Each week, City Manager Tom Aspell puts his city manager throne for sale online in hopes of fetching a small fortune to purchase and rename Concord (his plan: Aspellville). But when the highest bid is 80 cents, he uses the money to purchase a city memo. And here it is!
Feasy like Sunday morning
2011 study is old now
A public meeting will be held June 24 at 7 p.m. at the former Dame School and interim Heights Community Center, Aspell writes. The purpose of the meeting will be to review and confirm the findings of the 2011 Community Center Feasibility Study, including the preliminary space program for the project. Wait, Concord has a space program? How do we get in on the next rocket launch?
The meeting will also determine if any changes in the community have occurred since 2011 that might warrant modifications to the 2011 space program or anticipated programmatic offerings. We mean, there are nearly three more years of Insider issues in circulation since 2011 – that will definitely change a community. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.
What Rubbish
People win trashy contest
The General Services Department held a Pay-As-You-Throw trash bag contest in association with its first annual Trash & Recycling brochure in an effort to gain Newsflash subscribers on the city website, Aspell writes. People were encouraged to dress only in pay-as-you-throw bags and post photos online to encourage new subscribers (that’s not really what happened. It’s also gross).
All new and existing subscribers to any of the three General Services Newsflash topics were entered for a chance to win a roll of 30-gallon PAYT trash bags (cash value: priceless). The contest began April 12 and ended on May 31. A total of 437 new subscribers were gained from the contest, which brings the total number of General Services Newsflash subscribers to 1,130. Congratulations to the five contest winners and thank you to each new subscriber.
Dive in, the water’s nice
And also hopefully safe
The Parks and Recreation Department is looking for lifeguards to fill both full-time and part-time positions, Aspell writes. Applicants must be 16 years of age or older and either have their lifeguard certification or be willing to obtain one (through legal means, we presume. That means you can’t “obtain” one from your friend’s desk). Anyone certified as a lifeguard in 2014 that is hired by Concord Parks & Recreation will be issued a refund of 50 percent off their certification cost. Visit concordnh.gov to complete an online application (there is no swim test online).
For more information, call the Parks & Recreation Department at 225-8690.
