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Durham considers acquisition of former
People's Bank site for use as future Town
Office. More information is provided in
the article below. Courtesy Todd
Selig
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Our hearts and minds go out this day to
all of those impacted by last evening's
terrible events in Greenland, NH in which
five police officers were shot, one of whom
was mortally wounded. Flags across the
state have been lowered to
half-staff.
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DURHAM
CONSIDERS ACQUISITION OF FORMER PEOPLE'S BANK
SITE FOR USE AS FUTURE TOWN
OFFICE
The former Durham
branch of People’s United Bank, located
at 8 Newmarket Road, has been put up for sale
with a listing price of
$769,000. Administrator Selig
has conducted due diligence with regard to
the site as a future Town Office location and
has concluded that the 8 Newmarket Road location with
renovations and an addition would indeed meet
the space needs and functional requirements
for the Town Office that were outlined in the
Space Needs Assessment prepared by Sumner
Davis Architects, Inc. in July 2006. To view
this document, click HERE.
The bank site is a
handsome colonial-style building in the midst
of Durham's historic district, is in
excellent condition, and is equipped with two
safes that would ideally meet the Town's
needs in preserving historical
records.
The current Town
Office has long been recognized as being
deficient in a number of critical
areas such as:
- Noncompliance with
ADA (handicap
accessibility).
- Lack of short-term
and long-term temperature controlled
storage space for day to day and critical
historical
records.
- Inadequate filing
and workspace.
- Inadequate meeting
space.
- Lack of security
for staff and very inefficient mechanical
and HVAC systems.
- Inadequate stair
widths, riser and tread dimensions, and myriad
other building and life safety code
violations.
In order to secure the bank site to
ensure the Town Council has the option of
moving forward with a purchase of the
property, Mr. Selig initiated negotiations
with the bank. Two other parties also have
placed offers for the
parcel.
At this time, Mr. Selig has signed a
Letter of Intent to Purchase and is awaiting
approval from the seller. Per the terms of
this agreement, the Town Council will have
thirty (30) working days to execute a
Purchase and Sale Agreement and would
therefore need to act on the Purchase and
Sale Agreement at its meeting on May 7, 2012.
At that time, a formal proposal will be
presented.
Staff is working with architect Kelly
Davis to develop a conceptual buildout of the
bank site and estimated pricing as part of
the May 7th meeting. You may recall
that Mr. Davis was engaged in 2006 to conduct
the Space Needs Assessment for the Town
Office faciilty.
The acquisition of the bank site is
entirely predicated from the perspective of
Administrator Selig on the outright sale of
the existing 15 Newmarket Road Town Office
location for development purposes. To this
end, Mr. Selig has again initiated
conversations with the owner of the Irving
Station to discuss price and timing. The
Irving Station owner has in the past offered
the Town a premium price for the Town Office
location in that it would be assimilated in
with his other adjacent holdings. We
expect the receipt of a proposal
shortly.
In 2008, Durham had the Town Office
site appraised and at that time the most
probable "as is" market value of the
property, in fee simple, was $650,000 as a
stand alone parcel. At that time, the
Irving Station owner had discussed paying
upwards of $2,000,000 if the Town Office
parcel could be integrated with his ajacent
parcels and developed as a pharmacy.
That offer was just prior to the onset
of the recession and the pharmacy market has
changed significantly. Today, this
price would more likely be in the $1 - $1.5
million range for a pharmacy assuming all
permits/approvals are granted. For a
non-pharmacy use, the value of the parcel
would be significantly
less.
At the Town Council meeting on Monday,
April 16, 2012, the Town Council will receive
a report from Administrator Selig regarding
the potential acquisition of the former
People's United Bank site for use as a future
Town Office location. Should the bank accept
the Town's offer, the Council will be asked
to act on a formal Purchase and Sale
Agreement at its meeting on May 7th. A site
walk of the property would be scheduled prior
to May 7th.
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Long-time Durham resident and
Rochester Chief
Planner appointed Dir. Planning
& Community
Development for Durham
ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR OF
PLANNING AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
Director of Planning and Community
Development Jim Campbell will be leaving the
Town of Durham effective the end of
August 2012. Because of an unprecedented
level of development interest occurring in
Durham, as well as an outstanding local
candidate having been identified, the
Administrator has opted to move forward with
a direct recruitment rather than an open
search in order to ensure there is no
lapse in coverage for the Planning Office and
that the department will be well
positioned to deal with the complex issues
currently facing the
community.
