Hampton Falls Board of Selectmen conducted its first 2027 budget workshop Sept. 30. The board heard spending proposals from nine departments covering police, fire, recreation, library, and highways while questioning police coverage expansion and recreation fund management.
Hampton Falls Planning Board approved capital improvement project recommendations for Selectmen review. The board voted to forward 10 capital projects rated by priority to the Board of Selectmen on September 30, with Selectmen's Representative Edward B. Beattie abstaining.
Hampton Falls Selectmen voted unanimously to advance a garden club project on Montrone land. The September 16 vote allows town residents access to Great Hill property owned by Paul Montrone, pending Planning Board approval of zoning changes.
Conservation Commission elected new leadership and approved $2,100 invasive removal project. Shawn Hanson was elected chair and Mary Ann Hill vice chair; Paul Melanson resigned due to relocating.
Hampton Falls Heritage Commission approves $600 budget for 2027 preservation work. Chair B. Mutrie and Commissioners Phil Chura, Mary Ann Hill, and John Sobutka unanimously approved allocations of $300 for preservation awards, $240 for photography, and $60 for NH Preservation Alliance membership.
Capital Improvements Committee rates projects totaling over 200,000 dollars for town services. The committee, chaired by Todd Santora, assigned priority ratings to 12 capital projects including 62,000 dollars for Town Hall audio-visual upgrades, 81,000 dollars for Sanborn Road paving, and 50,000
Cemetery trustees approved $1,700 in maintenance and advanced Frying Pan Lane projects. Wendy Harrington and Elizabeth Blankenship unanimously approved $1,200 to Going Green for groundswork and $500 to Oakwood for tree removal at Old Brookside.
Selectboard approves $20K road safety project at Town Hall triangle. The Hampton Falls Selectboard unanimously approved $20,000 in funding from the Frying Pan Lane account for a safety upgrade on Drinkwater Road outside Town Hall. The board accepted Officer Barry Newcome's resignation as he returns
Hampton Falls Planning Board approves Village Silversmith site plan. The Planning Board unanimously approved a site plan review for John Bajoras' Village Silversmith at 34 Lafayette Road, authorizing a 750-square-foot pump house addition, a 360-square-foot shed, and a 1900-square-foot water
Hampton Falls Board of Selectmen approves emergency culvert work and fire department hire. The Board unanimously approved $3,182.30 in engineering work for the Drinkwater Culvert, which Road Agent Russ Hilliard reported has reached emergency status, with all Army Corps of Engineers paperwork
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