CLAREMONT, N.H. – The Claremont City Council meeting on March 25 opened with Mayor Dale Girard stating that a six-week state track and field training for boys and girls aged 8-15 will introduce the basic track and field skills, such as running, jumping, and throwing. Registration is open through April 1, with the first night of activities beginning on Monday, April 14.
The Kiwanis Club of Newport will host a free hunter safety course at the LaValley Family Community Center in Newport, starting on April 13. More information can be found on the Claremont Parks and Recreation Facebook page.
Chair of the Claremont School Board Candace Crawford said that the school district budget was online, showing a current balance of $4 million. “We still have four months to go,” she added. “The school district has been receiving several Right to Know requests. This is taking staff away from other important work. We are complying with many of them. Just last month, the legal cost for these requests was over $12,400.” Some school reconfiguration decisions have been made: Disnard will serve students from kindergarten through grade 2, and Maple Avenue School will serve students in grades 3-5.
Two members of A Better Claremont, Judith Kosta and Reb MacKenzie, are concerned about Acuity Management’s desire to open a construction and demolition (C&D) business in Claremont. MacKenzie noted that this business’s plan is to import approximately 3,000 tons of C&D waste into Claremont each week. Kosta said that this will result in toxic water and poison in Claremont. Initially, back in March of 2025, the Department od Environmental Services denied Acuity’s permit request. Acuity appealed. The Department of Justice accepted the appeal, and will hold an appeal hearing. A Better Claremont asks the public to contact public officials and write letters to the editor to express your concern. For more information, visit sites.google.com/view/say-no-to-acuity/home or the A Better Claremont Facebook page.
Director of public works Alex Gleeson requested that the council approve a loan through the Department of Environmental Science for the completion of the city’s drinking water infrastructure project. The council approved.
City Treasurer Cathy Parks requested funding for city hall repairs that would come from the general fund and total $136,650. There would be no impact on the tax rate. The Council approved. Parks also requested that the Safe Streets and Roads for All plan, presented at a recent council meeting, be approved by the council. The goal of this plan is to eliminate fatal and serious injuries by 2030. The council approved.
The Claremont City Council meets on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, at 6:30 p.m., in the Claremont City Hall Council Chambers.