Town Manager's Update - November 5, 2015

Town Manager’s Update
November 5, 2015

 

Announcements
 

  • Tax bills have been mailed this week with a due date of December 3rd.
     
  • The Skateboard Park on O’Gara Drive will be closing for the season on Friday, November 13th so that we can perform some maintenance on the Park and get the facility ready for winter.
     
  • The Parks & Recreation Department is now gearing up for the 22nd Annual Holiday Parade & Tree Lighting Ceremony which will take place on Sunday, December 6th. The Tree Lighting Ceremony will begin immediately afterwards at Abbie Griffin Park. The theme of this year’s parade is: “Inside Santa’s Workshop”.  Individuals or Groups interested in entering a float into the Parade should contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 882-1046 or visit our website at www.merrimackparksandrec.org.

 

Town Manager’s Report

 

  • The 23rd Annual Town of Merrimack Halloween Party – Co-Hosted by Parks & Rec Department & Police Department was held on Friday, October 23rd. We are pleased to report that we had an estimated 800 people in attendance for the event and would like to thank all of the organizations involved to make the event such a success.  Pictures from the event are on our website at www.merrimackparksandrec.org.
     
  • The next Household Hazardous Waste collection will be held this Saturday, November 7, at the Nashua Public Works garage at 9 Stadium Drive from 8am to noon.  For a list of acceptable materials please check out the Merrimack Solid Waste Division site on the Town web.  There is a fee of $10 which covers 10 gallons or 20 pounds of materials.
     
  • The Sunset Shores project, which includes a sewer extension, water extension, gas lines and drainage, is nearing completion.  Continental Paving has paved the final coat of pavement on the roads and final paving of driveways and pump station pads was scheduled for today.