How to track Sullivan County meetings, permits and public hearings

Residents of Sullivan County who want to follow county and municipal business should use town and county official websites as the primary source for agendas, minutes, hearing documents and routine municipal notices. County Administration offices are based in Unity at the County Office building; for county meeting calendars, budgets and CDBG public hearing notices check the Sullivan County site or call the county administrative number during weekday business hours.

Claremont, the county’s largest city, posts building permit and inspection information, water and wastewater notices, and public works updates on City Hall web pages. Departments such as the City Manager’s office, City Council and the Department of Public Works typically maintain agenda and meeting packet uploads, while the News or Announcements section is where water advisories, fee schedule changes and large project updates appear first.

Newport combines town and county seat functions and posts Planning Board, Selectboard and Conservation Commission agendas and public hearing notices on its municipal site. Parlin Field airport-related items and planning and conservation materials are also listed there. The Newport Town Clerk handles motor vehicle and vital records transactions; the clerk’s site also posts service interruptions or planned maintenance such as server migrations, so call the clerk’s office for timing-sensitive needs like vehicle registration or certifying vital records.

Charlestown posts public hearings, planning board notices and candidate filing dates on its community news page. The Planning Department posts PDFs of proposed zoning or land‑use language and hearing dates so residents can review amendments before hearings. Sunapee’s town offices publish Selectboard and budget hearing schedules and have frequently posted bond hearings connected to wastewater treatment plant projects; the town’s News section also covers energy and solar articles related to municipal projects. Grantham maintains its municipal news and government pages for similar agendas and notices; residents should bookmark that page alongside other towns’ feeds.

Most New Hampshire municipalities use platforms such as CivicPlus or TownCloud and post searchable agenda PDFs under tabs labeled News, Agendas & Minutes or Government. Boards sometimes post last‑minute cancellations or agenda changes on town social media feeds and local cable listings, including NCTV in the Newport area. If a document is not online, call the town clerk or an administrative assistant by phone to request copies.

To be heard at public hearings, check posted agendas for public comment rules, time limits and any required sign‑up procedures and plan to arrive early. For clerk transactions, plan around announced service interruptions; when online services are down, towns often accept check or cash in person but may restrict certain transactions, so call ahead. Filing windows and instructions for local office are published by each town; the Town Clerk or Supervisors of the Checklist page will list dates and steps.

In smaller counties like Sullivan, routine municipal notices are the practical levers residents use to influence local decisions. Bookmark municipal news pages for Claremont, Newport, Charlestown, Sunapee and Grantham, subscribe to town e‑news where available, and call municipal offices directly for exact phone numbers, email addresses and up‑to‑the‑minute agenda PDFs before time‑sensitive meetings or filings.