Friday Update October 10, 2008

“FRIDAY
UPDATES”

Friday,
October 10, 2008

Euonymus
alatus commonly known as the “Burning
Bush”, located along Newmarket
Road in front of the Three Chimneys
Inn.

Identification
by Linn Bogle. Photographed by Frank L. Pilar

The 32^nd annual Leif
Ericson Parade will be held early on Sunday morning, October 12, 2008 on
Main
Street in Durham. Everyone who is an admirer of Leif
Ericson is eligible to assemble at 6:00 AM at the Laundromat that Sunday
morning. The 25-foot parade to the restaurant next door begins at 6:30 AM to the
sounds of the leather horn that once led Vikings into adventure.

TOWN
OFFICES CLOSED - COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY

A final reminder that all Town
offices will be closed for the Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 13, 2008,
and will reopen for business on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at 8:00 AM. Please
note that there will be NO CHANGE
to the refuse and recycling collection. 

ASSESSING
REVALUATION UPDATE

Over the
course of this week I have arranged for David Hynes from the New Hampshire
Department of Revenue, Property Appraisal Division to meet with Assessor
Robb Dix and me to discuss the
ongoing appraisal process in Durham. Mr. Hynes has been doing actual
physical inspections of Durham buildings to compare the accuracy of
structures to our records, as well as a general overview of the process as a
whole. I have asked Mr. Hynes to take a closer look at the methodology and
statistical data utilized as part of this review, and I also intend to share
with him Jerry Gottsacker’s scattergram to bring him up-to-date with the concern
that has been raised regarding single-family homes. I am also in the process of
determining whether we can have Mr. Hynes attend the Town Council meeting on
October 20^th and provide an update regarding his findings. In
addition, I arranged for an independent appraiser, George Hildum from Bow,
New Hampshire
to provide specialized appraisal services for us. The Town utilized Mr. Hildum
when its previous assessor, Donna Langley, was employed with the Town. Mr.
Hildum’s services were also used during the transition between Donna and
Robb Dix. Mr. Hildum was in the Town
Hall on Thursday of this week conducting a detailed review of the methodology
utilized in data, and will be advising me as to whether or not there are
concerns he may have.

DISPATCH
TRANSITION UPDATE

A major
initiative for 2008 was the transfer of dispatching services from the University
of New Hampshire Communications Center to the Strafford County Dispatch
facility. Unfortunately, we have been experiencing difficulties with the
microwave system that was installed to negate the need for recurring high speed
data and line charges from our telephone providers. Our contractor, 2-Way
Communications, is working diligently to address the issue. However, over the
past week the Fire Department has been dispatched by its backup, the
UNH Communications Center, and the Police Department has been dispatched
through an alternative channel through Strafford County. Members of the Police and Fire
Departments and MIS Director Luke
Vincent have done yeoman’s work over many weeks to ensure that
this transition goes forward as smoothly as possible. To that end, a meeting was
convened of all the project partners including: the County, the University of New Hampshire, the McGregor EMS, the
Police and Fire Departments, Luke
Vincent, and the Administrator in order to ensure there was
active communication with regard to this transition. As this moves forward, we
will work to keep the Council up-to-date.

2006
RECREATIONAL TRAIL PROGRAM GRANT – LONGMARSH TRAIL
PROJECT

The Department of Public Works in
conjunction with the Business Office have completed closing out required
paperwork for the 2006 Recreational Trail Program grant that the Town received
in the amount of $14,124 with matching funds from the Town in the form of
in-kind services from our DPW and volunteers in the amount of $5,290. As is the
case with many of these grants, there is a great deal of paperwork involved to
keep track of the project, however, the DPW, Business Office, and Parks and
Recreation Committee have done a good job in tracking the time of our
volunteers, as well as our own staff time and the Public Works resources, as
part of the development of the Longmarsh Trail Project. This is a nice example
of collaboration between the Durham
Parks and Recreation Committee, its
volunteers, the DPW, and the State of New Hampshire in moving forward a meaningful
program of local interest.

UNH
HOMECOMING WEEKEND

The
University of
New Hampshire’s Homecoming
Weekend is this weekend. As is routinely the case, the Police Department will
step up patrols in the downtown area. In addition, we will be monitoring the
success of the Red Sox as they move towards the World
Series.

