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Special thanks as well goes out to Laura Scott and Elizabeth Wood for helping to confirm the validity of my planning board amendment information as well as sending me some of the amendment community outreach letters.

This page last updated March 12th, 9:30am.

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Here is the Unedited Town Warrant.

Here are the sample ballots (print them out and you can fill them out as you browse):

Sample Town Ballot | Sample Zoning Ballot

(the school warrant is not handled on this site but the sample ballot can be found here)

ARTICLE 1. To choose all necessary Town Officers for the year ensuing.

· Board of Selectmen (2 positions, 3 years each)

o Roger Hohenberger

o Ross McLeod

o Walter Kolodziej

Board of Selectmen Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:25:32) (This video has been shortened for content - the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Planning Board (2 positions, 3 years each)

o Pamela M. Skinner

o Carolyn Webber

o Paul D. Therrien

o Stephanie Foster

Planning Board Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:36:17) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Zoning Board of Adjustment (2 positions, 3 years each)

o Mike Scholz

o James Tierney

o John Alosso

o Jay Yennaco

Zoning Board Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:29:21) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Trustee of the Library (2 positions, 3 years each)

o J.R. Siegel

o Karen Marcil

o Tara Picciano

Trustee of the Library Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:06:32) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Town Treasurer (1 position, 3 years)

o Robert A. Skinner

o Corey Lewandowski

Town Treasurer Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:18:01) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Trustee of the Trust Fund (1 position, 3 years)

o Karen Marcil

· Town Clerk (1 position, 3 years)

o Nicole Merrill

Town Clerk Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:01:11) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Town Moderator (1 position, 2 years)

o Peter Griffin

Town Moderator Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:02:49) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Supervisor of the Checklist (1 position, 6 years)

o Eileen Mashimo

Supervisor of the Checklist Candidates Night WCTV Video Clip (00:03:13) (This video has been shortened for content – the entirety of candidates night can be found here)

· Trustee of the Cemetery (1 postion, 3 years)

o Bruce J. Moeckel

ARTICLE 2 To vote by ballot on the following amendments to the Windham Zoning Ordinance and

Zoning District Map as proposed by the Planning Board.

· Amendment #1 Appeals Section 904

· Amendment #2 Neighborhood Business District Purpose Section 604

· Amendment #3 Village Center District Purpose Section 612.1

· Amendment #4 Limited Industrial District Purpose Section 606

· Amendment #5 Professional, Business and Technology District Purpose Section 614.1

· Amendment #6 Business Commercial District B Reformatting, Gateway Commercial District Reformatting, and Revision to the Gateway Commercial District Purpose Section

· Amendment #7 Sign Regulations Section 706

· Amendment #8 Parking of Commercial Vehicles

· Amendment #9 Definitions Section 200 and Off-Street Parking & Loading Areas Section 704

· Amendment #10 Workforce Housing Overlay District Section 619

· Amendment #11 Kennels Section 720

· Amendment #12 Fences

· Amendment #13 Setbacks on Corner and Waterfront Lots

· Amendment #14 Shed and Building Coverage

· Amendment #15 Residence C Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #16 Rural Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #17 Residence B Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #18 Residence A Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #19 Rural Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #20 Residence B Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #21 Rural Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #22 Rural Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

· Amendment #23 Rural Rezonings of Multi Zoned Parcels

ARTICLE 3 Shall the Town vote to authorize the Town of Windham to adopt and enforce the NH Building Code, as adopted by the State of NH, in accordance with NH RSA 155-A, subject to the following revisions:

ARTICLE 4. To vote by ballot on the following amendments to the Windham Zoning Ordinance and Zoning District Map as submitted by Petition under RSA 675:4.

· Citizens Petition Amendment #1 Amend Cobbetts Pond Watershed Protection Ordinance Section 616.6.2

· Citizens Petition Amendment #2 Delete Section 601.4.5 of the WWPD Ordinance

· Citizens Petition Amendment #3 Extend the Cobbetts Pond Watershed Protection Ordinance to include the Canobie Lake Watershed

· Citizens Petition Amendment #4 Change 112 Parcels from Rural to Residential A

· Citizens Petition Amendment #5 Amend the Junkyard Ordinance

· Citizens Petition Amendment #6 Amend definition of commercial vehicle

· Citizens Petition Amendment #7 Amend Section 704.2.7 regarding commercial vehicle parking

· Citizens Petition Amendment #8 Amend the definition of a fence

ARTICLE 5. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $30,000 to be added to the Property Maintenance Expendable Trust Fund.

ARTICLE 6. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $20,000, said amount to be withdrawn from the balance in the previously established Searles Special Revenue Fund for payment of both marketing related and maintenance related costs associated with the Searles Building. Approval of this article will have no additional impact on the tax rate.

