Friday, February 10, 2012

Durham dog Cynder Stevens

Courtesy Craig & Ilese Stevens

With the Superbowl behind us, Durham residents can now turn their attention to the 136th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show which runs on February 13 and 14 in New York.  Three cheers for the Standard Poodle!

In addition, if you value the weekly "Friday Updates," please pass them along to others who you think may find them of interest.  Subscribers typically learn of it through word of mouth.  

THE 2011 ANNUAL TOWN REPORTS ARE HERE!

The 2011 Annual Town Reports have been delivered from the printer and are available at the Town Clerk-Tax Collector's Office and the Durham Public Library. Copies will be placed on the table in the foyer at Town Hall. The Town Report will also be available for viewing soon on the Town's web site, www.ci.durham.nh.us.

Thank you to Durham resident Diane Gallant who provided the beautiful photograph of Adams Point featured on this year's cover.

IN BUDGET SEASON, SOME TIPS FOR TOWNS
Last week, Administrator Selig submitted an Op Ed dealing with realistic strategies local, school, and county governments might consider to ensure they are prudently managing scarce local resources.  To view the Concord Monitor Op Ed, go to:

http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/309423/in-budget-season-some-tips-for-towns?SESS7da273ab7f7d1c15ede8fc02c82de9e7=google.

FACILITY AUDIT REPORT FOR OYSTER RIVER HIGH SCHOOL – ADDENDUM ISSUED BY CONSULTING ENGINEERING FIRM

AEC Engineers has prepared an Addendum to their original facilities report to clarify findings associated with the issues presented in the Facility Audit Report for the Oyster River High School (ORHS) dated January 2012; and to present information discovered subsequent to the final report.

Several potential code compliance issues are presented in the original report; the following clarifications are provided:

1. No egregious code compliance issues warranting an imminent life safety concern were identified in the ORHS.
2. Some of the noted code issues relate to current standards not in effect at the time of construction, however, they are recommended for a K-12 facility based on modern building standards and technologies. Examples include demand control ventilation and lighting system controls.
3. The facility design completed by the Owner-commissioned Architectural-Engineering (A-E) firm is presumed to comply with minimum building code standards in effect at the time of design. The effective code adopted by the Town of Durham at the time of ORHS design was the 1990 BOCA National Building Code. The NH State Building Codes had not yet been adopted.
4. To ensure that the ORHS design complied with effective code standards, the Town of Durham obtained an independent third-party code compliance review by the International Code Council (ICC).
5. Because local (Town) building authorities do not have adequate resources required to provide total inspection of large commercial facilities, they rely upon the Owner’s CQM organization. Consistent with standard industry practice, the local building authority: 1) ensures that an Owner commissioned CQM program is in place; and, 2) completes review and inspection of approximately 10% of the facility systems.
6. The level of inspections provided by the Town of Durham building authority was consistent with industry 
standards. This included assistance from the Town of Durham Fire Prevention and State inspectors from 
the NH Electrical Board, the NH Plumbing Board, the NH Elevator Division, and the NH Boiler Division.
7. Many of the code compliance issues noted in the report are attributable to post-construction facilities management. For example, an above-ceiling lighting junction box was found to have no cover with wires hanging from the box. Presumably, this occurred during a maintenance / repair event after the 2003-2004 construction was completed.
8. Based on accounts by ORCSD personnel referred to in the January report; and upon AEC's further investigation with the Town of Durham since the January report, the Construction Quality Management (CQM) organization for the 2003-2004 construction was limited to a single representative (Clerk-of-the-Works) working directly for the ORCSD.
9. A Commissioning Agent was not employed by ORCSD for the project to optomize the building's mechanical, energy, and HVAC system efficiencies.
10. The level of workmanship and internal quality control provided by the General Contractor was below industry standards.
11. The CQM organization for the ORHS 2003-2004 construction did not have adequate resources.
12. The implementation of an adequate facilities operations and maintenance program at the Oyster River High School will: 1) correct minor issues associated with design and/or construction; 2) reduce energy consumption; 3) reduce equipment 
repair costs; 4) improve building performance; and, 5) significantly reduce current FOM costs. 

