Many good ideas in Meredith- Here is the list of 48 ideas

7. ENVIRONMENTAL – ADVERTISE TO USE MULCH THAT IS NOT DYED

DUE TO IMPACT ON WATER (REINFORCE TO PUBLIC TO CONSIDER

IMPACT ON ENVIRONMENT).

8. PUBLIC BATHROOMS AROUND LAKE WALKWAY (REFER TO DPW;

THERE USED TO BE BATHROOMS NEAR THE BARBEQUE PIT,

POSSIBLE BUDGET).

9. HAVE POLICE TRAFFIC CADETS WEAR WHITE/ORANGE GLOVES IN

ORDER TO MAKE MOVEMENTS MORE VISIBLE (REFERRED TO

POLICE).

10. THE ISLAND AREA ACROSS FROM THE BANK SHOULD BE DREDGED

(IT USED TO GO UP TO TRANSFER STATION); GET BEDS SANDY

(REFER TO DPW FOR INFORMATION).

11. ESTABLISH A GREEN/ENERGY COMMITTEE (CURRENTLY, THE TOWN

IS INVOLVED WITH A REGIONAL ONE. TOWN MEETING 2007 PASSED

WARRANT ARTICLE FOR SUPPORT FOR A COMMITTEE; BOARD OF

SELECTMEN HAS NOT YET ESTABLISHED ONE).

12. HAVE MORE POLICE PRESENCE DOWNTOWN I.E. MORE COMMUNITY

POLICING (REFER TO POLICE).

13. TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON WEEKENDS; HAVE MORE VISIBLE SIGN TO

USE 2 LANES; PEOPLE WHO ARE UNFAMILIAR DO NOT USE IT AND

CAUSE CONGESTION (REFER TO POLICE/DPW).

14. TECHNICAL REQUEST – IMPROVE SOUND ON CABLE (ADVISED

TECHNICAL SOUND REVIEW ALREADY SCHEDULED).

15. WEBCAM ON TOWN WEBSITE TO CHECK TRAFFIC (REFER TO I.T.).

16. HAVE TOWN BATHROOMS OPEN 5:00 A.M. TO 8:00 P.M. – ADVISED

ALL ARE NOW OPEN AT 6:00 A.M. (LEAVITT, COMMUNITY PARK, AND

SOON WAUKEWAN). THEY ARE OPENED BY DPW OR PARKS & REC

AND CLOSED BY POLICE DEPT.

17. POLICE REPORTS NO LONGER IN NEWSPAPER (TOWN MANAGER HAS

SPOKEN WITH POLICE AND NEWSPAPER AND IT SHOULD RESTART).

18. LIGHTS AT THE BALLPARK, AND SOMETIMES THE TENNIS COURTS,

ON AT 2:00 A.M. (BELIEVE THEY ARE ON A TIMER; TOWN MANAGER

REFERRED TO PARKS & REC).

19. DESIRE SHORT POLICE STATISTICS TO BE PUBLIC (REFERRED TO

POLICE).

20. DESIRE TO WALK ON THE BOARDWALK DURING THE WINTER

(TOWN MANAGER EXPLAINED JOINT AGREEMENT WITH THE INNS

TO CLEAR. THIS YEAR, DUE TO EXTRAORDINARY VOLUME, WAS

NOT ABLE TO CLEAR).

21. LIMIT SALT AROUND THE LAKE (IT HAS BEEN LIMITED AROUND

WAUKEWAN. DIFFICULT DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AROUND

WINNIPESAUKEE - REFER TO DPW).

22. COULD THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PROVIDE BATHROOMS

DOWNTOWN? (CHAMBER WILL BE ADVISED OF SUGGESTION.

HOWEVER, TOWN MAINTAINS PUBLIC ONES DUE TO PERSONNEL

NEEDED).

23. IMPROVE PROPERTIES AT CORNER OF RT. 3 AT AUBUCHON AND

LAUNDROMAT AREA; NEED TO BE MORE ATTRACTIVE LIKE THE

REST OF THE VILLAGE (ADVISED WOULD REFER TO GMP AS

POSSIBLE FAÇADE GRANT OR MAKEOVER LIKE PHU JEE).

24. EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE NEW METHODS FOR SEWAGE DISPOSAL

DISCUSSED IN THE IDEA PAGE OF THE BOSTON GLOBE.

25. BE EVEN MORE PROACTIVE WITH RECYCLING AND HAVE MORE

AWARENESS (TOWN IS ALREADY A MODEL TO OTHERS – ADVISE

DPW).

