Friday, December 9, 2011

A group of committed rowers at sunrise on a cold morning in November on the Oyster River just off of Wagon Hill Farm. Courtesy Jim Lawson

We are fortunate indeed to have a natural environment around us in Durham that affords glimpses of beauty such as the one pictured above.

And now back to the mundane ... this morning, Public Works crews found a water main break on Faculty Road at Thompson Lane.  Residents in this neighborhood may have experienced low pressure today due to the break. 

AMTRAK DOWNEASTER 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY - DECEMBER 15, 2011

On Thursday, December 15, 2011, the Amtrak Downeaster will celebrate its tenth year of providing rail service along the Boston-Portland corridor which services Durham. TrainRiders Northeast will distribute small souvenir/candies on this day at the UNH Dairy Bar.

The following are a few interesting Durham Amtrak Downeaster ridership facts:

• Projected 56,000 Durham riders for calendar year 2011 - just slightly ahead of last year.
• A typical academic month brings > 6,000 riders in and out of the Durham-UNH station.  Summer months have grown and now average +/- 3,000.
• Durham’s total ridership since Dec 2001 is projected to hit  430,000+ by 10th anniversary date on Dec 15, 2011.

NH Station Facts:

• NH stations(DOV-DHM-EXR combined) ridership now exceeds 1.5 million since Dec 2001 (Total Downeaster ridership since 2001 is 3.7M).
• Durham and Dover battle for second/third highest NH ridership every year.  Over the ten-year period, Durham has the lead!

*based on average of 50 mile trip for typical NH station rider.

eTicketing is now available to Amtrak Downeaster passengers. To read the press release from Amtrak on this new service, click HERE. To read the UNH Campus Journal article regarding the anniversary, click HERE.

THE BAGELRY - THIS WEEK'S FEATURED DOWNTOWN BUSINESS
 This week's featured business is THE BAGELRY. The Bagelry is located in the Mill Road Plaza and is owned and managed by Warren and Elise Daniel who may be contacted by telephone at 603-868-3500 or email BagelryNH@gmail.com. Web site: http://www.bagelrynh.com/. Hours of Operation: Mon.-Fri. 6:30am-7:00pm Sat./Sun. 7:00am-6:00pm.

The Bagelry is a family-owned, community-focused business operating in Durham since 1983. The Bagelry specializes in traditional boiled and baked bagels, while offering a full menu of homemade soups, salads, desserts, and more, using fresh and delicious ingredients. The Bagelry serves coffee beverages from local roasters, and besides bagels offer wraps, panini, and traditional sandwiches. Creative catering platters are offered for all occasions!

The Bagelry is a proud supporter of the greater community in fund-raising and other endeavors, and strives toward environmentally responsible performance by employing sustainability practices wherever possible.

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE

All Town offices will be closed on Friday, December 23rd and Monday, December 26th for the Christmas Holiday. 

Friday, December 23, 2011:  There will be no commercial recycling.

Monday, December 26, 2011:  There will be NO CHANGE to the regularly scheduled refuse and recycling collection. 

Saturday, December 24, 2011:  The TRANSFER STATION will be CLOSED.

NOTE:    Residents should receive the 2011-2012 annual newsletter within the next two weeks with the 2012 recycling and Holiday calendar. 

NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY COLLECTION SCHEDULE

All Town offices will be closed on Monday, January 2, 2012 for New Year’s Day. 

Monday, January 2, 2012:  There will be NO COLLECTION of refuse and recycling. All refuse and recycling will be pushed forward one day (Example:  Monday’s route will be on Tuesday, Tuesday’s will be on Wednesday, etc.).  All items need to be out by 7am as always. 

Friday, January 6, 2012: There will be no collection of commercial recycling. 

