Friday Update October 29, 2010

FRIDAY
UPDATES

Friday,
October 29, 2010

Resident Armida Geiger and her
grandson, Isaac, enjoy a beautiful fall walk on the trail to Spruce
Hole

Courtesy
Catherine Geiger

Durham
Trick-or-Treating

Trick-or-Treating in Durham will be held on
Saturday, October 30th, between the hours of 5:00 and 7:30 PM.

GENERAL
ELECTION

A final reminder that the New
Hampshire General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 at the
Oyster River High School located on Coe Drive. Polling hours will be from 7:00
AM to 7:00 PM.

2010
Tax Rate Projected to increase by 1% to
$27.28

On Monday afternoon of this week,
the Town Administrator and Business Manager and the ORCSD Business Manager met
with a representative from the New Hampshire Department of Revenue
Administration (DRA) to set the Town of Durham's 2010 tax rate. We are currently
awaiting word from the DRA on the official tax rate amount. To read the Fosters Daily Democrat article published
on Thursday, October 28, 2010 regarding the tax rate, visit http://fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101028/GJNEWS_01/710289699.

Administrator's
Proposed 2011 Town Budget and 2011-2020 Capital Improvement
Plan

On November 1^st, the
proposed budget, as well as the proposed 2011-2020 Capital Improvement Plan
(CIP), will be presented to the Town Council. To view the budget
summary letter which accompanies the FY 2011 budget and CIP, click
HERE. Per
the Charter, "The
budget shall be adopted not later than the last workday of the preceding fiscal
year [December 31, 2010]. Failure by the Council to adopt a budget by the
deadline established in this section will establish the budget as recommended by
the Administrator as the adopted
budget."

Copies of the proposed budget and
CIP documents will be available for viewing in the foyer of the Town office, in
the Business Managers office on the second floor of the Town Hall, and at the
Durham Public Library located in the Mill Plaza
Shopping Center. Questions
regarding these documents may be addressed to Business Manager Gail Jablonski at 868-8043, gjablonski@ci.durham.nh.us.

The proposed budget will also be
available on the Town web site later this afternoon. Go to www.ci.durham.nh.us, I want to on the
far right side of the page.

A Public
Hearing on the proposed FY 2011 budget will
be held at the regular Town Council meeting on Monday, November 15, 2010. This
meeting will be broadcast live on Channel 22 as well as taped for
rebroadcast.

To read the Fosters Daily Democrat article, visit http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101027/GJNEWS_01/710279953/-1/FOSNEWS.

Durham to
Purchase Wholesale Power Saving Approximately $43,400 per
Year

Is it possible to save money for the
community by making strategic decisions and rethinking how we have traditionally
done business. To this end after many months of review and analysis, the
Town of Durham
has entered into two one-year contracts with Constellation NewEnergy for
electrical supply (wholesale) power purchase rather than
purchasing power through Public Service of New Hampshire. The
breakdown is as follows:

Durham's largest seven
electrical demand accounts (wastewater treatment plant, pump stations,
larger facilities, etc.) at a rate of 0.0668 versus the PSNH 2010 rate of
0.0878 which is estimated to equate to a savings of approximately
$40,000
over the next twelve months*;
Durham's
twenty-two remaining smaller electrical demand accounts (street lights, water
tanks, smaller facilities, etc.) at a rate of 0.0714 versus the PSNH 2010 rate
of 0.0878 which is estimated to equate to a savings of approximately
$3,411
over the next twelve months*.

A thank you is extended to
the Durham Energy Committee for partnering to evaluate wholesale
electrical energy purchase alternatives. Once we know for certain what the
2011 PSNH rates are (PSNH has just submitted a 2011 rate request to the NH
Public Utility Commission totaling 0.0868), the Town will be able
to generate a more accurate savings projection. These projections may
be mitigated by the fact that the Public Works Department is presently
installing more energy efficient blowers/motors as part of pump
station/wastewater treatment plant work. In addition, Constellation
NewEnergy will follow up with us in March/April 2011 to determine whether there
is opportunity to revisit rates dependant upon the commodities market for
potential additional savings to the
Town.

