Resident Kent Allen brought up a skating rink for the Town Common and an associated parking lot at the Master Plan Implementation Committee meeting once again. Allen said that in 2005, two versions of a proposed skating rink were discussed.…
The Planning Board learned last week that the town now has two third-party review consultants. Board member Lynn Wiles asked about the status of third party review at the board’s Wednesday, May 7 meeting. Town Planner Cynthia May said the…
While it wasn’t on the agenda for Monday night’s Town Council meeting, the fate of the Town Common and surrounding area, and the concepts for that part of town as included in the most recent Master Plan, brought a bit…
According to Pollyann Winslow, one of the founders of Leadership Londonderry, the program still exists in concept, but other issues have replaced it temporarily. Its purpose is to educate participants about the operations, fiscal management, and issues of local government.…
Calling the Town’s previous economic development web page outdated Monday night, Town Manager Kevin Smith noted the site required constant updating and was staffed by a third party vendor. “To that end we were paying a quarterly fee to the…
When there’s an overriding need – skyrocketing use of heroin and resulting crimes, expansion of the interstate to handle gridlock, failing bridges, funding to boost economic development (think Pettengill Road), the place we all turn to is the federal government,…
The internecine troubles that have surfaced in a lawsuit filed by Pillsbury Realty, LLC against DeMoulas Super Markets are a struggle that puts the future of the 600-plus-acre Woodmont Commons development in jeopardy. Without the access road agreed to by…
The committee that will be implementing the recently updated Master Plan over the next 10 years began its work last week. Members are Town Councilor Joe Green, Nutfield Publishing owner Deb Paul, Barbara Mee, Conservation Commissioner Mike Speltz, Mary Tetrault,…
The Town Council passed gave its approval to an expansion of the Economic Recovery Zone (ERZ) located near Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. Planning Contractor Stu Arnett of Arnett Development Group discussed the expansion with the Town Council at its meeting Monday…
The status of a school auditorium – its cost, whether it would ever be built – continues to be a topic of discussion in town. At the Tuesday, Oct. 22 School Board meeting, board member John Robinson noted that the…