At the Town Council meeting on Monday,
April 16, 2012, the Council will be asked to
provide its "advise and consent" in
accordance with Section 4.6 of the Durham
Town Charter of the Administrator's
appointment of Mr. Michael Behrendt as
the Director of Planning and Community
Development.
The Charter states:
“The
Administrator shall have the power to appoint
and remove, subject to the provisions of this
Charter, all town department heads.
Such appointments shall be on merit and
fitness alone and with the advice and consent
of the
Council.”
Mr. Behrendt, a long-time Durham
resident, is viewed as one of the most
accomplished planners in the Seacoast with 17
years of experience in Rochester, NH as that
community’s Chief Planner. Prior
to his employment with Rochester, Mr.
Behrendt served as the Planner for Beaufort,
SC. In his early years, Mr. Behrendt worked
as a real estate broker and as a preservation
coordinator.
He is considered a leader in the area
of new urbanist development--a primary
recommendation contained in the B. Dennis
Commercial Core Strategic Plan prepared for
the Town. He has a deep appreciation for
aesthetics and how a structure will blend
into its surrounding environment. He is also
an excellent Planner.
Mr.
Behrendt has authored two books: The
Architectural Jewels of Rochester, New
Hampshire: A History of the Built Environment
published in 2009, and Comme D'Or: The
First Fifty Years of Holy Rosary Credit
Union, published in 2011. He was
commissioned by the Holy Rosary Credit Union
to chronicle the history of the institution
and to explore the broader Franco-American
community and the credit union
movement.
His personal interests include
basketball, ballroom dancing (winner-2008
Seacost Dancing with the Stars), ice skating,
juggling, music, and
travel.
Mr. Behrendt holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Tufts University with coursework
in psychology, political science, philosophy,
and economics, and a Master of City Planning
degree from Boston
University.
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COUNCIL
BEGINS PROCESS OF ESTABLISHING 2012/13
GOALS
At the April 2, 2012 Town Council
meeting, Councilors began discussing
suggested goals for the upcoming three to
five years. Councilors and
Administrator Selig each provided
suggestions, which have been consolidated
into a single document. This will be
discussed at the upcoming Council meeting on
April 16th. To view the
draft-consolidated list, click HERE.
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FINAL PUBLIC FORUMS FOR THE
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN UPDATE - APRIL
17
The community
is invited to attend either of two open
forums on the update of the campus master
plan. The forums are scheduled
for 12:40-2:00 pm in New Hampshire Hall,
Room 208 and 4:00-5:30 pm in MUB Theater
II.
Doug Bencks, University Architect and
Director of Campus
Planning: “I hope that
everyone who has an interest in the physical
development of campus will join us as we look
for final thoughts and comments on this
update to our comprehensive Campus Master
Plan.”
Each session will begin with the
identical presentation that focuses on the
key aspects of the draft plan that has been
in progress since last October. There
will be an opportunity during each forum to
discuss the advantages and impacts of all
elements of the draft plan
including:
- The
final preferred location for a new Center
for the Arts and the steps for building
it.
- Opportunities for Public-Private
Ventures on campus lands that might include
a hotel/conference center, retail and
office/research space along with related
relocations of campus land
needs.
- The
site selection of graduate student and
family housing in the context of overall
campus development.
- Uses of McConnell Hall, Nesmith Hall,
Conant Hall, and Huddleston Hall, as these
facilities are renovated over
time.
- Review of all space needs as programs
evolve and expectations shift over
time.
A team consisting of Campus Planning
staff along with consultants Architerra Inc.
of Boston and JBA Inc. of Fort Collins, Colo.
have met with various committees, working
groups, and departments in the process of
developing this draft plan with the intent of
delivering an updated Campus Master Plan to
President Huddleston over the summer with
Trustee approval in the fall
2012.
For those who cannot
attend either of these forums detailed
information will be posted at http://www.unh.edu/cmp/ and on
social media outlets. Comments and
suggestions can also be shared at cmp.ideas@unh.edu.
Mr. Bencks will also provide a
presentation regarding elements of the draft
UNH Master Plan to the Durham Economic
Development Committee on April 23rd and to
the Durham Planning Board on April 25th.
Both of these meetings betin at 7
PM.
