The annual fireworks show will be held at Canterbury Elementary School on Sunday, July 7. (UPDATE: This is a change due to Saturday’s rainy forecast.) JPI Pyrotechnics has promised another great show with several new fireworks!

The Town Office and Town Clerk/Tax Collectors Office will be closed on Thursday, July 4.

Mowing on the town roadsides will begin the first of July.

Summer paving will include the paved section of Ayers Road (reclaim and pave), Mountain View Drive (top coat), two separate sections of Morrill Road (one section to be reclaimed and paved and the other a top coat). The library parking lot will also receive a top coat this year. We don’t have a timeline yet but will post any road closures on the town website.

Selectmen’s meetings will be held Monday, July 1 and July 15.

The Town Clerk/Tax Collectors Office will be closed on July 8 for vacation.

As a reminder, tax bills are due July 1 and dogs need to be registered also.

The town sponsored two Right to Know seminars for town boards, committees and staff. The seminar was given by town counsel from Upton and Hatfield, LLP. The seminar covered information on NH RSA 91:A and how to respond to any requests.

The town held a Community Meeting for discussion of the issues with Lyford Pond Dam. The meeting was well attended by abutters to the pond, interested residents, representatives from NH Department of Environmental Services and Canterbury Shaker Village. A short slide presentation was provided by NH DES, which is on the town website. The selectmen are hopeful that the interested parties can move forward with a way to make needed repairs to the dam.

The Board of Selectmen met with the Northfield Board of Selectmen and signed an updated Ayers Road Agreement. The agreement specifies maintenance responsibilities of Ayers Road by both towns.

~ Ken Folsom, Town Administrator