“FRIDAY
UPDATES”
Friday,
October 8, 2010
Bryant Park West,
34TH
ANNUAL LEIF ERICSON PARADE – HEAR THE SOUND OF THE LEATHER
HORN
The 34th annual Leif
Ericson Parade will be held early on Sunday morning, October 10, 2010 on
TOWN
OFFICES CLOSED -
A final reminder that all Town
offices will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 11, 2010,
and will reopen for business on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 8:00 AM. Please
note that there will be NO CHANGE
to the refuse and
recycling collection. All items must be out by 7:00 AM.
INVITATION
TO JOHN HATCH EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS
http://www.unh.edu/ucm/artinthehouse/oct9.html
DEPUTY
TREASURER RESIGNS
On
October 1, 2010, Morris Bowes resigned from his position as the Town’s Deputy
Treasurer. Town Treasurer Richard Lilly has appointed Karl Van Asselt to fulfill
the duties of Deputy Treasurer.
Campus
Safety Walk
Last week, Chief Kurz was invited to
participate in a UNH Campus Safety Walk by Vice President Mark Rubinstein.
This annual event occurs with numerous UNH officials and student representatives
walking the campus at night to inspect the campus for any safety issues or
deficiencies. While the group had a number of locations on campus to
inspect which were in need of additional or updated lighting, for the first time
the group wanted to discuss several off-campus locations. As the group
walked along
A Blue Light Phone is an emergency
telephone located inside a tower with a blue light attached to the top of the
tower. When an emergency occurs, a person need only press the button on the
tower to immediately connect to UNH dispatch services. There is immediate
two-way communication which enables the dispatchers to quickly determine the
individual’s situation and simultaneously assign officer/s to the location of
the activated telephone. Additionally, when the button to call is pushed, the
blue light on top of the tower is immediately activated enabling anyone in
proximity to notice there is an issue at that location. The system is viewed as
one more way for individuals in the
Chief Kurz will explore the
installation of these emergency telephones in areas that experience significant
student pedestrian activity.
Administrator Selig is looking at
this as a potential collaborative effort to benefit both
2011
BUDGET REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT
Business Manager Gail Jablonski and
Todd Selig have met with representatives from various Town Boards and committees
as well as all department heads to review each of their proposed 2011 budget
requests. The one-on-one budget meetings are done each year in an effort to
gain a better understanding of each department/committee's priorities and needs
early on in the budget development process prior to any budgetary decisions
being made.
It is interesting to note that all
requests, including capital projects, result in a 17.9% increase in spending.
This increase will certainly not be recommended to the Town Council,
which means the Town Administrator and Business Manager still have much work to
do in order to bring to the Council a reasonable and fiscally-responsible budget
for its deliberation and final adoption.
Upon finalizing the budget
development process, the proposed 2011 budget will be submitted to the Town
Council, along with the proposed 2011-2020 Capital Improvement Program in
accordance with Section 5.2. of the Town Charter, which states: "At such time as may be requested by the
Administrator or specified by the Administrative Code, each officer or director
of a department shall submit an itemized estimate of the expenditures for the
next fiscal year for the departments or activities under his control to the
Administrator. The Administrator shall, based on these estimates and other data,
prepare a recommended budget which he shall, together with these department
estimates, submit to the Council no later than the last workday prior to
November 1 of the current year."
In addition, Section 5.4. “Final
date for budget adoption” of the Durham Town Charter states that “The budget shall be adopted not later than the last
workday of the preceding fiscal year…. Failure by the Council to adopt a budget
by the deadline established in this section will establish the budget as
recommended by the
On November 1st, copies
of the proposed budget, as well as the proposed 2011-2020 Capital Improvement
Plan (CIP), will be presented to the Town Council and made available for viewing
at the Business Manager’s office on the second floor of the Durham Town Hall
located at 15 Newmarket Road, and at the
A
Public Hearing
on the proposed FY 2011 budget will
be held at the regular Town Council meeting on Monday, November 15, 2010. This
meeting will be broadcast live on Channel 22 as well as taped for
rebroadcast.
BICYCLE
USE AT THE
The standard bicycle and roundabout
design conventions were used to develop the bike lane at the newly constructed
Bicyclists in the bike lane (shown in green on above sketch)
approaching the roundabout have two alternatives based on their biking style,
preference, and comfort level:
1. Share a lane and
yield with cars awaiting entrance into and through the roundabout. Much
like the downtown
2. For those
uncomfortable sharing a lane in the roundabout there are ‘escape’ lanes (shown in pink connecting with the multi-use
bike/pedestrian path and crossings – also in pink) on both east and
west approach to the roundabout that allow the cyclists to join the
bike/pedestrian path and cross South Drive and Main Street with pedestrians –
either rejoining the bike lane or continuing on the path.
