Lyndeborough voters approve historic district

Thursday, March 11, 2010

LYNDEBOROUGH – Donnie Sawain is the town’s new selectman. He defeated incumbent Lorraine Strube 169-92, in town elections Tuesday. Paul Martin got 74 votes.

In the only other contest on the Lyndeborough ballot, Sally Curran defeated Nancy Tobi for supervisor of the checklist, 183-116.

Voters approved a new historic district for Lyndeborough Center, 245-91, and established a commission to oversee it 222-106.

The district covers the area from the Center Cemetery to the United Church and includes no private homes. The commission will be composed of members of the Heritage Commission, the Historical Society, another land use board and a member of the church.

Voters also approved a “taxation of farm structures and land under farm structures” amendment, which would prevent a “view tax” from being applied to agricultural buildings, and also renewed the town’s growth management ordinance which limits new homes to 3 percent of current numbers.

Richard Hurferth was written in as a trustee of trust funds.

The rest of the Town Meeting warrant will be discussed and voted Saturday, March 13, at 10 a.m. in Citizens’ Hall.

Jessie Salisbury can be reached at 654-9704 or jessies@tellink.net.