DURHAM BUSINESS ASSOCIATION CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

The Durham Business Association still has a number of ornaments for sale from past years. Anyone interested in purchasing one of these ornaments may do so at the locations listed below. Available ornaments include:

2011 Wagon Hill Farm, $20.00

2011 Special edition 100th Anniversary of the Durham Fire Department, $5.00

2010 Smith Chapel, $10.00

2009 Houghton Hardware, $10.00

2007 Town of Durham 275th Anniversary, $5.00

Locations to purchase ornaments:

People's United Bank, Main Street

People's United Bank, Newmarket Road

Durham Marketplace

Durham Town Hall

Towle-Emery Farms

Town & Campus

Federal Savings Bank

Three Chimney's Inn

For more information, contact Lori Roy at People's Bank, 603-868-1022.

METERED PARKING FOR DOWNTOWN DURHAM – 1ST AUTOMATED PARKING KIOSKS TO BE INSTALLED ALONG PETTEE BROOK LANE IN JANUARY
Residents and downtown business owners alike often comment about a perceived lack of parking within the downtown core, particularly during peak time periods such as mid-day. 

Some may be surprised to learn that there are a total of 293 parking spaces in an around downtown Durham.  Even at peak time periods, there usually are parking spaces available in our Pettee Brook Parking Lot. 

Following up on the work of the B. Dennis Report, the Durham Commercial Core Strategic Plan, it has become clear that the primary challenge at this time is not the quantity of available parking given the existing business mix, but rather better utilization of that parking through a tiered pricing system throughout the entire downtown core. 
 

At the present time, premium spaces along Main Street are free and long-range spaces (Pettee Brook Lot, Huddleston Hall Spaces, etc.) are the most expensive, creating a scenario where business patrons circle the downtown loop seeking free parking while numerous metered spaces farther away remain empty and underutilized.  It also creates a scenario where business employees regularly compete for free spaces along Main Street and in the Store 24/Tedeschi Lot eliminating availability for potential customers.
 

To remedy this scenario, the Town has been considering for some time moving toward a tiered pricing system where Main Street premium spaces become metered with pricing decreasing as one moves farther away from Main Street.  Such a system has been shown nationally to promote substantially better usage of the complete array of parking options within a downtown core.  To this end, Phase I of the program will move forward in January with the installation of Kiosks along Pettee Brook Lane to govern the new 21 spaces created last summer.

For those who wish to retain free premium parking along Main Street and in the Tedeschi Lot with more expensive parking farther away as is the case today, the following analysis is intended to provide some food for thought. 

A municipality has only two real devices to control parking once asphalt is in place -- price and regulations.  These levers have to be managed to keep the spaces adjacent to businesses free for the customer and traditional thought means keeping them refreshed to serve a maximum number of customers and local businesses.

If the belief is that Durham downtown business can only survive with an endless supply of free immediately adjacent parking – Durham might consider surrendering now because we quite likely could never build (read afford) it.  At least not without a substantial public/private partnership and available land.  

The logical outcome of such an approach results in a mall-type atmosphere which is antithetical to what most of us desire. And even if we did build it, the Town would see it absorbed by non-business customers very quickly – most likely by students and faculty at UNH seeking free parking immediately adjacent to campus. 

The key for Downtown Durham is to develop foot traffic, build pods of parking within convenient walking distance to desired locations, and to manage the on-street parking resource appropriately.   

The concept that distant parking should be priced higher than immediate parking is at odds with current land use logic.   The price relationship is always inverse.  Price drops with distance, but most importantly time limits/restrictions should ideally become longer with distance -- that is the mechanism to achieve the short-term proximate parking that residents and businesses desire.
 
The following web site may be of use for residents interested in learning more about downtown parking strategy:

http://www.streetfilms.org/mba-parking-reform/

ENERGY EFFICIENT STREET LIGHT REPLACEMENT PROGAM IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM NOW COMPLETE SAVING $239,000 IN FUTURE ENERGY AND LAMP COSTS

The Town of Durham competed for and was successful in obtaining an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant for street lighting upgrades sponsored by the New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning valued at $167,310. Funds will reimburse the Town 100% of the cost of retrofitting all of the ornamental street lighting along the Main Street corridor and intersecting roadways. The grant will reimburse Durham for replacing the existing 175 watt, Metal Halide Lighting and accessories with a Light Emitting Diodes (LED) retrofit kits within our current municipal street lighting fixtures.

