ECRWSS Alton has a new K-9 officer: See page A3. PRESORT STD U.S. Postage PAID The Baysider Postal Customer The Baysider THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2008 COVERING ALTON, BARNSTEAD, & NEW DURHAM - THEBAYSIDER.COM FREE Parking variance granted for new Huggins facility BY BRENDAN BERUBE that the zoning regulations the parking requirements. Staff Writer for the proposed building Prompting a discussion ALTON — Representa- site (at the intersection of about the waivers available tives from Wolfeboro-based Range Road and New through special exceptions, Huggins Hospital took the Durham Road) mandated a Kinnon explained that the first step toward breaking minimum of 195 parking board wanted to make sure ground on a proposed well- spaces for a building the size Huggins spent their time ness facility in Alton on of the proposed facility. and money on the proper ap- April 3, as the zoning board Board member Marcella plication. voted to grant a parking Perry said the board was Town Planner Sharon variance for the project. questioning the area vari- Penney pointed out that sig- The first issue at hand, ance because the issue at nificant changes had been however, was whether Hug- hand was not the building made from the plan that gins should have filed for a itself, but the parking, Huggins originally submit- variance or a special excep- which she said could be ad- ted to the revised plan pre- tion. dressed through a special sented at the April 3 meet- Asked by board chairman exception. ing. Tim Kinnon why Huggins Rines replied that he Noting that there would was asking for a variance, would be “delighted” if a be some square footage project engineer James special exception could changes, Penney explained Rines of White Mountain solve the issue. Huggins, he that the board was really Survey Company replied added, needed relief from looking at what would be ap- propriate for the use pro- posed by Huggins. JOSHUA SPAULDING ■ Board considers new policy Perry felt that the board Future firefighter? would need guidance from legal counsel before pro- Young Nate Schaeffner was at the Prospect Mountain High School tennis courts cheering on freshman for surveillance on buses Erica Smith in the Timber Wolves’ match with Inter-Lakes on Monday afternoon, April 14, but he also BY BRENDAN BERUBE ceeding. had a couple of toys to keep him busy, including the fire truck that he showed off for the camera. Staff Writer being used as part of a disci- Kinnon asked how much ALTON — Local parents plinary proceeding will be the square footage had been got their first look Monday permitted to listen to it, the reduced from the original night at a new policy under policy states that no other in- plan. consideration by the Alton dividuals are entitled to lis- Rines explained that Hug- Kodiak Woods gets conditional School Board that would reg- ten to recordings without the gins had originally asked ulate audio surveillance on express authorization of the for one parking space for school buses. Superintendent. every 205 square feet, but approval from planning board Developed in response to Resident Tanya McMas- were now asking for one recent changes in state law ter, who said she has wit- space for every 190 square BY GIGI GIAMBANCO ed to the applicant on Sept. 4. now and the final go-ahead to (which previously permitted nessed or heard about “a lot feet. Contributing Writer Residents George Gale and start the six-year construc- video surveillance on buses, of bullying” on Alton buses, The new proposed build- NEW DURHAM — The Mark Foynes tried to prevent tion period are some admin- but prohibited audio surveil- and whose youngest child ing design, he said, totaled New Durham planning the board from granting ap- istrative details that must be lance), Policy ECAF charges was the victim of bullying 17,783 square feet. board ultimately gave condi- proval because of a recent finalized. The plotted parcel the Superinten-dent with es- earlier this school year, said Kinnon felt that the pres- tional approval for the Kodi- Supreme Court ruling in of land is located off Birch tablishing administrative during a public hearing on entation of the case and the ak Woods subdivision appli- which another town was Hill Road, and is set to be procedures to address the the policy at Monday night’s board’s deliberation pro- cation on April 1 after debat- found to have granted its own transformed into a 23-lot- length of time audio record- school board meeting that ing with residents over an al- illegitimate waiver. ings are retained, ownership she thought it was “a good SEE PARKING PAGE A10 leged illegal waiver it grant- All that stands between SEE PLANNING PAGE A10 of those recordings and lim- idea.” itations on who may listen to Cydney Johnson asked if