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25 MPH SPEED
LIMIT ADJUSTMENT PROPOSED FOR DOWNTOWN
CORE
At the February meeting of the Traffic
Safety Committee, there was general consensus
that the speed limits of roadways within the
downtown area and commercial core should be
designated 25 MPH due to traffic demands
combined with pedestrian and bicycle
activity. Additionally, the committee
was informed that the University of New
Hampshire is adjusting its speed limits
within interior UNH campus roads.
Consequently, the committee has recommended
that it is an appropriate time to coordinate
and stabilize speed limits throughout the
downtown and campus
core.
The Durham Town Code (the technical
name for all ordinances adopted by Durham)
assigns all roadways to be 30 MPH unless
otherwise specified. In other words, if
the Code is silent regarding speed a speed
limit on a roadway, by default it is 30
MPH.
The Traffic Safety Committee is an
administrative committee organized by the
Town Administrator to advise him regarding
traffic safety matters. Members include
the police chief, fire chief, public works
director, planner, and code enforcement
officer. A Planning Board
representative also attends, as do some
members of the Town Council regarding topics
of interest to them.
At this time, an amendment to the Code
is scheduled for presentation and first
reading before the Council on June
4th.
To view the collection of roadways
impacted by this change, click HERE.
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DURHAM PREVAILS IN SUPREME
COURT APPEAL OF ZBA DECISION || BARRETT v.
TOWN OF
DURHAM
The NH
Supreme Court issued a decision this week in
the Barrett v. Town of Durham ZBA
appeal. In the case, the NH Supreme
Court affirmed the trial court, which had
affirmed the Durham Zoning Board of
Adjustment, which had affirmed the decision
of the Durham Zoning Official, that certain
"tents" on the Barrett's property located on
Colony Cove Road were "structures" under the
Town’s Zoning Ordinance. On
appeal, Barrett’s attorney argued that
the trial court erred by not ruling that the
tents were “accessory sheds”
rather than structures, and by not
distinguishing between the terms “minor
installation” and “accessory
shed” within the definition of
“structure.” In light of
this decision, the Town will instruct the
property owner to remove the tents. The
matter was initially brought to the attention
of the Town based on expressed concern from a
neighbor. To view the full case, click
HERE.
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COMPARISON OF POLICE 1ST QUARTER
RESPONSES TO RENTAL
PROPERTIES
In
order to track police responses to rental
properties in Durham, the Police Department
quarterly pulls together a report
illustrating same.
The first quarter data from 2012 shows
stabilization in calls when compared to last
year’s review of the same period.
However, calls are still up substantially
from 2010 and there has been a noticeable
spike in the violent nature associated with
calls for assistance. In 2010 there
were 43 calls during the 1st Quarter.
In 2011 there were 64 calls for service
during this period. In 2012 there were
65 calls for service.
The Police Department has highlighted
three locations in RED within the report
where police response has increased since
last year and GREEN for areas where
significant improvement has been
identified.
To view the report, click HERE.
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DURHAM AND
UNH POLICE HOST DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DIALOGUE
Durham Police Chief David Kurz and
Chief Paul Dean of UNH Police invited the
U.S. Department of Justice Community
Relations Service to co-host a community
dialog this week at Huddleston Hall.
With the assistance of the United States
Attorney for the District of New Hampshire,
they invited a number of local police chiefs
and representatives from the NAACP, leaders
from the Latino, Muslim, Arab, and Sikh
communities as well as other ethnic groups in
New Hampshire to engage in conversation with
the goal to create an environment of mutual
respect among the parties so that everyone is
able to identify issues/concerns, propose
workable solutions/resolutions, and create an
"Action Plan" to address any potential
challenges.
It is believed that the establishment
of these partnerships and personal
relationships enables everyone to work
collaboratively in the best interest of our
mutual community before a challenge or crisis
occurs! By taking time to meet
and discuss openly shared concerns develops
the personal relationships and trust that
will ensure success during any
challenge.
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DPW SPOT WELDS MANHOLE COVERS
TO PREVENT LATE NIGHT
VANDALISM
Due to
a recurring problem of storm drain grates
that have been removed along Madbury Road
during late nights/early mornings on
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings
creating significant safety hazards, the
Police Department requested the Public Works
Department to evaluate whether anything can
be done. DPW will spot weld grates in
identified areas to eliminate the
issue.
Recently a grate was removed at the
Tedeschi Lot, two were removed from Madbury
Road at Bagdad Woods, and one was removed
from Bagdad Road just off Madbury
Road.
