Rollinsford News

Public Hearing: Ratification of School District Meeting

 On Thursday, May 11, 2017, Time: 6:15PM, Location: Rollinsford Grade School: the Rollinsford School Board will hold a public hearing pursuant to Chapter 20:6, Laws of 2017, prior to voting on a resolution to legalize, ratify and confirm all actions, votes and proceedings at the 2017 Annual School District Meeting scheduled to take place March 14, 2017 which was postponed due a weather emergency.

May 5, 2017 in School Board

Smoke Testing and Road Work

Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 3rd
Pike Industries is contracting with the Town of Rollinsford to do roadwork. The first step is smoke testing. Homes in the area of Foundry Street and South Street may experience smoke in their basements. This is a result of drainage pipes which will be blocked. Please call the Town Office with questions. 742-2510.

South Street will be closed at the intersection of Foundry Street. Foundry Street will be one-way from Main Street toward the American Legion. Traffic from Silver Street will be detoured to Locust Street from Wednesday, May 3rd through Friday, May 5th. 7am-6pm

May 2, 2017 in Highway Department, Public Works

Coffee with the Chief

On May 13, at 10 am the Police Department will be open for a Coffee With the Chief meeting. The Chief will be available to answer any questions or address any concerns, and receive any feedback from the community. This will be the first of many open discussion forums with the Chief in the future.  

May 2, 2017 in Police Department

Stormwater Management Projects

The Select Board has contracted with Public Water Systems Services/Scott McGlynn to provide the following services:

  • PWSS will again be conducting water quality tests at the town’s three outfalls on the Salmon Falls River, an impaired waterway:  one set of tests will be done in the spring and one set in the fall.
  • PWSS will be installing check dams in Stockdale Circle in the deep gully that flows into Partridge Lane.   PWSS will check with homeowners prior to installing the check dams if S. McGlynn needs to cross onto owners’ properties.   The check dams are not permanent installations and will be providing the town with diagnostic feedback regarding the causes of the erosion and silt depositions that happen at the outfall across from the American Legion.

We anticipate that these services, except for the fall testing, will occur in the first two weeks of May.

April 26, 2017 in Select Board

Select Board Continues Water Ban

On September 20, 2016, the Select Board voted to implement a ban on water usage in the town per RSA 41:11-d.  This ban covers residential usage and pertains to residents with private wells as well as residents on the town’s public water system.   The ban prohibits the watering of residential lawns.

 

The Board checked in with state officials re drought conditions in southeast NH and because we are still in moderate drought, the Board did NOT lift the ban prohibiting the watering of residential lawns.  (There is no other water usage ban in effect).

Following is the feedback that we received from the State of NH:

The NH Drought Management Team recently issued this press release: http://www.des.nh.gov/media/pr/2017/20170413-drought-update.htm

According to the US Drought Monitor map: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?NH  Rollinsford remains in the Moderate Drought area.  

The NH Drought Management Team is concerned that much of NH remains in drought status as we head into peak water usage time.  Groundwater resources have not returned to normal as they lag behind surface water. At a minimum voluntary restrictions are recommended. If we see below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures, NH could easily be in severe drought once again.

April 25, 2017 in Select Board