Public defender Deanna Campbell, representing Valmont while he awaits a court-appointed attorney, told the court there was no evidence the firearm was owned illegally.Ĭampbell requested Valmont be granted personal recognizance bail, arguing the evidence did not support keeping him locked up. However, English said bail could be revisited May 17 at an evidentiary hearing to determine his dangerousness. Valmont was ordered to be held at the Rockingham County jail in preventative detention. “Your honor, I am being set up,” Valmont said. He told English he carries his firearm everywhere he goes. While Valmont was advised against speaking on the details of the case at the hearing, Valmont told Judge Lisa English the allegations against him were false. “My understanding is that that type of firearm is a large capacity firearm,” Cook said. She included in her arguments that Valmont had a drum-style magazine on his person in addition to the firearm. “We have serious concerns for the safety of the community as well as the victim,” prosecutor Jill Cook said during Valmont’s arraignment. The board will discuss the proposed application at its March 2 meeting.The staff member told police the employee’s boyfriend stated he was “going to go to the school and kill his girlfriend with a gun.” Police intercepted Valmont on his way to the academy and took him into custody before he could reach the facility. He said they are working on developing a temporary transitional outdoor dining application for private properties under the Planning Board jurisdiction. In other business, Town Planner Jason Bachand told the board that he's working on developing an easier way to allow businesses to have outdoor dining rather than going through the site plan approval process. Temporary outdoor dining to continue in Hampton Pasay said Pine reached a license agreement with the property owner at 55 High St. to allow patrons to pass through an existing fence in case of an emergency. Other conditions placed on the approval include having an emergency egress or exit for the Backyard Bar. Town Meeting 2022: Hampton voters to get say on I-95 development with liquor stores, more He told board members the reason why he didn't want to stipulate that in the plans is because of rare occasions where he may want to keep the music going as allowed in the ordinance for a birthday party or other special occasion. on weekends to "compromise with his neighbors." Pine said he cuts off outdoor music by 9 p.m. Shane will return to the Planning Board to discuss potential noise mitigation." If deemed necessary after town substantiated claims of noise-related violation. "There has never been a decibel higher than 70 from the property line. "His managers maintain decibel readings," Pasay said. He told the board that Pine has never been cited for violating the noise regulations. In approving the motion, Planning Board member Keith Lessard noted that selectmen take full responsibility for enforcement of the town's noise ordinance.Īttorney Justin Pasay, representing Pine, said his client has already done a lot to mitigate the noise after its first season including adding sound-deadening materials. It gives the town the option to bring in a professional third party to review noise issues at the applicant’s expense if deemed necessary.Įxpansion approved: Wally's Pub gets go-ahead in Hampton Beach. Town Planner Jason Bachand told the board the condition was the same one they placed on the approval of Wally's new outdoor pavilion. However, the board did place a condition that if Pine violates the noise restrictions in the town's entertainment ordinance that he would have to come back before the board with additional sound mitigation efforts.Ī violation, according to the ordinance, is anything that exceeds 75 decibels from the nearest lot line of the receiving private or public property. Insta-battle is now war: Instagram interjects in Hampton Instabar name dispute It was a town warrant, and that is what we have to live by," said Selectman Jim Waddell, who is the selectmen's representative to the Planning Board. "The town passed the noise (entertainment) ordinance. The request to limit hours, however, was something that several board members said they could not do. The town's entertainment ordinance permits outdoor live music until 11 p.m. "If I close my windows, or close my doors, I can still hear the music," Twomey said. She noted a nearby neighbor who has two young babies. Karen Twomey, who lives on Towle Avenue, told the board that she is all for business but wants members to consider limiting hours of the outdoor music. One of the major concerns from neighbors was noise, with residents complaining of the loud music that bellows from the outdoor establishment when in use.
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