LOCK
BOX INITIATIVE

In order to
mitigate additional workload for the Town Clerk-Tax Collector’s Office, the
Business Office and the Town Clerk-Tax Collector’s Office have been
investigating the possibility of utilizing lock box service for the payment of
water, sewer, and property tax bills. The lock box system involves providing
return envelopes with water, sewer, and property tax bills so that when bills
are returned by mail they go to a central processing facility that deposits the
money and transfers funds to a Town of Durham-specific account. This will ease the
workload of the Town Clerk-Tax Collector’s Office and hopefully negate the need
to bring on additional personnel or spend additional hours to complete this task
in the future.

ELECTION
PLANNING

Voting for the General Election on
Tuesday, November 4, 2008, will be held at the Oyster River High
School located on Coe Drive. Polling hours are 7:00 AM to
7:00 PM. Town election officials, as well as Department of Public Works
personnel are busily preparing for the upcoming election. Election Officials are
looking for volunteers to assist them at the polls.  Help is needed with
registering new voters and in assisting the Town Moderator and Clerk in
maintaining the polling area and counting ballots. Counting the ballots (machine
read and write-ins) will take place for an hour or more after the polls have
closed. Durham
residents interested in assisting are asked to please contact Ann Shump
(Supervisor of the Checklist) at shump@comcast.net, Chris Regan (Town
Moderator) at chrisregan.bdrlaw@verizon.net,
or Lorrie Pitt (Town Clerk) at
868-5577 or lpitt@ci.durham.nh.us.
 The Supervisors of the Checklist, along with a few volunteers, have
participated in two registration sessions on the UNH campus with two more being
planned over the next couple of weeks. Thus far, the Supervisors have registered
approximately 435 new voters at these sessions. The Supervisors wish to thank
the Student Senate and Ann Lawing, Senior Assistant Vice President of Student
and Academic Services, for arranging these sessions. They have advertised the
events, kept the lines going, and supplied refreshments. To view a sample ballot
listing offices that will be on the November 4^th General Election
ballot and candidates running for those offices, please click HERE.
 

Proposed
Charter Amendments to be Placed on the March 10, 2009 Town Election
Ballot

On Monday,
October 6, 2008, the Durham Town Council held public hearings and subsequently
voted to place two proposed Charter amendments on the ballot for the March 10,
2009 Town Election. The first amendment, pertaining to Article 7 “Conduct of
Officials”, Section 7.1 (C), proposes to strike current language that requires
an elected official who is presently holding another elected or appointed
position to immediately forfeit the office he/she held prior to such election.
New Hampshire Supreme Court case Town of Hooksett v. Baines, 148 N.H. 625 (2002)
precludes communities from imposing term limits on elected offices or imposing
qualifications for elected offices.  Since the language in Section 7.1 (C)
of the Durham Town Charter is not enforceable and has not been practiced; it
should be removed to avoid confusion in the future. The second amendment,
pertaining to Article 9 “Town Report”, Section 9.1, proposes to strike the
current word “delivered” and replace it with the word “available”. In doing so,
this will eliminate the current process of mailing annual Town Reports to
individual property owners, resulting in a cost-savings to the Town. Instead,
copies of annual Town Reports would be available at the Town Offices and the
Durham Public Library as well as on the Town web site. The two amendments, as
they will appear on the March 10, 2009 Town Election ballot, are as
follows:

Strikethrough: Indicates
language to be removed from the Charter.

Underline:       
Indicates language to be added to the Charter.

Article 7
“Conduct of Officials”, Section 7.1 (C)

Sec. 7.1. Conditions
for holding office.

A.   Any person while in
town office convicted of a Class A felony in New Hampshire or its equivalent under the law
of any other state or federal law shall forfeit such
office.

B.   No full-time or
regular employee of the town shall be eligible to serve as a
Councilor.

C.  Any
person elected to a town office or trusteeship while presently holding another
such town office, board membership, commission membership or trusteeship shall
immediately forfeit the office he held prior to such
election.

 
C.D.    Except as
otherwise provided by this Charter, no department head nor regular employee of
the town shall be appointed to a town office, board, membership, commission
membership or trusteeship. They may, however, serve as advisors to such boards,
committees or commissions.

