Friday Update April 20, 2012

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Carli
Anderson stands next to her donation table
for the Cornucopia Food Pantry at the Durham
Marketplace

Courtesy
Larry Brickner-Wood

"c18">A reminder to residents that Earth
Day is this Sunday, April 22nd.
 

"c22">MAKING A
DIFFERENCE!

"c18">C "c20">arli Anderson of
Durham (pictured above) knows how to make a
difference. At eight years old, she has a
heart for service and caring for others. This
spring, Carli has been donating her
allowance and funds she has received from
selling toys she no longer uses to the
Cornucopia Food Pantry at the Waysmeet Center
in Durham. This idea was completely her own,
says her mother Heather, as Carli simply
wanted to do something to help those with
fewer resources than she has.
Helping
to donate food to those who needed it seemed
like the perfect thing to
do!

"c18">Last Sunday, on a beautiful day, Carli,
her brother Ethan, her mom Heather, and her
friend Emma set up a table at the Durham
Marketplace and invited shoppers to donate
food or funds for the Earth Day food baskets
being organized by Cornucopia that will
be distributed next week. Carli made a list
of needed foods, great colorful signs to
attract attention, and talked with interested
folks about what she was doing, what foods
were needed, and how they could
help.

"c18">Durham Town Councilor Bill Cote even
came over to greet Carli and thank her for
her efforts. Carli’s kind and generous
spirit are a wonderful ray of hope in these
times, and show us all how we can make a
difference!

"c18"> "c22">UNH HOLDS ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY
FORUM FOR DURHAM RESIDENTS ON CAMPUS MASTER
PLAN -- TUESDAY
NIGHT
The
University of New Hampshire Master Plan
Steering Committee, on which Administrator
Todd Selig is a member, has developed
language to limit potential development along
Main Street in the recommendations it will
make to UNH President Mark Huddleston next
fall.

The draft
master plan will no longer show any planned
development in the area north of Main Street
bounded by Mast, Spinney and O’Kane
roads and Route 4. The draft also will
include language that limits any
unanticipated changes in this area to those
that sustain and when possible enhance the
educational, agricultural, and aesthetic
value of the land.

The area
where the Leavitt Center and West Edge
parking lot are currently located would be
available for potential public-private
partnerships developed in collaboration with
Durham which adhere to local zoning.
 Durham's zoning ordinance would not
allow a "big box" operation to exist in this
location.

The
revisions came after some 600 people who
attended two public forums on updates to the
master plan expressed objections to the
possibility that UNH might at some future
date lease land currently in use by its
agricultural programs for commercial
development.

"c18">President Mark Huddleston indicated
following Tuesday's public forums that while
a form of public-private venture may be
appropriate for some UNH property, big box
stores do not belong on UNH agricultural
land.

The
committee also scheduled additional forums
Tuesday, April 24, from 12:40-2 p.m. in the
Granite State Room of the Memorial Union
Building and an evening forum
specifically intended for Durham residents at
7 p.m. in the Huddleston Hall
ballroom.

The
master plan is intended to set guidelines for
the use of UNH lands over the long term in
support of its missions of teaching,
research, and service. Most of the steering
committee’s work has focused on
academic and co-curricular uses of the
campus, such as the siting for a possible
center for the arts, as well as graduate
housing. The Master Plan Steering Committee
is advisory to the president, who ultimately
will present the plan to the trustees of the
University System of New
Hampshire.

While the
master plan update was originally intended to
be completed by June, the final draft will be
made available for public comment in the fall
before being presented to President
Huddleston.

