What's New

The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works Water Division begins its seasonal routine flushing of fire hydrants and water mains on Monday, September 16, 2024. The flushing will take place at various locations, Monday through Thursday, between 7 am and 11 pm, and is expected to take six weeks to complete.

The Portsmouth City Council has empowered City Manager Karen Conard to enter into a contract for $140,000 with DiBari Associates of Miami, Florida to design, construct, and install the public artwork on Peirce Island recommended by the Public Art Review Committee (PARC). The selection and funding of the artwork are based on the City ordinance directing Percent-for-Art proceeds from the Peirce Island Wastewater Treatment plant. The Percent-for-Art amount is capped by Council action at $150,000.

After nearly two years of work, including extensive community engagement, research into local community impacts, and an exhaustive inventory of municipal and estimated community greenhouse gas emissions, the City’s Planning and Sustainability Department presented Portsmouth’s Climate Future to the City Council at its August 19, 2024 meeting. The Council voted unanimously to adopt the plan.

City staff and their consultants continue to monitor the seasonal occurrence of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and other mosquito-borne diseases reported by the NH Department of Health and Human Services (NHDHHS). 

The City of Portsmouth NH is planning a Residents’ Day Community Picnic in the Park, hosted by the City Recreation Department in partnership with Prescott Park Arts Festival, on Sunday, September 8, 2024 from 11 am to 2 pm. The event is free and open to all Portsmouth residents, with live music, lawn games and food available for purchase from The Prop. Residents are encouraged to bring their own picnics (no alcoholic beverages), lawn chairs, blankets – and community spirit.

The Assessor’s Office for the City of Portsmouth has announced a Taxpayer Forum scheduled for September 4, 2024, from 5 to 6:30 pm in Council Chambers at City Hall. Topics will include how assessments are handled in New Hampshire, how market value is determined, what taxpayers can do when they have questions or concerns about their assessed values, and what is – and how to be best prepared for – an informal hearing.

The City of Portsmouth Department of Public Works will hold its biannual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day on Saturday, September 14, 2024 at the Public Works facility at 680 Peverly Hill Road. Residents of Portsmouth, Greenland and Newington are encouraged to bring household chemicals for safe disposal between 8 am and 12 noon.

The Department of Public Works Parking Enforcement Department, which manages the crossing guard schedule, asks motorists to be mindful of increased pedestrian activity and to follow the directions from crossing guards with vests and signs as they assist students and their guardians who are walking and biking to school.

The City of Portsmouth NH Inspection Department has posted to its page on the City website a courtesy summary of the latest New Hampshire Building Code amendments provided by the Building Code Review Board. The Inspection Department has also posted a NH Building Codes guidance document on the website,