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Volume 7 Number 36 March 19, 2010 16 Pages
Windham Resident Disarray During
Fights to Stop the Cell Tower
Ballot Count
by Doug Robinson towers enullery null000 feetnull” cheap nullthod to erect a cell tower at the
Leads to Recount
null all began with a certinulld letternull nullhe null addition to the loss of honull nullalues, cost of the honullowners,” conullented
certinulld letter sent fronullthe nullown of as well as the potential loss of buyers nullbnull
nullindhanullstated that nullllco nullartners for his honull, nullbnullalso stated that nullhe public is innullted to attend the nullA
by Lynne Ober
nullnullnullnullnull erinulln nullirelessnullwould be the Anullrican nullncer Association, the hearing at the nullown nullll and speak in
null you, like nullogi nullrra, belienulle handled correctly and spoke
seeking a nullariance to re-nullne the Acadenully of nulliences, and the Anullrican fanullor or against the proposed nullariance on
that it isnnullt onuller until the fat lady about ballots being on the
property nenull to his null nullacon nullll nulladnull nullalth nullganinulltion hanulle deternullned nulluesday, March 2null at nullnull pnullnull
sings, nullcan tell you that she has nullor, as well as ballots nullwing
fronullresidential to conullercialnull nullould that not enough studies hanulle been done nullhe public is also innullted to sign a
not yet sung about the nullelhanull in all directionsnull nullhe school
this nullariance be passed by nullindhanulls to deternullne the long-ternullpotential petition to nulloice their opinion regarding
electionnull board, sonull ballot clerks,
nullning nullard of Appeals, then nullllco dangers to those who are enullosed to cell the cell tower at wwwnulltopcelltowernull
Alnullst as soon as the school and nullperintendent nullnullFrank
nullartners would be in the position to erect frenullenciesnull conull and add your nanull to the already
district ballot results were nullss were all concerned that
the proposed null0-foot nullnopole cell nullould the nullA authorinull nullllco null0 nullindhanullresidents who oppose
announced, a call for a recount the ballot count nullght not be
tower, including a donulln nullfoot by to erect the tower, nullbnullwill hanulle null the renullning of the residential piece of
startednull At the heart of the accuratenull nullelhanullresidents
8-foot panels attachednull “My sinullyear-oldnulls days to nulle an appealnull null the appeal, property and stop the building of the cell
nulltter are two issuesnull null nullhe agreed and petitioned for the
bedroonullwindow will be looking directly
way the ballots were handled re-countnull
nulligns announcing nulltop the Cell nullowernullhanulle been
towernull
at the null0-foot tower, which will be only
during the recount, and 2nullnullhe Michael nullnrad, fornullr
placed around the nullown of nullindhanull announcing
6null feet fronullnully honull,” stated nullindhanull
fact that the nullhool nullstrict hool nullard nullnullernull ,
the nulloning Board of Adnullstnullntnulls upconullng nulleting
resident nulloel nullbnull nullnullacon nullll nulladnull
Moderator read two different conullented, “nullith so nullny
er null0 pages of docunullntation hanull nulle
ballot counts during the nullote ballots being hand-counted, after
he will hanulle to address and pronulle that
been nulled with the nullindhanullnullanning
result announcenullntsnull a nullery long day for nullny people,
the installation of the tower will null nulle
ofnulle by nullllco nullartners to support their
ette Minuti posted her null a huge crowd waiting for the
different criterias that could onullerturn the
petition to the nullning nullard of Appeals
concerns about the nullote tally on results, it was nullery possible
Anull nulls decisionnull nullhose criteria are that
in an effort to re-nullne the propertynull “null
the nullelhanullMessage nullardnull nulle senulleral nullstakes were nulldenull”
honull nullalues will be inullacted negatinullely
hanulle needed to retain an attorney and
wrote, “nullhe nullst tinull nullen nullnne null supported hanullng a recountnull
or dinullnished, will not be contrary to
hanulle spent thousands of dollars in an
read the nullonullresults for Article “nullsed on the nullshandling
the public interest, cause unnecessary
effort to protect nully land and nully fanullly,”
null he said null,nullnullnull nullen he was of ballots that was witnessed by
hardships, and any denullation fronullthe
conullented abutter nullbnull null addition to
asked later to repeat the nunuller senulleral indinullduals during the
strict renullirenullnt of the ordinance is
the certinulld letter to nullbnull nulladditional
for Article null he clearly said counting, senulleral concerned
consistent with the spirit of the ordinancenull
certinulld letters were sent to the other
null,nullnullnull nullreplayed this a couple citinullns signed a petition to ask
nullrrently, the nullown of nullindhanullhas
abutters of the proposed propertynull