"c18">Particular items of interest for Durham
residents beyond big box concerns on
agricultural lands include:

• An
  overt desire of UNH to strengthen ties with
  Durham through effective collaborative
  planning.
• The
  location of a future center for the arts
  proximate to downtown Durham at C-Lot/Lower
  Quad location.
• "c18">Future graduate housing locations on
  campus.
• "c18">Anticipated locations for future
  undergraduate housing on
  campus.
• The
  willing of UNH to work with Durham in
  exploring possible public-public-private
  partnerships for the mutual benefit of the
  collective community.
• "c18">Designated future location for the
  Durham Fire Department on B-Lot along Mill
  Road.
• Identified future
  location of UNH Police Department along
  Garrison Avenue.
• "c18">Future plans to address long-standing
  campus recreational needs at the Snively
  Arena impacting the UNH Outdoor Pool along
  Edgewood Road (UNH, not Durham, owns the
  so-called "Durham" pool).  The pool is
  an historic New Deal WPA-era project which
  has provided invaluable campus and town
  recreational and community building for
  generations.
• "c18">Possible structured parking on A and
  B Lots.
• "c18">Long-term Durham/UNH collaborative
  development possibilites for the Town-owned
  Depot Road parking lot (a Federally
  designated Brownfield site -- home of the
  former Craig Supply dry cleaning company)
  next to the Durham/UNH Train
  Station.
• "c18">Future ideas for the UNH-owned
  Store-24/Tedeschi Lot.
• "c18">Retail operations on
  campus.

"c18"> For more information on the UNH
Campus Master Plan, go to "http://www.unh.edu/cmp/" class=
"c25">http://www.unh.edu/cmp/.

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"c18">Moose running along Rt. 4 in Durham
         
 Courtesy Tesa
Bartell

"c23">NH DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR REQUIRES CHANGES TO TOWN CLERK
INTERIOR
WINDOWS 

"c18">Last week, the interior reception area
windows of the Town Clerk/Tax
Collector’s Office were glassed in.
This was the result of a recent audit by the
New Hampshire Department of Labor, and was
one of several identified safety deficiencies
the state has required Durham to
address.

"c18">The Clerk's Office staff would like the
public to know that although they miss the
more personal contact of the open windows,
they hope residents will please bear with
them as everyone adjusts to this new
situation.

"c23"> "c18">REAL ESTATE MARKET TRENDS FOR
DURHAM 

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Courtesy, Alyson
Mueller

"c18"> "c22">ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE 
The Economic Development Committee
(EDC) will meet on Monday, April 23,
2012 and will be discussing the following
items:

• "c18">I "c20">ntroduction and
  welcome to new EDC member Anthony
  Raimondo
• "c18">Election of
  officers.
• "c18">Presentation by Jim Lawson
  highlighting community and economic
  information derived from the tax assessment
  database.
• "c18">Discussion about the projected Town
  Budget, revenues, and tax rates over the
  next five years as presented in the 2012
  Town Budget.
• "c18">Development of goals for the
  Economic Development chapter of the Master
  Plan update.
• "c18">Discussion regarding the merits
  of presenting and developing Master Plan
  chapters in different Committees at the
  same time.
• "c18">Approval of the March 26, 2012
  minutes. 

"c18">In addition to the above, the EDC also
allows time for members of the public to
express their views on matters relating to
economic development under a "Public
Comments" item on the agenda.  The EDC
meetings are also televised on DCAT Channel
22.

"c18">Due to the significant public interest
in the UNH Master Plan process, a stand alone
public forum for Durham residents has been
scheduled for April 24th at 7 PM in the
Huddleston Hall Ballroom rather than as part
of the scheduled EDC
meeting.
 

"c18"> "c22">PLANNING BOARD
HAPPENINGS
The Planning Board will be meeting on
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 and will be
discussing the following items on their
agenda: A presentation and public hearing for
the construction of the new Durham Public
Library; continued discussion on the proposed
Zoning Amendments resulting from the
Commercial Core Strategic Plan; and a
continued discussion on the draft Commercial
Core Chapter for the Master Plan
update.  The Durham Public Library is
coming to the Planning Board as a
Governmental Use under 674:54 of the Revised
Statutes Annotated (RSA) and has submitted
plans to the Department of Planning and
Community Development.  The public is
welcome to come to the office to review the
plans and file and can use the following link
to learn more about RSA 674:54: "http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/lxiv/674/674-54.htm"
class=
"c25">http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/lxiv/674/674-54.htm.