On Friday, October 15, 2010 at 12:15
PM, a ribbon cutting ceremony of the new UNH and Town of
STATE
CANDIDATES BREAKFAST
A State Candidates Breakfast, hosted
by the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee and
Federal Savings Bank, will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2010 from 7:30 –
9:30 AM at The Green Bean,
Candidates for State
Senate: State Senator
Amanda Merrill (D) and Peter Angerhofer (R)
Candidates for Executive
Council: Executive Councilor Bev Hollingworth (D) and Chris Sununu
(R)
Candidates for State Representative,
DPW UNH engineering intern John
Coulp-yu stands next to approx.
2,000 cubic yards of
woodchips. (Courtesy
DPW)
WOODCHIPS
As a result of the wind storm last
winter there was an excess of storm debris which the DPW chipped for FEMA storm
assessment purposes. This resulted in over 2,000 cubic yards of chips. The DPW
was able to deliver around 345 cubic yards of woodchips to approximately 44
residents. While woodchips are always available at the Transfer Station, the DPW
is open to the idea of another delivery should the need arise in the future.
Rescinding
Water Conservation Efforts
Area rivers are approaching their
normal levels. As a result, it is no longer necessary to implement water
conservation efforts beyond the normal stage. New Hampshire Department of
Environmental Services will also be releasing water from
Wiswall
Drawdown for Bridge Work
The Department of Public Works is in
the process of lowering the reservoir upstream of the Wiswall Dam on the Lamprey
River in preparation to perform final punch list items on the lower part of the
Wiswall Bridge abutments. The bridge work should be completed by mid-October.
Water system withdrawal has also been switched over from the
Questions and comments should be
directed to Durham Town Engineer David Cedarholm at (603)
868-5578.
DPW emergency generator
formerly located at the Fire Department
(Courtesy
DPW)
SuCCESSFUL
INSTALLATION OF downSHIFTED EQUPMENT AT DPW
The Department of Public Works
recently acquired the old emergency generator which was located at the Fire
Department. This generator became available when the Fire Department upgraded to
a newer generator. The DPW has never had a generator which has caused
operational problems during previous storms and power outages. This piece of
equipment will allow basic DPW facility operations to continue during any power
outages. The generator is run on natural gas and should provide clean, reliable
emergency power.
The Department of Public Works has
expanded its use of biodiesel to include all diesel-run vehicles in its fleet.
Previously, the Maintenance Department ran 25% of the diesel fleet on biodiesel
on a trial basis. The department found no negative impact and has expanded use
of biodiesel to include the entire fleet. All fuels are purchased through the
State Fuel Purchasing Program at a reduced cost. This allows the Department of
Public Works to utilize the NHDOT biodiesel pumps located at UNH. Like
diesel, biodiesel prices fluctuate. Last month biodiesel prices were $0.10 lower
than diesel. This month prices are $0.03 higher than diesel. While biodiesel is
not always the cheaper option, the Department of Public Works is working to
implement environmentally-sound practices wherever possible in furtherance of
the Town’s overall goal of sustainability.
New
Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) – ROUTE 4 Paving Project
NHDOT recently met with Public Works
Director Mike Lynch, Deputy Police Chief Rene Kelly, Deputy Fire Chief
The project scope includes: cold
planing, repaving of Route 4 (including the on and off ramps), guardrail
replacement, new signage, new retroreflective traffic pavement markings, and the
rehabilitation of the six bridge decks within the project limits. Cold planing
is the grinding and removal of existing pavement in order to remove the damaged
and delaminated pavement. The paving portion of the project will be night
work.
Town representatives introduced the
NHDOT team to the 2000 Route 4 Safety Study which had been completed years ago
and also inquired whether we could jointly bid to include both Durham and NHDOT
paving work scheduled for 2011 in order to garner more competitive bids for all
parties.
NHDOT will be requesting bids from
contractors beginning this November.
Residents with questions may contact
NHDOT Bureau of Highway Design, Final Design Team Leader Robert E. Davis at
(603) 271-6504.