them, as well as provisions there were cameras on every Grey upset over resident’s letter to the editor for erasing or destroying bus, or if First Student ro- BY BRENDAN BERUBE Appearing before the cost of the proposed teacher’s A first look at next year them. tated one camera among all Staff Writer board as a private resident, contract. Superintendent William According to the current district buses. BARNSTEAD — A letter Grey (who serves on the town “…Voters who were there Compton presented the board draft of the policy, record- Superintendent Kathy from teacher Allyson Vignola budget committee) explained heard that it was an average with a preliminary calendar ings would be retained for a Holt replied that due to cost published in the local press that he had read Vignola’s let- of $5 a month the teachers for the 2008-09 school year. period not to exceed 10 issues, one camera will ro- last week, expressing her ter (published in last week’s asked for in the proposed con- While the first day of school days, unless the Su- tate from one bus to the next. “disappointment and frustra- issue of The Baysider under tract,” Vignola, who is cur- school was originally set for perintendent determines Explaining that her son tion” at the outcome of last the title “Disgusted at what rently on sabbatical, stated in Sept. 2, he said, the adminis- that a recording is relevant no longer takes the bus be- month’s School District Meet- went down March 22”) in the the letter. tration felt it wise, in light of to a disciplinary proceeding, cause of bullying, Johnson ing, provoked a heated reac- Concord Monitor, and “took Grey attempted to use Vig- concerns about snow days, to or the court orders that a said she was “glad to see that tion from resident Bruce real exception to what she nola’s husband’s salary to move it up a week, setting the recording be retained for a Grey at the April 8 school said,” particularly her state- demonstrate what he felt the first day for Wednesday, Aug. longer period of time. SEE ALTONPAGE A10 board meeting. ments regarding the monthly actual monthly cost of the 27. The policy goes on to state contract would have been, but With New Year’s Day that, recordings may be lis- was cut short by board Chair- falling on a Thursday this tened to only by the Super- woman Diane Beijer, who felt year, Compton explained, the intendent or a designee, the that personal attacks against administration also did not Business Administrator, a specific faculty members feel it would be cost effective building administrator (i.e. were inappropriate and out of to re-open the school for the Principal or Assistant Prin- line. following day and then send cipal), law enforcement offi- Beijer also pointed out that students home again for the cers, or a transportation con- Vignola’s letter reflected the weekend, so this year’s holi- tractor official. views of a taxpaying resident day break is slated to run While parents or of Barnstead, not those of the from Wednesday, Dec. 24, guardians of a student board. through Friday,Jan. 2. against whom a recording is Board member Eunice Tuesday, Dec. 23, would be Landry suggested that the $5 a full day of school and not an figure may have been a typo early release day, as in previ- INDEX on Vignola’s part, and should ous years, Compton added. ▼ have read 5 percent. The other major change Volume 4 • Number 16 Grey, however, remained next year, he said, would be 28 Pages in 2 Sections firm in his objection to the April vacation, which has letter. been scheduled for the fourth Business......................A10, B4 “I didn’t appreciate it my- week in April (rather than the Churches...........................A11 self, whether it came from a taxpayer or not,” he said. SEE LETTER PAGE A13 Classifieds ...................B6 - B9 Editorial Page......................A4 John Harrigan ...................B10 Historical society program tonight Letters.................................A4 NEW DURHAM — ed slide talk will be pre- Tonight Thursday,April 17, sented by Cheryl Cul- Obituaries .........................A11 at 7:30 p.m., the New limore, the Moffatt-Ladd Public Notices...............A5, A6 Durham Historical Society House’s museum property School Lunch Menus..A9, A15 will sponsor a program ti- chair. The program will GEORGE MURPHY - COURTESY ■ tled “Women of the Mof- take place at the New Sports ..........................B1 - B4 A sign of spring fatt-Ladd House.” Based on Durham Public Library. ©2008, Salmon Press, LLC. an exhibit currently on For directions or more in- Call us at (603) 569-3126 Reader George Murphy caught sight of a bright crocus during a walk on School Street in Alton view at the Museum of formation, please call 859- email: [email protected] Wednesday, April 9, hopefully a sign of an impending spring.