Windham Select Board backs rehearing request in Carlson housing appeal
July 22, 2026 | Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The Windham Select Board voted July 22 to support a rehearing request to the Housing Appeals Board in the case Carlson vs. Town of Windham following a non-public review of legal advice.
Vice Chair Heath Partington moved that the board support the Zoning Boards rehearing request; the motion was seconded by Roger Hohenberger and approved 2-0-1 (Heath PartingtonYes; Roger HohenbergerYes; Chairman Ross McLeodAbstain). Michelle Stith had recused herself from the matter during the discussion.
The minutes state the board "considered correspondence from Attorney Bernie Campbell" as part of the non-public review. The record cites RSA 91-A:3 II (l) as the statutory authority under which the board entered non-public session to review legal advice.
The action is recorded in the meeting minutes as a formal supportive vote; the minutes do not include additional detail about the substance of the legal advice or the reasons for Chairman McLeods abstention. The minutes list Bruce Breton as absent for the meeting.
The board returned to public session at 6:10 p.m. and subsequently adjourned. The minutes were submitted by Town Administrator Michael Branley.
Vice Chair Heath Partington moved that the board support the Zoning Boards rehearing request; the motion was seconded by Roger Hohenberger and approved 2-0-1 (Heath PartingtonYes; Roger HohenbergerYes; Chairman Ross McLeodAbstain). Michelle Stith had recused herself from the matter during the discussion.
The minutes state the board "considered correspondence from Attorney Bernie Campbell" as part of the non-public review. The record cites RSA 91-A:3 II (l) as the statutory authority under which the board entered non-public session to review legal advice.
The action is recorded in the meeting minutes as a formal supportive vote; the minutes do not include additional detail about the substance of the legal advice or the reasons for Chairman McLeods abstention. The minutes list Bruce Breton as absent for the meeting.
The board returned to public session at 6:10 p.m. and subsequently adjourned. The minutes were submitted by Town Administrator Michael Branley.
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