“FRIDAY
UPDATES”
November
6, 2009
View of the
Courtesy Neil
Niman
Hopefully, residents are settling
into the fall as the weather cools and leaves collect on lawns, riverbanks, and
local roadways.
Town
Offices Closed for Veterans Day
A final reminder that all Town
Offices will be closed on Wednesday, November 11, 2009, in observance of
Veterans Day. Offices will reopen for regular business hours on Thursday
morning, November 12, 2009. All commercial
recycling and refuse routes will continue as regularly scheduled.
Downtown
design workshop: Other ways to be heard
The show is on the road! Thursday
night marked the start of the design workshop (held at UNH's Holloway Commons)
that will focus on
Some people who wish to participate
are out of town. Others may feel unwilling to speak in public. Yet others might
only be able to zip in for a few minutes or are physically unable to join the
process.
We have a solution. To provide input
to the design team, please send your comments to design_charrette@ci.durham.nh.us
and we will make sure your comments reach their
ears.
Public
hearings SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 16TH TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
On Monday,
November 16, 2009, the Durham Town Council will hold public hearings on the
items listed below. Click on the individual items to view more information for
each (if available).
Town
Charter Amendment to Section 5.12
Resolution #2009-25
Proposed FY 2010
Budget
SPRUCE
HOLE BOG – BRONZE PLAQUE UNVEILING
On Tuesday, November 17, 2009,
beginning at 1:30 PM, members of the public are invited to an unveiling ceremony
of an official US Government bronze plaque given to the Town by The National
Parks Service (NPS) recognizing the Spruce Hole bog as a unique geological
occurrence. The bog is a kettle hole, which is a depression left by the
melting of an ice block lodged in a deposit of till or drift. Kettles are often
found embedded in moraines and on outwash plains.
Directions: The Spruce Hole Bog is
located off of
HICKORY POND INN IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS
USUAL
Jane Brown
Sparks would like to thank all of those in the community who have offered their
support in this difficult time. Jane is still living at the
Safe
Routes to School
The Department of
Public Works, in
collaboration with the
FALL
CLEANUP
Fall Cleanup
will begin on Monday, November 9, 2009. All items must be out by 7:00 AM
that day and fit the criteria to guarantee their pickup. Please follow the
below guidelines to guarantee a successful fall cleanup:
§
Leaves should be placed in paper
leaf bags (remember, plastic bags are not recyclable). Paper bags may be
purchased at Durham Marketplace, Home Depot or Lowes. Loose leaves will
not be accepted but may be brought to the
§
Brush should be placed in one
direction, bundled, and tied with string (no wire
please).
§
Brush and limbs must be no
greater than 5 feet in length and 5 inches in
diameter.
§
The amount of brush and limbs is
limited to one truckload per household.
§
Cutting off small limbs from
branches will help maximize each load.
§
Remember, backyard composting
your leaves and brush reduces the flow of waste while at the same time producing
valuable organic matter for the soil. It improves your soil and the plants
growing in it.
FOUND – MISSING
GLOVE
If you visited the Department of
Public Works last week and lost a Brown Leather glove with fur
trim, please stop in to
the DPW office to claim the glove.
Depot
Road Culvert Repair
The work on the
storm water culvert under the
PUBLIC
INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS – BEARDS CREEK IMPOUNDMENT & DRAWDOWN OF THE MILL
POND
On Monday, November 9, 2009
beginning at 6:30 PM, a public informational meeting regarding the drawdown of
the Beards Creek impoundment will be held at the Durham Police Station on Route
108 (Dover Road) in the conference room. Immediately following the Beards
Creek session, another public informational meeting will be held in the same
conference room beginning at approximately 7:00 PM regarding the drawdown of the
Mill Pond on the
PROPERTY
TAX BILLS
Second half 2009 tax bills were
mailed today, Friday, November 6th and will be due by Monday,
December 7th. A return envelope will be enclosed with the
bills. This envelope is addressed to the Town’s lock box in
WATER
AND SEWER BILLS
Water and sewer bills were mailed in
October and are due November 13th. Options for payment are the
same as with tax payments explained above.
DOG
LICENSES
Civil forfeitures will be issued on
unlicensed dogs after Friday, November 13th. Anyone who has
received a notice that their dog(s) are unlicensed are asked to please respond
immediately to avoid the issuance of a civil forfeiture.
