“FRIDAY
UPDATES”

February
27, 2009

Candidate
PROFILEs for Town
Elected Offices

Citizens interested in learning more
about the prospective candidates who have signed up to run for various Town
elected offices in March may now view candidate profiles of each candidate. To
view this information, click HERE.

Town
Election/School Elections

Elections for the Town and School
officers, as well as for the Oyster River
Cooperative School District annual budget, will be
held on Tuesday, March 10, 2009.  The polls will be open from 7:00 AM to
7:00 PM at the Oyster River High School Multi-Purpose Room located on
Coe
Drive in Durham.  To view a sample Town election
ballot, click, HERE. 
To view a sample School election ballot, click HERE.

TOWN
ELECTION Absentee Ballots Available

Absentee ballots for the Town and
School elections on March 10, 2009, are available at this time at the Town
Clerk’s office, Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Absentee ballots may be
obtained from the Town Clerk’s office in person or by written request and must
be returned by 5:00 PM on Monday, March 9^th or received by mail on
Tuesday, March 10^th.

DURHAM NEIGHBORHOODS
ALLIANCE TO
SPONSOR TOWN COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM

A final reminder that on Tuesday,
March 3, 2009, beginning at 7:00 PM, the Durham Neighborhoods Alliance (DNA)
will sponsor a Town Council Candidates Forum in the Town Council chambers of the
Town Hall located at 15 Newmarket
Road. The forum will be moderated by Mimi Becker, an
associate professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy at UNH. Mimi
has extensive experience with facilitation and mediation. The forum will address
a broad range of issues affecting the Durham community. The public is invited to
attend or watch the forum on Channel 22. Interested citizens may send questions
to CitizensExchange@comcast.net, due by February 18.

Oyster
River
Mill Pond Dam – PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING

A final reminder that on Wednesday,
March 4, 2009, at 7:00 PM, the Department of Public Works will hold a public
informational meeting in the Council Chambers at the Durham Town Hall to present information about the
Oyster River Dam and Mill Pond and discuss available options concerning
deficiencies with the dam.  The objective of the meeting is to present
information on the options of how to resolve a multitude of complicated issues
associated with the future of the dam and the Mill Pond, including:  1)
structural problems with the dam, 2) environmental problems in the Mill Pond, 3)
preservation of historic resources, 4) pros and cons of keeping the dam, and 5)
funding. The inspection of the dam last fall revealed serious structural
problems that need to be addressed. A memorandum that describes the
problems and compares preliminary costs of rehabilitating or decommissioning the
dam was prepared by the engineering firm who inspected the dam. To view this
document, click HERE.

The Durham Historic
District/Heritage Commission strongly encourages citizens to attend this
meeting, in which presentations will be made by Town Engineer Dave Cedarholm,
HDC/Heritage Commission, New Hampshire Fish & Game, Shellfish, Hydropower,
Mill Pond Task Force, Dam Removal/River Restoration and Feasibility Study. There
will be an opportunity for questions and answers following the meeting. The
meeting will also be taped for later rebroadcast on Durham’s local cable
channel, Channel 22.

ORPP TOWN COUNCIL “MEET AND
GREET THE CANDIDATES” FORUM

A Town Council “meet and greet the
candidates” forum, hosted by the Oyster River Parents of Preschoolers (ORPP),
was held on Thursday evening, February 26, 2009 and broadcast live over Durham’s
cable channel, Channel 22. To view a listing of rebroadcast dates and times for
this forum, as well as other Town board, commission, and committee meetings,
refer to the DCAT programming schedule below.

PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE

The following public meetings are
scheduled for the coming week in the Town Council chambers at the Durham Town
Office and will begin at 7:00 PM unless otherwise indicated
below.

Durham Energy Committee – Monday, March 2,
2009 (4:30
PM)

Town Council – Monday, March 2,
2009

Integrated Waste Management Advisory
Committee – Tuesday, March 3, 2009 (7:30
AM)

Rental Housing Commission – Tuesday,
March 3, 2009 (4:00
PM)

Candidates Forum sponsored by the
Durham Neighborhoods Alliance – Tuesday, March 3, 2009     

Oyster River Dam at Mill Pond Public Informational Meeting
Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Historic District Commission –
Thursday, March 5, 2009

To view the agendas for the meetings
listed above, please click HERE. 
All meetings recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library
for checkout and viewing. 

To view the Oyster River School Board
meeting schedule, click HERE. 

To view the Durham Public Library Board of
Trustees meeting schedule, click HERE.

DURHAM CABLE ACCESS
TELEVISION PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

To view a listing of the DCAT
programming schedule, click HERE 

SURVEY
CONDUCTED BY DURHAM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE

The Town of Durham prides itself on
its' rural character and preservation of natural resources, but finds a
challenge in balancing traditional values and economic interests. The Economic
Development Committee (EDC) has enlisted the help of the Whittemore School of
Business and Economics' Marketing Workshop class to do some research and develop
an appropriate marketing campaign to help in its efforts. The EDC would like to
know the opinions of Durham's full-time residents as part of our
research, and invites all residents to take part in the survey at: http://wsbe.qualtrics.com/SE?SID=SV_b2Run5IYUE3TOq8&SVID=Prod.
The survey will end on Monday March 2, 2009.