The benefit of this energy grant will be the following:

1. Replacing inconsistent lighting patterns of multiple colors.
2. Upgrade 234 less efficient street lights.
3. Projected savings of 70.2 metric tons of CO2.
4. Avoid future energy and lamp costs of $239,089.
5. Estimated MMBTU savings 18,053.
6. Proposed Energy Savings 1,756,212 (kWh).
7. Simple payback is 4.5 years.
8. Estimated 650 hours of jobs created.
9. Lower operating fixture wattage from 175 to 38.
10. Increase longevity of lamp from 2.8 years to 12 – 15 years. 

The new lights are now in place.

OTHER RENEWABLE ENERGY EFFORTS UNDERWAY

The Durham Energy Committee was formed to advise the Town Council on issues related to energy, to work proactively to reduce the Town’s reliance on volatile and insecure energy, and to reduce our emissions of gases that contribute to global climate change. In January 2011, the Town sent out a Request for Qualifications, and, as you know, chose to work with Revolution Energy to increase energy efficiency of municipal operations and develop more secure and cleaner alternative energy sources for the Town.

Over the last eight months, Revolution Energy, representatives of the Energy Committee, Town Councilors, and the Town Administrator developed a proposal for a Power Purchase Agreement focusing on solar installations at Town facilities. After reviewing eighteen Town facilities, Revolution Energy selected six with prime opportunities for both renewable energy generation and cost savings: the Churchill ice rink, a DPW building, the wastewater treatment facility, the transfer station, and Town Hall.

Given the complexity of this proposal, final documents were delivered only at the end of November. With the December 31, 2011 expiration of key Federal incentives for solar energy rushing toward us, DEC members and  a number of individual Councilors then worked tirelessly to try to complete necessary due diligence in time to take advantage of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of incentives.

Early this week, the Revolution Energy team decided that it was better not to proceed at this time, i.e., to try to beat the incentive-expiration clock. The timing is simply too tight to work carefully through the public process. They want ample time to thoroughly answer all questions and issues raised before proceeding. This was a wise decision and reflects Revolution Energy’s understanding of the importance of this public process, particularly for Durham.

To view a letter from Energy Committee Chair Kevin Gardner to Town Council Chair Diana Carroll, click HERE.

Courtesy Durham Police Department

FOLLOWING RECENT DURHAM BLAZE, FIRE DEPARTMENT URGES CODE ENFORCEMENT TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE
Following the two-alarm at 16 Edgewood Drive, Durham fire officials are ramping up efforts to ensure the safety of renters in town.

The Durham Fire Department is campaigning alongside the Police Department and the Code Enforcement Office to see that the single-family style homes that have become rental properties are up to par when it comes to safety standards.

To view a Foster’s article on the topic, go to:

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111203/GJNEWS_01/712039913/-1/FOSNEWS

CAPSTONE PROJECT UPDATE
The Town has to date received $105,448.34 in building permit fees from Capstone for all the cottages, clubhouse, and maintenance building permits. There may be some additional minor fees for penalties, etc. collected before the job is completed.  To date, the development is 90% leased.  Residents are strongly encouraged to take a drive out Technology Drive to see the large 619 bed development under construction.  It is an impressive sight.
 

SPENDING FREEZE IMPOSED ON DURHAM DEPARTMENTS
Due to an extremely close margin on expenditures due primarily to downshifting from the State of New Hampshire, the Town has placed a spending freeze on all purchases that are nonessential and can wait untill 2012. 

Courtesy Raya Sultan Al-Hashmi, UNH Student

LIGHT UP DURHAM LIGHTING CONTEST WINNERS

The Durham Business Association wishes to thank all of those who participated in this year’s Light Up Durham Lighting Contest. 