"c18">The Department of Planning and
Community Development has also received an
application for a Conceptual Consultation
from Peak Campus Development for their
proposed 425+/- bed housing project located
at 240 and 251 Mast Road,  Tax Map 13
Lots 6-1 and 10-0.  The application will
be placed on the May 9, 2012 meeting of the
Planning Board.  A Conceptual
Consultation is one of the pre-application
review phases offered to applicants before
submitting a formal application.  While
the meeting is open to the public it is not a
public hearing.  It is a non-binding
discussion between the applicant and the
Planning Board and is a great opportunity for
the applicant to hear concerns and answer
questions from the Planning Board early in
the process.  

"c18">Due to the significant public interest
in the UNH Master Plan process, a stand alone
public forum for Durham residents has been
scheduled for April 24th at 7 PM in the
Huddleston Hall Ballroom rather than as part
of the scheduled Planning Board
meeting.
 

"c22">WATER
RESOURCES PROTECTION SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE
PLANNING
BOARD

"c18">The Water Resources Protection
Subcommittee (WRPS) met this morning
to continue its review of draft
amendments to the Aquifer Protection Overlay
District of the Durham Zoning
Ordinance.  Once the amendments have
been completed by the WRPS, the amendments
will be forwarded to the Planning Board for
discussion and then go through the formal
process of amending the Zoning Ordinance,
which will include a public hearing before
being sent to the Town
Council.

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Newly
installed fish ladder at Wiswall Dam.
Courtesy Theresa Walker

"c18"> "c22">WISWALL FISH LADDER RIBBON
CUTTING CEREMONY - MAY
3
An official ribbon cutting ceremony for the
Wiswall Fish Ladder will be held at the
Wiswall Dam on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 10:00
AM. Please come and celebrate this
historic transformation of the Wiswall
Dam.  The river herring  (primary
Alewives) are not waiting for May 3rd
however.  The volunteer fish counters
and NH Fish & Game have estimated about
5,000 Alewives passed the Wiswall Fish Ladder
YESTERDAY, which is the first time
in more than 250 years!  If anyone is
interested in helping with the Wiswall fish
count, please contact the Department of
Public Works at 868-5578 or send an email to
class=
"c25">publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us.

"c22">EARTH DAY
RAIN GARDEN

"c18">In celebration of Earth Day the
Department of Public Works is collaborating
with the Oyster River High School and NH
Coast to construct a 1,000 square foot rain
garden in the front lawn of the High School.
For those who are unfamiliar, rain gardens
are shallow depressions that are planted with
ornamental plants and perennials and are
specifically located to receive and filter
stormwater runoff from an area much larger
than its own foot print.

"c18">Oyster River High School’s new
rain garden will detain and filter the
rainfall running off from about 12,000 square
feet of parking lot. Some rain gardens
are very simply constructed, however, the
High School’s rain garden will have a
3-foot thick soil filter made of a
specially formulated sand/topsoil/barkmulch
mix designed to filter a host of pollutants
including sediments, excess nutrients,
petroleum products and trace elements from
stormwater and the atmosphere, and will be
sized to capture all the runoff from a 1-inch
rainstorm – sometimes called the water
quality volume.  This represents 95% of
all the annual rain storms, and as a result,
the Oyster River High School’s rain
garden will be filtering a significant amount
of pollutants that accumulate on the parking
lot. 

"c18">A special thank you goes out to
LandCare Associates, E.J. Prescott, Ultra
Geothermal, and Appledore Marine Engineering
for donations to help make the rain garden
possible.  DPW will be digging the hole
next week while the parking lot is empty
during school vacation and installing the
piping and soil filter.  After the
students return all fresh from vacation, they
will be helping out during a number of
volunteer efforts to install the
plants.  "c20">Anyone who is
interested in helping out with the
installation is asked to contact Town
Engineer Dave Cedarholm or Assistant Engineer
April Talon at 868-5578 or email "mailto:publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us" class=
"c25">publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us.

Kudos to
Publc Works for being proactive in addressing
wastewater issues impacting our brooks,
streams, and ultimately the Great Bay.

"c22">DURHAM LAND
STEWARDSHIP
COMMITTEE

"c18">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 April 10th, 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:

1. "c20">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.
    
2. "c20">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. The Committee
   is also looking for volunteers to
   help. For more information, please contact
   Land Use Committee Chair Malin Cylde at
   class=
   "c25">malinelyclyde@gmail.com.

