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Sagamore Ave Sewer Extension Project Public Meeting Nov 25

November 6, 2019

As a followup to the Public Dialogue session on October 7 and City Council meeting on October 28, the City and Department of Public Works is hosting a public information meeting on Monday, November 25, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.at City Hall Council Chambers for further discussion of the design and impacts of the Sagamore Ave Sewer Extension Project.

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Sale of Controlled Narcotics Arrest

November 5, 2019

On November 4, 2019, the Portsmouth Police Department arrested the following individual for Sale of Controlled Narcotics, a Class B Felony.

 

Everton Sterling

Age 35

From Manchester, NH

 

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Planning Department to Host Second Public Information Meeting on proposed Wetland and Flood Plains amendments to City Zoning Ordinance

October 29, 2019

Please note, a second public information meeting has been scheduled for November 6, 2019.

The Portsmouth City Council is currently reviewing proposed amendments to sections of the City’s Zoning Ordinance that regulate Wetlands Protection and Flood Plains.  Both the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board have held work sessions on these amendments and, after a public hearing on September 19, 2019, the Planning Board recommended adoption of these proposed amendments to the City Council.