Durham Poised
to Change Property/Liability Insurance Carriers to Save $30,000 per
Year

In an effort to leverage scarce
financial resources, the Town has revisited the manner in which it purchases
various insurance products to include Workman's compensation Insurance and
Property-Liability Insurance. After initial review, it appears that the
community's present Workman's Compensation Insurance Provider, Primex, remains
the most competitive alternative. However, initial review shows a
projected savings of $30,000 by moving Property-Liability Insurance to the
Local
Government Center.

New
Webcam at Main
Street and College
Road

The UNH Alumni Association has
launched the new webcam project in an effort to provide a connection between
alumni and the Durham campus. It cost $5,000 to install
and was funded by a grant from the Getz Charitable Trust Foundation.
The webcam can be accessed any time of the day, both on the computer and on
iPhones by going to www.alumni.unh.edu/unh_webcam.

consider
using durham
water to meet your water needs think twice before buying
bottled

Eighty-seven percent of Americans
receive their water from public utilities such as the Durham-UNH Water
System. Some facts you may want to consider before buying water in plastic
bottles:

Bottled water is
much more expensive than municipal water.
The Federal
government requires more rigorous and frequent testing of municipal
drinking water than bottled water.
Millions of
barrels of oil are used to produce and ship plastic water bottles.
Local money stays
local. Rates paid to the Durham-UNH Water System are "pumped" back into
the local system serving Durham and UNH for maintenance, repairs, and
upgrades.

Election
Signs Being Vandalized - Please Encourage Youngsters to be
Considerate

We have unfortunately received
reports of election signs being vandalized all around Durham. In addition
to it being illegal to vandalize appropriately placed election signage, it's
just plain poor behavior. Given that this weekend many youngsters
in Durham will
be afoot celebrating Halloween in ghoulish outfits, please be sure to
encourage them to be considerate of the various candidates who have stepped
forward, regardless of party affiliation, to serve as elected representatives of
the community. Thank you for your assistance.

WISWALL FALLS HATCH
PARK HISTORIC
INTERPRETATION PANELS

The historic interpretation panels
are now installed in a beautiful kiosk at Wiswall Falls
Hatch Park. We wish to thank the Wiswall
Historic Interpretation Committee, the Department of Public Works, and the
Federal Emergency Management Agency for their efforts in developing and
installing the kiosk. It is hoped that this addition will bring enjoyment for
many years to come.

Button
Up, New
Hampshire Workshop

The Durham and Madbury Energy Committees are
pleased to sponsor this free workshop put on by Clean Air-Cool Planet and the
New England Carbon Challenge. The Button Up workshops teach residents about the
basics of home energy use and loss, the value of a home energy audit, the short
term benefits of simple do-it-yourself weatherization, the long term benefits of
extensive energy retrofits, and the technical and financial resources available
to make it happen.

The workshop will take place on
Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Madbury Public Library from 6:30-8:30 PM. For
more information, please contact A.J. Dowling, Button Up NH Coordinator, at
(603) 422-6464, ext. 115 or adowling@cleanair-coolplanet.org.

TOM
JOHNSON NAMED AS WINNER IN ICC CODE OF HONOR SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM

Zoning and Code Enforcement officer
Tom Johnson was the only Code
Enforcement Officer in New Hampshire named as one of 39 Group B winners in the
International Code Council Foundation (ICCF) Code of Honor Scholarship Program.
The Foundation established this scholarship program to support building and fire
safety by supporting the education of existing and future code officials,
increasing participation in code development, and honoring those who have been
essential to the formation of ICC. The Code of Honor scholarships provide opportunities
for code enforcement professionals who otherwise, due to a lack of funding,
would not have been able to participate in code
development.

The Foundation received 140
applications representing 35 states and the Cayman Islands with awards presented
to recipients in 20 states and the Cayman
Islands. To read more about the ICC and the Code of Honor
Scholarship Programs, visit

http://www.icc-foundation.org/downloads/newsLinks/10-21-10%20COHS%20Winners%20News%20Release%20Final.pdf.

COMPARISON
OF THIRD QUARTER POLICE RESPONSES TO RENTAL
PROPERTIES

There is a 32% increase in Durham
Police Department responses to rental property. This may be due to large part to
the significant attention placed on rental properties during the spring and
summer seasons as the community debated the issue of students in residential
areas. To read Police Chief Kurzs complete document relating to this
topic, click HERE.