    

3. "c18">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.

"c22">25 MPH SPEED
LIMIT ADJUSTMENT PROPOSED FOR DOWNTOWN
CORE

"c18">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. 

"c18">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.

"c18">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. 

"c18">At this time, an amendment to the Code
is scheduled for presentation and first
reading before the Council on June
4th.

"c18"> 

"c18">To view the collection of roadways
impacted by this change, click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/speed_limit.pdf"
class="c25">HERE.

"c22">NO BRUSH
WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE TRANSFER STATION
UNTIL FURTHER
NOTICE

"c18">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. 

"c18">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. 

"c22">SPRING
CLEANUP

"c18">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 "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/spring_cleanup.pdf"
class="c25">HERE.

"c22">HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE
DAY

"c18">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 "mailto:publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us" class=
"c25">publicworks@ci.durham.nh.us. 

"c18">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. 

"c22">MEMORIAL DAY
HOLIDAY
SCHEDULE 

"c18">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. 

"c22">PART-TIME
CLERK OF THE WORKS
POSITION

"c18">The Town is seeking a
responsible person to oversee the
construction of its new 10,000+ square foot
library.  This individual will monitor
the new construction of the library and site
development, anticipate and observe the
library construction, track contract
progress, procedures, workmanship, schedules,
overall job safety, and provide seamless
coordination between the Design & Build
Team, Town officials, library staff, and the
Building Committee.   Interested
qualified party’s may send a cover
letter, references, and resume by
Friday, May 4th to Michael Lynch, Director of
Public Works, 100 Stone Quarry Drive, Durham,
NH 03824.  PH: 603-868-5578, e-mail:
class="c25">mlynch@ci.durham.nh.us. To
view the full job description for this
positions, click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/clerk_of_works.pdf"
class="c25">HERE.

"c22">DISPOSAL FOR
UNWANTED PRESCRIPTION
DRUGS

"c18">Police departments will once again host
the “Unwanted Prescription Take
Back” program at the end of
April.  However, the Durham
Police recognize the value of
offering this program on a continuous basis
to the Durham community and not just on
occasional random dates.  Consequently,
community members can visit the Durham Police
facility at 86 Dover Road during business
hours Monday through Friday from 8AM to 5PM
and dispose of their unused, and unwanted
prescription drugs.
 
This initiative addresses a vital public
safety and public health issue. 
Medicines that languish in home cabinets are
highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and
abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse in
the U.S. are alarmingly high, as are the
number of accidental poisonings and overdoses
due to these drugs.  Studies show that a
majority of abused prescription drugs are
obtained from family and friends, including
from the home medicine cabinet. In addition,
Americans are now advised that their usual
methods for disposing of unused
medicines—flushing them down the toilet
or throwing them in the trash—both pose
potential safety and health hazards.
 
If residents have questions about the program
they can call the Durham Department at (603)
868-2324.

"c18">______________________________

"c18">Residents may also be interested in
knowing that on Monday, April 28, 2012 from
12:00 noon to 4:00
PM,  "c20">the UNH
Police Department and the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give
the public another opportunity to prevent
pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes
of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and
unwanted prescription drugs. Bring your
medications for disposal to UNH Health
Services at 12 Ballard Street. The
service is free and anonymous, no questions
asked.
 
Last October, Americans turned in 377,080
pounds—188.5 tons—of prescription
drugs at over 5,300 sites operated by the DEA
and nearly 4,000 state and local law
enforcement partners. In its three
previous Take Back events, DEA and its
partners took in almost a million
pounds—nearly 500 tons—of
pills.

"c23"> "c18">CHIEF KURZ ATTENDS NATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ADDRESSING POLICE RESPONSE TO ALZHEIMER
DISEASE

"c18">Chief Dave Kurz was invited to attend a
meeting in Washington, DC last week to
discuss with the International Association of
Chiefs of Police (IACP) and the U.S. Bureau
of Justice Assistance (BJA) a strategy for
law enforcement to respond to persons with
Alzheimer disease. 