Antique cars on display during
Durham Day 2010
(Courtesy
William Lenharth)
Car
show at
The car show this year was planned
to be the largest ever with the invitation of a local car club as well as
WASTE
DISPOSAL & RECYCLING EXTENSION AGREEMENT WITH WASTE MANAGEMENT OF
The
Town is currently in negotiations with Waste Management of New Hampshire, Inc.
to extend its Waste Disposal and Recycling Agreement for a five-year period. The
extension period would be from November 20, 2010 to November 19, 2015. Under the
terms of the draft contract, upon mutual consent of the parties, not less than
90 days prior to the expiration of the then current term, the agreement could be
extended for one additional term of five years. We hope to include an option for
single stream recycling as part of the contract
extension.
INTEGRATED
WASTE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (IWMAC)
The Integrated Waste Management
Advisory Committee (IWMAC) works within the community of
The IWMAC meets the third
Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM and is looking for enthusiastic individuals to
help with Swap Shop events, informative articles, and recycling
initiatives. Residents interested in joining the IWMAC should complete a board
appointment application form and submit it to
Vacancies
on Various Town Boards
The Durham Town Council is seeking
interested residents of the Town of
Ø
Going to the Town web site, www.ci.durham.nh.us, under the heading “I
WANT TO” on the right-hand side in the blue box.
Ø
Emailing Administrative Assistant Jennie Berry at jberry@ci.durham.nh.us and requesting
an application form.
Ø
Stopping in at the Town Clerk’s office located on the
first floor of the Town Hall,
Completed applications may be mailed
to the Town Administrator’s office, or submitted via email to jberry@ci.durham.nh.us.
Durham Cable Access Television
(DCAT) Governance Committee (1 regular and 1 alternate
vacancy)
Economic Development Committee (1
regular vacancy)
Integrated Waste Management Advisory
Committee (3 vacancies)
Planning Board (1 regular and 1
alternate vacancy)
Strafford Regional Planning
Commission & MPO Policy Committee (1 vacancy)
Zoning Board of Adjustment (1
regular member vacancy)
Sergeant
Mike Bilodeau Returns from
Sergeant Mike Bilodeau returned from
the
DEA
Drug Take Back Program
The
Durham Police participated in the National DEA “Prescription Drug Take Back”
event recently. In the six
Volunteers
Still Needed for the Master Plan Advisory Committee
(MPAC)
The Town of
To help those
interested in volunteering, it will be helpful to explain meeting/time
commitments. We are hoping to have a kick-off meeting of the MPAC in early
to mid October. The full MPAC will then meet once a month through the
beginning of next year, which would be around four (4) meetings. These
meetings will most likely be around two (2) hours long. The MPAC members
will also be asked to work on one of two subcommittees. The first
subcommittee will be working on setting up the visioning forum. The
visioning forum will be a public forum that will allow citizens to provide their
vision for a variety of topics that will be related to the chapters being
updated after the visioning process has been completed. The second
subcommittee will be working on the citizen survey. We would like to
create a user-friendly web-based survey (hard copies will also be available) to
allow for citizens to provide their opinions on a variety of topics helpful for
planning the future of
This is going to be
a very exciting process that will eventually lead to the updating of the Master
Plan chapters and we will be hiring a consultant to help in that next phase.
If you have any questions, would like any additional information, or would
like to volunteer, please do not hesitate to contact the Director of Planning
& Community Development, Jim Campbell, at 868-8064 or jcampbell@ci.durham.nh.us so we can
get the visioning process underway.
Administrator
Selig to Attend ICMA’s 96th Annual Conference in
A reminder that Administrator Selig
will be attending the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
annual conference this year in San Jose’, California from October 16 – 20,
2010.
Mr. Selig departs October
15th and returns early in the morning on October
21st. During his absence, Business Manager Gail Jablonski will
serve as “Acting Administrator”.
PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE
The following public meetings are
scheduled for the coming week in the Town Council chambers at the Durham Town
Office. All meetings begin at 7:00 PM and are held in the Council chambers at
the Town Hall 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.
Zoning Board of Adjustment –
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Planning Board – Wednesday, October
13, 2010
Conservation Commission – Thursday,
October 14, 2010
Durham Public Library
Board of Trustees meeting schedule, please click HERE.
DCAT
Programming Schedule, please click HERE
Guided
Trail Tour This Saturday – 10:00am
Join the Parks & Recreation
Department for a guided nature tour at Bayou New Hampshire. Bayou
6-Week
Yoga Session
A new 6-week Yoga session with Abby
Gaul is being offered by Parks & Rec. Class will take place on
Thursday nights from 5:30 to 6:30pm at the
The
Parks & Recreation Nature Note –
Mill
Pond is recognized as one of
Members of
Storytime at the
§
Preschool Storytime Tues. Oct.