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Scottish
Highlander cows, Courtesy Miles
Smith Farm, Loudon, NH
COME MEET THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDER COW
ON APRIL 17TH AT YOUNG'S
RESTAURANT
Come meet a Scottish Highlander cow
from Miles Smith Farm, Loudon, NH, on
Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at 5:30 PM behind
Young's Restaurant as part of Young's
celebration of local food, including Miles
Smith Farm beef, in the restaurant, and in
celebration of the fact that a herd of these
Scottish Highlander cows will arrive shortly
at Emery Farm for grazing there - Durham
Beef! Come one, come all. The red
headed cows are very cute.
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CONSERVATION
COMMISSION SITE WALK FOR PROPOSED AMBER ACRES
CONSERVATION PROJECT ALONG THE OYSTER RIVER
ALONG MAST
ROAD
On Wednesday, April 18, the Durham
Conservation Commission will hold a site walk
on the property known as Amber Acres. The
property is located along Mast Road
(Route 155A) and is shown as Map 13, Lots
14-1 and 14-100 on the Durham tax maps.
Members of the public are welcome. Those who
wish to attend should meet at 8:00 A.M. on
the tree-lined long driveway at 224 Mast Road
(opposite the Moore Fields).
This site walk is part of the Conservation
Commission’s deliberations on a request
made by the Southeast Land Trust of New
Hampshire, working on behalf of Amber Acres,
LLC, for Town Conservation Funding in the
amount of $250,000 for a conservation
easement on 39 acres. A public hearing will
follow at the next regular meeting of the
Conservation Commission, May 10, which starts
at 7:00 P.M. and will be held in the Council
Chambers at Town
Hall.
Should the Commission decide to move
forward with the project, it would
subsequently request from the Town Council
authorization to accept an executory interest
in the easement. The Council would then hold
a public hearing as part of its own
deliberation on that request.
The property’s most significant
conservation values include approximately 27
acres recognized as important productive farm
soils and more than 3,000 feet of frontage on
the Oyster River, a public water supply
shared by Durham and UNH. In addition, the
property is identified by the NH Wildlife
Action Plan in its highest rank for wildlife
habitat and is across the river from the
proposed Sprucewood Forest conservation
project.
The Southeast Land Trust would hold the
easement and seek to put the land into active
food production by either selling or leasing
the land to a farmer. The Town of Durham
would hold executory interest (become the
backup easement holder, with enforcement
authority).
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DURHAM LAND STEWARDSHIP COMMITTEE
UPDATE
What do conservation, agriculture, and
parks and recreation have in common? A great
deal. Durham's new Land Stewardship Committee
includes members of the Parks &
Recreation Committee and the Agriculture and
Conservation commissions. On Tuesday, they
met with Town Public Works Director Mike
Lynch to discuss a set of common goals and
ways they could coordinate and communicate
about their efforts on town lands in the
years to come. The discussion focused on a
few important initiatives:
- Assembling an online land inventory:
Work is underway on taking stock of
all town properties and lands where the
town holds an interest. A file on each
property could include permitted uses,
scans of site maps, histories, studies, and
other pertinent
documents.
- Promoting responsible use of our town
lands: Land Use Committee members will be
leading a series of public walks on town
lands in the coming year. We are also
looking for volunteers to help. For more
information, please contact Land Use
Committee Chair Malin Cylde at
malinelyclyde@gmail.com.
- Focusing on Wagon Hill Farm: the
Agricultural Commission is exploring ways
to promote local agriculture and to put
sections of the farm back to work (as seen
in our community gardens); the Parks &
Recreation Committee is working to expand
public access, including parking and
bathroom facilities; and the Conservation
Commission is studying opportunities for
ecological restoration and habitat
protection.
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NO BRUSH
WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE TRANSFER STATION
UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE
After consulting with the Fire
Department, the Town has decided
to temporarily hold off on accepting
brush at the Transfer Station and Recycling
Center until further notice due to dry
conditions and an increase for fire
hazard.
There is a large amount of brush
currently at the facility that has not
been able to be burned due to the
dry conditions. The Town is now at
red flag for fire hazard and two days of
heavy consistent rain is needed in order to
lift the ban. Residents will be
informed once they may begin bringing brush
to the Transfer
Station.