"c18">Alzheimer’s disease is a
community problem, especially when a person
with Alzheimer’s is missing. Searches
are exhaustive, expensive, and often have
tragic endings. As the number of persons with
Alzheimer’s increases, there is a
recognition that law enforcement intervention
to assist this vulnerable population and
their caregivers will also increase. The goal
of the initiative is to enhance the capacity
of law enforcement to handle calls involving
persons with Alzheimer’s disease and
related dementias (AD/D), thereby
strengthening police-community relations and
providing improved services to this growing
segment of our communities.

"c18">With the presence of the University of
New Hampshire and the host of young people in
the community, it may seem to be an odd
concept for the Durham Police to become
overly focused upon.  But as more active
retired people move to Durham to take
advantage of the cultural, athletic, and art
programs offered in this community (a
national trend for college communities), the
initiative takes on a new importance as the
Durham Police seek to provide services to all
of the Durham community.

"c22">DOG
LICENSES

"c18">A reminder that it is time for
residents to renew their dog
licenses.  All 2011 dog licenses will
expire April 30th.  A late penalty of
$1/month will be added to license fees
beginning in June.

"c22">ADVANCE
PROPERTY TAX
PAYMENTS

"c18">Residents may not be aware that there
is another option for paying their property
taxes in July and December. State law allows
property owners to make prepayments toward
their anticipated bill.  After January
1st, property owners can make payments in any
denomination, at any interval on any property
they own.  These payments will be
applied to their next property tax bill. Upon
receipt of the actual tax bill due in July or
December *prepayments will be deducted from
the total bill and any remaining balance will
show as amount due.
 
If making payments would help a family's
budget, residents can start making
prepayments January 1st, in any amount, at
anytime they wish. They need only
to identify themselves as the owner
and identify the specific property they
desire the payment to be
applied. It’s that
easy. Questions concerning advance
property tax payments can be directed
to the Town Clerk-Tax Collector's office
at 603-868-5577 or email "mailto:lpitt@ci.durham.nh.us" class=
"c25">lpitt@ci.durham.nh.us.
 
*Interest is not paid on
prepayments.
 

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Heather, Ethan, and Carli
Anderson encouraging donations to the Earth
Day food baskets. Courtesy Larry
Brickner-Wood

"c22">EARTH DAY
FOOD BASKETS - DONATIONS
NEEDED

"c18">The Cornucopia Food Pantry at the
Waysmeet Center at 15 Mill Road is organizing
and distributing Earth Day food baskets again
this year, and are in desperate need of
donations to meet requests for
assistance.  These Earth Day food
baskets are an extension of the weekly
services that Cornucopia provides to meet the
hunger and food insecurity needs of the UNH,
Durham, and surrounding communities. 
The Earth Day baskets in particular are
intended to provide some hope and relief from
the stress and pressure of temporary or
chronic food insecurity and hunger with
healthy, wholesome, and fresh
foods. 

"c18">The Earth Day baskets also celebrate
our planet and its abundant gifts and the
hope and support of a community that cares
for our neighbors.  The food baskets
will be distributed on Wednesday, April 25th,
and Thursday, April 26th, at the Waysmeet
Center at 15 Mill
Road. 

"c18">The food pantry especially needs fresh
produce, eggs, milk, cheese, juice, cereal,
rice, pasta, pasta sauce, meat, flour, sugar,
spices and herbs, and any wonderful surprises
and treats residents may want to contribute.
 Cornucopia also is in need of gift
certificates (usually $20) to local
supermarkets such as the Durham Marketplace.
 The organization also welcomes
volunteers on all or any part of the 25th and
26th.  If you can help or donate, please
contact Larry Brickner-Wood at "mailto:waysmeet@comcast.net" class=
"c25">waysmeet@comcast.net or Stacey
Hoang at "mailto:stg9@wildcats.unh.edu" class=
"c25">stg9@wildcats.unh.edu and at
862-1165. Cornucopia’s web site is
class="c25">http://www.cornucopia.unh.edu

"c18">Cornucopia served over 1,500 customers
and 6,000 people on a weekly basis, and
provided 524 food baskets serving over 2,100
people, thanks to the generosity of our
community!

