“FRIDAY
UPDATES”
August
14, 2009
A beautiful rainbow, captured by
Craig Seymour, appeared over the Town Landing after Tuesday’s torrential
rains.
The final top coat of paving was
completed this week on
REMEMBER
TO VOTE ON TUESDAY -
On Tuesday, August 18,
2009, the Town will hold a bond referendum from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM at
the Oyster River High School located on Coe Drive in
Durham to request authorization for borrowing a low interest loan
through the NH State Revolving Loan Fund for the rehabilitation of the Dover
Road Wastewater Pump Station in the amount of $1,231,055. The Town has received
a Federal stimulus grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
covering half the $1,231,055 project cost or approximately
$615,000. The residual $615,528 will be funded through the Sewer Fund
which is shared 1/3
LABOR
DAY
Monday, September 7th is
Labor Day. All Town offices will be closed for the Labor Day holiday,
however, there will be NO CHANGE
to the refuse and recycling collection that normally occurs on Monday’s.
As always, please have all items out by 7:00 AM.
NH
RANKED NUMBER TEN IN THE “TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS
CLIMATE”
Congratulations to the
ANNUAL
MUNICIPAL LAW LECTURE SERIES
Beginning in September, the
34th Annual Municipal Law Lecture Series, sponsored by the
The schedule of lectures is as
follows: Lecture 1: Constitutional Issues in Land Use Regulation; Lecture
2: The Five Variance Criteria in the 21st Century; and Lecture 3:
What Do You Do When They Stop Building? A registration form has been placed in
the mailboxes for Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Historic District
Commission, and Conservation Commission members. The registration form may also
be obtained through the LGC website at: http://www.nhlgc.org/LGCWebSite//PDFDocuments/Flyers/MLLS_flyer.pdf.
Board and committee members interested in attending any or all of these lectures
are encouraged to do so. Please complete the registration form and return it to
Jennie Berry as soon as possible as space is limited. The Town will cover the
cost for all registration fees.
For the past several years, the
Durham Police Department, in cooperation with the Durham Landlords Association,
has been collecting data relative to the number of responses made by the police
to various rental properties within the community relating to noise complaints,
disorderly actions or any other incident requiring police intervention. Although
the work involved to compile this data is quite time-consuming, the police
believe it is a worthwhile and useful tool that enhances the department’s
ability to form conclusions about problematic property, as well as recognizing
those that have undertaken initiatives that will improve and negate the need for
police response. To view the matrix reflecting police responses to addresses
that are rental properties between the dates of April 1-June 30, 2009, please
click HERE.
Household
Hazardous Waste Day - September 12th
This year’s annual Household
Hazardous Waste Day will once again be held at the Department of Public Works
facility located at
On Thursday, August 20,
2009, from 5:30-7:00 PM, the Holiday Inn Express, 2 Main Street, will host an
August DBA Business After Hours Quarterly Membership Meeting. Come enjoy wine
and cheeses while Durham Town Council Chair Neil Niman discusses economic
development initiatives that are underway in
LIBRARIES
MIX IT UP
In many cases, libraries provide
valuable services for residents of all ages, incomes, and ethnic backgrounds,
but they can also inject a healthy dose of vitality into downtowns, main
streets, and neighborhood centers. To learn more about the positive aspects of
libraries, visit the Libraries Resource Page of the Planning Commissioners
Journal website at: http://pcj.typepad.com/planning_commissioners_jo/libraries.html
Check out a
PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE
The following public meetings are
scheduled for the coming week in the Town Council chambers at the Durham Town
Office and will begin at 7:00 PM unless otherwise indicated
below.
Parks and Recreation Committee –
Thursday, August 20, 2009
To view the agenda for the meetings
listed above, please click HERE. All meetings
recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library for checkout
and viewing.
To view the Oyster River School Board meeting schedule,
please click HERE.
The Durham Public Library Board of Trustees
meet every third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM at the Durham Public
Library. All are welcome to attend. To view the Trustees meeting schedule,
please click HERE.