Winter
Storm Preparations

Department of Public Works staff has
spent the past several days preparing for the inevitable arrival of winter
storms to be expected in the 2010-2011 season. Part of this preparation is
the screening, mixing. and stock piling of 3500 cubic feet of material to combat
snow and ice.

DURHAM
Fall Cleanup - November 8^th

Fall Cleanup will begin on Monday,
November 8^th at 7:00 AM. Leaves should be placed in paper leaf bags
(remember, plastic bags are not recyclable). Paper bags can be purchased
at several local stores such as Town and Campus and The Durham Marketplace as
well as Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Loose leaves will not be accepted but may
be brought to the Transfer Station &
Recycling Center on Durham Point Road on
Tuesday or Saturday. Brush should be placed in one direction, bundled and
tied with string (no wire please). Brush and limbs must be no greater than
5 feet in length and 5 inches in diameter. No stumps will be
accepted. The amount of brush and limbs is limited to one truckload per
household. All items must be out by 7am that Monday to guarantee
collection. If you cannot have your items out on time or have more than
one truck load, you may bring them up to the Transfer Station and Recycling Center with your regular permit on
Tuesdays or Saturdays between 7:30am and 3pm. Refer to the Fall Newsletter
that was mailed out in September or open here for details: (attach the pdf of
newsletter)

Churchill
Rink at Jacksons Landing Now
Open!

The 2010/2011 skating schedule for
the Churchill Rink at Jacksons Landing is as
follows:

Public
Skating:

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

Tue,
Thu:
9:00 10:20 AM and 2:00 4:20 PM

Sat:
2:00 3:50 PM

Sun:
2:00 3:50 PM

Adults:
$5.00 Ages
6-16: $3.00

VETERANS
DAY HOLIDAY

All Town offices will be closed in
observance of Veterans Day on Thursday, November 11, 2010. Town offices will
reopen for business on Friday, November 12^th at 8:00 AM. There will
be NO CHANGE TO THE REFUSE AND RECYLING
SCHEDULE. All items should be out on their regular day by 7:00 AM.

PUBLIC
MEETING SCHEDULE

The following public meetings are
scheduled for the coming week in the Town Council chambers at the Durham Town
Office. All meetings begin at 7:00 PM and are held in the Council chambers at
the Town Hall unless otherwise indicated below. To view the agenda for the
meetings listed below, please click HERE.
All meetings recorded on DCAT are available on DVD at the Durham Public Library
for checkout and viewing.

Town Council November 1, 2010. To
view the complete Council packet for this meeting, please click HERE.

Inclusionary Zoning Implementation
Program (IZIP) Wednesday, November 3, 2010 (2:30
PM)

Historic District Commission
Thursday, October 4, 2010

Master Plan Subcommittee Friday,
November 5, 2010 (3:00
PM)

Oyster
River School
Board meeting
schedule, please click HERE.

Durham Public Library
Board of Trustees meeting schedule, please click HERE.

DCAT
Programming Schedule, please click HERE

DURHAM PUBLIC LIBRARY
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

Preschool
Storytime,
Tues. Nov. 2nd and Thurs. Nov. 4th at 10:30 a.m. - This week: Airplanes! Join us
for stories, fingerplays, songs, feltboard and a craft.

Ripped Up Rat
Readers, Tues. Nov. 2nd at 6:00 p.m. - Join this book group for kids in 2nd - 4th grade.
This month your choice. You can have read "The Wright 3" by Blue Balliett or
"The Penderwicks" by Jeanne Bridsall. Come discuss the book(s), solve some
puzzles and mysteries and make a craft. Don't hesitate to come if you haven't
finished the book

College Financial
Planning Seminar, Weds. Nov. 3rd at 6:30-8:00 p.m. - Dont miss this FREE College Financial Planning Seminar.
Thousands of families have drastically reduced education costs at the colleges
of their choice without relying on financial aid. They have also reduced their
need for loans and preserved their retirement and their
lifestyle.

