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November 26, 2009 • Volume 5 - Issue 48 Serving the Derry Area
Call is Out for Volunteers for
Nutfield Senior Center Fundraising
ADAM COUGHLIN
Boys and Girls Club of
protection from the sun.
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Greater Derry, which would
Inside the main entrance
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ultimately provide seniors
would be administrative
The Nutfield Senior
with access to 30,000-
offices, so visitors could be
Center Corporation is call-
square-feet of facilities. A
greeted upon arrival, and a
ing all volunteers.
floor plan for the facility has
health office, so seniors
“The moment of truth
been designed through the
could get the occasional
for the Nutfield Senior
joint efforts of Beard/Martel
health check-up if needed.
Center has arrived,” said
Architecture Inc. and Sul-
The facility would also
John Moody, who is the
livan Construction Inc. Rep-
include a community center,
point man for the project, at
resentatives of both compa-
which could hold 50-60 peo-
a breakfast meeting on
nies were at the meeting and
ple, but could also be parti-
Wednesday, Nov. 18. “We
presented the design.
tioned into smaller rooms.
are looking for additional
Robert Martel of Beard/
An exercise room with aero-
help and support from the
Martel Architecture Inc. said
bic machines or other forms
community. We want to put
he wanted the new building
of light workouts would be
a fundraising team together,
to take advantage of access
located near a craft room,
pick a goal and then go for
to the library and computer
complete with sink and
it.”
area of the current Boys and
tables. Two lounges - one
The Nutfield Senior
Girls Club and to also have
larger that would support
Center planners only recent-
access to the large space
gatherings and offer a view
ly stopped celebrating the
in the gymnasium, where
of outdoors, and one small-
completion of a federally
social functions could be
er, for watching television or
mandated Environmental
held. That is why the major-
reading - would also be
Impact Study, which now
ity of the new building
available for use.
allows the group access to a
would be built alongside the
The construction of the
$396,000 grant. But Moody
back wall of the current
building, according to Rob-
said the planners want to
gymnasium. There would
ert Smaha of Sullivan
continue moving forward on
also be a main entrance.
Construction Inc., would be
the project.
Outside near the
harmonious with the exist-
The project is unique, in
entrance would be a sitting
ing structure.
that it calls for a 5,000-
area for nice weather and a
“The overall look would
square-foot addition to the
pavilion, which would offer continued on page 2
TURKEY DAY Kindergarten students in Deb Vachon’s class at
Downtown Development Committee
Ernest P. Barka Elementary School performed the play “Twas the Night Before
Thanksgiving” for family and friends last week in preparation for the upcoming hol-
Wants to Remain in Operation
iday. Above, Matthew Sharretts, playing one of the turkeys, awaits his portion of the
performance. Photo by Chris Paul
ADAM COUGHLIN
them. That group has Committee member.
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focused its energy on two or Gendron said the town
Revolving Loan Fund for Economic
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Revitalizing downtown to happen and have a posi- Oil Co. property at the rear
Derry is one of the major ti
Development Under Consideration
ve impact on the area. of the Abbott Court munici-
goals of the planning board, “It was the consensus of pal parking lot behind 6
ADAM COUGHLIN
According to the Coun- loan fund. Several years ago
and both the planning board this committee that more ‘in West Broadway, and that
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cil of Development Finance the town council set up a
and the Downtown Develop
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Agencies, a revolving loan revolving loan fund aimed at
- plain sight’ municipal park- space showed potential for
ment Committee are taking ing, especially next to the additional municipal park-
The town council dis- fund is “a gap financing encouraging business ex-
steps to move forward with Adams Memorial Opera ing. This land acquisition
cussed but held off on voting measure primarily used for pansion and job creation
its beautification. House (on the west end of connects to two other town-
to decide whether the town development and expansion within Derry. The Derry
In April, the planning downtown) and next to the owned properties, which
should make a supplemental of small businesses. It is a Economic Development
board decided it was time public library (on the east together make a 1.9-acre lot.
appropriation of $136,772.52 self-replenishing pool of Corporation (DEDC) ad-
for a Master Plan update. end of downtown) was criti- Stuart Arnett from the
to an Economic Develop- money, utilizing interest and ministered this program.
Since this was a monumen
ment Revolving loan fund principal payments on old Derry Town Adminis-
- cally needed and was the Arnett Development Group
tal task, several subcommit
that would be managed by loans to issue new ones.” trator Gary Stenhouse said
- next most important desire LLC, hired earlier this year
tees were formed to tackle or vision to come from this by the town to help with its
the Rockingham Economic The venture with REDC that during the course of that
different aspects, with the Civic Profile exercise,” said economic development, also
Development Corporation would not be the town’s first program, two loans went to
downtown committee one of Mike Gendron, a Downtown continued on page 11
(REDC). experiment with a revolving continued on page 6
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