To view the February AEC Addendum, click HERE. To view the original January AEC Facility Audit Report for the ORHS, click HERE.

DURHAM BUSINESSES SUPPORTING THE NEW LIBRARY CAMPAIGN

A number of Durham businesses are supporting the New Library Campaign. For more details, click HERE.

COLLEGE TOWNS ACROSS THE U.S. STRUGGLE WITH THE IMPACT OF STUDENT HOUSING WITHIN TRADITIONAL RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS
Durham resident Mike Carter from Willey Road sent along an interesting article from MSNBC that may be of interest to Durham residents dealing with the impact of student housing upon Durham’s numerous single family neighborhoods in and around the downtown core.  

Mr. Carter writes, “we're fortunate that a succession of Durham town councils have put us ahead of the curve on the issue of student rental housing in family neighborhoods.”

Many of the zoning and trash restrictions described in the article for the host community of Oklahoma State University were adopted by Durham years ago.To view the article, go to:

http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/02/01/10251752-neighborhood-wins-against-off-campus-wildness.

Mixed use student housing development such as that located on Jenkins Court offers a

variety of non-residential uses for residents including hair salon, What a Crock, 

restaurant space, the Idea Greenhouse, and more.

Courtesy Todd I. Selig

WHY IS THERE SUCH INTENSE STUDENT HOUSING INTEREST IN DURHAM AT THIS TIME?
The April 2011 Durham Town-Wide Market Analysis concluded that as many as 30% of all UNH students (4,332 students) live outside of Durham. 2,662 students were estimated to live in off-campus housing in Durham.

The Town-Wide Market Analysis also concluded that given the appropriate circumstances, there may be an opportunity to attract some of these students into town via new and/or updated housing offerings.

Quite simply, when new investors look at Durham they see high demand for student housing, low supply available, and high rent prices charged.  Investors also see that the off campus student housing supply that does exist in Durham is largely outdated, not meeting the desires of the modern day college student who want a private room and upscale amenities.

This situation offers much opportunity for the community in fueling new mixed use development in the downtown core, such as the new mixed use project on Jenkins Court, with student housing serving as the economic catalyst that makes new construction possible, incentivizes owners of older housing stock to invest in or redevelop their properties, broadens the tax base, and is expected to relieve the pressure of student housing within Durham’s numerous traditional single-family neighborhoods surrounding the downtown core.
 

This last assumption is supported by the fact that when the Durham Police Department vetted the Capstone project two years ago, college communities where Capstone and other new large student housing complexes had been operating indicated that the infusion of modern, professionally managed student housing had served to relieve the student housing pressure experienced by traditional family neighborhoods.

Two items that follow this overview dealing with Varsity properties and Peak Campus Development are testament to the intense interest investors have in Durham at this time.
 

To view the 2011 Town-wide Market Analysis, go to:

http://www.ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/Town-Wide%20Market%20Study%20FINAL.pdf.

Varsity Place buildings located at 25, 29, and 35 Main Street.

Courtesy Todd I. Selig

VARSITY PLACE PROPERTIES SOLD TO ORION STUDENT HOUSING
Orion Student Housing is acquiring and will reportedly selectively redevelop the existing portfolio of 17 class B multi-unit properties currently leased to students attending UNH in Durham.  The portfolio reportedly consists of 296 units with 656 beds of student housing proximate to the UNH core campus.  Orion is therefore the largest student housing company operating in Durham.

Orion’s promotional materials state:  “The student housing market [in Durham] serving UNH consists of traditional class B market rate housing . . ..  There are high occupancy rates throughout housing options in Durham.  The [Varsity] portfolio is currently 100% leased (by the unit) and 40% pre-leased for fall 2012.  Only one purpose-built class A community serves the student populations.  It [Capstone] is opening fall 2012 and is currently 100% pre-leased.

Orion indicates as well that it hopes to redevelop 25, 29, and 35 Main Street (the old tri-colored buildings across from the Post Office within the Historic District pictured above) into a 200 bed “class A purpose-build community.” 