This seminar will
demonstrate ways to maximize the financial aid award from the college of your
choice. It will also demonstrate ways for families, not eligible for financial
aid, to reduce their "out of pocket" college costs through tax and financial
strategies. Whether your child is in elementary school or in their last year of
high school, this seminar is for YOU. It is designed for any family with
children planning to attend college. To register for this FREE seminar call
Melanie Dupuis, CPA, CCPS at (603) 742-8894 or email her at
mdupuis@raichecpa.mv.com. Seating is limited so please call
today.

Granite Earth "Healthy Child,
Healthy Planet" 7 week series meets again on Tues. Nov. 2nd, 7:45-9:15
pm.

The patch
program, our reading incentive program for children aged 2-12 years has
started.
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.

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 now at the library for 4 week sessions beginning in
October. There will be a new session in November and another one in
December.

Young adults
interested in writing a review of a book, play, movie,
event? Email
the childrens librarian at ekleinmann@ci.durham.nh.us or
stop by the circulation desk and well put you in contact with our partner, YA
author Megan Frazer, who is helping us with this blog. Visit our website at www.durhampubliclibrary.org
for more information.

COMMUNITY
EVENTS

§
Friday, October 29^th, 7:30 PM,
Community Church of Durham Jazzin In Up For a World in Need.
Featuring Brenda & Marc LaForce and the Fellowship Hall Jazz Society, along
with guest performer Barney Balch on trombone. A dessert reception will follow.
Contributions greatly appreciated. All funds raised will be donated to
Haiti and Pakistan Relief
efforts.

§
Saturday, October 30^th, 5:00 7:30 PM -
Durham Trick-or-Treating

§
Saturday, October 30^th, 10:00 AM 2:00 PM
and Oct 31^st, 11:30 AM 1:00 PM, Durham Community Church Fair Trade
Products Sale.
You can make a difference in the lives of families in
developing countries that under extremely harsh conditions make high quality,
distinctive arts and crafts in order to support their families. By
purchasing these handmade items, one can support micro-economic businesses which
provide income to families who have no other means of support. Unique items will
be for sale from Afghanistan,
Guatemala,
Honduras, Kenya, Nepal, Niger, Panama, and Uganda.
Fair Trade coffee, tea, and chocolate will also be available.

§
Saturday, October 30^th, 9:00 11:00 AM,
Oyster
River Middle
School Annual
Greek Life Pancake Breakfast. Admission is $5 with all proceeds going
to the Durham Public Library.

§
Tuesday, November 2^nd, 7:30 PM, Community
Church of Durham Organ Concert in Memory of
Elizabeth McQuade, featuring concert organist John
Weaver

§
Friday, November 3^rd, 4:00 PM, Huddleston
Hall, UNH Great Chefs Event
featuring Mary Ann Esposito. For more information, visit http://unh.edu/dining/great-chef_inform.html

§
Thursday, November 4^th, 4:00 7:00 PM,
1 Madbury
Road The
Douglass Group at Keller Williams Open House. For more information,
call 603-610-8900

§
Friday, November 5^th, 7:00 PM, Fellowship
Hall, Lee Church Congregational Dr. P.T. Vasadevan will present Energy-the-not-so-Bottomless Oil Well and the
Alternatives. Free and open to the public. Questions and discussion
are welcome. For more information contact Sid White,
659-2883.

§
Museum of
Art, UNH, Opens Two
New Exhibitions - The Shape of
Color: Carol Aronson-Shore and Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC, are
opening beginning November 6, 2010. The
Shape of Color presents recent paintings inspired by two New England
locations, Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, and Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. Fusion spotlights 50 years of fine and
performing arts studies, exhibitions, performances, and events which have taken
place within the Universitys cultural center, the Paul Creative Arts
Center. A preview reception
will be open to the public on Friday, November 5, 2010 from 5-7 p.m. in the
Museum of
Art. Both exhibitions will
be on view through December 16, 2010 (closed November 11 and 24-28). The
Museum of
Art and its programs are
open to the public free of charge.

FROM
DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE A HISTORY
1900-1985

Whether Durham ever had a town
jail in the nineteenth century is uncertain, although there are several
references to one. The Durham Historic Association has a snapshot of a college
student from the class of 1921 lounging in the doorway of a small wooden
structure identified as the town jail. An association Newsletter located the jail on the south
side of Oyster
River to the east of the
Falls bridge, and just below the Sullivan house. Published in
1985 by the Durham Historic
Association.

Have a good weekend and a safe and

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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