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Londonderry Times 09/17/2020 HOMETOWN NEWS DELIVERED TO EVERY HOME IN TOWN FREE September 17, 2020 N Volume 21 – Issue 38 A FREE Weekly Publication Town Council Keeps Local Water Restrictions on Hold CHRIS PAUL newly revised ordi- As far as implement- LONDONDERRY TIMES ————–––––————–N nance. ing the plan, Board uring the Monday On Monday night the Member Tom Dolan was night, Sept. 14, discussion started with the first to address the DLondonderry Councilor Deb Paul ask- need for water restric- Town Council meeting, ing to reopen the ordi- tions. members decided that nance to make changes Dolan said, “When implementing water to the language, saying we did this a few years restrictions through a that she thought the fine ago, I was inundated newly adopted water amounts were too with emails and phone ordinance was not nec- severe. Paul also felt calls from residents that essary quite yet. One that the municipalities either had problems member also had addi- should be added into the with their wells going tional thoughts on plan, saying that the dry, or slowly recover- adjusting the plan, if it town should lead by ing, quality of the water were to be implemented. example. and so forth. I can tell At the last meeting, Farrell responded by you, this year, with the at the end of August, saying that those exception of Ms. Mele, I Council Chair, John Far- changed could be haven’t had a single rell, tabled the discus- addressed, but it would phone call or a single sion on whether or not have to be re-noticed email on this topic.” to implement the plan. and explained they Dolan added, “I’m This was after they had could take it up at anoth- using the amount of voted to adopt the er meeting. continued on page 3 N N Planning Board Approves Bank and Gas Station Plan CHRIS PAUL behalf of the owner, 2V ning Department recom- Londonderry Police Offi- LONDONDERRY TIMES 9-11 Remembered ————–––––————–N Londonderry, and was mended allowing all of cer Patrick Cheetham played the bagpipes during a 9-11 Memorial in he Londonderry he accompanied by a those waivers. front of the newly renovated Central Fire Station. This was the first 9-11 Planning Board team of engineers. Assistant Director of service at the building since a piece of the World Trade Center was deliv- Theld its weekly Pollack shared with Public Works, John Trot- ered to Londonderry last year. See more on page 9. Photo by Chris Paul meeting on Wednesday, the board that driveway tier, explained to the Sept. 9, and once again it permits have been board that there have was held online via obtained for both been a number of con- Town Council Discusses videoconference. Symmes Drive and Rock- cerns raised about the Next was a discus- ingham Road. They traffic of this develop- Adding Mask Oridinance sion about an applica- group had also appeared ment onto Symmes tion for formal review of before the Londonderry continued on page 11 CHRIS PAUL event there is a resur- had a brief consensus a site plan at 174/178 Conservation Commis- LONDONDERRY TIMES ————–––––————–N gence of Coronavirus conversation several Rockingham Road and sion, and got a condi- PRESORTED STANDARD uring the Monday cases in town. weeks ago with regards Symmes Drive for a gas tional use permit to US POSTAGE PAID night, Sept. 14, Chairman John Far- with whether or not we station and convenience impact over 690 square LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 DLondonderr y rell started by saying should have a discus- store with a drive-thru feet of wetlands. Permit #57 ECRWSS Town Council meeting, “Just so there’s no mis- sion about whether we and a bank with a drive- The applicant was the board took up a dis- understanding about need a ordinance or thru. This plan was con- requesting four waivers cussion on whether or what we’re doing here, not.” tinued from last month. with the plan, two land- POSTAL PATRON not to pursue crafting a let me frame me frame Farrell cited exam- Lawyer Ari Pollack scaping, and two sewer- LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 Mask Ordinance in the this conversation. We continued on page 2 presented the plan on related issues. The Plan- N PAGE 2LONDONDERRY T IMES N SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 Conservation Commission Working on Nature Walk at Rail Trail with their comments ent at three consecutive towards the Manchester erty and the Plummer meeting to see which KELSEY DERHAK regarding their meetings the Commis- Airport end of the trail. property on High Range LONDONDERRY TIMES ones are at risk or have ————–––––————–N rescindal of approval. sion can present this to The section from North