Potential Cleanup of Town Forest Raises Plenty of Questions
The question of cleaning the Town Forest of debris and small trees returned to the Town Council on Monday night, and eventually ended up in the lap of Town Manager Kevin Smith.
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School Board to Consider Bond Article for Roofing, Paving
Last March, voters turned down a warrant article for a 10-year bond to pay for roofing and paving projects and renovations in the school district. Now district officials want to bring the matter before the voters again this coming March.…
Londonderry Hopes to Replace New Tests with PSAT
The Londonderry School District will be asking State Commissioner of Education Virginia Barry for permission to use the PSAT and other tests in lieu of the planned Smarter Balanced test for students in grades 8-11.
Impact Fee Litigation Continues Against Town of Londonderry
Attorney Patricia Panciocco, representing a group of developers, has responded to the ongoing impact fee litigation in Rockingham Superior Court by filing for both Attorney’s Fees and a Respondent’s Statement of Claims.
Impact Fee Amendment Passes First Reading
The Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to accept the first reading of a new impact fee ordinance, as recommended by the Planning Board to make the ordinance more in compliance with state statute.
Transit Program Faces Questions from Elder Affairs Committee
Annette Stoller, executive director of CART – the Cooperative Alliance for Regional Transportation – joined Rockingham Planning Commission Transportation Planner Scott Bogle and Londonderry CART Board member Bob Ramsay at the Londonderry Elder Affairs Committee to answer questions and complaints…
Council Unanimously Approves TIF District for Pettengill Area
The Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to establish a Development Program and Tax Increment Finance (TIF) district plan for about 1,000 acres south of the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. The area includes what has come to be known as the…
Planning Board Decides Against Reading Letters in Public
There will be no public readings of emails and letters received by the planning board. In a conversation between board member Maria Newman and Chairman Arthur Rugg during the last Planning Board meeting, Rugg told Newman that emails and letters…
Several Urgent Projects Will Be Looking For Funding
Projects considered to be “urgent” will likely go before voters in March under the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). A public hearing was held at the Wednesday, Oct. 9 Planning Board meeting on the 2015 to 2020 CIP. Geographic Information Systems…
Concussion Policy Reviewed Again at School Board
Superintendent of Schools Nathan Greenberg answered questions that school board members had raised when the official policy presentation on concussions was made by Athletic Director Howard Sobolov and Athletic Trainer Michelle Hart-Miller the previous month.