"c20"> "c22">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 HkW to
50500 and on facebook. Voting runs through
Tuesday, April 24th.  For more
information, visit "http://humankindwater.org/" class=
"c25">http://humankindwater.org/.

"c22">PUBLIC
MEETINGS: SCHEDULE AND VIDEO ON
DEMAND

"c18">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 "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/agendas.pdf"
class=
"c25">HERE.

"c18">Economic
Development
Committee - Monday,
April 23, 2012 

"c18"> "c33">Integrated Waste Management
Advisory Committee - Tuesday,
April 24, 2012 

"c18">Planning
Board - Wednesday, April 25,
2012

"c18">Durham Agricultural
Commission - Thursday,
April 26, 2012

"c18">All meetings recorded
on DCAT are available on DVD at the
Durham Public Library for checkout and
viewing.

"c18"> "c33"> 

"c18">VIDEO ON
DEMAND "c33">: "c33"> 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/" class=
"c25">http://ci.durham.nh.us/  by
clicking the DCAT on demand logo, or directly
at class=
"c25">http://dcat.pegcentral.com/.

"c20">Oyster River School Board meeting
schedule, please click "http://www.orcsd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=18"
class="c25">HERE. 

"c20">Durham Public Library Board of Trustees
meeting schedule, please click "http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/trustees.asp"
class="c25">HERE.

"c32">DCAT Programming Schedule, please click
"http://ci.durham.nh.us/COMMUNITY/channel_22/channel_22.asp"
class="c25">HERE.

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A students
tries her hand at juggling during the
2011 UNH May Day Carnival.

Courtesy
UNH

"c22">UNH MAY DAY
CARNIVAL - APRIL
28TH

"c18">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!

"c20"> "c22">DURHAM PARKS & RECREATION
PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

"c18">2012 Memorial Day Parade
Announced  

"c18">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 "mailto:michaelwmengers@yahoo.com" class=
"c25">michaelwmengers@yahoo.com,
969-8973.

"c18">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
class="c25">recreation@ci.durham.nh.us or
call (603) 817-4074.

"c18">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!

"c18">For more information about any of our
Recreation Programs or to register please
contact Sandy Devins, Parks & Recreation
Director at "mailto:sdevins@ci.durham.nh.us" class=
"c25">sdevins@ci.durham.nh.us or
817-4074.

"c36"> "c32">COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Holocaust Remembrance
Program, Sunday, April 22, 2012,
10:00 AM, Durham Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship, 20 Madbury Rd. Program presented
by Larry Vogelman. For more information,
visit class="c25">http://uudurham.com/wp/, or
email "mailto:ken.s.mitchell@gmail.com" class=
"c25">ken.s.mitchell@gmail.com.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">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.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Criterium Bike Race,
Sunday, April 29, 2012, for children age 4-6
and 6-9, UNH Campus in the B Lot area.
Registration
is
"c18"> "c20"> "c33">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 "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/bike_race.pdf"
class="c25">HERE or visit "http://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2012/02/unh-cycling-brings-championship-durham"
class=
"c25">http://www.unh.edu/unhtoday/2012/02/unh-cycling-brings-championship-durham.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Lamprey River Cleanup,
Saturday, May 5, 2012, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
(rain or shine). Sponsored by Great Bay Trout
Unlimited. Volunteers meet
at the Wiswall Dam park area. Trash bags will
be provided. Complementary BBQ for cleanup
volunteers will
follow. Contact  class=
"c25">greatb3@greatbaytu.org, 603-743-9080.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">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, "mailto:armidageiger@comcast.net" class=
"c25">armidageiger@comcast.net.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Bobcat Bolt, Saturday,
May 12, 2012, 9:00 AM, Oyster River High
School. Will 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" class=
"c25">http://bobcatbolt.com/wp/?page_id=63.
For more information, click "http://ci.durham.nh.us/generalpdfs/bobcat_bolt.pdf"
class=
"c25">HERE.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Programs at St. George's
Church: Mondays, 5:15 PM: Women in
Dignity AA meeting (closed); Tuesdays, 1:00
PM: Durham Bridge Group; Tuesdays, 7:30
PM:Overeaters Anonymous meeting; Thursdays,
7:00 PM: Durham AA meeting (open). Call
603-868-2785 for more information on these
programs.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">UNH Museum of Art Events at the
Paul Creative Arts
Center: 

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Wed & Thu, April 25 & 26,
2012, noon, Gallery
Talk.
"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Degree candidates from the B.F.A.
degree program in the Department of Art and
Art History, UNH, discuss their works on
view.