12th and Thurs. Oct. 14th at 10:30 a.m. This week: Me! Join us for
stories, fingerplays, songs, feltboard and a craft.
§
A big thank-you to the Durham Fire
Department
for their visit to Storytime last week!!
§
Granite Earth “Healthy Child,
Healthy Planet” 7 week series meets again on Tues. Oct. 12th,
7:45-9:15 pm.
§
Lyme Disease Support
Group, Tues.
Oct. 12th , 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
§
CPR and AED
Certification with McGregor Memorial
§
Bibliotherapy Book
Group, Weds.
Oct. 13th 7:00-8:00 p.m. The Glassblower of Murano by
Marina Fiorato will be discussed.
§
The patch
program, our
reading incentive program for children aged 2-12 years has started.
Children earn patches for minutes read or being read to as well as a Durham
Library book bag. If new to the program, stop by and
register.
§
Registration for Tales for tails
has started. Have a young reader who could use some
non-judgmental encouragement for reading aloud? A Delta Therapy dog is
waiting for your child. Sign up now at the library for 4 week sessions
beginning in October. There will be a new session in November and another one in
December.
§
Young adults interested in writing
a review of a book, play, movie, event? Email the children’s librarian at ekleinmann@ci.durham.nh.us or
stop by the circulation desk and we’ll put you in contact with our partner, YA
author Megan Frazer, who is helping us with this blog. Visit our website at www.durhampubliclibrary.org for
more information.
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
§
Sunday, Oct 10th, 1:00 – 3:00 PM, Murkland
Courtyard in front of Dimond Library - UNH
STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION will host a kick-off event to
bring drying racks to dorms on campus and fight climate change in Durham.
Worldwide, communities are gathering on October 10 to work on projects that will
reduce carbon emissions and build community. For more information, visit 350.org.
§
Saturday, Oct 16th, 6:00 – 10:00 PM, The Barn at
Winecellar Farm,
§
Saturday, Oct 30th, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM and
Oct 31st, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM,
§
Friday, October 22nd, 8:00 – 11:00 PM,
Jessie Doe Hall, UNH Campus – HAUNTED
HOUSE. Admission is $3, or 3 canned goods, or some combination
thereof. Monetary proceeds and canned goods will go to Cornucopia Food Pantry at
§
Saturday, October 30th, 5:00 – 7:30 PM -
§
UNH PAUL CREATIVE ARTS
PROGRAMS
– Visit http://www.unh.edu/moa
|
Sat., Oct
9th |
3:00 – 5:00
PM |
PCAC |
Open
House |
Wander the
corridors and practice rooms and “eavesdrop” on the creative
process. |
|
Sun., Oct
10th |
1:00
PM |
|
Sunday
Salon Series |
The first
program, Embracing the Past: The Birth
of the |
|
Tue., Oct
12th |
6:30
PM |
MUB,
Theatre II |
William
Kentridge: Anything is Possible |
This PBS
premiere screening gives viewers an intimate look into the mind and
creative process of South African artist William Kentridge.
|
|
Wed., Oct
13th |
12:00
noon |
|
Beneath the
Surface |
Exhibiting
faculty artists Richard Fox (painting) and Maryse Searls McConnel
(ceramics) from the UNH Department of Art discuss their works on view in
The Artists Revealed: 2010 Studio Art
Faculty Exhibition |
Weekly
Police Arrest Report
Week –
34
18 UNH (53%) 16
Other (47%)
*2010/11 Academic Year –
182
131 UNH (63%) 85 Other
(37%)
Calendar Year –
608
380 UNH (59%) 262 Other
(41%)
*This data represents the 2010/11
Academic year report which began August 27th when UNH dormitories officially
opened and students begin arriving in
Historical data
for the same week
|
|
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
Week |
52 |
35 |
27 |
53 |
18 |
34 |
|
Academic
Year |
411 |
261 |
226 |
231 |
274 |
216 |
|
Calendar
Year |
970 |
764 |
797 |
746 |
820 |
642 |
FROM
“
“The growth of the university has
had an obvious and continuing impact on the town. For the first eighty-five
years of the century, the university had been the town’s sole large ‘industry.’
When the college opened in
Have a good
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