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warranty. After the town’s experience with the roof, a 4-foot metal strip will be laid along the edge and valleys and they will also install 6 feet of ice and water shield on all edges and valleys. The plywood problems will be repaired. Other residents questioned if the plywood problems can be attributed to the shingles that are failing, but Byron said that this could not be determined until the shingles are removed.


Selectmen obtained three estimates, ranging from $51,000 and $75,000 and if the


warrant article is approved will bid the contract. Byron explained that selectmen could have expended the fund balance without


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this warrant article, but decided that it was more transparent to allow voters an option to vote on this expenditure. The next warrant article, which asked if the town would vote to set the term of the appointed Fire Chief for three years, was discussed at length with motions to amend made and withdrawn. Guerrette wanted the limit to be one year, claiming that would provide more flexibility. Chris Pascucci, Budget Committee member who spoke as a resident, agreed with the one-year term. There was much discussion about teachers only be given one-year contracts, until it was pointed out that the majority of teachers had reached tenure, which guaranteed continuing contracts. Warren Adams, a longtime Litchfield firefighter, businessman and Litchfield resident, spoke against the motion to limit the term to one year. Others, including selectmen, agreed with Adams. Finally the article was passed on to the ballot with the three-year term unchanged. Article 7 would establish a cable revolving fund and this, too, garnered a lengthy


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Cecile B. (Gamache) Desjardins, 78, of Nashua passed away February 2, 2012, at the Community Hospice House, Merrimack. Cecile was born in Nashua on February 27, 1933, a daughter of the late Leo A. Gamache, Sr. and Ida (Jean) Gamache. She was the widow of Roland A. Desjardins who died September 20, 1988. Cecile was a lifelong Nashua resident. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 48. She was predeceased by her three brothers, Leo A. Gamache, Jr., Edward Gamache and George Gamache; as well as her sister, Rita Gamache. Cecile is survived by a niece, Paula Gele of Nashua


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with whom she lived; one brother, Alfred Gamache and his wife Natalie of Lomita, CA; two sisters, Florence Leveille of Hudson, and Theresa Malone and her husband Charles of Nashua; two sisters-in-law, Mary Gamache of Greenfield, MA, and Monique Gamache of Hudson; and several other nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services were held at St. Louis Cemetery,


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752 West Hollis Street, Nashua, on February 6. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Community Hospice House, 210 Naticook Road, Merrimack, NH 03054. To view an on-line memorial, send a condolence, or for more information go to www.anctil-rochette.com. Services and arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Anctil-Rochette and Son Funeral Home.


debate. Budget Committee member Bill Spencer, also speaking as a resident, felt that cable users were being as unfairly taxed as the folks who used to pay for fire hydrant maintenance. Cable users now pay a tax, called a franchise fee, which Comcast collects and then gives to the town. However, the cable committee is now making cable content available across the Internet for all to see and cable users, who are footing the entire bill for this, believe that the town should spread the cost across all residents. Tim Kerns, a member of the cable committee, spoke in favor of this warrant


article. George Lambert said this would basically set up a “piggy bank” for the cable committee to use and noted that selectmen had been using the franchise fee to offset the tax rate, which probably wasn’t fair to the cable users who were paying the franchise fee. Warrant article 8 would set up a public works expendable trust fund, using money from unexpended fund balance. The maximum amount would be $20,000 and would be used to offset any unexpected solid waste expenses. There might also be a need to replace a bailer, which is critical to the processing of recycled materials. Article 9 proposed the hiring of a part time Recreation Coordinator at the cost of $4,758 for 260 hours’ worth of work. The Budget Committee did not recommend this warrant article. Pascucci argued against the position and the need for the position and said that he felt volunteers should be used. “This is a brand new, government, tax funded position,” he stated. “We don’t need this position. We don’t need more taxes.” Pascucci moved to limit the money to a $1,000 stipend, but that motion failed. When asked, Budget Committee Chairman John Harte said that no justification for the position has been presented to the Budget Committee. Guerrette questioned who takes care of town facilities now. Others questioned whether a Rec Commission member would take this position and if this position was being created for a Rec Commission member, but selectmen said if approved, the position would go through the town hiring process. Lambert moved to increase the funding by $2 so that the Budget Committee


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would be forced to re-visit and re-vote the warrant article now that justification had been provided and that motion passed. Warrant Article 10 asked the town to rescind its 1996 vote on capital expenditures. Bryon, speaking for Selectman said, “the 1996 warrant creates inefficiencies. It does not cover the purchase of non-capital items, does not address the use of state bid items, does not consider items from a single source, such as the Police IMC Software, requires vendors to submit sealed bids and not just an open bid and causes the town to expend funds because it requires that ads be placed in two newspapers, but does not consider use of the Internet.” Byron said that even if an item is on the state bid list, they must pay for two newspaper ads and no one bids because the state has already negotiated the lowest priced. The $7,500 limit set in 1996 is now 16 years old. Selectmen have a purchasing policy in place that requires competitive bidding. By rescinding the 1996 vote, the town will be able to save taxpayer money, Byron stated. Warrant article 11 sets us a Library Expendable Trust Fund that matches what was set up for town employees last year. It will set aside money that will be used to cover the expenses of personnel leaving the employ of the library. Unused vacation time must be paid out and this will provide money for that, when needed. Article 12 would provide $16,342 to be used for COLA raises for non-union regular employees. This represents a 1.5 percent cost of living adjustment. There was discussion and concern because no COLA was provided for fire fighters and an attempt to modify the warrant to include them was found to be out of order because it changed the intent of the warrant article.


