, whose trash service do I utilize? Or, I use the neighboring towns service and am receiving a bill from Seekonk, who should I contact?
19. Is there a Hardship Exemption?
20. I’m a senior citizen, is there a exemption available for me?

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1. Am I registered voter & what is my party enrollment?
2. Is my voter status "active"?
3. What is my voting Precinct?

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1. I’m selling a house; how do I have the smoke and carbon monoxide detectors inspected?
2. Why do you block traffic lanes at auto accidents, sometimes more lanes than necessary?
3. Why am I not supposed to drive over a fire hose?
4. Can you get my cat out of a tree?
5. What if I smell gas in my home?
6. What should I do when I see or hear an emergency vehicle coming towards me when I’m driving?
7. How often should I change the batteries in my smoke detectors?

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1. How do I locate my septic system?
2. My home has a cesspool, do I need to put in a septic system prior to the sale of my home?
3. How long does it take for my septic plan to be reviewed by the Health Agent?
4. I have a complaint regarding an establishment in the Town of Seekonk, do I need to leave my name?
5. I have a dumpster on my property and received a bill from the Town for the annual disposal bill.

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1. What is Mass 211?
2. Why Do We Need Mass 211 in Massachusetts?

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1. Why am I receiving a Excise bill?
2. Who compiles the bill?
3. How is my vehicle's value calculated?
4. My vehicles valuation is too high or too low. Who do I contact?
5. How is my bill computed?
6. I just received and paid a bill. Why am I receiving another?
7. I no longer have this vehicle. Do I still have to pay the bill?
8. When are Excise Bills mailed out?
9. I should have received an Excise Bill. Why have I not received one?
10. Why am I being billed from a different town than I live in?
11. Can I make a partial payment towards my excise bill?
12. Why am I receiving another tax bill for my new car? When I registered my new car at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, I paid a tax. Am I paying twice?

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1. When should I call 911?
2. How to register for CodeRED?

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1. When are the Real Estate/Personal Property Tax bills mailed?
2. When are the Real Estate/Personal Property Taxes due?
3. What is Preliminary tax?
4. What is Actual Tax?
5. What is the period covered in the Fiscal Year?
6. My Real Estate taxes are paid by my mortgage company, why am I getting the tax bill?
7. Do I need to send my Real Estate tax bill to my mortgage company?
8. I am the new owner of the property, why is the prior owners name still on the Real Estate bill?
9. What if I didn’t receive or misplaced my Real Estate/Personal Property Tax bill?
10. How do I change the mailing address on my Real Estate/Persoanl Property Bill?
11. I recently sold my property and am still receiving a tax bill, why and what should I do?
12. I received a Personal Property tax bill but no longer own the business or closed the business, who should I contact?
13. Why do I not see my Exemption on my tax bill? Did I receive it?
14. Is there a grace period on the Real Estate/Personal Property bill?
15. Do you accept postmarks for payment date receipt?
16. Can I make partial payments on Real Estate/Personal Property?
17. When do you receive my Real Estate tax payment from my mortgage company?
18. My Mortgage Company didn’t pay my Real Estate taxes. Why not and how do I rectify this?
19. I paid my Real Estate taxes and should not have because my mortgage company pays my taxes. What should I do?
20. Someone else paid my Real Estate tax(es), what should I do?
21. What are the interest rates for past due Real Estate/Personal Property bills?
22. I received a Real Estate/Personal Property Demand notice. Why?
23. My bill shows: “This property has a Prior Balance.” Why is this?
24. Why did I receive a letter in the mail stating my Real Estate taxes were “Overdue-Please Pay” and “Your failure to pay will result in a lien on property”?
25. What is Tax Title?
26. My Real Estate taxes were delinquent and my mortgage company paid them. Can they do this?
27. What is a CPA Tax?
28. What is an Abatement?
29. What is an elderly, disability, blind, widow or veterans exemption?
30. I paid off my mortgage/equity, and need to release the lien on my property, Where do I go to do this?
31. Where can I go to check if I have any liens on my property?
32. I need a septic betterment payoff, who do I contact?

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1. Why is snow plowed into my driveway?
2. When will my street be plowed?
3. What if I need to get out for work or errands?
4. What if I have an emergency?
5. Why does the snowplow go down my road so many times?
6. What happens if a plow knocks down my mailbox?
7. What happens if a plow damages my lawn or sprinklers?
8. Is there a parking ban in effect when it snows?
9. When it snows what should I do with my trash and recycling?
10. What about my yard waste?
11. Other yard waste info

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1. How Much Salary Can You Defer if You’re Eligible for More than One Retirement Plan?
2. How do I change my direct deposit information?

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1. What is an Appeal?
2. What is a Special Permit?
3. What is a Variance?
4. What does the Zoning Board of Appeals do?