City of Dover News

City of Dover annual food drive under way

The annual City of Dover food drive is now under way.

Each year, the City's Community Services Department organizes a citywide food drive to collect food items and donations for local charities. This year, food and donations will benefit the Dover Food Pantry and the Dover Children's Home.

City employees and residents participate in the drive each year. Last year's food drive generated thousands of food items and over $4,000 for local food pantries.

Nonperishable food donations can be dropped off at any City department. To make a monetary donation or for general information, contact Meghan Heaphy Moisan or Stacey Hager at 516-6450. Food items and donations will be collected until 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Deliveries of donations will be made on Thursday, Dec. 22.

Businesses setting up donation boxes can contact Community Services to pick up the items.

For more information on the annual food drive, contact Community Services at 516-6450.

North End booster station contstruction begins today, Dec. 5

Construction of a new booster station at the Lowell Avenue water plant is scheduled to begin Dec. 5.

Work on the booster station is expected to continue through July 2012.

Construction vehicles will use Central Avenue as much as possible; however, vehicles will also need to use Roosevelt Avenue and Horne Street to access the site.

The site work is being managed by Apex Construction.

For more information, contact Community Services at 516-6450.

See the 2011 Holiday Parade again

Missed the annual Dover Holiday Parade or want to see it again?

The parade can now be seen on Channel 22. Tune in to Channel 22 to see upcoming times.

In addition, the parade can be viewed online here: http://dovernh.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=971bec7d8cc7593be0a302352e76b9f3

This year's Dover Holiday Parade, "Hometown Heroes Delivering the Gift of Peace," was sponsored by Saint Mary Academy and underwritten by Liberty Mutual.

Pavement Management Activity available to view online

The City of Dover maintains a list of pavement management activity to help monitor and maintain the City's streets and roadways.

The list helps prioritize work, based on available funding and resources.

Each list represents proposed funding to complete the work. In 2012, the plan calls for $750,000. In 2013 and 2014, the plan calls for $1.8 million, each year. The City Council will determine the actual level of funding during the budget process.

Below are links to the most recent pavement management activity, as well as the citywide Pavement Condition Index (PCI). The PCI is ranked from 0 to 100, with 0 being the worst condition and 100 the best.

To view the 2012 Planned Pavement Management Activity: http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/forms/2012%20Planned%20Pavement%20Management%20Activity.pdf

To view the 2013 Planned Pavement Management Activity: http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/forms/2013%20Planned%20Pavement%20Management%20Activity.pdf

To view the 2014 Planned Pavement Management Activity: http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/forms/2014%20Planned%20Pavement%20Management%20Activity.pdf

To view the 2012-2014 Pavement Condition Index: http://www.ci.dover.nh.us/forms/2012-2014%20Pavement%20Condition%20Index.pdf

These lists are working documents and subject to change based on a number of factors.

City Council meets on CIP

The City Council will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., in Council Chambers at City Hall.

The City Council will first hold a special meeting, which includes public hearings on the 2013-2018 Capital Improvements Program. A workshop session on the CIP will follow.

The special meeting agenda can be found here: www.dover.nh.gov/meetings/2011.12.07_CityCouncil.SM.Agenda_1322759730596.pdf.

The workshop agenda can be found here: www.dover.nh.gov/meetings/2011.12.07_CityCouncil.WS.Agenda.pdf.

The proposed Fiscal Year 2013-2018 Capital Improvements Program was unveiled during a joint meeting of the Dover City Council and Planning Board on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011 and has since been approved by the Planning Board.

The Capital Improvement’s Program is part of the City’s community planning process. This six-year program links infrastructure spending to the goals and values outlined in the City’s Master Plan.

Through this process projects are outlined and identified within the six-year timeline, based upon priorities established in the Master Plan.

Numerous resources that detail the CIP and process are available online.

The CIP presentation to the City Council and Planning Board, an introductory video, and subsequent meetings can be seen on Channel 22 and online at http://www.dover.nh.gov/dntv.

The City Council special meeting and workshop will be televised live on Channel 22 and will be available for repeat viewings on Channel 22 and online.

2011 Dover Fire Toy Bank now accepting donations

The 2011 Dover Fire Toy Bankis now under way.

The Dover Fire Toy Bank has been organized by current and retired members of Dover Fire & Rescue for more than 35 years.

The community -– area businesses, seniors, families, school groups, civic groups and others -- have been very supportive and generous in the past. Donations of toys, games, clothing, gift certificates and monetary donations have enabled the toy bank to help those less fortunate each year. The Toy Bank would not be successful without the community's continued help.

This year, the 2011 Dover Business of the Year, Holy Rosary Credit Union, has graciously offered support and sponsorship of the Dover Fire Toy Bank. St. Mary church has again offered the Dover Fire Toy Bank a location to organize and wrap all the gifts in the basement of their Parish Hall.

