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February 17th Select Board Newsletter

Posted on: February 19, 2021 - 11:27am

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Dear Stratham Residents,

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

  • SHP Trail Management Advisory Committee Volunteer Opportunity
  • Town Assessor retires
  • Heritage Commission Update
  • Voter Information Night 
  • Save the Date - Town Meeting Business Session
  • Placement of Automated Curbside Collection Bins
  • This Saturday Drop-off Old Containers at Transfer Station

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

SHP TRAIL MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
At their regular meeting on February 1st, the Select Board established an ad hoc committee on how to best to follow-up on the recommendations and issues addressed in the Trail Assessment & Inventory Report for Stratham Hill Park. The Board created a specific charge for the Stratham Hill Park Trail Management Ad Hoc Committee. 

Any Stratham resident interested in serving as a member of the ad-hoc committee is encouraged to complete this form and return no later than February 23rd at 4pm to Karen Richard, Executive Assistant at krichard@strathamnh.gov. All questions regarding the report or the ad hoc committee should be directed to Seth Hickey, Parks and Recreation Director at shickey@strathamnh.gov.

TOWN ASSESSOR RETIRES
The end of 2020 saw the end of an era as well with the retirement of our long time Assessor, Andrea Lewy.  Andrea oversaw three town-wide revaluations in her 15+ years with Stratham. Her knowledge of the assessing field as well as her personal connection with the residents of Stratham were a true asset to us all and will be missed.  Please join the Select Board in recognizing and thanking Andrea Lewy for her service to the Town over these many years.

The assessing function is currently being carried out by certified NH Assessor Christina Murdough on an interim basis, and longtime Assessing Assistant Jim Joseph.  Please feel free to contact Jim with any questions that you might have.  The future configuration of our Assessing function will be an early priority in 2021 for the Select Board.

HERITAGE COMMISSION - OLD TOWN HALL
The Commission is proud to announce that Stratham’s 1877 Old Town Hall was just listed on the New Hampshire Register of Historic Places by the State Historical Resources Council. The goal of the Register is to “recognize, honor, and promote the state’s historical, cultural, and archaeological heritage.”
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VOTER INFORMATION NIGHT
Once again this year, the Library will host an Information Night, which is an opportunity to introduce candidates and learn about the warrant articles that will appear on the Town Warrant (zoning articles and those to be voted on at the business session).  The event wil be held on Tuesday March 2nd at 7:00 p.m. **In-person and virtual.  Stay tuned for more information about this event sponsored by the Wiggin Memorial Library

TOWN MEETING
The Select Board has selected Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. as the date for the business session of Town Meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Exeter High School at 1 Blue Hawk Drive, Exeter, NH 03833 where multiple deliberative sessions and business session meetings in the region are being held this year.  The facility is able to provide social distancing appropriate for the pandemic environment.  The Board and Moderator are thankful for the cooperation and support of Exeter High School and the ECRSD in readily agreeing to support the community in this way.  Please stay tuned for more updates and information about how we will be working to ensure safety while conducting the Town's business.  

To stay on top of developments associated with the 2021 Town Meeting, please visit the Town Meeting 2021 page (reachable via one of the black tabs at the top of our homepage). 

REMINDER: AUTOMATED CURBSIDE COLLECTION - BIN PLACEMENT - 3 FEET BETWEEN EACH BIN
Please watch this short video which gives important information about the placement of bins for the new Automated Curbside Collection program. For a diagram of how the bins should be placed at curbside, please see the Casella brochure mailed to you and available on line here. 

REMINDER - DROP OFF OLD CONTAINERS AT TRANSFER STATION
Residents can bring their old trash containers and old recycling bins to the Transfer Station on Saturday, February 20, 2021 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.