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SPRING
CLEANUP
The annual bulky waste pickup
BEGINS MONDAY, APRIL 3O, 2012. Please
place materials curbside NO EARLIER than
April 28th and NO LATER than 7AM on April
30th. Remember that items that require
an electronics sticker still do during
curbside collection, they can be purchased at
the Public Works office for $10. This
is not the time of year that we collect brush
and leaves, that is during Fall pick
up. If you put out brush and leaves,
they WILL NOT BE PICKED UP.
The newsletter that should have been
received by all residents this week with
details on the collection. To view the
newsletter, click HERE.
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HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE
DAY
The 2012 Household Hazardous Waste Day
will be held at the Department of Public
Works facility located at 100 Stone Quarry
Drive on Saturday, September 22, 2012.
As in the past, all hazardous waste will be
collected by appointment only. To
register, you must call the Department of
Public Works at 868-5578 or e-mail publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us.
Remember, the maximum collected per
household is five gallons. LATEX AND
OIL BASED PAINTS , MOTOR OIL, AND ANTI-FREEZE
ARE NOT ACCEPTED AT HAZARDOUS WASTE
DAY! These items can be brought up to
the Transfer Station with your permit
throughout the year. Latex paints must
be dried out first, motor oil, anti-freeze
and oil based paints can go up as is.
Typically, hazardous waste is categorized as
toxic, ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or
otherwise hazardous. Please check the
manufacturer’s label. Please see
Spring Newsletter for
details.
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MEMORIAL DAY
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE
The Transfer Station and Recycling
Center will be closed on Saturday, May 26th,
for the Memorial Day Holiday. The
regular Town offices will be closed on
Monday, May 28th for the holiday. There
will be NO COLLECTION OF TRASH AND
RECYCLABLES ON MONDAY, MAY 28TH. All
routes will be pushed ahead one day for
example if you are normally collected on
Monday, you will put your items out by 7am on
Tuesday, if you normally are on Tuesday, you
will put out on Wednesday, etc. There
will be no commercial collection on Friday,
June 1st.
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FISH COUNT VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED!
The
Department of Public Works is preparing to
open the newly constructed Wiswall Fish
Ladder on the Lamprey River TODAY and is
looking for volunteers to help the Town and
NH Fish & Game conduct its first EVER
fish count at the Wiswall Dam. With the
new fish ladder in place, this will be the
first time in almost 250 years that
anadromous fish such as River Herring,
Alewife, and American Shad will be able to
migrate beyond the Wiswall Dam and access
more than 30 miles of river. Anadromous
fish live most of their lives in saltwater,
but migrate up freshwater rivers to
spawn. Please call DPW at 868-5578 or
email publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us if you
are interested helping out with this historic
and fishy event. It doesn't take a huge
commitment--we will be glad to have your
help, even if you can only spare 30 minutes
here or there.
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BOOST DURHAM'S ENERGY PROFILE: REGISTER
YOUR PV
PROJECT
The National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL) has released a handsome,
easy-to-use online tool to develop a
comprehensive registry of all solar
photovoltaic (PV) installations in the United
States. Called the Open PV Project, the
website has over 130,000 PV systems in its
database.
To date, Durham residents have
registered 10 systems. New Hampshire ranks
below Vermont and Maine on both the total
number of installs registered and the power
produced. However, we believe that many more
systems were commissioned in New
Hampshire—including in
Durham—during the recent rebate
period.
Help to improve the rankings of our
state and region by registering on the site
and entering your own data (a two-minute
process). To learn more, go to the Energy
Committee’s blog at http://www.sustainable-durham.info.
Also check out http://openpv.nrel.gov/.
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VACANCY ON TRUSTEES OF TRUST
FUNDS
With the recent
passing of the late George Frick, the Durham
Town Council is seeking interested residents
of the Town of Durham who have the ability,
desire, and time needed to fill a vacancy on
the Trustees of the Trust Funds. This is an
elected position and the Town Council will
make the appointment to be filled until
the March 2013 Town Election. The
position will then be placed on the
election ballot to be filled until the end of
the term (March
2015).
The Trustees of the
Trust Funds manage funds left in trust to the
Town and the School District for identified
purposes. The Trustees also manage the
Town's cemetery and work in partnership with
the Department of Public Works in caring for
abandoned trusted graveyards, as well as the
Smith Chapel.
Citizens interested in board appointments
should contact the Town Administrator’s
office at 868-5571 and ask for a board
application form, or stop in at the Town
Clerk’s office located on the first
floor of the Town Hall, 15 Newmarket Road,
and complete an application.