Each year, the Durham businesses and the University of New Hampshire fraternities and sororities brighten the community by participating in a holiday lighting contest. The Annual Light Up Durham Lighting Contest benefits the entire Durham community, which includes Durham residents and businesses as well as UNH faculty, staff, and students. Throughout the season residents and visitors are invited to enjoy the Downtown Business and University of New Hampshire Greek holiday lighting contest. The winners this year for each category are as follows:

BUSINESSES 
First Place: Red Carpet Florist & Gift Shop
Second Place: Durham Book Exchange
Third Place - Most Improved: Better Homes & Gardens – The Masiello Group

  
GREEK CHAPTERS - FRATERNITIES
First Place:  Sigma nu
Second Place:  Alpha Gamma Rho
Third Place:  Sigma Alpha Epsilon
 
GREEK CHAPTERS - SORORITIES 
First Place:  Alpha Xi Delta
Second Place:  Kappa Delta
Third Place:  Alpha Phi

PAVEMENT IMPROVEMENTS TO BAGDAD ROAD/SOPHIE LANE AREA

This week the contractor of Sophie Lane off of Bagdad Road made some pavement improvements to the Bagdad Road/Sophie Lane vicinity for the winter.

Courtesy DPW

OLINTHUS DOE GRAVE YARD

Public Works recently repaired the railing system at the Olinthus Doe grave yard as well as the entrance gate located within the Doe Farm which is also the Town Forrest.

UNUSED MEDICATIONS? DON'T DUMP THEM! TAKE THEM TO THE POLICE STATION 
The Durham Police Department continues to offer a “take back drugs” service as part of a national program originated through the DEA “National Pharmaceutical Take-Back Day,” which facilitates the safe, legal, and environmentally-friendly disposal of unused prescription drugs.  The Durham Police has taken part in two single-day events for the program, but the staff will now provide this service on a continuous basis.
 
This initiative serves two purposes. First, providing the service throughout the year reduces the risk of prescription drugs being consumed inappropriately—either by accident or through illegal sale. Anecdotal and national survey evidence indicates that the majority of illegal prescription drug use occurs when people raid their friends’ and relatives’ medicine cabinets.
 
Second, it helps prevent prescription drugs from entering our water resources, thereby potentially harming aquatic life or polluting a drinking water supply. In the past, people were advised to flush unused medications down the toilet, but we now know better: that option sends contaminants to septic systems or into wastewater treatment facilities that cannot handle the chemical and antibiotic components.
 
Finally, we remind residents that they are not required to fill out paperwork or in any other way compromise the anonymous return of these substances. Please bring unwanted and unused prescription drugs to the police facility on Dover Road, Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM.
 

TRANSIENT DOOR-TO-DOOR MEAT SALES

The Durham Police have been monitoring activity pertaining to meat vendors virtually all around the region in neighboring Maine and Northern Massachusetts for a variety of reasons including the propensity of involved suspects entering houses to steal items, sold meat that has thawed and then been refrozen, forged bills of sale, failure to give customers the full amount of product that they paid for and other types of fraud.  Last evening the Durham Police responded to two different areas in the community where persons attempting to sell meat had gone to homes offering to sell “extra” meat they allegedly had left from their routes. 

Residents should be aware of the following: Anyone conducting door-to-door sales of any item is required to have a permit from the Town of Durham that is issued by the Police Department.  In addition, anyone who sells any meat products in New Hampshire is required to have a license from the DHHS Division of Public Health Services Food Protection Section.  Any sellers of these meat products must produce the Durham Permit and the NH licensing document.  According to DHHS, meat products should only be sold by the case since all the labeling information is on the case - not the individual packages.
 

Due to the experiences of neighboring police agencies, we urge any resident contacted by any door-to-door salesperson/s to call the Durham Police immediately at 868-2324 or 911.

OYSTER RIVER SEEKING INTERESTED RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH SCREENING COMMITTEE

The Oyster River Cooperative School District (ORCSD) School Board has engaged the New England School Development Council (NESDEC) to assist them in the search process for a new Superintendent of Schools.

An integral part of the process involves parent, student, staff, and community participation. To date the district has conducted a series of focus groups to obtain participant input about the attributes, experience, and knowledge that the new superintendent should possess. The groups also identified immediate tasks that the new superintendent should address. A detailed report of focus group findings may be found on the district website.

For more information, view the ORCSD Press Release HERE.