Binge
Drinking Levels among Youth
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration recently released a study that shows that binge
drinking levels across the
http://www.oas.samhsa.gov/2k3State/toc.htm
Did
you Know…?
Compared to teens who have frequent
family dinners (five or more per week), those who have infrequent family dinners
(fewer than three per week) are more than one and a half times likelier to use
alcohol? This is according to the Importance of Family Dinners V, a new
report by The National Center on
Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia
University.
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. To view the
agenda for the meetings listed below, please click HERE.
All meetings recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library
for checkout and viewing.
Closing presentation of planning
Charrette process – Monday, November 9, 2009 (6:30 PM at
Holloway Commons)
Town Council Budget Work session –
Monday, November 9, 2009 (8:30 PM
following the closing Charrette presentation)
Zoning Board of Adjustment –
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
DCAT Governance Committee –
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 (7:00 PM, PD
Community Room)
Conservation Commission – Thursday,
November 12, 2009
Economic Development Committee –
Friday, November 13, 2009 (7:30
AM)
Oyster
River School Board meeting schedule, please click HERE.
Durham
Public Library Board of Trustees meeting schedule, please click HERE.
DCAT
Programming Schedule, please click HERE
§
Sunday, November 8 2009, 12:00 noon-2:00 PM, Oyster
River Middle School Athletic Field: Pickup
Ultimate Frisbee. Enjoy a relaxed, family-friendly game of pickup
ultimate Frisbee. Bring a light and dark colored shirt.
§
Durham Parks & Recreation Activities Room:
Tai Chi.
6-week sessions start in mid-November. Morning session: Thursdays, 10:00 AM
(begin 11/12). Evening sessions: 6:15 PM (begin 11/16). Each 6-week
session is $50.00.
§
Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 7:00 – 8:00 PM, Meet the Parks and Recreation Director and
members of the Parks and Recreation Committee, and tour the
§
Saturday, November 14, 2009, 1:00 PM, Centennial
Celebration of Doe Farm. Meet at the Doe Farm parking area on
§
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, Durham Parks &
Recreation Activities Room: On The Ball: Basic Stability Ball
Training. Bounce your way to better health. 6-week
sessions start in November. One class meets at 2:00 PM and another meets
at 5:30 PM.
§
Zumba – Pilates –
Bootcamp: Parks & Recreation Department is now offering
classes taught by Kathy Kerrigan.
You can sign up for P&R classes
at the P&R office,
COMMUNITY EVENTS
§
Saturday, November 7, 2009: Scouting For Food Service Project.
The
Durham Boy Scout Troop 154 will collect non-perishable food items for local
pantries. Boy Scouts will place flyers on the front door of
§
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 6:30 PM, Huddleston Hall,
UNH: Growing Places Fall
Auction, with a special
performance by the band “Bliss”. For more information, contact
Sue
Chase, 868-1335, suechase@growingplacesnh.org.
§
Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:00 PM,
§
November 8, 2009
§
Sunday, November 8, 2009, 3:00 PM, Museum of Art,
§
Thursday, November 12, 2009, 7:00 – 8:30 PM; Friday,
November 13, 2009, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM; and Saturday, November 14, 2009, 10:00 AM
– 2:00 PM, Durham Public Library, 7 Mill Plaza: Friends of DPL Fabulous Fall Used Book Sale. For more
information, contact the Library at (603) 868-6699.
Weekly
Police Arrest Report
|
Week –
26 |
12 UNH (46%)
|
14 Other
(54%) |
|
*2009/10 Academic Year –
446 |
276 UNH (62%)
|
170 Other
(38%) |
|
Calendar Year –
992 |
573 UNH
(58%)
|
419 Other
(42%) |
*Commenced September 1, 2009
Historical data
for the same week
This data represents the 2009/10
Academic year report which begins anew each August
when UNH students begin arriving in
Year |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
|
Week |
30 |
26 |
12 |
27 |
26 |
|
Academic
Year |
540 |
378 |
335 |
365 |
446 |
|
Calendar
Year |
1099 |
881 |
906 |
880 |
992 |
FROM
HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL – 1600 – 1976
“1960 – Each fall mayoralty
campaigns were a campus tradition. Two weeks prior to Home Coming ambitious
candidates vied with each other with fantastic promises and public exhibitions.
The only official duty was to host the half-time of the game with high jinks and
hilarity.”
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
The
Town of