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February 6, 2012, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. She was born September 2, 1940, in Limestone, ME, daughter of the late Aurelle and Leda (King) Duprey.


Angeline was the wife of the late Joseph Potzner


who died in 2010. She was also predeceased by two brothers, Dick Duprey and Vincent Duprey; and a sister, Thelma Duprey.


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The default budget proposed at Saturday’s Deliberative Session was $20,932,401. These changes result in a reduction of $194,086. There was a lengthy discussion and presentation at the town’s deliberative session surrounding a petition warrant article that would charge the budget committee with crafting the school and town default budgets. Currently, the selectmen and school board create their own default budgets, and questions arise every year about what should and shouldn’t be in the default budget. There are many opinions about the interpretation of RSA 40:13, IX (b) “Default budget”. Litchfield continues to struggle with the default being an option for the voters; either support the often increased new proposed budget, or choose the lower, “frozen” default budget. The same type of proposed default budget creation warrant article was recently defeated in Litchfield. In a recent web post, Chris Pascucci, Budget


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Committee member and one of the signers of the petition warrant article stated: “The reason why they are re-voting on the default budget tonight is because they got caught! And not just the type of caught that they can spin, maybe diminish and demonize people like me for talking about it, not the type of “caught” where they can talk their way out of it until people forget and move on. This is the type of “caught” that is followed by a superior court lawsuit that would bring this community onto the front pages of newspapers. This is the type of “caught” that would set a precedent throughout all of New Hampshire that other communities would use as an example to reign in their out of control governing bodies.” With varying legal opinions, differing school and town interpretations of the RSA, and residents wondering what happened to their choice, there is sure to be more focus on the creation and legalities of the default budgets.


PUBLIC NOTICES Town of Hudson


Public Meeting February 22, 2012


The Town of Hudson Planning Board will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the “Community Development Conference Room” at Town Hall. The following items will be on the agenda:


I. CALL TO ORDER BY CHAIRPERSON AT 7:00 P.M. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ROLL CALL IV. SEATING OF ALTERNATES V. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S)


A. 01-11-12 Minutes B.


01-25-12 Minutes C. 02-01-12 Minutes


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VI. CASES REQUESTED FOR DEFERRAL VII. CORRESPONDENCE VIII. PERFORMANCE SURETIES IX. ZBA INPUT ONLY X. PUBLIC HEARINGS XI. OLD BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS XII. DESIGN REVIEW PHASE XIII. CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ONLY XIV. NEW BUSINESS/PUBLIC HEARINGS


XV. OTHER BUSINESS


A. Second Driveway Permit Application 25 Towhee Drive


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B. Review NH Routes 111 and 102, Relative to Signalization and Intersection Improvements.


C. Discussion on Visioning for the Creation of a Town Center. IX. ADJOURNMENT


All plans and applications are available for review in the Planning Office. Comments may be submitted in writing until 10:00 a.m. on the Tuesday prior to the day of the meeting.


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enjoyments included gardening and going to the beach. She loved spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include a son, Jeff Potzner and his wife Tammy of Dracut, MA; three daughters, Roberta Sullivan and her husband John of Hudson, Debra Orleans and her husband James of Hudson, and Chris Potzner of Nashua; seven grandchildren, Heather Dunne, Amanda Ducharme, Thomas Dunne, Brianna Orleans, Branden Orleans, Joseph Potzner, and John Potzner; two great-grandchildren, Camryn Sullivan and Kaleb Dunne; three brothers, Gilbert Duprey and his wife Terry of Dracut, Norman Duprey and his wife Arlene of Limestone, Roland Duprey and his wife Jackie of Limestone, three sisters, Joan Malone of Hudson, Dot Potcner and her husband Steven of Holbrook, ME, Linda Lucaratti and her husband Robert of Everett, MA; as well as many dear nieces, nephews, and cousins. A funeral Mass was celebrated on February 9 at St. Kathryn Parish,


4 Dracut Road, Hudson, followed by burial in St. Patrick Cemetery in Hudson. To send an online message of condolence or to send flowers, please visit www.dumontsullivan.com. The Dumont-Sullivan Funeral Home in Hudson is in charge of arrangements.


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