Sunapee clerk and tax office opens late June 12, at 9:30 a.m.

Sunapee delayed the opening of its Town Clerk & Tax Collector’s Office until 9:30 a.m. on Friday, June 12, shifting back one of the town’s busiest public counters for a half-hour. The short delay mattered for residents trying to renew motor vehicle registrations, pay property taxes, obtain dog licenses or handle vital records before work.

The office normally operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with Wednesday hours from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It is located at 23 Edgemont Road in Sunapee, and Joshua Boone is listed by the town as Town Clerk/Tax Collector. Residents who did not want to wait for the counter to open could use the town’s online tools for motor vehicle registration, dog licenses, property taxes and vital records.

The timing also lined up with a period when money matters tend to stack up at town hall. Sunapee says property tax bills are sent out twice a year, with the first installment due around the first of July and the second due around the first of December. For anyone trying to beat a deadline, avoid late fees or clear up paperwork before heading to work, the 9:30 a.m. opening could have changed the day’s plan.

Sunapee has used similar notices before. The town posted a separate alert this year saying the office would be closed from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on February 12 for a Department Head meeting, and it also posted a 2024 notice listing June 12 as a closure date for the same office. The pattern shows why the town tells residents to call or check the calendar before making the trip.

The office’s phone number is (603) 763-2449. In a small town where one counter handles several common transactions, even a brief late opening can send people home empty-handed if they do not check first, and Sunapee’s notice gave residents time to adjust before they arrived.