“FRIDAY
UPDATES”
Friday,
August 20, 2010
Courtesy Noelle
Khleif
TWO
NEW BUSINESSES OPEN IN
Minos Roast Beef
& Seafood opened on Friday, August 13th, and is
located at 7F
The Juice Hut
is located
at
ORCSD
BUS ROUTES FOR 2010/11 SCHOOL YEAR
The
ANNUAL
MUNICIPAL LAW LECTURE SERIES
Beginning in September, the 35th
Annual Municipal Law Lecture Series, sponsored by the
The schedule of lectures is as
follows:
Lecture 1:
Lecture 2: Conflict of Interest,
Disqualification and the
Lecture 3: Administrative Decisions
in Planning and Zoning: How They’re Made, How They’re
Appealed
A registration form has been placed
in the mailboxes for Council, Planning Board, Zoning Board, Historic District
Commission, and Conservation Commission members. The registration form may also
be obtained through the LGC website at: http://www.nhlgc.org/attachments/trainingevents/MLLS_flyer.pdf.
Board and committee members interested in attending any or all of these lectures
are encouraged to do so. Please complete the registration form and return it to
Jennie Berry as soon as possible as space is limited. The Town will cover the
cost for all registration fees.
SMITH
CHAPEL REPAIRS
Residents may not be aware that a
new trust has been created by the Trustees of the Trust Funds for the Town-owned
Smith Family Chapel (c1900) built by the Hamilton Smith family and located on
Donations are graciously accepted to
help with the Chapel restoration process. Interested parties may make a check
out to the Trustees of the Trust Fund with a notation of “Hamilton Smith Chapel
Trust” in the bottom left portion. Donations can be left with Barbara Ross
in the Business Office at the Town Hall.
Cable
Franchise Agreement Renewal Process – PUBLIC
HEARING
The Town of
As part of the process, the Town
will be holding a public hearing a public hearing to ascertain the future
cable-related needs and interests of the community on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 beginning at
7:00 P.M. The hearing will be held
in the Town Council Chambers at the
In order to provide information to
the Town Cable Franchise Review Committee, a list of questions was provided and
sent to various Town organizations and departments to answer and submit for
consideration by the committee. To view these questions, please click HERE.
Census
2010 Quality Assurance Operations
The 2010 Census is winding down, and
as a census partner, we/I would like to take this opportunity to thank and
congratulate everyone who has supported and participated in this great effort.
However, there are still several quality assurance operations that will continue
to take place this month, and we encourage residents to cooperate with census
workers should they call or visit your household. These final steps will ensure
the census will provide the highest quality data possible; information that will
benefit our community and the nation for the next 10
years.
If you have already responded to the
census, why are you being contacted again? A census worker may call if the
Census Bureau has difficulty reading or otherwise needs to clarify your answers.
Census workers may visit if your household was incorrectly marked as unoccupied
on April 1. You may receive a visit if your address was not included in the
mail-back phase or in the door-to-door follow-up phase. If you filled out a Be
Counted form or provided your answers over the phone, a census worker may visit
to confirm that the geographic location of your home matches an address in the
Census Bureau's files. Finally, census workers may be in your area to resolve
any suspected duplicate addresses.
Please keep in mind that the Census
Bureau's quality assurance operations will affect a small percentage of the
total number of households counted in the 2010 Census.
As always, individual responses are
completely confidential, protected, and cannot be shared with anyone. All
Census Bureau employees are required to swear an oath for life to protect your
personal information.
Please cooperate if a census worker
calls or visits your household as part of the final stages of the 2010 Census.
This has been the largest domestic undertaking of the American people, and now
is the time to make sure the data we all rely on is as accurate as
possible.
Parking
at UNH on AugUST 27 and 29
Every year more than a dozen cars
have to be towed from parking lots on campus so the lots can be used for
move-in. The university does not want to have to do this and makes every effort
to notify people, including posting signs in the affected lots.
PLEASE
NOTE the
following lots WILL BE CLOSED:
B-lot, E/E1 Lots, Forest Park South Lot, C-lot (off
Vehicles will be towed from the
above designated parking lots starting at 5 a.m. Friday August 27,
2010, and on
Sunday morning August 29, 2010.
VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED FOR FALL RESEARCH ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL
RISE
Several dedicated volunteers are
needed to help with field research in
The research is possible because the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is loaning the reserve an
"RTK" (real time kinematic) GPS unit for a period of six weeks, beginning
September 4, 2010.
The data collected with this unit
will be used to generate digital elevation models of three salt
marshes. These models will be used as part of a national monitoring project
measuring ecological impacts of relative sea level change associated with
climate change.
Two volunteers are needed to help
run this equipment each day. One individual is needed to sit with the base
station of the RTK unit. This is a non-physical volunteer role. The other
volunteer will accompany a staff member in the field (extreme field conditions
in a salt marsh environment) as they operate the roving unit. This project is
weather-dependent and will involve full field
days.
If you are interested in
volunteering or learning more about this project, please contact the Reserve by
emailing Jay.Sullivan@wildlife.nh.gov or calling
603-778-0015.
The work is part of the National
Estuarine Research Reserve System's Habitat Mapping and Change initiative, which
allows for long-term monitoring of ecological alterations, particularly those
associated with climate change. Integrating geodetic and tidal data with habitat
information will allow the Reserve to function as a sentinel site for climate
change research and provide tools to improve coastal resilience. It establishes
a framework long-term data set on which to rest multiple research and monitoring
activities, such as modeling effects of tidal inundation on local habitats and
human infrastructure.
The Great Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve is a cooperative federal-state partnership between the New
Hampshire Fish and Game Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. Visit http://www.greatbay.org.
ABSENTEE
BALLOTS FOR PRIMARY ELECTION – SEPTEMBER 14th
The New Hampshire State Primary
Election will be held on Tuesday, September 14, 2010 at the
UNH
ANNUAL PICNIC – ROAD CLOSURE SEPTEMBER 14th
The annual UNH Picnic will be held
on Tuesday, September 14th. A portion of
NOTE:
As this event is being held the same day as the Primary Election, residents may
want to consider taking an alternate route to the
HOUSEHOLD
HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY
Household Hazardous Waste Day has
been added to the fall agenda once again. This year it will be held on
Saturday, October 9th at the Public Works Facility. Remember
that this is for residential household hazardous waste products only. In
order to participate in the event, you must call the Public Works Department,
868-5578, and set an appointment time. Appointments will be set between
8:30 and 11:30 AM. There is a five gallon maximum per household. Remember
that latex and oil based paints DO NOT come to Household Hazardous Waste Day
since they can be brought to the Transfer Station throughout the year, latex
dried out first to bring up, oil based paints can be brought up to the Transfer
Station as is. Please call with any questions and to set an
appointment. To view details/instructions, please click HERE.
LABOR
DAY
Monday, September 6th is
Labor Day. All Town offices will be closed for the Labor Day holiday.
However, there will be NO CHANGE
to the refuse and recycling collection routes during the holiday week. As
always, please have all items out by 7:00 AM.
100
YEARS OF
The committee is firming up the
celebration of the 100 years of
A special patch has been designed
for Fire Department personnel to wear for the 100th year and tee
shirts will be made available for anyone to purchase. Please send an email
if you would like to pre-order your shirt. It will have the logo and
information on the front and fire trucks on the back of a gray tee shirt.
We are still looking for old
photographs/items particularly for events before WW II. Periodic progress
reports will be published in future “Friday Updates”. We welcome your
ideas and help, so please contact Melissa at 862-1426 or fire@ci.durham.nh.us.
Economic
Development Committee Business Visitation and Outreach
Project
The Town of Durham Economic Development Committee
(EDC) is beginning a comprehensive outreach to
1.
Shape the Town’s business and economic development
policies through a deeper understanding of current business segments and their
unique needs. We will report back to the Town Council on our findings and
work with the market analysis consultant to conduct a ‘gap analysis’ between
current supply and forecasted demand for local goods and services.
2.
Build relationships and trust
between Town, business community, and engaged citizenry.
We
will employ a respectful, learning-oriented approach with an emphasis on
confidentiality.
3.
Ensure business community’s
opinions and concerns are reflected in Town activities. This includes a survey on
housing, parking, commercial development, and related topical issues.
4.
Provide useful resources to
business owners, including support around RSA 79-E and ER-Z tax
incentives and small business assistance.