 
D.E. The Zoning Board of Adjustment
shall not have any members who also serve on the Planning Board, Conservation
Commission or Historic District Commission.

Reason for
proposed change: New Hampshire
Supreme Court case Town of Hooksett V. Baines, 148 N.H. 625 (2002) precludes
communities from imposing term limits on elected offices or imposing
qualifications for elected offices.  Since the language in Section 7.1 (C)
of the Durham
Town Charter is not
enforceable and has not been practiced; it should be removed to avoid confusion
in the future.

_______________________________

Article 9
“Town Report”, Section 9.1

Sec. 9.1. 
Town Report. Each year, the Town Administrator
shall prepare a Town Report which shall include:  (1) a statement of the
past year's financial activities and a comparative statement of the previous and
present budget; and (2) a review of all major Council actions, including a
summary of ordinances enacted; and (3) Town vital statistics. There shall be a
section which presents any actions which are in progress or pending before town
boards or departments and the Town Council. The effective date of the Report
shall be the end of the fiscal year, and the Report shall be delivered available to the
voters of the town not later than February 15 of each
year.

Reason for
proposed change: To eliminate
the process of mailing annual Town Reports to individual property owners,
resulting in a cost-savings to the Town. Instead, copies of annual Town Reports
would be available at the Town Offices and the Durham Public Library as well as on the Town
web site.

WEST
NILE
VIRUS AND EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS

Although it is October, our weather
continues to be mild and the threat of both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern
Equine Encephalitis (EEE) still remains. The State of New Hampshire saw a
growth in activity in both West Nile Virus (WNV) and Eastern Equine Encephalitis
(EEE) during the 2005/06 mosquito seasons.  Despite an aggressive
state-wide education campaign, seven New Hampshire residents developed serious
illness following infection with EEE, two of whom died. Once present in an
environment, both viruses will likely continue to surface to some extent every
year.  In response to this situation, during the 2008 mosquito season,
Durham has implemented a strategy focusing upon education and outreach to the
public regarding the need for prevention and explaining how members of the
community can protect themselves from diseases such as EEE and WNV.  To
view this plan in detail, please click HERE. 
Some helpful suggestions also follow in terms of reducing the risk of exposure
to mosquitoes around one's home.

What can residents do around their
homes to help reduce exposure to mosquitoes?

·        
Make sure that doors and windows
have tight-fitting screens.  Repair or replace all screens in your home
that have tears or holes.

·        
Remove all discarded tires from your
property.  The used tire has become the most important domestic
mosquito-breeding habitat in the United States.

·        
Do not allow water-holding
containers.  Dispose of tin cans, plastic containers, ceramic pots, or
similar water-holding containers.  Do not overlook containers that have
become overgrown by aquatic vegetation. 

·        
Drill holes in the bottom of
recycling containers that are left out of doors.  Drainage holes that are
located on the sides collect enough water for mosquitoes to breed in.

·        
Make sure roof gutters drain
properly.  Clean clogged gutters in the spring and fall.

·        
Tightly screen “rain barrels” to
ensure mosquitoes cannot deposit eggs in or on water.

·        
Clean and chlorinate swimming pools
and outdoor hot tubs.  If not in use, keep empty and covered.

·        
Drain water from pool covers.

·        
Aerate ornamental pools or stock
them with fish.  Water gardens are fashionable but become major mosquito
breeding grounds if they are allowed to stagnate.

·        
Turn over wheelbarrows and change
water in birdbaths at least twice weekly.  Both provide breeding habitat
for domestic mosquitoes. Eliminate any standing water that collects on your
property.  Use landscaping as needed.  Mosquitoes will develop in any
puddle that lasts more than 4 days.  Mosquito larvae look like tiny shrimp
and are not recognized for what they really are by most people.

·        
Remind or help neighbors to
eliminate breeding sites on their properties.

·        
Ensure that tarps covering fire wood
piles, boats, ATVs, snowmobiles, etc. are not holding pools of water.

What can residents do to reduce
their risk of becoming infected with WNV or EEE? When mosquitoes are active,
take the following precautions:

·        
Wear protective clothing such as
long pants, long-sleeved shirts, and socks if outside during evening, nighttime,
and dawn hours, the time when mosquitoes are most active, and at other times
when mosquitoes are biting.