The total acquisition cost according to Orion as part of a distressed sale by Varsity was $22,000,000. 

PEAK CAMPUS COMPANY SECURES PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR TECCE LAND ON MAST ROAD
A purchase and sale agreement has reportedly been entered by Peak Campus Company (www.peakcampus.com) on property owned by the Tecce family farm on Mast Road.  The exact location is somewhat opposite the Perry Bryant Apartments in the orchard area that abuts the UNH West Edge parking lot (between Art and Dee Grant’s former homestead and the Moore Fields). 

The Peak Company is exploring the potential construction of large apartment complexes more similar to Rivers Edge than the cottage style of Capstone.  In looking at the website, Peak appears to be very similar to a Capstone and has locations across the US.  The envisioned Durham complex would house some 450+/- students and would add $20,000,000 to $30,000,000 to the Durham tax base.

Approximately 25 community members gathered under candlelight

outside of the Jenkins Court Cottages office in Durham Tuesday evening.

Courtesy The New Hampshsire

CAPSTONE SUBCONTRACOR WORKERS' PAY/HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS RESOLVED
Eight undocumented workers who were allegedly exploited by a subcontractor during the construction of the Capstone Development Corporation project located on Technology Drive in Durham have been compensated for several months of unpaid labor according to the American Friends Service Committee this past Wednesday. 

A crowd of 25 community members gathered under candlelight outside of the Jenkins Court Cottages Office in Durham, NH, Tuesday night.

The worker's attorney indicated, "Cottage Builders (Capstone’s construction company) hires a contractor who hires subcontractors. Cottage Builders had no relationship with these workers."  

An article is in this week’s The New Hampshire and is available at:

http://www.tnhonline.com/cottages-agree-to-pay-workers-after-protest-1.2774521?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=The_NH_2&utm_campaign=The_NH_2_2012210150#.TzUoP5hobHg.

Another article can be found in today's Foster's at:

http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120210/GJNEWS_01/702109938/-1/FOSNEWS.

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The UNH C-Lot across from the Mill Plaza is one of four possible locations

for a new Center for the Arts being considered as part of the ongoing UNH

Master Plan Update.  Other possible sites include B-Lot, Hamilton Smith

Hall, and the Lower Quad.

UNH MASTER PLAN UPDATE PROCESS
With the 2010 adoption of a University Strategic Plan focused on curriculum and teaching with subsequent impact on campus facilities, it became clear that the 2004 UNH Master Plan should be updated to reflect new priorities.

In particular, the Strategic Plan calls for the development of a Center for the Arts. Determining the scope and location of what would potentially be a large footprint and highly-visible building has to be done in the context of overall campus development needs, as well as the needs of the greater Durham community and beyond.  

As part of the the "new normal" post the Great Recession, projects such as a new Center for the Arts must transcend the boundaries of the core campus and look outwards, not exclusively inwards as had traditionally been the case.  

I am pleased to report that UNH is giving serious consideration to non-traditional approaches which challenge traditional assumptions about the role of public universities and their host communities.  

This week, the University Master Plan Committee was given an update on evolving ideas to date to include:

1. A new Center for the Arts is envisioned 
as a phased development with Phase 1 
having elements for all of the arts.  
Twelve different sites have been studied
and there are now four under consideration -- B-Lot, Hamilton Smith Hall, C-Lot, the Lower Quad;
2. Interest in the possibility of Public-Private
Ventures (private development on University
land or University development partnerships
 with private property owners in Durham);
3. New graduate student and family housing
would be developed by UNH in a public-private
partnership proximate to core campus.


For good information and illustrative site plans, go to http://www.unh.edu/cmp/.

ALTERNATE NEEDED FOR THE PLANNING BOARD -- IS THERE A UNH PROFESSOR/STAFF MEMBER, RESIDENT WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN SERVING?  A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO BRIDGE BOUNDARIES AND INCREASE COLLABORATIVE PLANNING
The Planning Board has an alternate position available and would like to fill the position as soon as possible.  To find out more about the position, please feel free to contact Jim Campbell, Director of Planning and Community Development, at jcampbell@ci.durham.nh.us or 603-868-8064. You may also want to speak to a current member of the Board to gain further insight on the position.

