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Road Name Changes
During 2003 the Pelham Board of Selectmen
held several legally posted/advertised public hearings at which name changes
to 25 Town roads were discussed and voted upon. These road name changes were
based on resolving "sound-alike" or confusing road name and house numbering
issues identified by former Chiefs Fisher and Haglund and by the New
Hampshire Department of Safety, Bureau of Communications (E-911). The
following roads were among those determined to change at one or more of
these public hearings. The Board of Selectmen has asked the current Highway
Safety Committee, (Police Chief, Fire Chief, Planning Director and Road
Agent) to implement these road name changes in the interest of protecting
public safety.
Below you will find a chart with a list of
affected roads, their new name, and the date of the BOS public hearing.
Minutes of the public hearings are available on the Town website or from the
Selectmen's office. As the chart indicates, all name changes will become
effective on July 1, 2008. During the week of June 16th, those affected will
receive a letter from the Post Office informing you of your new address at
which time you should follow the address change instruction provided with
that notice. Those instructions will describe the process of notifying your
correspondents of your address change and will include cars you can use for
that purpose along with information on the simple process of updating your
new address on driver's licenses, passports, etc. This re-addressing process
will not require any changes to deeds, plot plans, easements, etc. since
those documents are referenced by Map and Lot number, not by street address.
Current
Name New Name Public
Hearing Date(s) Effective Date
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Andrew Lane |
Boulder Lane |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Apple Leaf Drive |
Deer Hill Circle |
7/29/03 and
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Cindy Circle |
Berkeley Street |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Colburn Road |
Cardinal Drive |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Fox Avenue |
Tiger Avenue |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Gage Hill Road
(Route 38) |
Bridge Street
(38 MA to Salem) |
11/18/2003 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Gibson Drive |
Acorn Lane |
3/4/03 and
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Gumpas Pond Road |
Granite Drive |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Hillcrest Lane
(2nd) |
Morgan Ave
(Garland to Birch) |
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Irene Drive |
Patriot Drive |
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Jay Bird Lane |
Blue Jay Lane |
4/29/03 and
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Keilty Avenue |
Lyons Way |
7/29/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Meadow Knoll
Road |
Tower Hill Road |
3/4/03
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July 1, 2008 |
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Meadowview Road |
Monument Hill
Road |
3/4/03 and
7/29/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Oak Lane |
Wisteria Way |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Old Bridge Street South |
Russell Drive |
7/29/03 and
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Old Bridge Street North |
Old Bridge
Street |
11/18/2003 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Old Gage Hill Road North |
Old Gage Hill
Road |
7/29/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Old Gage Hill
Road South |
Main Street
(both sides of 38) |
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Partridgeberry
Lane |
Primrose Lane |
7/29/03 and
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Robin Road |
Township Road |
11/18/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Tall Oaks Drive |
Magnolia Drive |
11/18/2003 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Valley Forge
Drive |
Monticello Drive |
3/4/03 and
7/29/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Valley View
Drive |
Sky View Drive |
3/4/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
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Willowvale Drive |
Fairview Drive |
7/29/03 |
July 1, 2008 |
Address
Change Process for E911 Road Name and Number Changes
During the
week of June 16th each affected resident will be sent a letter from the USPS
containing instructions on notification of your correspondents, creditors, etc.
No action should be taken by residents to change their addressed prior to
receipt of that letter. Doing so would create confusion and the Post Office mail
forwarding process would be hampered.
The USPS
package will contain:
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Your
exact new address (road name is determined but 50 foot increment
numbering is not yet completed); |
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A
small supply of address change cards (additional cards available at Post
Office); |
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A
letter explaining how to use the enclosed address change cards and
specifics on displaying your house on your mail-
box; |
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Driver's license change forms; |
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Note
that after the effective date of July 1, 2008, the Post Office will
automatically reroute your mail to your new address
for a full year. It should take much less than a year for the change to
filter through the system. |
What you will
need to do:
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To
notify friends, family and other correspondents, send them a name change
card. |
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To
notify creditors, fill out the address change section that comes with
your monthly bill. If you pay your bills online there
will be an option for changing your billing address. |
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To
change your driver's license address, send in one of the yellow change
request forms which will be included in the
June USPS letter. This form can be mailed to the Concord DOT, or dropped
off at the Salem registry. This form is
required to be completed and mailed within 10 days of the July 1, 2008
effective date. To show this change on your
actual driver's license, the DMV says you can simply correct the address
in permanent marker on the back of your
license or affix a small label with the corrected address. There is no
charge for the DMV address change. |
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To
change a passport, pencil in your new address. Since passports are
issued for 10 years, they anticipate relocation
of holders and provide a pace for changes. |
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The
Town will update your address for tax purposes internally with no
requirement for you to take any action. |
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There
is no need to change the address on deeds, permits, etc. The Planning
Department relies on tax map and lot numbers and
the registry of deeds relies on book and page numbers independent of
your street address. |
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