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Correction to Select Board Newsletter

And a Big Thank you to Stratham DPW
Posted on: January 31, 2022 - 3:27pm

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Dear Stratham Residents,

CORRECTION: In our January 28th newsletter, the date of the Public Hearing on the Warrant was incorrect.  The correct date is Thursday, February 3rd beginning at 7:00 pm in the Hutton Room at the Municipal Center.  We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.

NOTE OF APPRECIATION: We are glad to have a timely opportunity to express our community's sincere appreciation for the hard work put in by our Public Works crews this weekend.

As you saw, this storm required deployment of our crews all weekend under some challenging conditions.  We want to recognize and thank our full- and part-time employees who spent their weekend plowing and treating our roads and Town parking areas.  These members included Trevor Batchelder, Tim Slager, Al Williams, Nate Mears, John Dodge, Jim Rivais, Chuck Perkins, and Jason Pond.  

Special additional thanks to Trevor Batchelder and Nate Mears for snow blowing the ice rink surface at Stratham Hill Park this morning.  We appreciate the efforts from all of you. 

Please remind your neighbors about this resource for keeping on top of information from the Town.  To sign-up for these updates and other notifications, please visit: https://www.strathamnh.gov/subscribe.

The Select Board
Michael Houghton, Chairman            Joe Lovejoy, Vice Chair            Allison Knab

TOWN MEETING 2022 WEBSITE & MATERIALS
We have begun loading materials to the 2022 Town Meeting Website.  The public hearing on the Town Warrant and Budget is scheduled for Thursday, February 3rd at 7:00 p.m.  Following the public hearing and in preparation for Town Meeting and the library Voter Information Night, we will once again post a 2022 Town Meeting Guide (including information about Zoning Articles to be placed on the March 8th election ballot), final versions of the Town’s 2022 Budget Narrative, Line Item Budget, Capital Improvement Plan as well as the Annual Town Report will also be posted along with links to sample ballots.

Earlier this month, the Select Board met with the Town Moderator-Appointed Budget Advisory Committee to review a preliminary budget and obtain feedback on it and the Town’s Capital Improvement Plan.  Budget presentations from department heads as well as a preliminary budget summary for 2022, preliminary 2022 line item budget, and a draft Capital Improvement Plan are posted on the Town Meeting website.  Final versions of these documents will be posted following the public hearing and finalization of the warrant.  Special thanks to this year’s Budget Advisory Committee for their volunteerism and thoughtfulness in deliberating not only on this year’s budget but planning for the Town’s future.

OTHER RELEVANT REMINDERS FROM THE NEWSLETTER

STRATHAM POLICE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!
Our Police Department has initiated a survey to solicit feedback on how they service our community.  What can be improved upon?  What are they doing right?  Your response may remain completely anonymous, so please be honest and forthcoming with your feedback. Take the survey here.

WIGGIN MEMORIAL LIBRARY VOTER INFORMATION NIGHT: MARCH 1, 7:00 PM
What is Voter Information Night?
This annual event introduces candidates for Town and School Districts and presents information on what topics will be voted on at elections (3/8) and at Town Meeting (3/12).

This year Voter Information Night will take place both online and in-person at the Municipal Center, with the opportunity to ask questions from either location. Over 100 people attended in 2021, the majority of them from the convenience of their own homes. Many past attendees have said that Voter Information Night has helped explain the issues and that getting to know candidates' background, interests, and motivation for running helps in the voting booth.

We hope you will tune in whether you come to the Municipal Center (where expert safety guidance is in place) or join via Zoom; and come with your questions. The event will also be recorded through Zoom for later viewing.

You can register online at the Library's calendar, send us an email, or give us a call (603-772-4346) to get onto the list to receive the Zoom link or just to let us know you plan to attend. We will be sending the Zoom link out during the week of February 21 and up to 4 pm on the night of the event - March 1.

The Wiggin Memorial Library is open: 
Mondays:   9:30AM - 7PM
T/W/Th/F:   9:30AM - 6PM
Saturdays:  9:30AM - 3PM