Executive Council Update by Executive Councilor Colin van Ostern, March 17, 2014 Friends, Last Wednesday, the Governor & Council held its final meeting with only four Councilors, pending the swearing-in of Councilor-elect Joe Kenney to represent northern New Hampshire. Governor Hassan nominated Deputy State Treasurer Bill Dwyer to complete the term being left vacant by the departure of Treasurer Cathy Provencer. We also approved a number of regional issues and several with statewide impact: IN CENTRAL NH: Renovations at the Franklin Readiness Center; debris disposal from the Wendell Marsh in Sunapee; wastewater projects in Newbury and Sunapee; a generator for the Town of Bradford fired department; and pavement rehab on NH 106 in Loudon. Also, plans to improve safety at the NH106/Staniels Rd intersection are advancing towards construction this fall (Thank you to NHDOT for moving forward on this issue which many have raised this past year). IN MONADNOCK & WESTERN NH: Child care training to address childhood obesity via Keene State College; and wastewater projects in Keene. IN STRAFFORD CO: A hearing on proposed improvements to NH 11 in Farmington. STATEWIDE: Expanding public input into the reevaluation of siting rules for energy projects; workshops on pollinator conservation; a nutrition incentive program to encourage low-income consumers to purchase local foods; better transparency into insurance and healthcare costs (3-1); investigation into ways to improve permanency and wellbeing post-adoption; and, a fix to solar panels at Manchester Airport that will reduce energy usage, harmful emissions, and energy costs for the airport (3-1). Governor Hassan also re-nominated several state officials to an additional permanent term, including the Commissioners of Employment Security and the Dept of Resources & Economic Development, as well as the Directors of Economic Development and Parks & Recreation. Read more details about any of the items mentioned above, here (PDF) View the FULL Executive Council 3/12 Meeting Agenda & documentation (Web) The next meeting is on March 26. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let me know via email at [email protected] or by calling me at (603) 290-5848. Sincerely, Colin
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 20:36:09 +0000
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