Top Row: Peter Christy, Anson Thibault, Blake Bartell, Nate McCrone, Tom Appleton, Joey Rothstein, Zak Lanoue, Deven Kaya, Nick Wurzer Michael Donovan, Owen Borek, Bryson Bartell
Front Row: Tyler Harvey, Joey Morisette, Cameron Bisson, Porter McManus, Matt Bishop, Sam Drier; Goalie: Liam McNamara. Photo courtesy Kevin Donovan.
 

OYSTER RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM UPDATE

This is the inaugural season of the Oyster River Middle School Hockey team coached by Cheryl Borek.  The boys on this team play on 9 different youth teams in the area. This team seems an ideal opportunity to finally bring them all together. Games will be played from November-March with several games at the UNH Whittemore Center.

The leagues' mission statement says: "The league was formed to take the disjointed world of youth hockey and bring back the fun of playing for your school and with your friends." (Submitted by Tesa Bartell)
 

PUBLIC MEETINGS: SCHEDULE AND VIDEO ON DEMAND

The public meetings listed below are scheduled for the coming week  All meetings begin at 7:00 PM and are held in the Council chambers at the Durham Town Hall unless otherwise indicated below. To view the agenda for these meetings, click HERE.

All meetings recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library for checkout and viewing.

VIDEO ON DEMAND: Meetings can also be viewed via Video on Demand. Interested viewers can access the streaming site from the Town’s website at http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/ by clicking the DCAT on demand logo, or directly at http://dcat.pegcentral.com/.

Town Council - Monday, December 12, 2011. To view the complete packet for this meeting, click HERE.

Zoning Board of Adjustment - Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Master Plan Advisory Committee - Tuesday, December 13, 2011 (7:30 AM)

Planning Board - Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Economic Development Committee - Thursday, December 15, 2011 at IdeaGreenhouse, 8 Jenkins Court, 4th Floor, (6:30 PM)

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.

DURHAM PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

The Winter Carnival & Chili Festival will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 1:00 - 3:30 PM at the Churchill Rink. This year, the event will include a Mac & Cheese Tasting.

The carnival provides an occasion to bring people together during the winter to enjoy our resources while building a better sense of community here in Durham. Residents and businesses are welcome to provide a crock of chili or a baked macaroni & cheese to share. Please contact the Parks & Recreation Dept. at 817-4074 for more information.

DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

New Library Campaign
The New Library Campaign has raised $846,077 of the $900,000 we’re committed to raising!  But we still need your help to reach our goal. To find out how you can help, visit our campaign website, http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/campaignhome.asp

Public Hearing relative to the Public Library building, Thurs., Dec 15, 2011, 6:30 PM at Durham Public Library to vote to accept donations for the Durham Public Library’s building fund totaling $83,912.64. This meeting is open to the public. 

Toys for Tots Late Fee Amnesty. Bring in a toy and we will waive your late fees. The Durham Public Library has joined with the Durham Fire Department once again for their annual Seacoast Toy Drive. Bring in an unwrapped toy for a deserving boy or girl and we will erase any late fees you have accrued. Don't have any late fees? You are still welcome to donate a toy. This offer does not apply to lost materials.

Storytimes, Tues. Dec 13 and Thurs, Dec 15, 10:30 AM. This week: Snowmen!  Join us for stories, fingerplays, feltboard, songs and a craft.

Holiday Ornament Making Night, Weds., Dec 14, 7:00 pm. Join Ruth Moore for a festive night of making ribbon-candy Christmas ornaments. Space is limited (the first 10 who R.S.V.P.), so please call the library at 868-6699. This craft is for adults and older children ages 10 and up (or who can handle a needle and thread). Please bring your own needle that's sharp enough to go through ribbon and small beads, as well as a ruler, if you've got one. All other materials will be included.
Gardner Museum Closed for Restoration until January 19th.  Library passes will be available again once the renovation is complete.
Registration for Tales for Tails sessions starting January, 2012. 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 at the library.
Join the Patch Program, our reading incentive program for children aged 2-12 years. 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. 

Thanks to the Friends of the Durham Public Library for their continued support of this program.  We have new patches!