CONSERVATION CORNER/TREES AND STORMS: GIVE TREES A CHANCE!

We are fortunate in Durham to have access to special places like Great Bay, the Oyster River, Long Marsh Trail, and natural areas in our own neighborhoods. With this note, the Conservation Commission introduces a periodic series on ways to protect and enjoy these natural assets. If you have questions or comments about conservation issues, please email us at:
dcc@durham.ci.nh.us

Trees add value to our town and homes: they lower energy consumption in buildings, reduce stormwater runoff, provide privacy, and increase property values by up to 15%. However, even long-lived trees eventually decline in health and the likelihood of failure increases. Any tree can fail in extreme storms, but most often trees fail due to the presence of defects, such as severe decay or branches that are weakly attached. Downed trees and limbs can cause property damage, injury, power outages and road closures. Home owners should be proactive in identifying trees that pose a high risk to their property and to the public.

Remove or prune these trees before storms occur. Keeping your trees healthy can also make them more storm tolerant. Plant hardy species away from utility lines, protect trees from damage and periodically prune dead and poorly attached branches.

Following a natural disaster, many people overreact and remove safe, healthy and valuable trees. After a storm, make careful decisions, prune broken branches, treat wounds and remove only dangerous trees. Give trees with less damage a chance to recover. Healthy, vigorous trees can often come back from significant damage, even with the loss of more than 50% of the crown.

Most of us don’t have the skills and equipment to do tree work safely and correctly. Hire an experienced, professional arborist to provide these services. Look for arborists from an established company, with proper insurance and professional certification. For more information on tree care before and after storm damage, visit these websites:   

http://extension.unh.edu/FWT/trees.htm

http://nharborists.org/

http://www.na.fs.fed.us/urban/inforesources/index.shtm

Courtesy Priscilla Keene Nickerson

MYSTICAL MERRIMENT DOLL STUDIO - THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BUSINESS

This week's featured business is MYSTICAL MERRIMENT DOLL STUDIO located at 228 Piscataqua Road (Route 4), Durham. Priscilla Keene Nickerson is the owner and operator where she teaches weekly beginner to advanced porcelain dollmaking classes. After five years of training in the Doll Artisan Guild School of Dollmaking, Ms. Nickerson achieved the prestigious Doll Artisan Guild Grand Master of Dollmaking title in both antique and modern dollmaking.  Opening her own studio, she has enjoyed teaching these skills for over 18 years. 

For more information, contact Ms. Nickerson at 603-740-4567,  mysticalmerriment@yahoo.com.  

BUTTON UP NH COMES TO DURHAM ON FEBRUARY 23 - FREE!

Feeling the drafts in your home? Need to lower your heating bills? Want to help make our region more sustainable and resilient? Join your neighbors in two free Button Up NH workshops to be held on Thursday, February 23rd (snow date Tuesday, March 6th), starting at 6:30 P.M., in the Multipurpose Room at Durham's Oyster River High School. Local energy experts, renewable energy installers, and residents with energy efficiency experience will be available for questions and discussion. Get information and a bit of hands-on experience with weatherization techniques. For more specific information, click HERE for the flyer or go to http://www.sustainable-durham.info/2012/01/27/button-up-durham/.

To help us plan refreshments and seating, please pre-register.  Pre-registered guests will be entered in a drawing for weatherization related door prizes! Pre-register at http://buttonupdurham.eventbrite.com/.

For more information on these workshops in general, go to the Button Up, New Hampshire site at http://myenergyplan.net/buttonup/.

If you have questions about this particular Durham event, please contact Energy Committee member Charles Forcey at cforcey@historicusinc.com or 603-868-9900.