tinulls on nullnullto nullke surenull for a recount on nullestions two
three cell towersnull “nullerinulln is looking for
Fronullthe research that nullbnullhas done,
null idea which is the correct and three on the school side,”
an easily accessible area where it will be
should the cell tower be erected, he has
nunuller, but nullsuppose it doesnnullt stated nullll nullannullninull
cheap to build and also pronullde thenulla
deternullned that his house will depreciate
nulltter because theynullre doing a nullb nullrdy agreed that a
null-20 percentnull null the 220 residents of Right: The proposed cell tower and its design
recount, anywaynull” recount was needed and said,
the surrounding towns, null percent stated with side panels
null response, nullelhanullMessage “A recount is needed to help
that they would be less likely to purchase
nullard nullebnullster and nullelhanull settle the unrest that took place
a honull close to a cell tower, onuller
nullelenullsion nullordinator nullnull nulluesday nightnull nulloter connullence
null percent stated they would pay less for
nulleenwood posted this is sonullthing you do not want
a house nenull to a tower, and statenullnts
clarinullationnull “nullen did read to losenull nullen you show up to
fronullonuller null realtors and brokers support
the results for nullhool Article the polls and younullre nulloting on
the clainullthat the appraisal of his honull
nullwrong null,nullnullnonull and that photocopies instead of ballots,
would be reduced null-20 percent in
was the nunuller nullposted you nullght be concernednull”
nullaluenull
nullednesday nullrningnull Most of nullcause so nullny people
nullbnulland his attorney will be
us did not hear the correction nulloted, there were not enough
addressing the nullning nullard of Appeals
because of all the conullotion ballots and the photocopied
on nulluesday, March 2null at the nullown nullll,
and the acoustics in the nullnull ballots all had to be hand-
defending their position that appronullal
gynull After a few phone calls countednull nullhis led to nullch nullre
of the cell tower will be in nullolation of
on nullednesday, nullnullally got the hand-counting than enullected, as
the nulle appronullal standards for which a
nunullers straight and posted the ballot nullchines will not read
nullning Appeals decision nullst facenull
thenullas ofnullial at 2null0 pnullnull” the photocopied ballotsnull
“nulleople nullst realinull that should
nullt it was the nullst issue As a result of the disarray, nullss
the nullA appronulle of nullllconulls petition,
that led to nulloters asking for a stated, “A recount is enullrenullly
then the nullindhanullnullA will be setting
re-countnull nullnull nullestioned inullortant for two reasonsnullone,
b
y Doug Robinson
a precedent for all residential areas in
whether the ballots were continued to page 7- Recount
the nullown of nullindhanull” stated nullbnull
“nullat has happened to nully fanullly could
nullery well happen to any other fanullly staff photos
in nullindhanull toonull According to the
The proposed cell tower will extend 50 feet abonulle the tree line, directly in the woods
nulleleconullunications Act, conullunication
behind the nullbnullnulls honullnull
Historic Tree
pronullders hanulle the appronullal to place the
Lost in Windstorm
by Barbara O’Brien
Garrett, Seventh Grader,Wins Geography Bee
Affectionately labeled as nullonullnnulls nullub planted Martha
“Martha” by those who knew in nullnull, nullst three years after
her, the 80-foot tall blue spruce the organinulltion was fornulldnull
submitted by Carol Gariepy, Pelham Memorial School was felled by the near-hurricane nulliginally, she had a nullte,
nullngratulations to nulllin nullrrett, a senullenth grader force winds that ripped through dubbed “nullorge,” who fell
at nullelhanullMenullrial nullhool for beconullng eligible to the area during the late night nullctinullto Mother nullture nullny,
conullete in the 20null nullw nullnullshire nullographic hours of February 26 and pre- nullny years agonull nulle can only
nulle, sponsored by nullogle and nullunullnulleeknull nulles dawn hours of February 2null assunull that nullorge and Martha
were held in schools with fourth- through eighth- nullring the null years that were nanulld after the nullst
grade students throughout the state to deternullne Martha stood like a sentry nullesident of the nullited nullates
each schoolnulls nullographic nulle winnernull nullhool-lenullel outside nullindhanulls historic and his wife, but there appears
winners then took a nullalifying test, which they Arnulltrong nullilding, the tree to be no docunullntation of why
subnulltted to the nulltional nullographic nullcietynull null withstood countless wind and those nanulls were selectednull
each of the null states, as well as the nullstrict of snowstornull, repeatedly bearing “Martha had a lot of synullolic
nulllunullia, the nullpartnullnt of nullfense nullpendents the weight of heanull snow that signinullance to long-tinull
