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The Citizen Wednesday, October 8, 2008

MEREDITH — The second meeting of the Lakes Region Energy Alliance is scheduled for Oct. 22, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Meredith Community Center.

The Lakes Region Energy Alliance is an informal collaboration of Local Energy Committee (LEC) members, municipal staff, and concerned citizens working to improve energy efficiency in the region. The LECs expressed the need for a regional approach to energy efficient planning; as a result the Alliance was conceived. The regional approach will encourage energy efficient improvements across a wide range of categories, including transportation, the built environment, natural resources, human resources, and economic development by facilitating communication with other LECs.

The meeting, which is open to the public, will be driven by discussion and will provide an opportunity for LECs to share ideas and needs. An agenda is available on the LRPC website at www.lakesrpc.org. Please contact Erica Anderson at the LRPC with any questions, eandersonlakesrpc.org or 279-8171

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Union Leader    September 21st, 2008

The day a tornado tore through his town this summer, Barnstead road agent Chris Carazzo finally convinced selectmen to join a statewide public works mutual-aid network he'd been pushing.

Within days, crews and equipment from Bow, Farmington, Loudon and Seabrook were helping his own workers clear trees and debris from the 20 roads affected by the storm. "It worked flawlessly," Carazzo said.More than 100 communities have joined the Public Works Mutual Aid compact, administered through the University of New Hampshire's Technology Transfer Center. The agreement allows them to share equipment and personnel with other towns during emergencies such as flooding and other natural disasters.But such cooperation is no longer confined to emergencies. A growing number of New Hampshire communities are setting aside their traditional Yankee independence and looking to cooperative agreements to save taxpayer dollars and improve services.

Among them:

-- Three towns surrounding Lake Sunapee now share an assessor and assistant assessor.

-- Five towns in central New Hampshire recently created the Suncook Valley Regional Association; they already have saved money purchasing health insurance and are looking into other joint projects.

-- The city of Dover maintains and repairs vehicles for several surrounding communities and nonprofits, producing revenue for Dover and cost savings for the rest.

-- Four towns in the ConVal School District do cooperative purchasing for public-works contracts, equipment and fuel oil.

-- Temple and Greenville share a police department.

Unlike some regions where strong county governments provide centralized services,......

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Source: http://www.meredithnh.org/

Meredith Ideas

THE TOWN MANAGER FACILITATED A BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON JULY 15, 2008 THAT GENERATED 48 IDEAS. THE FOLLOWING IS A LISTING OF ITEMS DISCUSSED, ALONG WITH THE STATUS. FOR ANY FURTHER COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT TOWN MANAGER, CAROL GRANFIELD, AT 677-4205

MEREDITH IDEAS

1. WINDMILL AT WATER DEPARTMENT SITE COULD PROVIDE ENERGY

FOR TOWN BUILDINGS/TRAFFIC LIGHTS.

2. PURCHASE A HARVESTER (COST $10,000) TO DISPOSE OF MILFOIL AT

SCENIC PARK (MAJOR IMPACT ON ECONOMY WHEN PEOPLE CAN’T

USE OUR LAKES DUE TO MILFOIL).

3. PAINT WHITE LANE LINE AT RT. 25/SCENIC PARK FOR SAFETY (THIS

WAS ALREADY SCHEDULED AND HAS JUST BEEN PAINTED).

4. HAVE A BIKE PATH ALONG MEREDITH NECK ROAD (REFER TO

VILLAGE PATHWAY COMMITTEE AND DPW).

5. HAVE A PEDESTRIAN LANE FROM ROUTE 25 TO LEAVITT BEACH

(COULD POSSIBLY PAINT - REFER TO DPW).

6. CONTINUE SIDEWALK FROM BARNARD RIGHT DOWN MEREDITH

NECK ROAD (REFER TO DPW TO EXPLORE).

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