TOWN AND SCHOOL ELECTIONS - MARCH 13, 2012

The 2012 Town and School Elections will be held on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at the Oyster River High School. Polling hours are from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Voters will park in reserved spaces along the front of the school and use the Multipurpose Room entrance. To view the Election Warrant, click HERE.

The following is a list of citizens that have filed for Durham elected offices:

Town Council, 3 positions (3-year terms): Diana Carroll, Robin Mower, David Howland, Leslie Schwartz

Library Board of Trustees, 2 positions (3-year terms): Robin Balducci, Douglas Bencks

Library Board of Trustee, 1 position (2-year term):  Ann Windsor

Moderator, 1 position (2-year term):  Christopher Regan

Supervisors of the Checklist, 1 position (6-year term):  Roni Pekins

Trustees of the Trust Funds, 1 position (3-year term):  George Frick

The following is a list of individuals that have filed for the ORCSD elected offices:

Moderator - Richard Laughton

School Board, 3 positions, one each from Durham, Lee, and Madbury (3-year terms) and 1 At Large position (1-year term): Maria S. Barth and Henry Brackett (Lee opening); Peter Macdonald and Tom Newkirk (At Large opening); Allan Howland (Durham opening); Edwin Charle and James Kach (Madbury opening).

OYSTER RIVER COOPERATIVE SCHOOL DISTRICT -- IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

February 21st Candidates' Night (ORHS Location TBD 7 PM)

    Snow Date: February 22nd

March 13th Voting Day -- Session II -- Vote in Town of Residence

For more information contact the SAU Office at 868-5100 X2002.

PUBLIC MEETINGS: SCHEDULE AND VIDEO ON DEMAND

The following public meetings 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 the meetings listed below, please click HERE.

Economic Development Committee - Monday, February 13, 2012

Planning Board - Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Integrated Waste Management Advisory Committee - Thursday, February 16, 2012

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://ci.durham.nh.us/  by clicking the DCAT on demand logo, or directly at http://dcat.pegcentral.com/.

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
Spring is just around the corner! The Annual Egg Hunt will be held on Saturday, April 7, 2012 beginning at 10:00 AM at Durham's Town Landing by the pedestrian bridge.

For more information contact Parks & Recreation Director Sandy Devins at recreation@ci.durham.nh.us, 817-4074.

COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Moharimet Elementary School Winter Carnival, Saturday, February 11, 2012, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM. For more information, visit http://www.mohpto.org/index.html.

Active Retirement Association (ARA) Spring General Meeting, Monday, February 13, 2012, 1:30 PM, Durham Evangelical Church. Featured speaker is Chris Sterndale, Executive Director, Cross Roads in Portsmouth, NH. For more information, click HERE.

Museum of Art, UNH, presents a slide lecture by eco-artist and photographer Tim Gaudreau (UNH '92), Wed., February 15, 2012, 12:00 noon in Room A218, Paul Creative Arts Center. For more information, call 603-862-3712 or visit http://www.unh.edu/moa/.

ORMS Drama Presents Unwrapped by Charlie Lovett, Thursday & Friday, February 16 &17, 2012, ORHS Auditorium. A send-up of 1930s Hollywood populated with zany characters as they try to unravel the mystery of a string of murders on the set. Adults $5, Children $3, Family(4 or more) $12, Children under 5 years of age FREE. All proceeds benefit ORMS Drama.

Durham Historic Association Museum - The Durham Historic Association Museum will be open Sunday, February 19, 2012 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 PM. Come and learn about early Durham. Call 603-868-2579 for more information.

Lamprey Rivers Film Festival, Sunday, February 26, 2012, 3:00-5:00 PM, Durham Recreation Department Community Room. Free to the public. Films include: The Lamprey River Through History, Connecting Lives on the Lamprey River, Spring Into Vernal Pools, and Wiswall's Mill. Co-sponsored by the Lamprey River Advisory Committee, Lamprey River Watershed Association, and the Durham Historical Association.

On Belay Outdoor Winter Program, Sunday, March 4, 2012, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Plymouth State University. On Belay provides unique adventure-based programs that build community among children 9-19 with Cancer. Programs are free for participants. For more information and to register, click HERE.

