Some Granite State communities approve large projects, others forced to re-plan after voter decisions
School renovations, broadband expansions approved
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Updated: 7:24 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
School renovations, broadband expansions approved
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Updated: 7:24 PM EST Mar 10, 2021
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REACTION. KRISTEN: A WATER MAIN REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN APPROVED IN CANAAN, THE OLD TOWN HALL IN GILMANTON WILL BE RESTORED AND IN LANGDON, A HIGHSPEED BROADBAND EXPANSION IS ON THE WAY. >> FROM WORKING FROM HOME OR EDUCATION OR ATTENDING COLLEGE OR TELEMEDICINE, IT’S A GAME CHANGER FOR THIS TOWN. WE WILL GO THROUGH THE BONDING PROCESS IN JULY. THE PROCESS STARTS NOW BECAUSE YET TO GET APPLICATIONS AND BY THE END OF APRIL. KRISTEN: THE TOWN OF PELHAM APPROVED AN UPDATE FOR BUILDING SYSTEMS. >> IT WAS A REAL STRUGGLE THIS YEAR WITH COVID, ALMOST KEPT US FROM REOPENING. WE WERE BESIDE OURSELVES THRILLED THAT THE COUNT -- THAT THE TOWN DECIDED TO SUPPORT IT. KRISTEN: THE PROJECT WILL COST 31 MILLION AND BE UNDERWAY THIS SUMMER. >> THE WORKSPACE WILL BE CURTAINED OFF OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR AND WE WILL DO THE HEAVIER WORK DURING VACATIONS. KRISTEN: FOR OTHERS, CERTAIN PROJECTS WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. IN THE CONVAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SCHOOL BUDGET WAS VOTED DOWN WHICH INCLUDED PLANS FOR A REMOTE LEARNING SCHOOL IN HAMPSTEAD, A FIRE STATION RENOVATION WAS NOT APPROVED AND IN SWANZEY, A PLAN FOR A NEW FIRE STATION MISSED PASSING BY 46 VOTES. >> OBVIOUSLY WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED, I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW STATION. KRISTEN: THE FIRE CHIEF SAYS A NEW STATION WOULD COST AND IS 3.9 MILLION NEEDED TO HELP CONTAMINATION AND SPACE CONCERNS. >> THE STATIONS WE ARE AND NOW ARE SMALL, TINY, CRAMPED. IT IS FRUSTRATING, IT IS NOT JUST A RENOVATION, A BRAND-NEW BUILDING.