26. GRASS ROOTS GROUPS SHOULD PROMOTE RECYCLING; SCHOOL

SHOULD GET INVOLVED (ADVISED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT OF

CONCERN).

27. PUBLICIZE HOW TO RECYCLE; MAP OF LOCATION AND HOW-TO

INFO (REFER TO DPW).

28. CIGARETTE BUTT CONTAINERS DONATED ARE POSITIVE ON

BOARDWALK. MORE IN OTHER AREAS WOULD BE GOOD.

29. HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE LAKE NEEDS A LONGRANGE PLAN TO CONNECT SEWER (REFER TO COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT).

30. MEREDITH HAS SO MUCH COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT; WHEN

NEEDED, GO TO BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE MATERIALS (NEW NEED

EXPRESSED FROM ISLAND FOR SNOWMOBILES FOR POLICE DEPT.

ALSO BETTER BOAT – PERHAPS SOMEONE WILL DONATE).

31. WHY ARE FEES FOR A WATER METER CHARGED ON A WELL? (THIS

WAS REVIEWED AND, PER ORDINANCE, IT IS NEEDED FOR SEWER

AND THEREFORE CHARGED.)

32. ENCOURAGE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO CLEANUP LAKEFRONT

(ROTARY CLUB, LIONS CLUB CLEANS ROAD AREA).

33. UTILIZE BELKNAP COUNTY JAIL PERSONNEL TO CLEANUP AREAS

NEEDED (SHERIFF WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN SPECIFIC AREA IS

NEEDED).

34. HAVE A COMMUNITY-WIDE CLEANUP DAY (SHOULD HAVE ONE

AGAIN; DID ONE WHEN THE TOWN WAS INVOLVED WITH AMERICA

IN BLOOM; OTHER CLEANUP OF PARKS HAS BEEN DONE).

35. CONDUCT ENERGY AUDITS – THESE HAVE BEEN DONE ON TOWN

BUILDINGS BUT WILL EXPLORE MORE WITH WATER PLANT.

36. HAVE SCOUTS SELL POPCORN AT HESKY PARK EVENTS –

CURRENTLY FRIENDS OF PARKS & REC. HAVE CONCESSION AND

FUNDS RAISED GO BACK INTO PARKS & REC.

37. COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS FOR SCOUTS (DEPARTMENTS WILL

BE CONTACTED FOR PROJECTS).

38. COMMUNITY GARDEN AT COMMUNITY CENTER – SCOUTS WILL GET

INVOLVED (REFER TO CHRIS WILLIAMS).

39. ADOPT-A-SPOT LOCATIONS – MAKE MORE AVAILABLE; SIGNS

CONSISTENT FOR PROGRAM.

40. CEMETERY FENCE – IMPROVE LOOK; 3 FOOT ORNAMENTAL WALL

OR WROUGHT IRON (REFER TO DPW).

41. LAWN AT THE HUMISTON BUILDING ON MAIN STREET NEEDS

IMPROVEMENT (ADVISED SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT).

42. PAINTING OF DRAINS – ARTISTIC, SEEN ELSEWHERE; PAINT ON

CATCH BASINS “THIS GOES INTO LAKE” (REFER TO DPW).

43. NEW SHORELAND PROTECTION REGULATIONS – SHOULD SEND

LETTERS TO LAKE ASSOCIATIONS TO ADVISE AS THEY MAY NOT BE

AWARE (REFER TO CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER).

44. HAVE LINKS TO SHORELAND PROTECTION INFORMATION ON TOWN

WEBSITE (REFER TO I.T.).

45. MEREDITH FEELS LIKE A NICE TOWN – KEEP DOING WHAT THE

TOWN IS DOING.

46. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT – PEOPLE SHOULD VOLUNTEER TO GET

ON TOWN BOARDS AND COMMITTEES.

47. FROM ISLAND RESIDENTS: NEED MORE POLICE PRESENCE ON

ISLAND; ACQUIRE SNOWMOBILES TO MONITOR WINTER ACTIVITY

ON BEAR ISLAND (REFER TO POLICE AND SEEK DONATIONS IN LIEU

OF BUDGET).

48. FROM ISLAND RESIDENTS: EXPAND PARKING AND DOCK SPACE,

HAVE RESTROOMS, AND MONITOR PARKING/BOAT DOCKS (REFER

TO POLICE AND DPW FOR BUDGET AND/OR LAUNCH FEES

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