Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell goes to the grocery store, stocks up on 18 gallons of water, flashlights, Ramen noodles and “US Weekly” magazines and prepares for doomsday, or whatever deadly meteorological event the experts are predicting that week.
Take cover! The city memo is heading straight for you!
Tannery gets new life
Work continues on the new Concord Hospital Penacook Family Physicians practice. The developer is in the process of roughing in electrical and plumbing for Phase I of the project. It is anticipated that Concord Hospital will occupy the building by Nov. 1. The developer is also in the process of framing the 5,400- square-foot addition, which comprises Phase II of the project. The developer is actively seeking tenants for Phase II. With respect to the city's improvements, temporary lawn areas along Canal Street (previously installed for erosion control during the heat of the summer) will be replaced in early September to coincide with the fall planting season.
And more traffic news
The contractor has completed the pipe work phase in the section of North State Street from Dolan Street to the city's combined operations and maintenance facility. Next week, work will consist of removal of the remaining asphalt pavement, underlying concrete slab and subgrade. Once the existing materials are removed, placement of select gravels and grading will occur. This construction will be taking place in the aforementioned area. Major traffic delays are to be expected, as one-lane conditions will persist.
New bridges galore
The Concord Boys and Girls Club's Youth Environmental Services (YES) Team completed the construction of two bridges at Rossview Farm off of District 5 Road and constructed a new bridge and trail at Morono Park off Second Street.
Ron Klemarczyk, the city's consultant forester, oversaw the projects.
Moving on up
The fire department promoted three of its officers this week.
Battalion Chief Richard Whitney, a 22-year veteran of the department, will oversee the city's four stations, incident response, and non-emergency operations for Battalion 1. Whitney was formerly the station captain at the Manor Fire Station in Penacook. He was the recipient of the Department's Distinguished Service Award in 2009.
Captain Thomas Nault, an 18-year member of the department, will serve as station captain at the Heights Fire Station. Nault was named Firefighter of the Year in 2004 and received the department's highest honor, the Medal of Valor, in 1998.
Lieutenant Dave Dumas will serve as a station officer on Battalion 1. Dumas has been with the Department since 1995 and was named the Firefighter of the Year in 2008 and also received the Medal of Valor in 1998.
