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Residents raise conflict concerns as council approves revocable license for fence on city easement at 66 Coakley Road
Summary
Public commenters urged the council to reject a request by Chris Adams to keep a fence on city-owned easement at 66 Coakley Road, noting a potential conflict because Adams is the husband of Assistant Mayor Kelly. The council later authorized a revocable license for the fence; Assistant Mayor Kelly abstained from the vote.
Several Portsmouth residents told the City Council on March 17 they opposed a request by a private property owner to place a fence on city-owned land along Coakley Road and asked the council to reject the request because the owner is married to Assistant Mayor Heather Kelly.
“I hope this council will reject this request for consideration for some very obvious reasons and even instruct mister Adams to remove the fence that he has already installed without authority from the city,” Eric Anderson said during public comment. Anderson identified the…
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