The Londonderry Master Plan Steering Committee met on July 17, looking to finalize the first few draft chapters of the new Plan.“We did receive a lot of documents from both the survey, as well as the draft of these chapters…
The Leach Library Board of Trustees had a very lengthy July meeting last week with a discussion of ways to fill several staff openings that ended with public comments threatening to recall the chair and bring forward ethics complaints. During…
The Utilities Committee met on July 1 to hear new information about the clean water plan for homes most impacted by the Tinkham Garage Superfund Site. Recently, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began soliciting public comments for its latest proposal.…
The June 3 meeting of the Londonderry Utilities Committee heard an update on the effort to implement a community aggregation program, a prospect made more likely thanks to a recent decision by the NH Public Utilities Commission. “Incumbent utility companies…
A special meeting of the Leach Library Board of Trustees was called for Saturday, June 14, where things broke down rather quickly during its public comment session following questions raised over the latest Treasurer’s Report. “I would like to share…
The first June meeting of the Leach Library Board of Trustees saw its members disagree on a job description for a new part-time children’s librarian. The position was approved by Londonderry voters last March With the passage of Warrant Article…
Just under two months after former Town Councilor John Farrell lost his re-election campaign, he filed three ethics complaints against current Town Councilor Deb Paul, who was one of two candidates elected in March. The issue became contentious at the…
The Leach Library Board of Trustees met on May 7 with public questions regarding the removal of a petition from the library.The petition aimed to rally support for continued federal funding of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS),…
At its latest meeting, the Londonderry Utilities Committee discussed the rationale behind Eversource’s proposed rate hike. According to the electric company’s report, at least part of the rate hike was tied to infrastructure maintenance.“Statewide, they have 124 substations, they have…
The Londonderry Utilities Committee met on May 6 to hear a presentation from engineers Erin Holmes and Casey Harding of Pennichuck Water Works on the long-term goals for Londonderry’s water system buildout.“We’ve been thinking about your master plan, and we…