To view a listing of the DCAT
programming schedule, please click HERE
LISTING
OF CURRENT RECREATION PROGRAMS IN
On August 3, 2009, Parks and
Recreation Director, Michael Mengers, began employment with the Town. As a first
step, Michael compiled information on the various recreational opportunities and
organizations currently available to the
free
ice cream at the parks and Recreation committee’s last ‘picnic in the park’ for
the 2009 season
On Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 5:00 PM, please join
members of the
Parks
and Recreation department website updated
Please check out the updated Parks and Recreation
Department website. The page now contains listings of recreation programs
and cultural events that are all happening right here in
Parks
and Recreation department looking for adults interested in playing flag football
or dodge ball this fall
The Parks and Recreation Department
is organizing a coed flag football and dodge ball team to compete this fall in
the New Hampshire Sports & Social Club. The flag football season runs from
October through November. Games will be played on Saturday mornings at The
Commons in
Durham Day 2009 has been set for
Sunday, September 20, 2009 from 12:30-4:30 PM at Wagon Hill Farm.
Residents interested in assisting with this annual event should contact Durham
Day Coordinator, Nicole Moore, at 868-6775 or e-mail durhamday3@yahoo.com.
ORYA
FALL PROGRAMS
Register today for your ORYA fall
programs. Registrations can be done online at www.oryarec.org. Programs offered include:
Rec soccer, Preschool-8th grade; Tennis, Grades 4-8; Track and Field,
Grades 1-6; Football, Grades 1-6; and Hip Hop Dance, Grades
1-8.
NH
DIVISION OF FORESTS AND LANDS WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
On August 28, 2006, the Durham Town
Council passed a motion to “approve the contribution of $200,000 to the Nature
Conservancy and authorize the Town Administrator to enter into an agreement with
the Nature Conservancy for the protection of 140 acres of the Beaudette property
located off of Bennett Road, and that the Town retain legal interest in the
property by placing a conservation restriction on the land at the time of
transfer to the New Hampshire Department of Fish and Game.
“
The Town has been notified by the
New Hampshire Division of Forests and Lands of its plans for a
wildlife habitat
improvement project on the “Beaudette Tract” with a primary focus on creating
suitable habitat conditions for numerous species requiring early-successional
habitats, especially New England Cottontail, a state endangered species and a
candidate for listing under the Federal Endangered Species Act. This project
will be a whole tree harvest removing all overstory stems within an abandoned
pasture area. An estimated 294 tons of mixed chips will be removed. The project
is being planned during the winter of 2009/10.
CHINA
PALACE RESTAURANT TEMPORARILY CLOSING
Beginning Monday, August 17, 2009,
the China Palace Restaurant, located in the
DURHAM
CHURCHES HOLD ANNUAL 700-FAMILY YARD SALE
On Saturday, September 12, 2009 from
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM, the
McGregor
The McGregor EMS (formerly Durham Ambulance) has
purchased a new, state-of-the-art ambulance. This ambulance replaces McGregor’s
oldest ambulance, which served the community for over 150,000 miles and 13
years. The new ambulance was paid for in part by donations from the community
and imposes no additional costs on taxpayers. This ambulance ensures that
McGregor EMS continues to have two frontline and one ready-reserve emergency
response vehicles.
The new ambulance has a different exterior
design, intended to enhance safety by making it more visible while on emergency
calls. Additional features on the interior provide for greater
patient comfort, safety and care. Members of the public are invited
to stop in at the station at
GREAT
BAY ROWING OFFERS ADULT ROWING CLINIC
Workshop: August 24 - 28; from 5 to
7pm. Meet & Greet BBQ: Friday,
August 28 at 7pm for master’s and
workshop attendees. More information can be
found online at www.greatbayrowing.org or
emailing greatbayrowing@comcast.net.
FROM
HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL – 1600 – 1976
“1930 – For many years the annual
freshmen-sophomore rope pulls across the mouth of Beard’s Creek just below the
highway bridge were the stellar events of the fall. When the freshmen won, there
was no hazing that year. They never won. The pulls were especially spectacular
when the tide was out.”
Have a nice
weekend.
Todd
Todd I. Selig, Administrator
Town of Durham
15 Newmarket Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Tel
(603) 868-5571
Fax (603) 868-5572
tselig@ci.durham.nh.us
www.ci.durham.nh.us
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