Check out the library's website, www.durhampubliclibrary.org, for more information.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Boy Scout Troop 154 Holiday Tree Sale, Saturdays and Sundays, Dec 10 & 11; Dec 17 & 18. 9AM - 4 PM on all dates at the Mill Road Plaza in front of Bagelry and Durham Marketplace. Trees are locally grown and freshly cut. For more information, call Sam Pollard at 603-944-1153.

3rd Annual Caution: Gingerbread House Construction Event, Saturday, Dec 10, 2011, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM, UNH MUB at the food court. Come join other families and enter your gingerbread house in the contest to win fun prizes. All money raised goes to On Belay a non-profit providing unique adventure based programs for young people who have or have had a family member with cancer. For more information, click HERE.

Launching the New Gundalow, Saturday, Dec 10, 2011, Portsmouth, NH, Pierce Island. 10:30 AM: Official remarks; 11:00 AM: Naming Ceremony and launching from Pierce Island. For more information visit http://www.gundalow.org/.

Annual UNH Holiday Skate Party for the Durham Community, Monday, Dec 12, 2011, 3:30-7:00 PM, UNH Whittemore Center Arena. The theme for this event is "International Holidays". For more information, contact Emily Hobson at 603-969-2716 or visit http://www.unh.edu/holidayparty/.

Oyster River FIRST Robotics Team #3499 Competition, Saturday, Jan 7, 2012, Southern NH University. Working with adult mentors, Oyster River High School students have just six weeks to design, build, program, and test their robots to meet this year’s engineering challenge. For more information on this competition, click HERE.

ECHO Community Thrift Shop - Durham Community Church, 17 Main Street, Durham. The economical and environmentally friendly way to shop. Hours: Wednesday 10 am-5 pm, Thursday 10 am-7 pm, Friday 10 am-5 pm, Saturday 10 am-2 pm. Offering clothing, accessories, small household items, and vintage. Gladly accepting donations of clean and gently used items during hours of operation. For more information contact: 603-868-1230 or office@durhamcommunitychurch.org. The Thrift Shop entrance is at the back of the Church in the lower parking lot.

Waysmeet Center - December Events

The Waysmeet Center, located at 15 Mill Road across from "C" lot, is holding several events in December listed below. Parking at "C" lot is free on the weekend and after 6:00 PM weekdays.

The Cornucopia Food Pantry of the United Campus Ministry plans to put together between 150-200 food baskets for the winter solstice and winter break season. These will be given to families and individuals in the Durham community. Items are still needed for the baskets, including gift certificates to local supermarkets. Volunteers are also needed to help with the food baskets on Thursday, December 15th, to organize food donations and put together baskets, and Friday, December 16th, to distribute food baskets. Hours are from 9-5 each day or parts thereof. If you can help, please contact Stacey Hoang at stg9@wildcats.unh.edu or Larry Brickner-Wood at Larry.Brickner-wood@unh.edu or 862-1165. You can also check out the web site at www.cornucopia.unh.edu.

Sunday, December 11, 4:30 pm, Waysmeet Center. The Committee on Rights and Justice (CORAJ) and the Waysmeet Center will sponsor "Stories from Home." This is a gathering over a meal to celebrate our diversity in our community and to share stories about our homelands, wherever they may be. All are welcome, and if you can, bring a dish to share.

The Waysmeet Center will hold its final Community Dinner of the semester on Friday, December 9 at 5:30 pm. This will be followed by an open mic coffee house at 7:00 pm. Please come join us for a great meal from local farms and producers, and to celebrate the end of a semester and the movement into this season of light. Volunteers are needed from 1:00 pm. Contact Caroline Robb at cpo29@wildcats.unh./edu, Stacey Hoang at stg9@wildcats.unh.edu or 862-1165 for more information of if you would like to help!

WEEKLY ARREST REPORT

*Academic year commences the third week of August through graduation at UNH in May.

Have a nice weekend.

Todd

Todd I. Selig, Administrator

Town of Durham, New Hampshire

T:  603-868-5571    F:  603-868-5572

tselig@ci.durham.nh.us    http://www.ci.durham.nh.us

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