"Best Friends/Worst Enemies: Friendship Development, Popularity and Social Cruelty in Childhood", Tuesday, March 6, 2012, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, ORHS Auditorium. Presented by Dr. Michael Thompson, consultant, author, and psychologist specializing in children and families. Hosted by Mast Way PTO, Moharimet PTO, ORMS PTO, ORHS PTO, The Alliance for Better Childcare, Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers.

Movement Heals for On Belay, Saturday, March 10, 2012, 9:00 AM-1:30 PM, The Gables Apts B Community Center, UNH. Classes taught by Durham resident Ruth Abelmann as well as Kathy Kerrigan and guest instructors. For more information, 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-5 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.

DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Wonderful news:  We have surpassed our fund-raising goal of $900,000.  As of February 5, 2012, we have raised $1,054,545.00 for the new library.  A great big THANK YOU to all of our donors!  All told, the Trustees and donors will contribute at least $2.2 million as the private portion of the project costs. The Library’s Board of Trustees and campaign volunteers are still continuing to fund-raise with the intent of surpassing the goal and bringing down the bond as much possible!
Storytimes, Tues. Feb. 14th and Thurs. Feb. 16th at 10:30 a.m. This week: Valentines/Mail!    We read stories, sing songs, do fingerplays feltboard and make a craft.  All are welcome!
Irish Balladeer Paul Carroll Performs, Tues. Feb. 14th, 6:30 -8:00 p.m. We’ve got love for Ireland on Valentine's Day at the library! Join us for an evening of Irish music, stories, and song. Renowned Dublin minstrel Paul Carroll will recall the lush green fields of Ireland to banish the wintry blues. Don't miss this special performance!
Bookeaters, Middle School Book Group, Weds. Feb. 15th, 2:45-4:00 p.m. - Join us for this Middle School Book Group.  Ruth Wharton McDonald is the facilitator.  Pizza is served!  This month's book is "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin.  Books are available at the library.
Build Your Own Website for the Technically Literate!  Week 4:  Weds. Jan. 25th, 6:15-8:00 p.m. Dates Beginning Consecutive Wednesdays from Jan. 25 to Feb. 29. Interested in designing your own website for your business or blog? Not sure how to start? This free 6-week course will focus on everything you need to know, including Web Server Basics, HTML Basics, Formatting & Styles, JavaScript, and Guided Development. This course is limited to 8 to 10 participants. David Sietz has been an IT software developer for 11 years.
Lego Club meets this Thursday, Feb. 16th from 3:45-4:45 p.m. - Like to build with Legos?  Join the library's Lego Club for 1st - 5th graders.  We will meet for 6 Thursdays.  Dates are Feb. 9, Feb. 16, Feb. 23 (no meeting March 1st due to Oyster River Vacation Week), March  8 (no meeting March 15 due to UNH Spring Break), March 22 and March 29.
Registration for Tales for Tails. 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.

Need a reading buddy?  UNH tutors are available through Seacoast Reads at the library for your child in 1st through 3rd grade.  Sign up for the second semester!
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. 
Need tax forms?  Durham Public Library will receive one complete set of forms and instructions, which should be available in late February; these can be copied here for 10 cents a page.  Need them now?  Go to http://www.irs.gov/. All forms are available for download.
Attention Museum of Fine Arts pass users. Museum of Fine Arts passes are now available again! 

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

FROM “DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE A HISTORY – 1900-1985”

Business (1960-1985): "In 1976 a new building for the Durham Trust Company was built at the west end of the former Alpha Tau Omega lawn on the north side of Main Street. Ballard's, to the west of the bank, was enlarged and renamed The Tin Palace, in recognition of the first restaurant on the site (1912). The Durham Clinic now provides patient care in the remodeled Durham Trust's old quarters on Madbury Road." Published in 1985 by the Durham Historic Association.

Although there is not much snow on the ground, the skiing is still quite good at NH’s ski areas.  If you have the time and the inclination, you may want to hit the slopes. Have a good 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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