Saturday, March 29. 2008
The original Telegraph article is here
A few of the choice bits:
Pennichuck Corp.'s six top executive officers received $1.85 million in
2007, an increase of more than 50 percent from the previous year,
according to its proxy statement filed Tuesday with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. The eight-member board – which paid itself a
total of $70,000 last year – also gave itself a 25 percent raise on its
base salary to $10,000 each, with chairman John Kreick getting $15,000.
That comes on top of the $600 fee each board member receives for
attending one of 13 meetings during the year.
And one of the comments: $1.85m in bonuses for a company with $29.5m in annual revenue? That is almost 6.3% of revenue.
Continue reading "From the Telegraph: Pennichuck top execs net $1.85m in bonuses"
Sunday, December 16. 2007
Download a PDF of the plan here.
Images of the proposed road:
As a resident in the North end my first reaction is "why do we need a new bridge?". What's on the other side of the river that I want to get to so badly I can't drive to Canal Street? Let's look at some reasons.
Continue reading "The Bridge"
Wednesday, December 5. 2007
Neighbors: You may have read in the Telegraph of plans to build a new toll bridge from the East end of the Henry Burque Highway over to Litchfield. This project is being planned by the Nashua Regional Planning Commission and the city's community development office. The plan is for private developers to finance this project with the city to have a long term lease. A change in state law is required for this public/private financing partnership to take place, and Rep. David Campbell has filed the legislation. A series of meetings has begun, with the property owners most affected invited first. They have already begun to voice their significant concerns. A Yahoo discussion group has been started; if you would like to join, the address is Nashua_ward_3@yahoogroups.com. I have electronic versions of the map and PowerPoint presentation about this bridge. Please email me at Cindy.Rosenwald@leg.state.nh.us, and I will send them to you. If I hear of more public meetings, I will post again to this group. Cindy
Wednesday, September 19. 2007
The email says the 27th but I think they mean Wed the 26th. From the Nashua School District News: Next Wednesday, September 27, 2007 is International Walk to
School Day, which started 13 years ago in Great Britain. Today
International Walk to School Day is a global event that promotes creating
communities that are safe to walk. With students' health and safety our
greatest priority, International Walk to School Day speaks to this priority,
with great potential for significant and lifelong benefits associated with
walking or biking. Please consider your children's safety and wellness
and, if possible, walk or bike with your children to school next Wednesday
Sunday, September 16. 2007
• Mayor, one four-year term.James R. Tollner, 1 Sequoia Circle.
Donnalee Lozeau, 125 Shore Drive.
• Alderman-at-large, three four-year terms.Daniel Richardson, 70 Berkeley St.
Claire B. McHugh, 61 Dublin Ave.
Benjamin M. Clemons, 17 Grand Ave.
Lori Wilshire, 19 Monadnock St.
Brian S. McCarthy, 65 Musket Drive.
• Board of education, five four-year terms.Robert G. Hallowell, 6 Chaucer Road.
Richard A. Dowd, 8 Ascot Park.
Bernard Del Llano, 3 Jefferson St.
Steven G. Haas, 18 Watersedge Drive.
William Mosher, 353 Main Dunstable Road.
John “Jack” Kelley, 12 Skyline Drive.
• Fire commission, three four-year terms.Kevin Gage, 29 Cabot Drive.
Frank J. Guarino, 167 Harris Road.
Ralph V. Kelloway Jr., 11 Stanford Road.
Paul A. Garant, 60 Bartemus Trail.
Tuesday, September 11. 2007
From the Telegraph:
CONCORD – A doctor of physics testified Monday he supports the city of
Nashua’s efforts to take Pennichuck Water Works by eminent domain
because the company is destroying the local water supply.
Allan
Fuller of Nashua, founder of the drinking water protection organization
Pennichuck Brook Watershed Council, said the water company should not
be selling off the land surrounding the watershed for development.
“They’re
saying they’re good people, but in reality they’re destroying the
watershed. They’re destroying our drinking water supply,” Fuller said.
“Scientific evidence has shown it’s not a good idea to develop lands around the watershed.”
Continue reading "Telegraph: Expert says Pennichuck spoiling watershed"
Sunday, August 19. 2007
Because the future of the city’s and the
region’s water supply is vital to our health, our economy and our
quality of life, I feel compelled to correct these misconceptions.
The
city’s goals are simple: ensure that the region’s local water supply
remains locally controlled; ensure that watershed protection remains a
top priority, not a distant second to real-estate development and the
bottom line; and provide the public a seat at the table when important
decisions concerning the future of the region’s water supply are made.
