What is\u00a0TownUnderground, or the\u00a0TU, as it’s come to be known?\u00a0The TU’s goal is to encourage citizen participation in town issues, local government, and activities by providing information. The purpose of this site is to spark positive discussion and involvement in town activities in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The TU, was created in January of 2006, and is the\u00a0longest running political forums in Londonderry, New Hampshire. The site first went online as TownUnderground in 2006. The name was changed to TownUpdate in 2010. Some felt the original name was to ‘dark’. The name was changed back to TownUnderground in 2016, You cannot escape your roots.<\/p>\n
In 2000 I became very interested in\u00a0how town government functioned.\u00a0Since we were planning on staying awhile, I started to get more involved in town. I attended\u00a0numerous\u00a0meetings around town, Town Council, School Board, Conservation Commission, and several others.\u00a0I also watched a lot of meetings on the local cable channel, LACTV<\/a>. I\u00a0quickly found that there just was not enough time to keep up with what was going on around town. The attendance at these meetings was also disappointing. Often there were only a handful of residents present.<\/p>\n Londonderry is commonly referred to\u00a0 as a “bedroom” community. It’s seems that a large number of\u00a0residents commute to other towns and many journey south of the border to Massachusetts. After a long day it’s difficult to return home, catch a quick bite, and motivate yourself to attend a Town Council or School Board meeting. In many cases, I do not think it’s lack of interest, but a lack of time. For\u00a0those\u00a0of us\u00a0who\u00a0do attend it is disappointing to see the small number of participants. Let’s face it everyone today is busy.<\/p>\n In January of 2005 I thought about putting this site together. I discussed it with my son and we bounced around several ideas. After many months of tinkering, the site went online in January of 2006. It is my\u00a0hope that this site will generate positive discussion concerning\u00a0issues that interest Londonderry residents.\u00a0The purpose of this site is to allow people to “click in”\u00a0and see what’s going on.\u00a0If you can’t get to a seven o’clock meeting, drop by the TU site when you can and see what’s new.<\/p>\n