{"id":11166,"date":"2025-11-13T12:40:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=11166"},"modified":"2025-11-13T12:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T17:42:10","slug":"appointing-boards-and-commissions-a-call-for-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/?p=11166","title":{"rendered":"Appointing Boards and Commissions: A Call for Reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Conservation Commission Chair Marge Badois addressed the town council during public comment on 11\/10\/2025. Badois recommended that the Town Council reevaluate the procedure for appointing individuals to various boards and commissions, specifically suggesting that boards be allowed to give input on applicants. She used the Conservation Commission as a key example, explaining that their previous process involved meeting with applicants before making recommendations to the council, which had been very effective. Badois noted that this successful practice ceased after the board was told applications were confidential and inaccessible to them. Furthermore, she asked the council to stop the practice of using appointments to the conservation commission as a &#8220;consolation prize&#8221; for those rejected from other boards, asserting that these individuals tend to leave quickly and waste valuable time. The Town Council did not respond to Badois request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Appointing Boards and Commissions: A Call for Reform\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pneVfU24paw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are this years applicants for board appointments. The Town Council is scheduled to interview applicants at the 11\/17\/2025 meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BEAUTIFY LONDONDERRY<\/strong><br>One (1) Ad Hoc Full Member Position<br>One (1) Ad Hoc Alternate Position<br>Applicants:<br>Victoria Kimbler<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BUDGET COMMITTEE<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>One (1) Interim Position (exp. 3\/10\/26)<br>Applicants:<br>Andria Hansen<br>Denise M Nash<br>Rebecca Roe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CONSERVATION COMMISSION<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Two (2) Three-Year Full Member Positions<br>One (1) Three-Year Alternate Position<br>Applicants:<br>David Heafey (current full member)<br>Bob Maxwel (current full member)<br>Gary Della Grotta (current full member)<br>Ryan Phillips (new applicant)<br>Rebecca Roe (new applicant)<br>Harry Schwartz (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HERITAGE COMMISSION<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Two (2) Three-Year Full Member Positions<br>One (1) Two-Year Full Member Position<br>One (1) One-Year Full Member Position<br>One (1) Three-Year Alternate Position<br>Applicants:<br>John Mahon (current full member)<br>Art Rugg (current full member)<br>Jim Butler (current full member)<br>Ryan Phillips (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LONDONDERRY HOUSING &amp; REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>One (1) Five-Year Full Member Position<br>Applicants:<br>Bill Mee (current full member)<br>Gregory G. Carson (new applicant)<br>Victoria Kimble (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LONDONDERRY OLD HOME DAY COMMITTEE BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Two (2) Three-Year Board of Director Positions<br>One (1) Two-Year Board of Directors Position<br>One (1) One-Year Board of Directors Position<br>Applicants:<br>Kaylee Esposito<br>Rick Pierce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PLANNING BOARD<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Two (2) Three-Year Full Member Positions<br>One (1) Three-Year Alternate Position<br>Applicants:<br>Jason Knights (current full member) would like ALT only<br>Ryan Ouelette (current alternate member)<br>Ralph Brutus (new applicant)<br>Patrick Lawrence Cheetham (new applicant) \u2013 would like ALT only<br>John Farrell (new applicant)<br>Christa Guiney (new applicant)<br>Victoria Kimbler (new applicant)<br>Denise M Nash (new applicant)<br>Kristine Perez (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RECREATION COMMISSION<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Two (2) Three-Year Full Member Positions<br>Applicants:<br>William Manning current full member)<br>Kevin Foley (current full member)<br>Michael Bartlett (new applicant)<br>Gary Della Grotta (new applicant)<br>Ryan Phillips (new applicant)<br>Harry Schwartz (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>UTILITIES COMMITTEE<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Three (3) Three-Year Full Member Positions<br>Two (2) Two-Year Full Member Positions<br>Two (2) One-Year Full Member Positions<br>One (1) Three-Year Alternate Position<br>One (1) Two-Year Alternate Position<br>One (1) One-Year Alternate Position<br>Applicants:<br>Lynn Wiles (current full member) requests one-year ALT<br>Martha Smith (current full member)<br>John Ferreira (current full member) requests three-year FULL<br>Jeffrey McGraw (current full member)<br>Paul Ramsey (current full member)<br>Mike Speltz (current full member)<br>Anne Fenn  (current full member) requests three-year FULL<br>John Mahon (current full member)requests three-year FULL<br>Raymond Breslin (current alternate member)<br>Jocelyn Fraga Muller (current alternate member)<br>Victoria Kimbler (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT<\/strong><br>Open Positions:<br>Two (2) Three-Year Full Member Positions<br>One (1) Three-Year Alternate Position<br>Applicants:<br>Robert Robicsek (current full member)<br>Jacqueline Benard (current full member) \u2013 would like ALT only<br>Kristine Perez (current alternate member) \u2013 would like ALT only<br>Gregory G. Carson (new applicant)<br>Andria Hansen (new applicant)<br>Victoria Kimbler (new applicant)<br>Ryan Phillips (new applicant)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Application information and Talent Bank responses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Board-Appoinment-Applicants-2025.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Board Appoinment Applicants 2025.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-c770022e-475d-46a7-b8a4-15d254b6a33c\" href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Board-Appoinment-Applicants-2025.pdf\">Board Appoinment Applicants 2025<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/townunderground.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Board-Appoinment-Applicants-2025.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-c770022e-475d-46a7-b8a4-15d254b6a33c\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservation Commission Chair Marge Badois addressed the town council during public comment on 11\/10\/2025. 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