ARTICLE 7. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $12,112, said amount to be withdrawn from the balance in the previously established Searles Special Revenue Fund for the purposes of paying the principal and interest on the outstanding loan taken to fund renovations and repairs to the West wing of the building in 2003. Should this article pass, the debt service account in the approved operating budget from Article 20 will be reduced by a sum $12,112. Approval of this article will have no additional impact to the tax rate.

ARTICLE 8. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $ 3,780, representing the cost of the increased economic benefits for members of Local Union 1801 AFSCME (Municipal Union) to which they are entitled for the fiscal years 2011 - 2014 under the terms of the latest collective bargaining agreement entered into by the Selectmen and AFSCME. Said contract to expire on March 31, 2014 with the additional cost for 2013 to be $ 23,570 and $ 8,000 for the year 2014, with $0 to be paid retroactively for 2011. The contract also includes an increase from 20% to 25% in the employee’s share of health insurance premiums. Should this article pass, the Highway Department's and Town Clerk's line accounts in the approved operating budget from Article 20 will be reduced by $1,800 and $1,530 respectfully, representing costs of step increases employees remain eligible for if the new contract is not ratified.

ARTICLE 9. Shall the Town of Windham, if Article #8, is defeated, authorize the governing body to call one special meeting, at its option, to address Article(s) #8, cost items only?

ARTICLE 10. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $214,000 for the purpose of new Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) Gear for the Fire Department and necessary equipment and materials to place this gear into service, and further to authorize the acceptance of $203,300 of this appropriation from the US Department of Homeland Security – FEMA, as part of a Assistance to Firefighters Grants to fund 95% of the project, with the balance of $10,700 to come from general taxation. Should this article be approved but the grant not be awarded, this article will be considered null and void. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA 32:7, VI and will not lapse until the purchase is complete or for a period of two (2) years, whichever is less. This article is part of the Capital Improvement Program.

ARTICLE 11. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $165,000 for the purpose of purchasing a Highway Truck (5 Ton) and necessary equipment and materials to place the vehicle into service, and further to authorize the acceptance of $132,000 of this appropriation from the State of New Hampshire as part of an approved grant to fund 80% of the project, with the balance of $33,000 to come from general taxation. Should this article be approved but the State reimbursement not occur, this article will be considered null and void. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA 32:7, VI and will not lapse until the purchase is complete or for a period of two (2) years, whichever is less. This article is part of the Capital Improvement Program.

ARTICLE 12. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $125,000 for the purpose of purchasing a Highway Loader and necessary equipment and materials to place the vehicle into service, and further to authorize the Board of Selectmen to use up to $35,000 in funds gained from trading in the existing department loader with the balance of $90,000 to come from general taxation. This will be a non-lapsing account per RSA 32:7, VI and will not lapse until the purchase is complete or for a period of two (2) years, whichever is less. This article is part of the Capital Improvement Program.

ARTICLE 13. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $2,350 for the Conservation Commission, and authorize the Selectmen to transfer all unexpended Conservation Commission funds as of December 31, 2012 to the Conservation Fund in accordance with RSA 36-A:5.

ARTICLE 14. To see if the Town will vote to authorize the Selectmen to complete a land transaction with the State of New Hampshire authorizing (i) the conveyance of a 1.6 +/- acre portion of Lot 11-C-350 to the State of New Hampshire (currently the subject of an eminent domain Declaration of Taking), and (ii) release of a curb cut access on Route 111 for parcel 11-A-300 (currently the Town Highway Garage) and to receive in consideration the parcel of land depicted as Lot 11-A-299, containing .39 acres situated at the intersection of Haverhill Road and Ledge Road, currently subject of a temporary use agreement, subject to such other terms and conditions as established by the Selectmen.

ARTICLE 15. To see if the Town will vote to discontinue absolutely and completely, pursuant to New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated Chapter 231, Section 43, the sections of Lamson Road which traverses between the borders of Tax Maps 13-A-150, 13-A-155, 13-A-120, 13-A-110, and 13-A-102, meaning to describe the former portion of Lamson Road which was bypassed as part of the State of New Hampshire Route 111 By-Pass Project.

ARTICLE 16. Shall the Town vote to accept the donation of H and B Homes, Corp. of a parcel of land of 22.86 acres identified as Lot 3-B-601 situated at the intersection of Rockingham Road and Northland Road, said parcel being designated as land for Town recreational use by the applicant as part of the approval process for the Spruce Pond II Subdivision approved by the Windham Planning Board on October 3, 2007.

ARTICLE 17. By petition of Dennis Senibaldi and others To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $250,000 dollars representing the cost of engineering, design plans and construction costs associated with the construction of Phase I of the Spruce Pond Recreation Field, (Tax Map 3-B-601).

ARTICLE 18. By Petition of Marc Sneider and others To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following ordinance (conflict of interest).

ARTICLE 19. By Petition of Marc Sneider and others To see if the Town will vote to adopt the following ordinance (conflict of interest).

ARTICLE 20. Shall the Town raise and appropriate as an operating budget…