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1. How can my taxes increase?
2. How is your assessment determined?
3. What does the Assessors Department do?
4. What is proposition 2 1/2?
5. What is the Assessors' Office not responsible for?

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1. Can a homeowner pull his own permit and hire an unlicensed and unregistered contractor?
2. What is a registered home improvement contractor?
3. What is a licensed construction supervisor?
4. When are construction projects inspected?
5. How much does a building permit cost?
6. What projects require building permits?
7. Who must review and approve building permits?
8. Are Building Department Records open to the public?
9. What is Zoning?

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1. How can I get involved in Emergency Management?
2. What is CERT?
3. Is the School Department included in Emergency Management planning?
4. What is the National Response Plan and How can I get a copy of it?
5. Where is the designated evacuation location for incidents that require such action?

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1. When are town employees paid?
2. If I have a question about the amount of a water or sewer bill, who do I contact?
3. Where do I go to pay or contest a parking ticket?
4. How often does the Town issue checks to its vendors?
5. If I have a question about an accounts payable who do I call?
6. If I have a question about a payroll check, who do I call?

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1. If I have questions about the amount outstanding on a tax, water, or sewer bill, who do I contact?
2. Why did my taxes increase?
3. How did you arrive at the property assessment listed on my tax bill?
4. How do I get an abatement on my taxes?
5. How do I get information about my taxes?

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1. Does the town have transient moorings available for visiting boaters?
2. Do I have to be a resident of Cohasset to be on the mooring waiting list or have a mooring in the harbor?
3. Do I have to pay a fee every year to stay on the waiting list?
4. How do I get on the waiting list for a mooring?
5. How long is the wait for a mooring?
6. If I forget to pay my mooring bill on time do I lose the mooring?
7. If I forget to reaffirm, do I lose my place on the list?
8. When are the mooring bills sent out?

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1. If I have, or planning to, drill an irrigation well on my property, are there any regulations and or testing requirements that I should first read and be aware of?
2. My private well (drinking water and/or irrigation) was in existence prior to October 2, 2013, does this "grandfather" me in from the requirements of the newly implemented regulations?

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1. Are food handlers required to wear gloves?
2. Are some people more susceptible to food poisoning than others?
3. How do I file a complaint about a restaurant?
4. How often are food establishments inspected?

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1. Am I required to pay for domestic cold water if my lease lists this as the tenant's responsibility?
2. As a property owner, what appliances am I required to provide in my dwelling [unit]?
3. Does a bedroom need a closet?
4. Do I need to provide air conditioning for dwelling [units] that are rented?
5. If I own a residential dwelling [unit] in the Town of Cohasset and my tenant is destroying the property and I would like an inspection, can I request an inspection to be performed?
6. What are the temperature requirements for dwelling [units]?
7. Who can request a housing inspection for a particular property?

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1. Is there a cost for burial permits?
2. Where can I obtain a burial permit?
3. Who do I contact for a burial permit during the weekend and non-business hours?

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1. Do Title 5 inspectors have to be licensed by the Town of Cohasset?
2. How do I locate my septic system?
3. How long is my Title 5 inspection report valid?
4. How often should my septic system be inspected?
5. How often should my septic tank be pumped?
6. Where can I obtain a copy of my most recent Title 5 inspection report?

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1. Where can I dispose of my home medical sharps?
2. Where can I dispose of medications when they are no longer being used?

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1. Do I need to file an application with the Planning Board?
2. Are Planning Board meetings open to the public?
3. When is a Form A - Approval Not Required (ANR) filed?
4. What are the advertising and notification requirements for various filings?
5. When does the Planning Board Meet?
6. What are "Placement of Survey Monuments" and why are they a condition of approval for Large Home Review filings?
7. What are "As Builts" and why are "As Builts" a condition of approval for filings?
8. When is the balance of these deposits returned?
9. When submitting an application to the Planning Board for a Subdivision, site plan review, Large Home Review or Common Driveway, the fees include deposits for other items. What are these deposits for?
10. When submitting an application to the Planning Board, why are multiple copies of the application, site plans, floor plans and elevations required?

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1. If I was only stopped for a minor offense, why did two or three other Police Officers show up or drive by?
2. The Police Officer wrote me a ticket and I feel that I didn't deserve it, what should I do?
3. Why did the officer "sneak up" along side of my car?
4. Why do officers stay in their car so long? What are they doing?

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1. If I have a tree that looks like it is dying or in danger of falling and causing damages, who do I contact to have the Town of Cohasset remove it?
2. Is the street I live on, or planning to live on, a public or private way?
3. What is the cost of dumping various items?
4. What is the cost to buy a grave?
5. When are brush collection days?
6. When is hazardous waste day?
7. Where can I purchase pay-per-throw bags?
8. Where can I purchase the "All Facility" Sticker?

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1. How are vital records created?
2. What county is Cohasset in?
3. What is the function of town meeting?
4. When will the "All Facility Stickers" be available?
5. Do I need to license my cat?
6. Do I need to license my dog every year?
7. How soon should I license my dog?
8. Are notary services available at the Clerk's Office?
9. May I register to vote online?
10. May I vote by absentee ballot for Town Meeting?

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1. How do I correct information such as my name or address?
2. What is the cost of a municipal lien certificate?
3. What should I do if I am flagged at the registry for an outstanding motor vehicle bill?
4. What should I do if I no longer have a certain vehicle or boat?
5. Who is the Town's Deputy Collector?

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1. I can't be using the amount of water that my bill indicates - what can I do?
2. What is the customer service charge?
3. What should I do if there is a leak?
4. Where is the shut-off valve?
5. Who is responsible for the service line?
6. Why do you have to gain access to my house in order to change my meter - isn't the meter on the outside of my house?