Applications are also available on the home
page of the Town’s web
site: http://ci.durham.nh.us/ in
the blue box located at the
right. Completed applications may be mailed to
the Town Administrator’s office, or
submitted via email to jberry@ci.durham.nh.us.
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DURHAM TREE INVENTORY ALONG
MADBURY RD.
CORRIDOR
The Town of Durham will be working with
the U.S. Forest Service and the New Hampshire
Division of Forests & Lands to conduct a
pilot project to inventory trees
along Madbury Road. This is being done
as a trial project to test new techniques and
equipment for conducting community tree
inventories. Foresters will be working from
the road sides or sidewalks and will not go
on private property. The inventory will
collect information on tree species, size,
condition and other factors, and tree
locations will be mapped using specialized
GPS equipment. The tree inventory
information and maps will be used by the Town
to help make decisions about maintaining and
planting trees and doing clearance/cutting
for utility lines. The work on Madbury Road
will be completed over the next two
weeks.
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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 agendas for the meetings
listed below, please click HERE.
Town
Council - Monday,
April 16, 2012 . To view the entire
packet of information for this meeting, click
HERE.
Oyster
River Taxpayers - Tuesday,
April 17, 2012
Rental Housing
Commission - Wednesday,
April 18, 2012 (4:00
PM)
Conservation Commission
Site Walk at Amber Acres (along Mast Road,
Route 155A) - Wednesday,
April 18, 2012, 8:00 AM (Note: Those desiring
to attend should meet on the tree-lined long
driveway at 224 Mast Rd. opposite the Moore
Field.
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.
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BROTHER OF DURHAM RESIDENT IN THE TOP
10 OF WALMART'S "GET ON THE SHELF"
COMPETITION
TJ Foltz, brother of Durham
resident Kim Schmidt,
is participating in Walmart's national
contest, "Get on the Shelf", a
competition similar to American Idol but
for products, not
singers. TJ's product, Humankind
Water, has made it into the top 10 out of
over 4000 entrants thus securing him a spot
in the finals. His product gives 100%
of the net profit to help support people who
do not have clean drinking water. If
TJ's product wins it will be stocked in
Walmarts nationwide potentially raising
millions of dollars for those without clean
drinking water and saving thousands of
lives.
People can vote twice daily by texting
and on facebook. Voting began
yesterday, April 11th, and runs
through Tuesday, April 24th. For more
information, visit http://humankindwater.org/\.
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2011 UNH May
Day Carnival, Courtesy
UNH
UNH MAY DAY
CARNIVAL - APRIL
28TH
The University of New Hampshire is
hosting its third annual May Day Carnival
on Saturday, April 28, 2012 from 1:00 -
9:00 PM in UNH's C-lot. The carnival is
an event sponsored by UNH students, and
is a day and evening full of rides, games,
live music, and carnival food. Family hours
are 1:00 to 3:00 PM. There will be
kid-friendly rides and games! This
event is $5 per person for an entry
fee; all rides and games are free.
Free parking is available in B-lot.
Hope to see you there!
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Children lined up waiting for the
signal for them to begin searching for eggs
at
the Durham Landing during this year's
annual Egg Hunt. Courtesy Todd
Selig
PARKS AND RECREATION ANNUAL EGG HUNT
WELL
ATTENDED
Durham Parks and Recreation Department
hosted its 18th annual Town Egg Hunt this
past Saturday at the Town Landing. It was a
nice event that provided an opportunity for
residents to come together and enjoy the Town
Landing (also called the Old Landing) as a
park.
The event also provided an opportunity
for community organizations to work together.
A special Thank You to ORPP for helping run
the event with Durham Parks and Recreation
Committee and to the Durham Fire and Police
Departments for keeping a watchful eye on
safety by the water. Thank you to DPW for
there support with this event and all our
events! New this year, Stonyfield Farm
donated yogurt for consumption as a wonderful
energy snack after hunting for eggs, Thank
You Stonyfield!
Another new addition to this community
event was Turning Point Farm selling eggs at
the event. Nothing like fresh local eggs!
Maritza Bagnall and former Oyster River girl
scouts held a coffee (coffee was donated by
the Bagelry)and bake sale to raise funds for
Coins for Cures, benefiting Boston Children's
Hospital. Two members of Boy Scout Troop
#154 (Jacob Whisnat and Forrest
Mitchell) jumped in and helped with candy
wrapper/trash clean up when the event was
over, Thank You Troop#154! ORMS
students Ben Owens, Caroline Wilson, Sam
Howland and Owen and Ian Moore helped set up
and clean up for the event. What a great
representation of community service from many
Durham residents!