road. The Commission not been looked at in a he Conservation The Commission does the Town Council to School to the Manches- will take a look at the while. They will also Commission met not think that the fill for accept. When asked if ter Airport, Chairman spreadsheet of proper- use aerial images of Ton Tuesday, Sep- the major parking lot the Commission will Badois, says is probably ties and see which ones encroachments to aid in tember 8th, 2020 to dis- should be allowed. The promote an alternate to the busiest section of are at risk of encroach- their decision of proper- cuss a change to a per- Commission’s consen- full-time member, Con- the trail. Due to social ment. There was dis- ty priority. mit regarding a wetland sus was to follow the servation Chair, Marge distancing there will cussion between mem- Lastly, Faucher area on Aviation Drive. original criteria of the Badois, stated that they have to be different bers because an email Bridge will have a sham The Conservation permit by the DES. The will list the position to groups depending on was sent regarding the put in place to prevent Commission is rescind- Commission will com- the public and review attendance to follow towns intent not to pur- any further damage. ing their approval of a municate with both DES applications as normal with CDC guidelines. sue conservation Conservation Commis- previous permit for a and the Planning Board but do take into consid- Volunteers will lead encroachments for sion Member, Mike dredge and fill on Avia- notifying them of the eration if they are a cur- these groups from the some time. However, a Byerly, and volunteers tion Drive. The change in approval as rent alternate member. Conservation Commis- member from the Com- will find time to go approval for the permit well. The Commission will sion. mission will reach out down to the bridge to for the dredge and fill The Conservation also join efforts with the New agenda items to the town for clarifica- put the sham in place. was granted pending Commission also recog- Rail Trail Committee to for the Commission tion and/or rationale The water is extremely there was no alteration nized the resignation of host a Nature walk this include getting into behind delaying pursu- low but otherwise Byer- of the wetland area one its members, fall. The walk will take their monitoring season ing wetland encroach- ly and volunteers which came from DES. Richard Floyd. While place at 10 am on Satur- for the Conservation’s ments. The Commis- should be able to lift up A letter to Hooksett DES he did not send in his day, October 10th, 2020 properties. A small sion decided to review the bridge to get the has been forwarded by formal resignation, and leave from North group has already their spreadsheet of sham in place. the Commission along since he was not pres- School and head walked the Mack prop- properties at their next N N “We’re not looking to ing issues, people who are potential benefits At that point Green thought the numbers Masks do an ordinance that’s are deaf and need to and harms. asked for clarification are down enough to not Continued from page 1 mandating for people to read lips, people with Dolan suggested that on what the board was need it right now, but if ples that were compiled wear them in public,” sensory issues, people the council leads by discussing, saying that there was an outbreak it by town staff of what Farrell said. engaged in high inten- example in wearing he thought they were would be good to have other towns in the state He opened the floor sity activities such as masks when necessary discussing an outbreak something in place in are doing in regard to for a discussion on running and swim- such as when social dis- scenario, not day-to-day case the town needed to Mask Ordinances and whether or not to pur- mers. tancing is not able to protection. move quickly. O’Brien also said that he has sue having something in Dolan continued by occur. He said “I am Dolan responded by added that the predic- had discussions with place in case of an out- say, “If we craft an ordi- concerned with the saying that the number tions moving forward the Police and Fire break. nance, we have to be heavy hand of govern- of COVID cases in New are that this is going to Chiefs on scenarios of Councilor Joe Green careful to take note of ment stepping in and Hampshire don’t indi- get much worse come when a Mask Ordi- was first to comment, those types of excep- requiring things like cate that there would be winter. nances may need to be saying that he thought tions so that we’re not this, and I would prefer a need for a plan, he Dolan said he implemented.
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