Town Offices (Town Hall, Libraries, Recreation, Social Services, Senior Center, LP Wilson Community Center, 330 Windsor Avenue Community Center, Caring Connection, & Public Works) will close at 12:30pm on Friday, December 15, 2023 for the Town’s annual employee appreciation event. Please join us in thanking each and every one of our employees for the hard work that they do throughout the year! We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have. Select services are available online (GIS, building permits, program registration, tax payments, land records search, etc).

How do I plan for solar access to my home?

When building a new home, consider orienting the house to face as close to due south as possible to maximize solar access.  If you want to have the option of installing solar panels for electricity (photoelectric cells) or hot water in the future, make sure that trees will not block the sun from reaching the southern roof of the house.

For a passive solar house, you should plant or preserve large deciduous trees (that drop their leaves) near the house to block the summer sun and provide for passive solar heating in the winter.  Long eaves on the south side of the house can also block the high summer sun from heating the inside of the house while allowing the low-angle winter sun to enter the house to warm slab floors that will radiate heat long after the sun goes down.