hools, and the nullnull territories, the nulltional null caused her enuller-widening nullindhanullresidents,” nullllinullan
nullographic nullciety innullted students with the top null0 branches to droop like a folded saidnull
scores to conullete at the state lenullelnull nullrrett becanull unullrellanull nullhe windstornullof nullggestions for nullking
the top scorer for nullelhanullMenullrial and one of the 20null, which resulted in sonull use of Marthanulls “renullins”
nullalists to conullete at nulleene nullate nullllege on Friday, null0,000 nullw nullnullshire include donating a piece of the
April null nullhe second-place winner was Anthony residents being without power enullansinulle trunk to be put on
anco, and nullandler nulleault took third placenullnull
courtesy photo
Geography Bee winners: Anthony Branco, second place; Colin Garrett, winner;
for days on end, was nullre than display at the town nullseunull
Chandler Rheault, third place
she could endurenull Fortunately, nullhers suggest using pieces of
howenuller, the spruce fell the wood to nullke furniturenull
sedately between the Arnulltrong nulle other idea innullolnulles
nullilding, now used as the chipping up the branches and
Local Energy Committee
town nullseunull and a nenull-door using it as nulllch to spread
residence, without causing any around any new trees that nullght
danullge to either buildingnull be planted in her steadnull Many
Established in Windham
Martha had pronullded seenullto nulld solace in the idea
shade outside the Arnulltrong of Martha being recyclednull
nullilding, once the honull of As of nulld-March, Marthanulls
by Barbara O’Brien
the town library, for nearly branches had been senullered,
null response to a warrant article passed by nullindhanullnulloters
establish periodic energynullnullssions innullentories and reconullend a centurynull nulle can only leanullng her trunk enullosed and
three years ago, and following a conullrehensinulle study by
energy-sanullng goals for all town departnullnts, town-owned inullgine how nullny residents the branches lying piled by her
local nullolunteers, town ofnullials hanulle recently established the
structures, and town-owned apparatusnull nullhey will also identify sat beneath her branches, lost side, a sad sight for those who
nullindhanullnullcal nullergy nullnullittee nullnullnull
and pursue federal, state, and other anullailable grants and funding in the words of sonull book they frenullent the areanull
nullhe purpose of the newly fornulld conullittee is to adnullse and
for energy pronullctsnull nullhe nullnullwill also adnullnister any grants had nullst borrowed fronullthe nullllinullan said that nulllahanty
assist town ofnullials and nullindhanullresidents in reducing their
that nullght be awarded to nullindhanull Menullers will also draft, librarynull For nearly null0 years, nullrsery of nullindhanullhas offered
energy usage and associated costsnull
denullelop, and anullnd the content and direction for the energy she also sernulled as honull to an to donate and plant two blue
nullhe fornulltion of the nullcal nullergy nullnullittee was
section of nullindhanulls Master nullannull endless parade of wildlife, both spruce trees once the debris
spearheaded by nullindhanullresidents nullelinull nullgunulllla
null addition, nullnullnullnullers will pronullde relenullant input on feathered and furred nullarietiesnull has been cleared fronullthe areanull
and nullana Fallon, co-founders of the nullindhanullnull-nulleen
all denullelopnullnt and construction pronullcts and reconullend nullith her roots now unearthed, nulllahanty nullrsery has also
nullnullitteenull After studying nullnicipal energy use and costs,
alternatinulle energy solutions, wherenuller possiblenull nullhey will howenuller, the fate of her trunk offered to landscape the area at
nullgunulllla and Fallon presented their enullensinulle report to
also ensure that all future plans consider long-ternullenergy and branches lies in the hands no charge to the town, nullllinullan
selectnulln last yearnull
renullirenullnts, regarding enullipnullnt purchases and infrastructure of town ofnullialsnull saidnull nullllinullan said that plans
After considering the infornulltion presented by nullnullers of
denullelopnullntnull nullindhanullnullown Adnullnistrator are to contact the nullindhanull
the null-nulleen nullnullittee, selectnulln unaninullusly agreed to
As for residential and conullercial entities, nullnullnullnullers nulld nullllinull nullan said the toppled nullstoric nullstrict nullnullission
establish the nullcal nullergy nullnullittee during the nullardnulls March
will sernulle as an education resource in an effort to raise public tree is not salnullageablenull “Martha to gain sonull direction on how
8 nulletingnull
awareness and infornullthe conullunity of the nullancial and cannot be re-rooted,” nullllinullan best to nullnulle forward with this
null regard to the nullown of nullindhanull nullnullnullnullers will continued to page 7- Energy
saidnull Menullers of the nullindhanull endeanullornull
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