·        
If outside during evening,
nighttime, and dawn hours, or whenever mosquitoes are biting, consider the use
of an effective insect repellant.

·        
Vitamin B, ultrasonic devices,
incense, and bug zappers have
not been shown to be effective in preventing mosquito bites.

·        
Use repellants according to
manufacturer’s directions.

Ø   
Repellents containing DEET have been
proven effective.  No more than 30% DEET should be used on adults or
children.

Ø   
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated
recommendations for use of DEET products on children, citing:  “Insect
repellents containing DEET with a concentration of 10% appear to be as safe as
products with a concentration of 30% when used according to the directions on
the product labels.”  AAP recommends that repellants with DEET should not
be used on infants less than 2 months old.

Ø   
Repellents containing Picaridin
(KBR3023) or oil of lemon eucalyptus (a plant based repellent) provide
protection similar to repellents with low concentrations of DEET.  Oil of
lemon eucalyptus should not be used on children under the age of three years. Do
not allow young children to apply repellent themselves.

Ø   
Do not apply repellent directly to
children.  Apply repellent to your own hands and then put it on the child’s
exposed skin.

Ø   
Avoid putting repellent on the hands
of children or near their eyes or mouth.

Ø   
Do not spray directly on the face,
spray into the hands first and then apply to the face.

Ø   
Do not apply to cuts, wounds, or
irritated skin.

Ø   
Do not use under
clothing.

Ø   
Do not spray repellent containing
products in enclosed areas.

Ø   
Avoid prolonged or excessive use of
repellents.  Use sparingly to cover exposed skin and
clothing.

Ø   
Wash all treated skin and clothing
after returning indoors.

Ø   
Store repellents out of reach of
children.

Ø   
Research has shown that repellents
based on natural oils or herbs are less effective than products based on
Picaridin or DEET.

WISWALL
BRIDGE
SITE WALK

On Wednesday, October 15, 2008,
beginning at 8:00 AM, Town Engineer David Cedarholm will meet with the Durham
Conservation Commission at the Wiswall Bridge to review the Standard Dredge and
Fill Application for the Wiswall
Road over the Lamprey River Bridge Replacement.
Interested members of the public are invited to
attend.

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.

DCAT Governance Committee – Tuesday,
October 14, 2008, 7:00 PM, Durham Police Dept. Community
Room

Integrated Waste Management Advisory
Committee – (7:30
AM)

Zoning Board of Adjustment –
Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Conservation
Commission Wiswall Bridge Site Walk – Wednesday,
October 15, 2008, 8:00 AM

Planning Board – Wednesday, October
15, 2008

Parks and Recreation Committee –
Thursday, October 16, 2008

To view an agenda 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.

Right-to-Know
Law Educational Session Scheduled for Board Members &
Community

The members of the Town of Durham’s boards, committees, commissions, town council, and
library board of trustees serve as members of public boards and are therefore
responsible to act in accordance with the Right-to-Know law in the State of
New
Hampshire.  The Preamble of the Right-to-Know law
reads:  “Openness in the conduct of
public business is essential to a democratic society.  The purpose of this
chapter is to ensure both the greatest possible public access to the actions,
discussions and records of all public bodies, and their accountability to the
people.”  In order to ensure that the members of Durham’s public
boards are given the resources they need to act in accord with RSA 91-A, and are
updated on recent changes to the law that took effect in 2008, we have scheduled
a Right-to-Know law educational session on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, beginning at
7:00 PM in the Town Council chambers.  Attorney Cordell Johnston from the Local Government Center will be present to
provide an overview of the law and to answer any questions that board members
may have.  The general public and Town department heads are invited and
encouraged to attend the session, or to view it on Durham Community Access
Television (Channel 22).  Oyster River
School Board members are
also invited to attend, as well as board members from the communities of Lee and
Madbury.

Mill
Pond Road
Closure

Mill Pond
Road waterline replacement project is
expected to begin October 15^th. The roadway will be closed from the
Route 108 intersection to the Chesley Drive intersection.  The
roadway will be open to resident traffic and emergency vehicles only. Through
traffic will not be allowed during construction. This project will take
approximately 3-4 weeks. During this time portions of the roadway may have to be
closed completely. Please contact the Department of Public Works at 868-5578
with any questions.

