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Christy Slavik is also a Candidate for Library Trustee. However, her best attempts did not allow for video taping.
From Christy: My background in literacy education and numerous experiences in volunteering in the community are a match to the job of Library Trustee. I understand the importance of continuing what’s working and reaching for new programming and services at Lane Memorial Library.
We are currently gathering taped statements from the Candidates for the contested races, so you can get to know them a bit before you vote. We will post the videos as soon as we have them available.
What it Means: This would amend Article 6, Specific Use Regulations, adding a section on home occupations.
-Home Occupation 1, permitted by right, 500 sq ft. max
-Home Occupation 2, building inspector approval, 1,000 sq ft max, two people max, some outside storage
In addition to the speaker who explained the Article, one person was opposed to it, unclear about why a ”Home Occupation” needs to be regulated at all.
The changes incorporated in Article 9 are highlighted here.
To see if the Town of Hampton will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $75,000 for the purpose of preparing a Department of Public Works Site Facility Study, said funds to come from the Unassigned Fund Balance. Professional consulting services will be retained related to the preliminary design of a new Public Works administrative and maintenance facility including upgrades to the transfer station building and the re-purposing of the existing site features for storage and to provide the much-needed flood protection. The study will include a space needs analysis, site analysis, building reuse/renovation recommendations (if practical), preliminary conceptual design alternatives and associated opinions of cost. This will be a non-lapsing appropriation per RSA 32:7 VI and shall not lapse until the work is completed or by March 31, 2031, whichever is sooner.
What it means: This funding would support a study into the needs of the DPW administrative and maintenance
areas. The goal is to reorganize, upgrade and provide flood protection for the vehicles. A consulting firm would be hired to identify options for accomplishing the needs of the Department and the Town. The study funds would be taken from the Unassigned Fund Balance.
Those in favor say: The buildings on the DPW site are deteriorating, are insufficient for current needs and do not provide a flood-protected environment with sufficient warmth so the equipment is ready to go when the conditions require DPW to act on behalf of the Town. These upgrades are badly needed and are long overdue.
Those Opposed Say: No one spoke in opposition to this Article at Deliberative Session.
Fiscal impact: No tax impact in 2026, as the funds will be withdrawn from the Unassigned Fund Balance.
For those who were unable to attend the Community Electric Aggregation Meeting on April 4th, here is a link to the recording of that meeting.
http://reflect-hamptonnh.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/show/1658?site=1
Trash and Recycling collection for Thursday will be delayed by one day due to the storm. Please make sure to bring your carts in and secure them if necessary. Thursday’s collection will be picked up on Friday. If you believe your collection has been missed prior to Thursday – please call the DPW office at 603-926-3202.
Due to the pending storm, the field visits scheduled this week for Ice Pond and Grist Mill Pond have been rescheduled for next week.…
Following the passing of article 22 in 2023 funding an ecological study for Ice Pond and Grist Mill Pond, a small team from GEI Consultants will be conducting field visits to Ice Pond and Grist Mill Pond next week. They are scheduled to be on the ponds April 9th and 10th. They plan to start on Ice Pond and then move to Grist Mill Pond. The field work will involve mapping the pond’s bottom, sediment sampling and surface water quality. They will be taking a boat out onto both ponds. If you have any questions, please reach out to Brianna O’Brien, Conservation Coordinator, at 603-929-5808 and bobrien@hamptonnh.gov.
The Hampton Mosquito Control program begins the week of April 8. Crews from Dragon Mosquito Control, Inc. will be checking swamps, salt marshes, woodland pools, ditches, catch basins, storm drains and other shallow, stagnant water for mosquito larvae. When mosquito larvae are found, treatment may occur using one or more insecticides. A list can be found here: List of Insecticides and Additional Details.
Beginning in June, a truck mounted sprayer will disperse Duet (prallethrin 1% & sumithrin 5%) along roadways at night. Road spraying may continue into September. It is not possible to predict the dates of treatment this far in advance. The frequency of night time spraying along roadways is based upon mosquito surveillance data and weather conditions.
Further communication will be given if emergency spraying is going to take place.
Residents who do not want mosquito treatment to on their property may use Dragon’s No- Spray Registry online at www.dragonmosquito.com/no-spray-registry or you may write to Dragon Mosquito Control, PO Box 46, Stratham, NH 03885. Be sure to include your name, physical address, phone number, house color and acreage. Residents may call 603-734-4144 or email Help@DragonMosquito.com for further information regarding dates, times, locations, insecticides, precautions, and other concerns.
You may have seen the DPW announcement that in the month of February, Hampton successfully saved 936 pounds of textiles from going into the landfill. That’s great news, because hauling fees (taxpayer cost) are based on the weight of our trash. The reason we were able to keep those 936 pounds out of the trash was that individual citizens used the new-to-Hampton Helpsy service to have used clothing, shoes, etc picked up and recycled.
We personally tried this new service, and here’s how it went….
We went online to Schedule a Helpsy Pick-Up and registered, leaving any notes (such as where to find the bag of items). Not everything is acceptable, but quite a bit is – here’s a link to that information. We gathered our items and placed them outside the door. On the appointed day (pick-up is on Sunday – between 7 AM and 5 PM – but you don’t need to be there) the bag was picked up. Done! Could not have been easier, and it saved the Town money that would otherwise have gone to hauling fees.
In case you have other questions, we found this list of FAQ’s very helpful: Helpsy FAQ’s.
If you still have questions, you can email info@helpsy.co or call 800-244-6350. Let’s keep decreasing the waste, decreasing the weight of our trash, and increasing the convenience of recycling. Thank you, DPW!