Here is how you can help:

- Collect new toys within your organization for age groups from newborn to 15 years old. If you need a collection box, please call 603-516-TOYS, leave a message and we will get you one for your business;

- Gift cards to area businesses, mall stores, and grocery stores are always appreciated;

- Hand knitted hats and mittens are needed for the cold winter;

- Collect monetary donations within your organization and shop for gifts;

- We will pick up donations at your site or you can drop off new, unwrapped items at these locations: Dover Central Fire Station (9-11 Broadway), South End Fire Station (27 Durham Road) or the North End Fire Station (262 Sixth Street) up until Christmas evening;

- Monetary contributions can be picked up at your location or mailed to following address. Please make checks out to The Dover Fire Toy Bank: The Dover Fire Toy Bank, P.O. Box 1712, Dover, NH 03821-1712.

Also, Holy Rosary Credit Union will accept donations on behalf of the Toy Bank. Stop in and make a donation at any time and it will be forwarded to the Dover Fire Toy Bank.

Contact Jenn Myers at 603-516-6153, Brendan Driscoll at 603-516-6169 or Josh Ambrose at 603-516-6153 to help out with wrapping or for more information.

To leave a message, call 603-516–TOYS (8697). Join us at the toy workshop (downstairs at St. Mary’s Hall on Chestnut Street) to help wrap presents. All ages are welcome.

Dover Chamber offers Peek at the Week

The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce offers a weekly newsletter with information about upcoming special events, business events and specials, and live entertainment and music listings.

For more information, or to sign up for the newsletter, visit the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce website at dovernh.org.

Reminder: Citywide winter parking ban in effect

A citywide winter parking ban is now in effect. It concludes on April 1, 2012.

During the ban, no vehicle can be parked on any city street or sidewalk between the hours 1 and 6 a.m., and is not limited to nights with snow in the forecast.

Vehicles parked in city controlled parking lots must display a winter parking permit which can be obtained free of charge, 24 hours a day, at the Police Department.

Vehicles found in violation of the winter parking ban will be issued a $15 parking ticket. Cars found interfering with snow removal may be towed.

In addition, an emergency parking ban for the downtown area will be declared when needed to facilitate snow removal.

The emergency parking ban will normally occur a day or two after a significant snow storm to allow crews to clear the sidewalks and road edges of the snow pushed from the travel lanes during the storm. The emergency parking ban will be announced by 3 p.m. each evening to take effect at 1 a.m. the following morning.

When the emergency parking ban is in effect, any car parked on a downtown street will be towed. Notification of the emergency parking ban will be conducted through local media, the City of Dover web site, cable channel 22, as well as through an e-mail or automatic phone notification system.

Restaurants, bars and other late night business are encouraged to sign up for the e-mail or automatic phone notification by contacting the Parking Bureau at parking@dover.nh.gov or by calling 516-2277.

On the nights that an emergency parking ban is declared, employees of downtown businesses may park in any city controlled lot without obtaining a winter parking permit.

Streets included in the Emergency Parking Ban area: Chestnut Street; Main Street; Chapel Street; School Street; First Street; Second Street; Washington Street from Belknap to River Street; Central Avenue from Sixth Street to Silver Street; Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Streets (Central to Chestnut); Henry Law Ave from Central Avenue to George Street; Broadway from Central Avenue to St. John Street; Hale Street; St. Thomas Street from Central to Locust; Locust Street from Hale to Washington Street.

A map is posted at dover.nh.gov/policepdf/DnTnSnowEmergencyMap.pdf.

Anyone wishing more information on either the Winter Parking Ban or the Emergency Parking ban can contact Parking Bureau at 516-2277.

Time to register your vehicle? Save time online

Did you know you can save yourself time and a trip to City Hall by registering your vehicle online?

Online vehicle registration renewal is easy, safe and secure. You can register online by providing a PIN number or your license plate number. Your PIN number is provided by the City of Dover and can be found on your renewal notice.

For more information on the E-registration process, visit our web page here: https://www.eb2gov.com/scripts/eb2gov.dll/ereg/main?towncode=904

Budget Revealed is your window to the City's budget

The City's new resource for residents, Budget Revealed, is where you will find a host of resources intended to provide detailed information about your government, including how the City's budget is created and managed. Detailed information about spending, including payments made by the City each month, purchase orders, City wages and the annual budget and related documents are all readily available. Budget Revealed will continually be updated with the most recent fiscal information. In addition, other content and multimedia are provided to help explain how local government functions.

Visit Budget Revealed at www.dover.nh.gov/budgetrevealed_home.htm.

Missed the meeting? Catch it again online

Don't forget: If you missed the live City Council, School Board or Planning Board on Channels 22 and 95, you can catch it again, online and on demand.

Simply visit the City's website at http://www.dover.nh.gov/dntv to begin watching meetings on demand. Online meetings are organized by agenda item for convenience.