Class of 2018 Graduates Londonderry High School
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HOMETOWN NEWS DELIVERED TO EVERY HOME IN TOWN FREE June 21, 2018 N Volume 19 – Issue 25 A FREE Weekly Publication Resident Appeals to Town Council For Cheaper SAU Building Option MIKE BYERLY construction of the new 4-1 not to investigate the LONDONDERRY TIMES ————––––––————–N building would come par- idea further with the uring the Monday tially from the town’s town. While some School evening Town Coun- undesignated fund bal- Board members saw Dcil meeting, Lon- ance and partially from merit in further investiga- donderry resident Bob savings on lease and tax tion, they voted 4-1 not to Slater presented the payments. do so because they had board with an option to Slater estimated that other priorities to deal fund building a new SAU savings of $1.2M would with and did not want to School District Building occur during years three invest time into the pro- that he said would be sig- through ten in the form of posal at this point. At the nificantly less expensive lease and property tax Council meeting Slater than the current plan to payments that would not said, “after reviewing the lease space at Kitty Hawk need to be paid by the minutes from that [School Landing for ten years. district. He estimated Board] meeting, I truly The district is set to begin that a new district office believe that some of the occupying the new space could be constructed for school board members this July. $2.5-3M. If town funds do not have a full under- Slater’s proposal calls were used to pay versus standing of the potential for the school district to issuing a bond for it, then savings for every year terminate the lease after substantial bond interest sooner that we end the three years and move into payments could be avoid- lease, for the overall total a new school district ed. savings, or for the fact office that would be built On May 8, Slater pre- that the town may not on the site of the current sented his ideas to the have the money available building. Funding for the School Board who voted continued on page 4 N N LHS Spirit Week Controversy: Jessica Brien and Cole Britting admire the diplomas they had just Student Covers Face in Black Paint relieved during the Londonderry High School Graduation Ceremony at the SNHU Arena last week. Photo by Chris Paul GABBY GUERARD student decided to cover color is black. Most of the LONDONDERRY TIMES ————––––––————–N his face with black paint students wore black cloth- ne Londonderry and wear it to class, anoth- ing, this particular stu- High School (LHS) er student felt racially tar- dent wore some athletic Class of 2018 Graduates Ostudent has had geted for being African eye black, from what I enough. American, and sought understand, and rubbed it Londonderry High School “Never in a million help from school officials. over the rest of his face at years would I have The school launched some point. There were GABBY GUERARD from behind the stage wearing thought that a child in this an investigation and when some other students who LONDONDERRY TIMES ————––––––————–N caps, gowns, and ear to ear smiles. day and age, a 16 or 17 reached for comment on took offense to that, riends and family members Friday, June 15 marked the day year old child, as a junior the incident, Londonderry continued on page 3 scrambled through the they had waited 12 years for: the [in high school], would’ve School District superin- Fstands of the Southern New thought that was in any tendent, Scott Laliberte, 39th annual LHS commencement PRESORTED STANDARD way, shape, or form, said, “The incident came Hampshire University (SNHU) ceremony. US POSTAGE PAID Arena, trying to find the best seats The evening began with the appropriate,” reflected the about as a result of spirit possible. Moments later, a slow national anthem, sung by LHS sen- mother of that student. week activity, where the LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 clap began echoing throughout iors Josie Collins, Ellen Kester, and On June 15, LHS juniors students dress in the class Permit #57 ECRWSS the arena, coming from backstage. Nadia King. After marshalls Donna were encouraged to wear color of the next grade up. Then, it was time. Chisolm and Scott Greene seated black as part of spirit And in this particular situ- The Londonderry High School the class, LHS principal Jason Par- week, as that was the ation, the student was a POSTAL PATRON (LHS) class of 2018 proceeded continued on page 8 color for the rising senior junior, who will be a sen- LONDONDERRY, NH 03053 class. However, when one ior in the fall. Their class N PAGE 2LONDONDERRY TIMES N JUNE 21, 2018 Seniors Visit Their Elementary for a Send Off Breakfast Graduating Londonderry High School seniors were treated to a hearty breakfast and a trip down Memory Lane by the district’s elementary school- slast week as they prepared to gradute that evening. Pictured are students who attended North Elementary School as they were greeted at the door with name tags showing their fifth grade smiles and then talked with teachers and staff, admired old photos of them at the school and enjoyed breakfast. Later they toured their old classrooms before younger students started their day. 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In addition, have a clear idea of where lawn area are within the 50- Town of Londonderry re- are the most heavily used Jsenting DFC Develop- none of the houses would the buffer started and so foot wetland buffer sur- lated to extension of entrances. ment of Windham, pre- encroach required wet- might end up extending rounding the largest pond sewer lines in the area of The Commission re- sented a proposed devel- land buffers. their lawns into it. Then at the site. While the path is Woodland Village Condo- ceived the formal Design opment called The Mead- McNeill explained, how- chemicals used to main- allowed in the buffer, land- miniums, Orchard View Review Committee (DRC) ows of Londonderry. To ever, that some distur- tain the lawns could end scaped turf is not. Drive and Winding Pond plan for phase 2 of the be located at 48 Old bance of the 50-foot wet- up in the buffer. He re- Noone suggested re- Road. While there were over 55 Cross Farm proj- Nashua Road, the devel- land buffers would be quested that there be shaping or moving the minor wetland impacts, ect after having provided opment on just over 16 required to properly in- clear delineation between path so that the common the Commission felt that input on earlier draft site acres would consist of 44 stall outfall pipes in the lawns and the natural area lawn area will not be in the plan had chosen the plans. With the final plan two-bedroom, single fami- three detention ponds. that buffers the pond. the buffer. Failing that, best possible path to min- totaling 144 pages and ly detached homes for The developer planned to Member Deb Lievens only the part of the lawn imize such impacts. having previously provid- 55+ residents. apply for a Conditional reviewed the list of pro- area outside the buffer There was a brief dis- ed feedback, the Commis- McNeill shared that Use Permit to request this posed plants in the land- could be maintained as cussion about the trail sion opted to defer pro- the housing density allow- permission from the Plan- scape plan and encouraged turf and wetland buffer maps that the Commis- viding feedback until the ed per town regulations ning Board. the developer to use more signs would need to be sion has been distributing developer could provide could be 116 units, but Member Gene Harring- native trees and plants. placed in the common at the Musquash Conser- them with a list of only 44 will be built. She ton pointed out that a few The plans also call for a area to mark the edge of vation Area trailheads. changes between the also said that there would of the planned houses are stone dust walking path, the buffer.