The
city’s acquisition of Pennichuck Water Works will meet all of these
goals. As mayor, if I did not believe that these goals were achievable,
I would not support the project and neither would a super majority of
the board of aldermen.
The regulatory issues are complex, so it
is understandable that a casual observer, or even a mayoral candidate,
might not understand all the details.
Unfortunately, during an
election cycle, it is too easy to invoke fears concerning tax increases
and big government for political ends, without regard to the merits of
the city’s proposal. But this is not a political issue. It is a
question of the future of the region’s water supply and protecting it
for generations to come.
The time has come to set aside politics
and make the region’s public water supply accountable to the public it
serves. Toward that end, I offer the following:
Continue reading "Mayor Streeter Dispells some Misconceptions"
Saturday, August 18. 2007
This is an earlier letter, the rescheduling was rescheduled again for AUG 31 10:00AM. From Paul Johnson: Hello Wal-Mart Warriors -- The Nashua Wal-Mart trial is scheduled to begin
Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 1:30pm. My guess is it will continue into the
morning of the 15th... but both sides say they will be brief. There will
be no witnesses - it's a "record appeal", so everything's in writing, and the
judge has thousands of pages to contend with. The trial starts only 16 months after the AS-VR filed
it's appeal, then delayed things with a seemingly endless stream of motions,
requests, depositions, and kitchen-sink tactics. Judge Hampsey will be presiding. He's scheduled to
retire by August 31. Hope he can work fast to render a verdict! (The
original judge for the last 14 months - Judge Brennan - retired at the end of
June. He apparently decided he'd rather go to Iraq than deal with any more
of AS-VR's endless filings! He's there now working on their legal
system.) Some of you haven't heard from me in a while, but we
have been fighting this case quietly, with Attorney Jed Callen, month after
month. It's good to finally see it come to the court. I'll write soon with more information, just wanted to
give you a quick status update and let you marke the date in case you wish to
observe. Citizens Action for Southern NH
Thursday, February 15. 2007
Nashua School
District eNews Richard Dowd, president of the
Nashua Board of Education, and the members of the Nashua Board of Education
announce today that Christopher Hottel has been named Superintendent of the
Nashua School District.
Mr. Hottel has been serving as both
Associate Superintendent and Acting Superintendent since June 9, 2006.
Sunday, November 19. 2006
I think that bringing commuter trains to Nashua is a complete win win situation all around. More on that later but here is a link to the advisory committee.
Thursday, September 28. 2006
BAD news!!!!!
Jenkins and Company is taking this to court on Kinsley/Ferson. I
received all the paper work yesterday but have not had an opportunity
to read it....just briefly skimmed a few pages last night.
Roger Houston received a letter from Benjamin King, their
atty. which states they asked for a "motion for rehearing" relative to
Planning Bd. Aug 10 decision .
A petition for Writ of Certiorari has been filed today in Hillsborough Country superior court.
Roger's answer back is : he reviewed the letter
requesting rehearing on this site plan disapproved by the Nashua City
Plan.Bd on 8/10.
Roger says he referred the communication to the Planning
Bd at their mtg. of 9/14. The Planning Bd. directed me to communicate
to you that the Planning Bd. has no procedure for rehearing or
reconsideration on site plans.
As you have also appealed the decision, please direct any further communications to David Connell, City Atty....
So here we go again....just when I felt it was over and done......
Any thoughts on this matter please feel free to express. Thanks Diane
Thursday, August 3. 2006
Next Thursday, 8/10/06, Planning Bd., 7 p.m. 3rd floor City Hall,
re: 333 Lake St (Jenkins) and 3 Ferson St (Hardy) - 5 unit elderly
condos. Two houses behind a houses - so basically ruining two
neighborhoods. The above information was received from Diane Urkhart. This case is essential to the rights of the elderly, according to the Department of Human Services, Human Rights Division. Please be there if you can. This project is an ideal example of driving people who planned to spend the rest of their lives in their homes experiencing pressure to the point where some assume they are driven out. Let's be there! Third Floor, Same Room as the ZBA
sue@newts.org
Next Tues, 8/8/06, ZONING BOARD OF APPROVAL, 6:30 p.m. City Hall Third Floor to the right. re: 189 Kinsley
Street (Picard) 3 story detached unit...... this should be a good one to go to. Above Information contributed by Diane Urkhart I will add images of the building, the neighborhood, which in my mind brings the same point home. Let's see how many people can attend the meeting, and speak to the issue of Picard's repetitive zoning violations.
Continue reading "Picard builds one story too high at 189 Kinsley St"
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