The Union Leader reported that another large facility will open in 2017 on Londonderry’s Pettengill Road if all goes well. F.W Webb is relocating from it’s 400,000 square feet facility and will build one of the largest structures in New Hampshire at 1,000,000 square feet. F.W Webb plans to retain it’s…
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Londonderry Outdoor Recreation and Conservation News
The Londonderry Conservation Commission has launched a new monthly newsletter. Interested individuals signing up you will receive a monthly email newsletter informing you about outdoor recreation areas and events in town, ongoing conservation efforts, conservation educational opportunities and updates from the Londonderry Conservation Commission. Click here to sign up.
Town Attorney Looking Into Election of Town Treasurer
Updated: 2/19/2016. The Town Treasurer will be a writ-in candidate Update on the Town Treasure: Write-In on the Ballot Due to an apparent oversight at town hall the elected position of Town Treasurer was not posted this year. The current Town Treasurer, Kathy Wagner, was elected in 2013 to a…
Out of state voters and non-residents offered ballots in New Hampshire presidential primary
Four years ago, James O’Keefe released a video which showed how easy it would be for people to vote in New Hampshire using the names of deceased people. As a result of that video, New Hampshire changed its voter ID laws. Project Veritas Action revisited New Hampshire during Tuesday’s presidential…
Londonderry 2016 Primary Election Results
Here are the unofficial Londonderry results from the 2016 Primary held on 2/9/2016: Democrats 2120 – Bernie Sanders 1633 – Hillary Clinton 7 – Vermin Supreme Republican 2297 – Donald trump 864 John Kasich 706 – Marco Rubio 680 – Ted Cruz 610 – Jeb Bush 601 – Chris Cristie…
Remember Woodmont Commons? It’s Back.
The Woodmont Commons project is coming back after months of silence. There will be a conceptual workshop / discussion at the May 6 Planning Board meeting Workshops/Conceptual Discussions: A. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc. (Owner and Applicant; 34 Nashua Road, Tax Map 10 Lot 52, Zoned PUD), and Pillsbury Realty Development,…
2015 Londonderry Housing Opportunities Zoning Amendment
It’s back the Londonderry Workforce Housing ordinance is being revamped, with a new name: 2015 Housing Opportunities Zoning Amendment Page
Workforce Housing Press Release, Date: April 20, 2015
Workforce Housing Press Release The Current Workforce Housing statutes, RSA 674:58-61, were passed by the state legislature in 2009. Under these new RSAs, all towns were directed to adopt a workforce housing ordinance or be penalized. (New Hampshire is not a home rule state, state law overrules local ordinances) Briefly,…
Londonderry Times – Town Manager Imposes Indefinite Spending Freeze
Town Manager Imposes Indefinite Spending Freeze Londonderry Times April 9, 2015 by Kaitlyn G Woods Town Manager Kevin Smith informed town staff last week he is implementing a spending freeze on all discretionary spending. The Town expended about 2 percent more of the budget by March 31 than Smith said…
Poll – Posting Londonderry Town Public Notices?
In this weeks Londonderry Times it was reported that the Londonderry Town Manager is seeking legal advise to see where the town can post legal notices. The Town Manager has questioned if they should continue publishing legal notices in the Londonderry Times and post notices on the internet. The reasoning is that the…
The TU Forum
Check-out the TU Forum for the latest, events, comments and discussion. TU Forum What’s New on the Forum?
Attention Londonderry Candidates
The Londonderry election season is upon us. As in the past any candidate for office is welcome to submit a position paper, letter to the editor, etc. to Town Update. They will be posted as written and in the order of submission on the ‘2012 Londonderry Town Election / Meeting’ discussion…
Who do you support in the Republican Presidential Primary?
I’ve heard a lot about who the republican ‘front runner’ is lately. So I thought I’d put up one of those internet polls. Who do you support? The names below were pulled from the 2012 Presidential Candidates website. I don’t know much about the site other than they have a…
Glenn Douglas for School Board
As a resident of Londonderry since 1996 I’ve decided to put my name in for a seat on the Londonderry School Board. Questions, comments and feedback… Have a Question or want to know where I stand? More info Here or Email gdouglas@townunderground.com or Phone 434-2085 Interested in other parts of Town…
Poll – Is the Londonderry School District Quorum Illegal?
A lot of information has been discussed lately concerning the School District Quorum. Given this new information do you believe the current quorum of 500 residents will be overturned? See the following boards for more information: School District Quorum Charter Commission
Londonderry’s ‘New Urban’ Development
Michael Kettenbach of Pillsbury Realty Development LLC announced his 20 year plan for a new 630+ acre development in Londonderry. The development dubbed Woodmont Commons will have a ‘new urban’ design. The design is styled after a small ‘walkable’ village layout. The compact layout will allow for more pedestrian traffic and less automobile…
Site Rename
I’ve renamed the site from TownUnderground.com to TownUpdate.com I’ll be phasing out the use of TownUnderground on the site over the next few weeks. For now the domain name www.TownUnderground.com will still be active, so links and short-cuts should be unaffected. I may move the site databases at some point to…
Charter Commission Final Public Hearing – 7/26/2010
The final public hearing of the Londonderry Charter Commission is this coming Monday night, July 26th at 7PM. If you have an opinion on SB2 or Town Meeting please attend this meeting. If your unable to attend and would like to voice your opinion contact information for the Commissioners is…
A New Name for the Underground?
I’ve taken a lot of flak for the name of this site over the years. The flack all stems from the word “underground’ it sounds dark…..the ‘underground’ must bunch of folks sneaking around doing who knows what. I was told once that some people in town feel this is a ‘subversive’ site…
Poll – Cost of Adding Firefighters Prompts Lengthy Debate
“Officials from the Londonderry Fire Department are hoping to fill a department vacancy in the wake of Fire Marshal Mark Tetreault’s recent resignation, and also hire eight new firefighter/paramedics, pending the approval of a federal Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant, Fire Chief Kevin MacCaffrie said Monday.”…