ChurcHill
Rink AT JACKSON’S
LANDING

Clean-Up Day

Volunteers are needed to assist with
general cleanup tasks at the Churchill Skating Rink located at Jackson's Landing. The
cleanup will be on Saturday, October 11, 2008, from 9:00 AM to noon. Please
address any questions to the Department of Public Works at
868-5578.

Public Skating
Schedule

The Churchill Rink at Jackson’s Landing is
scheduled to open October 20^th. Public Skating for the 2008/09 season
is as follows:

Monday, Wednesday, Friday-
2:00-3:20

Tuesday & Thursday- 9:00- 10:20
& 2:00-4:20

Saturdays-
2:30-4:20

Sundays-
2:00-3:50

Community
Event

The first Community Event is
Halloween Skate is scheduled for
Friday, October 31. The community events take place from 7:30-9:00pm and are
free of charge.

TRee
City
USA
AWARD PRESENTATION

A special reminder that the Town of
Durham will hold a small celebration and formal presentation on Thursday,
October 16, 2008, at 4:00 PM at the Dorothy Wilcox Memorial Garden located in
the area of Old Landing Park adjacent to Newmarket Road in recognition of its
being named a Tree City USA town for the 30^th consecutive year.
Governor John Lynch will be in attendance to present the award to the Town. All
interested citizens are invited to attend this
event

Fall
Cleanup Begins Monday, November 10

Fall Cleanup is scheduled to begin
on Monday, November 10, 2008.  All items must be out by 7:00 AM that day
and fit the criteria to guarantee their pickup.  Please follow the below
guidelines to guarantee a successful fall
cleanup: 

·        
Leaves
should be placed in paper leaf
bags (remember, plastic bags are not recyclable).  Paper
bags may be purchased at Houghton Hardware, the Durham Marketplace, or Brooks
Drugs.  Loose leaves will not
be accepted but may be brought to the Transfer Station &
Recycling Center on Durham Point Road
with a permit.

·        
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.

·        
The amount
of brush and limbs is limited to one truckload per
household.

·        
Cutting off
small limbs from branches will help maximize each
load.

·        
Remember, backyard composting your
leaves and brush reduces the flow of waste while at the same time producing
valuable organic matter for the soil.  It improves your soil and the plants
growing in it.

Durham
Fire Department Hosts Roadway Safety Seminar

Division Chief Corey Landry
explained the importance of roadway safety for emergency responders and new
Federal regulations at a seminar this past Wednesday in the auditorium of the
Oyster
River High
School.  In addition to the training, all
members of the Durham Fire Department will be issued a High Visibility Vest that
they will soon be required to wear whenever working a roadway incident. Members
of the Durham Fire Department, Department of Public Works, UNH Police, and
McGregor Memorial EMS attended as well as fire departments from Newmarket and Stratham.

Durham
Fire Department Hosts Statewide Meeting

On Thursday evening this week
candidates for three state and Federal offices met with fire chiefs from across
the state at the monthly meeting of the New Hampshire Fire Chiefs’ Association,
hosted by the Durham Fire Department. The candidates’ forum featured former
Governor Jeanne Shaheen and Senator John Sununu, candidates for the United
States Senate seat; Jeb Bradley and Representative Carol Shea-Porter, candidates
for the United States House of Representatives 1^st congressional
district seat; and New Hampshire State Senator Joe Kenney; the republican
nominee for Governor. In addition, Don Bliss participated as a surrogate for
gubernatorial candidate John Lynch.

DURHAM
RECEIVES ”SECURE OUR SCHOOLS” GRANT
  

Recently the Durham Police partnered
with the Oyster
River High
School and presented a “Secure Our Schools” grant
proposal to the United States Department of Justice. This week, the department
received confirmation that the community had been awarded the grant totaling
$9,700. The grant funds will be used to offset the cost of installing video
surveillance equipment in key locations at the high school. 

Durham
Trick-or-Treating

Trick-or-Treating in Durham will be on Thursday
evening, October 30, 2008, between the hours of 5:00 and 7:30 PM.

ENERGY
SAVING TIPS

ü     
Consider buying a laptop for your
next computer upgrade; laptops use much less energy than desktop computers.

ü     
Using rechargeable batteries for
products like cordless phones and PDAs is more cost-effective and uses less
energy than throwaway batteries, and is better for the environment.

