Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts on his Phantom of the Opera mask and runs around the building offering dramatic reenactments of previous city memos. Staff members encourage him to take it to Broadway, but he finds out when he gets to New York that they meant the street in the South End of Concord. By the time he gets back, his stage makeup has run into a rainbow of colors that spells out a brand new city memo!
Raise the roof
Well, keep it raised
The Concord Code Administration Division reminds residents to take extra precautions to protect their home’s safety following winter storms, Aspell writes. So, what, dress your home in layers?
Modern building codes consider the amount of snow a roof should be designed to handle, depending on snowfall averages (hint: this winter > average). Most newer homes are built to these codes, but older homes, especially those with flat roofs, may have been built under different codes (where flat roofs were a thing) and, therefore, present a greater risk of roof collapse. Citizens are advised to hire a roofing expert to remove snow and ice from roofs and gutters. Heating and dryer vents should also be kept clear of snow to prevent possible carbon dioxide poisoning.
Assessing the situation
Got questions? Ask ‘em
The Assessing Department will hold a public meeting Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers to provide information to residents about assessing, tax bills, abatements, and exemptions and credits, Aspell writes. We presume it’s a BYOSS kind of party (bring your own smelling salts).
The evening will begin with a presentation by Assessing Director Kathryn Temchack, followed by a question and answer period (first question: when’s snack time?) Assessing staff will be available to schedule property inspections and to answer general questions. Forms for exemptions, credits and abatements will also be available. For more information, contact the Assessing Department at 225-8550.
And the award goes to . . .
Wastewater people!
The New England office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) selected the Penacook Wastewater Treatment Plant as a recipient of the 2015 Regional EPA Wastewater Treatment Operation and Maintenance Award, Aspell writes. Is that one of the awards they hand out in that pre-recorded ceremony before the Oscars?
The N.H. Department of Environmental Services nominated the Penacook Wastewater Treatment Plant to acknowledge outstanding operations and maintenance at the facility. The award was presented at the 2015 New England Water Environment Association Conference, which was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and held in Boston from Jan. 25 to 28 (only one of those things is real). The Hall Street Wastewater Treatment Plant received this award back in 1992. Visit concordnh.gov/wastewater for more information about the city’s wastewater treatment operations.
