HB 656 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2011 SESSION
03/09
HOUSE BILL 656
AN ACT relative to boundaries of wards.
SPONSORS: Rep. Mirski, Graf 10
COMMITTEE: Special Committee on Redistricting
This bill requires the use of ward boundaries in effect on January 7, 2012 for state legislative districts and authorizes special elections to adopt ward boundaries that are not subject to statutory requirements. This bill also establishes ward lines for the city of Portsmouth.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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11-1112
03/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to boundaries of wards.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Ward Boundaries; Legislative Districts. Ward boundaries in effect on January 7, 2012 shall be the ward boundaries used to determine state legislative districts beginning with the November 2012 state general election.
2 City of Portsmouth; Wards. 1895, 183:1, as amended by 1947, 390:1; 1957, 412:1; 1971, 582:1; 1983, 424:1; and 1989, 210:2, is repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
Section 1. The city of Portsmouth in the county of Rockingham is and shall be divided into 5 wards which shall be constituted as follows:
Ward 1 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point in the Piscataqua river on the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the state of Maine, and the town of Newington; thence southeasterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine to the point where U.S. route 1 crosses the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine; thence southwesterly along U.S. route 1 to a point where U.S. route 1 passes over Daniel street; thence southwesterly along Daniel street to the intersection of Daniel street and Congress street; thence southwesterly along Congress street to the intersection of Congress street and Maplewood avenue; thence northwesterly along Maplewood avenue to the middle of a bridge crossing the so-called North Mill pond; thence southwesterly along a line following the midpoint of the so-called North Mill pond until it intersects Bartlett street at a point 300 feet north of the intersection of Bartlett street and Cate street; thence northwesterly along Bartlett street to the intersection of Bartlett street and Woodbury avenue; thence northwesterly 10,000 feet along Woodbury avenue to the intersection of Woodbury avenue and Gosling road; thence northeasterly along Gosling road to its terminus; thence northeasterly along the boundary of the town of Newington and the city of Portsmouth to the point of beginning.
Ward 2 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at the middle of the Maplewood avenue bridge at the northeast end of North Mill pond; thence southeasterly along Maplewood avenue to the intersection of Maplewood avenue and Middle street; thence southerly along Middle street to the intersection of Middle street and Court street; thence northeasterly along Court street to the intersection of Court street and Rogers street; thence southerly along Rogers street to the intersection of Rogers street and Parrott avenue; thence southerly along Parrott avenue to the intersection of Parrott avenue and Richards avenue; thence northerly along Richards avenue a distance of 150 feet; thence southwesterly along a line until said line reaches the intersection of Merrimac street and Miller avenue; thence southeasterly along Miller avenue until it reaches the intersection of Miller avenue and South street; thence westerly along South street until it reaches the intersection of South street and Middle road; thence southwesterly along Middle road until the intersection of Middle road and U.S. route 1 bypass; thence northwesterly along U.S. route 1 bypass to a point where it is crossed by a railroad track; thence northeasterly along said railroad track until a point where it crosses Bartlett street; thence northwesterly along Bartlett street until a point 300 feet north of the intersection of Bartlett street and Cate street; thence northeasterly along a line following the middle of the so-called North Mill pond to the point of beginning.
Ward 3 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point at the intersection of the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the town of Newington, and the town of Greenland; thence northerly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Newington a distance of 8,400 feet; thence continuing northeasterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Newington to the intersection of the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Newington and Woodbury avenue; thence southeasterly along Woodbury avenue a distance of 10,000 feet to the intersection of Woodbury avenue and Bartlett street; thence southerly along Bartlett street to a point where a railroad line crosses Bartlett street; thence southwesterly along said railroad line to a point where it crosses U.S. route 1 bypass; thence southeasterly along U.S. route 1 bypass to a point where it intersects Greenleaf avenue; thence southwesterly along Greenleaf avenue to the intersection of Greenleaf avenue and Peverly Hill road; thence southeasterly along Peverly Hill road to the intersection of Peverly Hill road and Lafayette road; thence southwesterly along Lafayette road to a point at the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye; thence northwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the intersection of the boundaries of the city of Portsmouth, the town of Rye, and the town of Greenland; thence northerly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Greenland to the point of beginning.
Ward 4 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point at the intersection of South street and Summit avenue; thence southerly along Summit avenue to the point where Andrew Jarvis drive crosses Summit avenue; thence westerly along Andrew Jarvis drive to the intersection of Andrew Jarvis drive and Lafayette road; thence southerly along Lafayette road to a bridge over the so-called Sagamore creek; thence easterly along a line following the center of the so-called Sagamore creek to a point at the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the town of Rye, and the town of New Castle; thence southwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to a point where the boundary between the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye turns northwesterly; thence northwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the intersection of the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye with Lafayette road; thence northeasterly along Lafayette road to the intersection of Lafayette road and Peverly Hill road; thence northwesterly along Peverly Hill road to the intersection of Peverly Hill road and Greenleaf avenue; thence northeasterly along Greenleaf avenue to the intersection of Greenleaf avenue and U.S. route 1 bypass; thence northwesterly along U.S. route 1 bypass to the intersection of U.S. route 1 bypass and Middle road; thence easterly along Middle road to the intersection of Middle road and South street; thence easterly along South street to the point of beginning.
Ward 5 shall contain all that part of the city included within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point where U.S. route 1 intersects the boundary between the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine; thence southeasterly along the boundary between the city of Portsmouth and the state of Maine to the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the state of Maine, and the town of New Castle; thence southerly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of New Castle to the boundary of the city of Portsmouth, the town of New Castle, and the town of Rye; thence southwesterly along the boundary of the city of Portsmouth and the town of Rye to the midpoint of the so-called Sagamore creek; thence westerly along a line following the center of the co-called Sagamore creek to the Lafayette road bridge over the so-called Sagamore creek; thence northerly along Lafayette road to the intersection of Lafayette road and Andrew Jarvis drive; thence northeasterly along Andrew Jarvis drive to the intersection of Andrew Jarvis drive and Summit avenue; thence northerly along Summit avenue to the intersection of Summit avenue and South street; thence easterly along South street to the intersection of South street and Miller avenue; thence northwesterly along Miller avenue to the intersection of Miller avenue and Merrimac street; thence northeasterly along a line to a point on Richards avenue 150 feet northerly from the intersection of Richards avenue and Parrott avenue; thence southeasterly along Richards avenue to the intersection of Richards avenue and Parrott avenue; thence northeasterly along Parrott avenue to the intersection of Parrott avenue and Rogers street; thence northwesterly along Rogers street to the intersection of Rogers street and Court street; thence westerly along Court street to the intersection of Court street and Middle street; thence northerly along Middle street to the intersection of Middle street and Congress street; thence northeasterly along Congress street to the intersection of Congress street and Daniel street; thence northeasterly along Daniel street to the point where it is crossed by U.S. route 1; thence northerly along U.S. route 1 to the point of beginning.
3 Special Election; Requirements Waived. Any city may hold a special election for purposes of adopting ward boundaries to comply with the deadline established in section 1 of this act. All statutory requirements that in any way limit the ability of a city to schedule and to hold a special election by January 7, 2012 are hereby waived, including, but not limited to, all time limitations and requirements relating to notice and hearings.
4 Effective Date This act shall take effect upon its passage.