"c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18"> "c18"> "c18"> "c20"> "c33"> "c18">Thu., April 26, 2012, Cultural
Excursion. Day trip to Boston
Symphony Orchestra Open Rehearsal and to the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The program at
the Boston Symphony Orchestra features
Bernard Haitink, conductor, and Till Fellner,
piano. It includes: Debussy's Prelude to the
Afternoon of a Faun; Mozart's Piano Concerto
No. 22 in Eb, K. 482; and Beethoven's
Symphony No. 6, Pastoral. Pre-registration is
required. Contact 603-862-3713 for more
information.

"c22">FRIENDS OF
THE DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY SPRING BOOK
SALE

"c18">The Friends of the Durham Public
Library Spring Book Sale kicks off at the
Durham Public Library on Thursday, May 17th
from 6pm to 7pm with an Early Bird
Preview--admission to this special one hour
event is $10 for best selection!
 
The sale opens to everyone from 7pm to 8:30pm
Thursday evening. The sale will continue on
Friday, May 18th, from 10am to 5pm and on
Saturday, May 19th from 10am to 5pm.
 
Come browse quality books and a great
selection! Pick up your summer reads while
supporting the Durham Public Library. All
proceeds from the Friends Spring Book Sale
support Library programs.

"c23"> "c32">DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMS AND
EVENTS

"c18">DPL Building Committee
Meeting, Friday April 27, 9:30 a.m.,
Town Hall Council chambers. The DPL
Building Committee will meet with SMP
Architecture and Bauen Corporation in the
Council Chambers, Town Offices on Friday
April 27, 9:30 a.m. to discuss plans for the
new library. The public is welcome.
No Storytimes this week during Oyster
River School Vacation Week. 
Stop by the Children’s room all week
for a Make-it-Take-it craft!
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.

"c18">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.

"c18">Scott Jameson, Magician
Performance, Thurs. April 26th,
10:30 a.m. at the ORHS Multi-purpose
room. Don't miss this fun
performance!  All ages are
welcome!

"c18">Carol & Crew Puppet
Show, Sat. May 5th, 10:30 am - Join
us for this fun Puppet show with Carol and
Crew.  All ages and all are
welcome!  Don't miss it!
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 for
the last session in May.

"c18">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. 

"c18">Check out the library's website at
"http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/"
class=
"c25">http://www.durhampubliclibrary.org/durham/ for
more information.

"c36">WEEKLY ARREST
REPORT

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

"c22">FROM "DURHAM,
NEW HAMPSHIRE A HISTORY -
1900-1985"

"c18">Communications-Durham's Post office:
“When the New Hampshire College of
Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts moved from
Hanover to Durham in 1893, the volume of
services provided by the post office soon
increased markedly. Because the
classification of a post office, as well as
the salary of its postmaster, then depended
on the number of cancellations it handled,
Durham became a third-class post office on
January 1, 1904. In 1907 the post office was
located for the first time in a building
specifically constructed to house it. This
building still stands on the south side of
Main Street just west of Runlett
House.”  "c20"> "c27">Published in 1985 by the Durham
Historic
Association.

And finally, our six year old
daughter had a very nice joke for us one
night this week: 

"c20">Q:  Why did the chicken cross the
playground?  A: To get to the other
slide.

Have a very nice weekend.
 

"c32">Todd

"c32"> 

"c32">Todd I. Selig,
Administrator

"c32">Town of Durham, New
Hampshire

"c32">T: 
603-868-5571    F: 
603-868-5572

"c32">tselig@ci.durham.nh.us     class=
"c25">http://www.ci.durham.nh.us

"c20"> "c32">Everyone can
tackle climate change. How can you reduce
your carbon
footprint?