ü     
Consider replacing halogen-type
torchiere fixtures with compact fluorescent torchieres.  These use 60% to
80% less energy, can produce more light (lumens), and do not get as hot as the
halogen torchieres.

DURHAM
PUBLIC LIBRARY FABULOUS FALL BOOK SALE

The Friends of the Durham Public
Library will hold a fall book sale on Friday, October 31, 2008 from 10:00 AM to
5:00 PM and Saturday, November 1, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. A preview will
be held on Thursday, October 30, 2008 from 6:00-8:00 PM. The book sale will be
held at the Durham Public Library located in the Mill Plaza. Come shop for holiday gifts or
treat yourself to a variety of fiction, nonfiction, and children’s
books.

UNH
TESTS CAMPUS EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM ON OCTOBER 17^TH

On Friday, October 17,
2008 at 12:00 noon, the University of New
Hampshire will conduct a test of its outdoor
notification system. The test will include the siren, a “canned” message, and a
recording signaling the end of the test. The entire exercise will take less than
10 minutes. The system is designed to not only alert the campus community when
there is imminent danger but also follows up with voice instructions. This
two-step approach, called Alert and Inform, helps reduce confusion and restore
order. Sirens are located on the roof of the Memorial Union Building, the roof of Morse Hall, A-Lot,
and the dirt parking lot near the equestrian facility. The system reaches a
distance of nearly a mile in all directions. In addition, the university will
also simultaneously send test messages through its alert system to registered
cell phones, pagers,
BlackBerrys, PDAs and/or e-mail accounts, and a directed
communication to all UNH faculty, staff, and students. Please contact Paul Dean,
UNH's coordinator for emergency preparedness, at (603) 862-1427 with questions
or to obtain additional information.

FAIR
TRADE PRODUCTS SALE

On Saturday, November 1, 2008 from
10:00 AM-1:00 PM and on Sunday, November 2, 2008 from 11:30 AM-1:00 PM, the
Durham
Community Church will hold a Fair Trade products
sale. Through the purchase of high quality, distinctive handcrafts, shoppers
have an opportunity to change lives in developing countries.  Unique items
from Niger,
Guatemala,
Afghanistan,
Syria, Kenya, Honduras, and Uganda
will include leather goods, jewelry, baskets, wood carving, textiles, organic
coffee and much more.  Come and learn.  Questions about the sponsoring
organizations and the artisans’ lives are welcome.  Start your holiday
shopping early while helping artisans move from a life of poverty to being able
to support their families.

UNH
HOMECOMING WEEKEND EVENTS

The UNH Alumni Association invites
all alumni, family and friends back to campus for Homecoming Weekend 2008,
October 11-12. The weekend will be packed with a wide range of events and
activities for everyone, including the Blue & White Parade, fireworks,
campus tours and more. For an updated list of activities visit www.alumni.unh.edu/homecoming. The
list keeps growing, so check back often. Headquarters on Saturday, October 11,
2008, will be the UNH Alumni Association's big tent behind Bremner Field. The
UNH Alumni Association will be offering a delicious menu and non-alcoholic
beverages FREE under the tent from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. There will be
face-painting for kids and other fun activities. Traditional tailgating will be
held in Boulder Field from 9:00 AM to noon. Please note that football tickets
are required for entrance to designated tailgating areas. The UNH football game
against William & Mary will kick off at noon. For more information about
Homecoming 2008, call (603) 862-2040 or (800) 891-1195 or e-mail alumni@unh.edu.

Weekly
Police Arrest Report

Week –
53                                          
39 UNH
(74%)             14
Other (26%)

*2008/09 Academic Year –
231          167 UNH
(72%)           64 Other
(28%)

Calendar Year
–746                           
444 UNH (60%)           302
Other (40%)

*Commenced September 1, 2008 

Historical Data
for the same week

FROM
HISTORY IN AN OYSTERSHELL – 1600 – 1976

“1825– Gen. Lafayette came to town
on his tour of the state. He was met at the town line at Lee and escorted to the
Town Hall. Bills for his entertainment included $2.00 for making cartridges for
cannon and for spirits, Vituals, etc., for from 150 to 200 for $150.00 to
Benjamin Kelly, Dr.”

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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