Seabrook Library Closed until May 4th
Please read the below attachments in regards to the library closure;
Public Notice-April Update
Special meeting 3-27-20
Library Closure Notice
Seabrook Beaches CLOSED
**Important Announcement**
Regarding Seabrook Beaches
In accordance with the order of Governor Sununu (Order #17 pursuant to Executive Order 2020-04) and upon the recommendation of the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, and the Town Manager and upon consultation with the Board of Selectmen Seabrook beaches will be closed after 11:59 pm tonight, March 27th. This closing shall comport with the limitations contained in the Governor’s Order, and shall apply to Harborside Park. Parking limitations at the Town owned lot on Route 1A will be imposed, with signage posted.
This temporary change will hopefully help to gain compliance with the Governor’s Emergency Orders to stay at home and slow the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus.
Seabrook Police Department – Change in Procedure due to COVID-19
Seabrook Police Department
7 Liberty Lane, P.O. Box 456
Seabrook, NH 03874
Phone: (603) 474-5200
Fax: (603) 474-7242
Brett J. Walker, Chief of Police
Kevin M. Gelineau,Deputy Chief of Police
March 19, 2020
COVID-19/coronavirus Seabrook PD UPDATE
Over the past week we have continued to monitor the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus and recommended precautionary measures to avoid potential exposures to our staff. Starting March 12th we began:
- Limiting our face-to-face interactions with the public, when possible.
- Not fingerprinting for non-criminal matters.
- Not responding to VIN checks.
- Utilizing the telephone as a primary method of taking reports
The practice “social distancing” by our employees.
As the virus continues to spread and we attempt to maintain a healthy police force for the continuation of services we are implementing the following additional measures effective immediately:
- The Seabrook PD is now closed to any non-law enforcement personnel.
- Civilian vendors’ access will be limited and at the discretion of the Chief of Police or his designee.
- While greatly appreciated, food donations, cards, etc will not be accepted.
- We are continuing the temporary change not to accept walk-ins unless an emergency exists.
If you have an emergency call the police department at 603-474-5200 or dial 911.
For non-emergencies please call the police department at 603-474-5200 rather than walk in. Non-emergency matters may be reported over the phone and an officer will be assigned to follow-up with you. This applies to a variety of less serious offenses that ARE NOT IN PROGRESS.
OFFICERS WILL ALWAYS RESPOND TO CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AND CRIMES AGAINST A PERSON.
We are still patrolling the streets of Seabrook, as you would expect. The only thing we are temporarily changing is the manner in which we provide our services not the quality of the services we provide.
The latest recommendations and updates regarding #COVID19 #COVID_19 #coronavirus can be found below:
NH Dept. Of Health & Human Services—https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dphs/cdcs/2019-ncov.htm
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention—https://www.cdc.gov
World Health Organization—https://www.who.int/emergen…/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
SAU21 Meals and Wifi Survey
For those kids and families that rely on school breakfast and lunches that participated in the SAU21 Meal and Wifi Survey here is the letter on how to pick up the meals. If in need of food or breakfast for your children for the next 3 week that rely on school breakfast and lunches, please click on the link below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2iGYDS_WSnndm3EbZ-IWNbTwEdQcRvO2kYPAbhL4j_K6i2w/viewform
State Coronavirus Information Line- Call 211
CONCORD, NH – Today, Governor Chris Sununu, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, and NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management, announced that 211NH has been mobilized to handle all COVID-19 related calls from New Hampshire residents. All residents with questions or concerns surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak can call 2-1-1.
“211NH will serve as a coordinated and streamlined process for any Granite Stater concerned about the coronavirus,” said Governor Chris Sununu. “Now that it is up and running, any New Hampshire residents can call with questions or concerns. I would like to thank the folks at Granite United Way and Public Health for working around the clock to stay on top of this evolving public health situation by making this critical resource available 24/7.”
