Board of Selectmen Town Meetings

RCL BOS Meeting Notes March 23, 2015

For the Civic News:  RyeBOSrclNotes032315revBfinal Board of Selectmen Meeting March 23rd: March 9th meeting was canceled. 1. The recount results for the Budget Committee race were announced.  Ray Jarvis and Doug Abrams still received the most votes and were elected.  More Detail 2. The Beach Committee was reappointed for another year, despite an assertion by Selectman Musselman that […]

Opinion Pieces

Opinion: Frustration with lack of plastic recycling at the transfer-station/recycling center.

Frustration with lack of plastic recycling at the transfer-station/recycling center. The most common complaint we hear about our recycling center is the complaint that we are not able, as of yet, to recycle as much at our center as some other towns –primarily the #3-7 “other” (especially #5) (along with the misc. #1 egg cartons […]

Demolition Commission

RCL March 18, 2015 Demolition Committee meeting notes

Rye NH Demolition Committee Meeting March 18, 2015 Rye Civic League Time Stamps and Notes   Rand Lumber Barn 2:10 Alex Herlihy speculates before lumber yard the property was a farmstead and barn may predate 1910 founding of the lumber yard. 4:30 Brian Murphy who lives across the road asks to speak. Has looked through […]

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RWD Article Public Hearing March 19, 2015

For the Civic News: RyeWaterDistSB2hearing031215revCrevisedFinal   Resident points to research that he did on SB2, indicating that, once towns become larger and less cohesive, factions and groups form, and traditional town meetings become less effective.  More Detail Another resident points out the planned $5.5 million water treatment plant in 2017 and expresses concern that such a […]

Planning Board Town Meetings

RCL Planning Board Meeting Notes March 17, 2015

Detailed time stamps of Planning Board meeting March 17, 2015 Planning Board members present: Bill Epperson, Jerry Gittlein, Priscilla Jenness, Tom McCormack, Ann Crotty, Kerriann Roman, Jeff Quinn, Phil Winslow 1. Rye Junior High School, 501 Washington Road – relocation of boundary lines for acquiring adjacent land for outdoor curriculum purposes Case # 03-2015 2:55 […]

Elections

RCL Candidates Night March 2nd

Candidates Night Video Click Here The video starts at 7:01:31 p.m. Bios provided by uncontested candidates: RCL 2015 Un-contested Candidates Introduction, ground rules, brief statements of non-opposed candidates (0:00 elapsed) Library Trustee:  Karen Oliver, Philip Boynton, Garry Layman (6:07 elapsed) Bio provided by candidates: RCL 2015 Library Candidates Budget Committee:  Ray Jarvis, Doug Abrams (absent), Mae Bradshaw […]

Planning Board Town Meetings

RCL Feb 10, 2015 Planning Board Notes

File for Civic News: RyePlngBoardNotes021515revCfinal 1. Lot line adjustment for School District purchase of land adjacent to Junior High continued to March meeting. More Detail 2. Wentworth-by-the-sea Country Club gets approval for lot line adjustment to allow 32,000 sq. ft. purchase of adjacent land. More Detail 3. Rye Farm (561 South Rd., D.D. Cook) continued as agreement in principle […]