Our goal is to conduct 110+
interviews by the end of September and to complete the summary report and
recommendations by Thanksgiving. To date, 22 volunteer interviewers
(including 7 Councilors) have signed up to interview 106 of
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.
Economic Development Committee –
Monday, August 23, 2010
Planning Board – Wednesday, August
25, 2010
Durham Public Library
Board of Trustees meeting schedule, please click HERE.
DCAT
Programming Schedule, please click HERE
UNH Outdoor
Pool Hours
July 6 – Aug
15
12:00 noon – 7:00 PM
Aug 16 –
27
12:00 noon – 6:00 PM
Aug 28, 29; Sep 4, 5,
6 12:00 noon – 5:00
PM
Aug 30 – Sep
3
4:00 – 6:00
PM
RESIGNATION
OF PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR MICHAEL
MENGERS
Although there has been discussion
concerning making this position full-time at some point in the future, it will
remain a part-time position at this time, and is being advertised as such. To
view the advertisement, please click HERE.
To view the Parks and Recreation Director Job Description, please click HERE.
Calling all backyard
grill enthusiasts! On Sunday, September 26th Parks &
Rec and the Town Council need volunteers to help with food service at Durham
Day. Grills, Grillers and Food Servers are needed to help prepare the
community picnic. If you are interested in volunteering your time (or your
grill) please contact P&R Director
Wednesday,
August 25th (at noon) marks the last meeting for Wagon Hill
Yoga
This Wednesday at noon
will be the last meeting for Wagon Hill Yoga. Parks & Rec would like
to thank Hannelore Moebius, Moebius Yoga and all of the instructors who
participated for a great yoga filled summer. To stay in touch with Moebius
Yoga visit their website at www.moebiusyoga.com
Start
Date for Sound Beginnings Youth Music Program has been
changed
The start date for the Parks &
Rec program Sound Beginnings with Maria Isaak has been moved from September
15th to September 29th. The program will now run
through November 17th. There is still space available in the
5pm and 6pm classes. To register contact P&R Director
Family
Dragonfly Day – Saturday, August 21st – 2:00pm –
Join Suzanne Petersen
of the Lamprey River Advisory Committee for a day of dragonfly fun. This
free program includes a lesson on dragonflies, catching and releasing specimens,
species identification and more. The program is for children entering
3rd through 6th grade, but the whole family is encouraged
to attend. Please RSVP
The
Parks & Recreation Nature Note – Handkerchief
Rocks
Off the beaten path
you will find one of
It is strange to think
that one of
It is said that the
Rocks got their name when visitors of the Highland House on
The Handkerchief Rocks
can be accessed in two ways. First, park in the West Foss Farm parking lot
off of
(Every week in the
Friday Updates the Parks & Recreation Department will be highlighting a
§
Friday, August 20th –
Reggae Night at
Wagon Hill – Roots, Rhythm & Dub –
6:00pm
§
Friday, August 21st –
Family Dragonfly
Day – 2:00pm at
§
Monday, September 13th –
Monday Evening
Yoga begins (5:00pm) – preregistration
required
§
Tuesday, September 14th –
On the Ball
class begins (6:00pm) – preregistration
required
§
Saturday, September 18th –
Walking to
Wellness begins (9:00am) – preregistration
required
§
Sunday, September 26th –
§
Wednesday, September 15th –
Sound
Beginnings youth music program
starts
COMMUNITY
EVENTS
§
Aug 23 – 27, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM,
§
Beginning Sep 7th, Storytime, rat readers ( 2nd-4th
grade book group), tales for tails, seacoast reads, pajama storytime and the
middle school book group bookeaters. Check the library calendar
and website for details coming soon.
§
Beginning Sep 1st through May
31st, The patch program (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.
Young adults
interested in writing a review of a book, play, movie,
event?
Email the children’s librarian at ekleinmann@ci.durham.nh.us or
stop by the circulation desk and we’ll 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.
The Durham Garden Club is looking
for new members to attend its first monthly meeting on Tuesday, September
21, 2010. The topic for this meeting will be CREATING BEAUTY WITH PLANTS AND
STONE BY THOMAS BERGER, STONE SCULPTOR. He will give some ideas for
incorporating art into your garden settings. The Garden Club invites
residents for socializing and refreshments at 6:30 PM at
FROM
“
“An adequate water supply has always
been of considerable concern to the citizens of
Have a good
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
The
Town of