“It is important during an outbreak that residents get the information they need to protect their health and the health of their community,” said HHS Commissioner Lori Shibinette. “2-1-1 provides that resource for our residents to get the most up to date and accurate information about the presence of coronavirus in New Hampshire.”
211NH is New Hampshire’s statewide, comprehensive, information and referral service operated by Granite United Way and will replace the current Department of Public Health Hotline (603-271-4496) for COVID-19 related questions.
Members of the media and local city and town officials, as well as emergency management officials should still call the state’s Joint Information Center.
Town of Seabrook and Seabrook School District 2020 Election Results
Elections results from March 10th election.
Scholarship Application, Deadline April 20th
Deadline for Scholarship Application is April 20th, Open to Seabrook Residents ONLY.
Scholarship Application
Please drop off applications to Amy Davis or Kelly O’Connor at the Seabrook Town Hall, 2nd Floor.
Annual Town Election, March 10th
Seabrook’s Annual Town Election will be held Tuesday, March 10, 2020, 7:00AM-7:00PM at the Seabrook Community Center, 311 Lafayette Road. Below is the towns warrant for 2020 and sample ballot,
The Seabrook Town Warrant 2020
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen have finalized the 2020 Town Warrant, which is now posted. The Town Deliberative Session will be on February 4 at 7:00 p.m. at the Seabrook Community Center. The Town election will be on March 10.
I have provided the Board of Selectmen with an analysis of the data contained in the Warrant. The analysis contains a breakdown of requested articles and FY 2020 tax impacts by department. The full memo is attached below. The summary, without the departmental spending, is directly below:
This memo will provide the raw data associated with the 2020 warrant, and will break down that data by department. While there are several ways to look at these numbers I have chosen to examine the articles in the context of the 2020 tax impacts. After the election I will produce the annual capital report which will highlight other facets of capital spending.
The total of requested warrant articles in 2020 is $3,079,656. This is a reduction of $2,910,469 from the 2019 warrant requests of $5,990,125. That is a significant reduction, based on the Board effort to stabilize capital spending, and frankly having addressed some major capital spending needs in prior years. The number should be further reduced by $143,727, the amount sought for reauthorizing water exploration money that had been prior approved, with that source of funding being the water capital reserve. Once that prior appropriation is removed the number requested for this year dips to $2,935,929. As we examine the 2020 numbers our focus will be on the FY 2020 tax impacts, so we will, for this exercise, focus on one year, and show future tax impacts separately.
Other items of note include the fact that the Police number includes $100,000 that comes from a citizens article. The overall warrant contains $165,000 in funding capital accounts that are pre-payments on future capital obligations. Additionally the Police request for radio equipment through bond financing is funded through the newly created communication revolving fund. There will be no taxpayer impacts, in FY2020, or into the future, as that revolving fund derives its funds from lease payments made to Seabrook by Verizon (Police/Fire Tower) and by T-Mobile (Water Tower Lease.) New personnel costs included in these numbers are $190,492. Those would rise in following years.
The tax impacts for FY 2020, if all requested articles are passed, would be $1,309,822.
Seabrook Announces Collective Bargaining Agreement with SEA
The Seabrook Board of Selectmen announced this week a one year Collective Bargaining agreement with the Seabrook Employees Association, affiliated with Teamsters Local 633. The SEA is the largest of the Town of Seabrook’s employee unions, covering our DPW, Water, Sewer and some Police and Fire employees, as well as most of the clerical staff. This one year agreement will be on the ballot in March 2020, and would become effective, if passed, on April 1, 2020.
The contract has a “true zero” for FY 2020, with a wage increase of 50 cents per hour beginning on January 1, 2021. On the management side we appreciate the work and good faith shown in the negotiations by the SEA and Teamsters Local 633. The Board of Selectmen worked very hard on this contract and deserve recognition for that effort. This unit has been without a contract since 2017. This contract will appear on the 2020 Warrant as Article 6.
