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February 11th Select Board Newsletter

Posted on: February 18, 2022 - 8:07am

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Dear Stratham Residents,

Please read below for news and notes from the Town of Stratham.  In this edition:

  • Love Note from the Town Clerks Office
  • Boards & Committees:  Open Positions
  • Town Meeting Preparations
  • Highlight - Boards and Commissions - Recreation Commission
  • Office of Emergency Management
  • Extra Casella Printed Calendars

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

(LOVE) NOTE FROM THE TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE
Looking to get married this Valentine's Day?  The Stratham Town Clerk's Office can help you with your marriage license needs.  Click here for all the info about getting your marriage license or a copy of your marriage certificate.

TOWN MEETING PREPARATIONS
Voter Information Guide, Budget narrative, CIP and Annual Report .... Oh my.  We are getting ready for Town Meeting season; in the coming weeks, please be on the lookout for these materials which will be posted on the Town Meeting 2022 webpage.  Residents are reminded that this year's election will be held on March 8th at the Stratham Memorial School and the business session will be held on Saturday March 12th at 9:00 a.m. at the Cooperative Middle School.  More information can be found in our most recent newsletter.

BOARDS & COMMITTEES:  OPEN POSITIONS
Boards and Commission terms expire with each Town Meeting, we have several regular and alternate seats on many Boards and Commissions that are up for reappointment.  Please take a look at the list and consider lending your time and talent to the Town in these ways.  Please also read through the Select Board Policy on Boards and Commissions Appointments at the landing page above, which also includes a link to our application.

VOLUNTEER BOARD AND COMMISSIONS HIGHLIGHT:  THE RECREATION COMMISSION
Are you looking to get more involved with youth sports in our Stratham community?  Would you like to help out with Senior Citizen programming?  Do you have ideas on how to make Stratham a more enjoyable place to live?  If so, consider volunteering one evening a month and join the Stratham Recreation Commission!

Questions about this opportunity, please contact Seth Hickey, Parks and Recreation Director, shickey@strathamnh.gov

The Parks & Recreation Department can’t organize these amazing programs without volunteers like YOU! 

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT UPDATE
A team of volunteers, town staff and state officials met on Wednesday, February 9th for the second drill in preparation for an April FEMA-evaluated exercise of the Seabrook Station radiological emergency plan.  These drills are mandatory for Towns within the 10-mile radius Emergency Planning Zone of the Plant and held three times a year during drill years (every other year).  In between drills and exercises our Emergency Management Director David Barr, a volunteer, coordinates the Town's departments and volunteers in order to ensure readiness and maintain our Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the Fire Station.  This year we made some technological upgrades to the EOC and held a training for emergency management "players" on state-wide web-based response tool.  The Team also added four great new volunteers who have past professional experience in emergency management, planning, law enforcement and logistics.  We look forward to the April 2022 graded Seabrook Exercise.

New 2022 Seabrook Emergency brochures were mailed earlier this year directly to residents in the zone, if you would like an extra copy they can be found at the Library and Municipal Center.

EXTRA CASELLA PRINTED CALENDARS AVAILABLE
Last week, residents should have received new 2022 Casella Calendars which provide information about recycling dos and don'ts, schedule of pick-ups including holiday interruptions, and other information.  If you would like, additional printed copies, we have them available in the Municipal Center lobby and in the Town Administrative office.  Please take some if you need them.

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