The Marketing Workshop class also
invites residents to a focus group session in Room 334 at the UNH Memorial Union Building on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, from
5:30-6:30PM. Food and drinks will be provided. Please contact Stasha Fraser at
sal26@unh.edu to sign up for the focus group.
Due to the focus group format, participants will be limited to the first 10
residents.  

Economic
Stimulus Update

The Department of Public Works
officials submitted pre-applications this week to several New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services Divisions for projects relating to the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009 (economic stimulus).
 Listed below are some of the projects that have had pre-applications
submitted:

Spruce Hole well
development

Spruce Hole well distribution
system

West end sewer improvements phase I
(bottleneck)

West end sewer improvements phase II
(College Road/Old Concord Road Pump Station)

Strafford Ave./Meadow
Rd. sewer improvements

Depot Road parking lot (Brownfields
Remediation)

Wastewater Treatment Facility
aeration system upgrades

Wastewater Treatment Facility sludge
dewatering upgrades

Dover Road Pump Station
rehabilitation

Dover Road Pump Station force main
replacement

Route
108 and Main
Street Pedestrian Traffic Signal
Timing

The Department of Public works has
fielded several questions regarding the timing of the signals at the
intersection of Route 108 and Main
Street in Durham. Public Works Director, Mike Lynch wrote
a letter to DOT inquiring about the pedestrian timing.  The Traffic
Engineer Administrator, William R. Lambert, P.E. sent a letter back with the
following: “The traffic signal has nine phases, including the exclusive
pedestrian phase. When the pedestrian button is pressed, you might have to wait
up to 90 seconds before you get the walk light.” This assures that the
intersection operates in the safest most efficient manner possible for the
actual traffic conditions.

CHurchill
Rink SCHEDULE

Public skating – times offered every
day

Public skate times below will remain
the same during school vacation week.

Mon., Wed., Fri. 
       2:00 - 3:20 PM

Tue., Thurs.   
            9:00 - 10:20
AM and 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Sat.   
                        
2:30 - 4:20 PM

Sun.   
                       
2:00 - 3:50 PM

For more information, call the rink
at 868-3907, or visit our website at www.churchillrink.com

Durham
Public Library Annual Appeal Continues

The Board of Library Trustees has
decided to continue its Annual Appeal, begun last November, into the spring.
This year's Appeal is dedicated to the library's collection of books and other
materials. Library staff has been working diligently selecting and purchasing
great new titles of adult and children's books, audio books, DVDs, and magazines
for its patrons. During the last 30 days alone 385 new items have been added to
the collection. It is the library’s mission to provide the best, most vibrant
collection of materials possible so that patrons have access to the information
or entertainment they are seeking. The library is asking for contributions
toward its cause. Those persons who did not receive an Appeal letter in the mail
may pick one up at the library's circulation desk. To see what the donations
support, visit the library's catalog, select Visual Navigator, then select New
Materials.

GROWING
PLACES HOSTS CELEBRATORY CHILDREN’S ART SHOW

A final reminder that on Wednesday,
March 4, 2009, beginning at 6:30 PM, Growing Places, Early Care, Education and
Youth Recreation will host a celebratory children's art show at the Moharimet Elementary School.  (Snow date is
Thursday March 5). A large variety of exhibits featuring the open, natural
creativity of children, ages 6 weeks to 14 years, will be on display and
refreshments will be served.  For more information please contact Susan
Chase at 868-1335. 

FUND-RAISER
FOR ORHS SENIOR CLASS

Parents of Oyster River High
School's 2009 seniors are selling raffle tickets to
raise funds for Project Graduation. Project Graduation is a parent-supervised
event that provides seniors with a fun-filled, safe evening of activities to
celebrate their high school graduation. Items for sale include:

·       
A March raffle calendars for $10 per calendar.
Drawing date will be March 26.

·       
Chances to win a beautiful jewel-tone handmade
twin-size quilt made by a mother of one of the high school seniors - $5 for 1
chance, $10 for 3 chances.

·       
Four Boston Red Sox tickets to a home game. Four
field box seats, $500 value. $5.00 for one chance, $10 for three chances. Visit
the Red Sox web site for seating chart. Game date to be chosen by winner and is
based on availability.

Participants in this fund-raiser
will be at Durham Marketplace on occasional weeknights, and at Market Basket in
Lee on Saturday, March 14th. Raffle tickets can be obtained through committee
co-chairs, Diane Gallant (coyotemesa@yahoo.com) and Sheila Harding (smdh@comcast.net).

Weekly
Police Arrest Report

Week -
8                   
                       
7 UNH (88%)             1
Other (12%)

*2008/09 Academic Year -569
      372 UNH (66%)  
      197 Other (34%)

Calendar Year
–92              
66 UNH (72%)         26 Other
(28%)

*Commenced
September 1, 2008 

Historical data
for the same week

FROM
HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL – 1600 – 1976

“1896 – John Sullivan was honored by
the erection of a monument in Durham and an
obelisk in Elmira, in N.Y. Bearing his name are
also a town and county bridge across the Piscataqua, a fort in Eastport, Maine and a 1929 2¢
stamp.”

Have a nice
weekend.

Todd

Todd I. Selig, Administrator

Town of Durham
15 Newmarket Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
Tel
(603) 868-5571
Fax (603) 868-5572
tselig@ci.durham.nh.us
www.ci.durham.nh.us

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