To see
the article written about the event in
Fosters, go to http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120408/GJNEWS_01/704089894.
Put this
event on your calendar for next year --
Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 10am. It is
a blast to see the little residents of Durham
enjoy the simple pleasures of childhood and a
great way to shake off Winter and celebrate
the coming of Spring connecting with your
community!
(If you
would like to be involved with this event
next year, please contact the Director of
Durham Parks and Recreation, Sandy Devins,
via email at sdevins@ci.durham.nh.us or by phone
at 603-817-4074.
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DURHAM PARKS & RECREATION
PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
2012 Memorial Day Parade
Announced
The 2012 Memorial Day Parade will take
place on Monday, May 28th at 10:00am,
beginning at the Town Landing on Old Landing
Road. Town committees, commissions and
civic organizations, as well as all service
men and women, past and present, are
encouraged to march. Those groups
interested in marching should contact Parks
& Recreation Committee member Michael
Mengers at michaelwmengers@yahoo.com,
969-8973.
New Recreation Activities are
forming! Spring has sprung with new
energy and fun social activities planned. If
you are interested in joining a Tennis
Ladder, Pick-Up Volleyball, Tai Chi for
Balance, or Learn to Run please contact Sandy
Devins, Parks & Recreation Director at
recreation@ci.durham.nh.us or
call (603) 817-4074.
Learn to Run beginning
Thursdays April 26th from
9:30-10:30AM at the Durham Town Hall Lot.
Cost is $40/8wks. Learn to run with
Instructor Sheila Harding. This class begins
with walking for exercise and will build your
stamina to prepare you to run a 3 mile
race. Also a great way to kick off a
weight loss program and socialize!
Learn to Meditate In just a
few weeks, you can experience the benefits of
meditation in your life—inner peace,
health, and spiritual awakening. Classes
start April 5th, Thursdays 7-7:30pm at Durham
Recreation Bldg. Cost is $25/5wks.
New Beginners Tai Chi for Seniors
– Moving for Better Balance
– Recommended by Geriatric Society and
promoted by the Center for Disease Control
this Tai Chi program is aimed to improve
flexibility, balance and strength. It is
highly recommended that participants take
this class twice a week so they may feel the
benefits and develop a daily routine. Classes
begin April 10th, Tues and Thurs from 11:30am
- 12:30 at the Durham Recreation Building.
The cost is $100 for 8 weeks of classes
meeting twice a week, which works out to be
$6.25 per class. For those who may only
attend once a week the cost is $50/8
wks.For more information
about any of our Recreation Programs or to
register please contact Sandy Devins, Parks
& Recreation Director at sdevins@ci.durham.nh.us or
817-4074.
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Samuel Bak,
Young Vilne, 2002, oil on canvas, 24" x
18".
Exhibited at
the Museum of Art in 2006.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
Parents' Night Out Fund-Raiser
for the New Hampshire Notables,
Friday, April 13, 2012, 6:30-9:00 PM, UNH
Memorial Union Building, Room 334. For more
information, click HERE.
13th Annual Moharimet Pancake
Breakfast, Saturday, April 14,
8:00-11:00 AM. To volunteer as a
pancake-flipper or sausage-server, go to
http://www.mohpto.org/volunteer-form.html
(18 years or older only,
please).
For
more information, go to http://www.mohpto.org/.
All
the fixin's are included for $2.00 per Child,
$3.00 per Adult – $10.00 Family
Maximum.
Paintings by Holocaust Survivor
Samuel Bak will be on display at
President Mark Huddleston's residence,
Thursday, April 19, 2012, 3:30-5:30 PM during
an open
house.
Newcomers Unlimited
Meeting, Durham Community Church,
Friday, April 20, 2012 - "Dissent Among the
Puritans" featuring Linda Palmer in the role
of Ann Vassall, wife of William Vassall of
Essex, England - one of the founders of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony. Coffee hour: 9:00
AM; Meeting: 10:00 AM; Program: 10:15
AM.
For
further information about Newcomers Unlimited
or about this specific meeting,
contact D. Ramey, President, at 868-1219
during normal business
hours.
QuackFest, Saturday
April 28, 2012, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, Durham
Landing. Ducks will be launched at
12:00. Proceeds from the event will
benefit Growing Places and the Durham-Great
Bay
Rotary.
