Town of Parsons Pond P.O. Box 39, Parsons Pond,  NL  A0K 3Z0 Telephone:  (709)243-2564    Fax:  (709)243-2254   Brenda Biggin, Mayor  /  Robin Payne, Deputy-Mayor  /  Blanche Thornhill, Town Clerk/Manager Wayne Bennett, Maintenance  /  Arch Payne, Part-time Maintenance Mike Verge, Fire Chief  /  Angela Thornhill, Recreation/ Adelaide Shears & Mae Coles Ambulance Committee

September  Newsletter 2016

 

Chase The Ace

 

Parson’s Pond Volunteer Fire Brigade is having a fundraiser to raise money for a new fire truck September 25, 2016. Tickets are 3/$5.00 or 7/$10.00 and will be sold at Parson’s Pond Town Hall from 5:00P.M. - 7:00P.M. every Sunday and drawn at 7:15P.M. must be in attendance to cut the deck of cards. The amount of the jackpot depends on the number of tickets sold. The door prize will be 20% of ticket sales. Please come out and support the local fire brigade.

 

Property Taxes

 

We would like to thank those of you that have been paying their municipal taxes.  For those of you who don’t drive you may contact the town office to make arrangements for your payments to be picked up by the town clerk. 

We would like to inform people that have arrears with the town and have not made an effort to make payments your water will be cut and there will be $100.00 connection fee and all taxes will have to be paid in full before water is turned back on.  If the town cannot collect taxes, the Municipal Operating Grant will be forfeited therefore services will have to be cut. It will not be a good idea for snow clearing in the winter months have to be cut, or if there is a water break or freeze up is not able to fix it. This is a very serious concern and it is not fair to those residents that do pay their taxes to have to be punished for the residents that feel they will pay when it is convenient for them. It does not work that way. Employers from all sources will be contacted to have deductions taken from employees pay cheques to satisfy arrears and current Municipal Taxes owed to the Town. October 31, 2016 is the deadline to have taxes paid in full.

 

School Open

 

The new school year has begun the town hope that all kids had a safe and enjoyable summer. There are still concerns about no street crossing signs and vehicles passing the school bus while their lights are activated. If anyone see this kind of activity happening, please contact the RCMP or call the town office.