Criterium Bike
Race, Sunday, April 29, 2012, for
children age 4-6 and 6-9, UNH Campus in the B
Lot area. Registration
is
9am
– 11 am, race will begin about 11:45
depending on other races. This event is
hosted by the UNH Cycling team for the
Eastern Collegiate Cycling Conference. For
more information, click HERE or visit http://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2012/02/unh-cycling-brings-championship-durham.
Oyster River High School
Presents Chicago, May 10, 11, 12
(Thu, Fri, Sat), 7:00 PM. Box Office hours:
12-5 PM; open May 2,3,4,7,8,9,10. Tickets:
$9; students and seniors, $6. For more
information contact Armida Geiger,
603-868-7156, armidageiger@comcast.net.
Bobcat Bolt, Saturday,
May 12, 2012, 9:00 AM, Oyster River High
School. The
Bobcat Bolt will once again be featuring a
Kids Fun Run right after the 5k and 10k,
which will again lead right into the
festivities at the Oyster River
Festival. Details are up on the Bobcat
Bolt web page, so if you haven’t signed
up already, hop on-line and sign-up now at
http://bobcatbolt.com/wp/?page_id=63.
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DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS
Storytime Tues. April
17th and Thurs. April 19th at 10:30 a.m.
– This week: The Circus!
Join us for stories, fingerplays, feltboard,
songs and a craft. All are
welcome!
Pajama Storytime, Tues.
April 17th at 6:30 p.m. - This month:
The Circus! Join ORPP
- the Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers
group - for the library's monthly night-time
storytime. Come wearing your
pajamas! This month we invite you to
come and learn about the circus! We
will read stories about the circus and make a
circus craft. This is a fun time for
kids and for networking parents and all are
welcome. Snacks provided by ORPP.
Bookeaters, Middle School Book Group, Weds.
April 18th at 2:45-4:00 p.m. - Join us for
this Middle School Book Group. This
month’s book is “Catching
Fire” by Suzanne Collins. Ruth
Wharton McDonald is the facilitator.
Pizza is served!
ORHS Poetry Night, Weds.
April 18th, 7:00 p.m. - Join us for this ORHS
Poetry night. Come and hear the ORHS
Poet Laureate and Poetry Out Loud winner read
their poems as well as other ORHS
students. Refreshments will be
served.
Fly Fishing in Argentina,
Weds. April 25th, 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Imagine
fly fishing in the rugged landscape of
Argentina. In 1999, Mark Foley did just that,
hiking and fishing with the backdrop of the
stunning Andes mountain range. If you're
interested in fly fishing, or even just want
to learn more about this beautiful South
American country, don't miss this
presentation, which helps people understand
how to travel/fish Argentina, both on a dime
or in high-end lodges.
The Friends Book Discussion
Series, Weds. April 25th at 10:30
a.m. - This month’s book is Jane
Austen’s “Pride and
Prejudice”. Books are available
at the library. The Friend’s Book
Group will meet again on Weds. May 23rd at
10:30 a.m. to discuss “Death Comes to
Pemberley” by P.D. James. All are
welcome.
Scott Jameson, Magician
Performance, Thurs. April 26th,
10:30 a.m. at the ORHS Multi-purpose room -
Join the Durham, Lee and Madbury Libraries
for this Magical performance by Scott
Jameson. Scott is known for captivating
his audiences with his talent and
innovation. Don't miss this fun
performance! All ages are
welcome!
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.
Check out the library's website at
http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/ for
more information.
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WEEKLY ARREST
REPORT
*Academic
year commences the third week of August
through graduation at UNH in May.
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FROM "DURHAM,
NEW HAMPSHIRE A HISTORY -
1900-1985"
Communications-Durham's Post office:
“Rural free delivery was authorized by
the U.S. Post Office Department on December
1, 1902, and Harrie A. Rand became
Durham’s first rural carrier, a
position he held for forty-one years. His
route covered Durham Point, Newmarket, and
Bennett Roads, Wednesday Hill Road, and Mast
Road. He was very punctual and often resorted
to snow shoes or ‘shanks’s
mare’ when roads or weather were unfit
for his horse. He was followed as rural
carrier by Henry Fisher.”
Published in 1985
by the Durham Historic
Association.
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Have a very 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
Everyone can
tackle climate change. How can you reduce
your carbon
footprint?
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