ROCHESTER New Hampshire’s mayors are working on a joint letter to Gov. Chris Sununu and the state’s education commissioner and congressional delegation to request they help cities and towns projecting they’ll be hit with millions of dollars of uncontrollable cost increases this fiscal year.
Rochester Mayor Caroline McCarley shared the news Tuesday during a meeting in which her city officials forecasted Rochester’s budget will increase by roughly $3.4 million due to state and federal costs.
“I don’t know that anyone will come of (the letter), but I just did want to let folks know we have been pretty actively engaged in trying to explain why,” McCarley told Rochester City Council’s Finance Committee during a meeting Tuesday night. “The arguments are being made, but we will have to track those very carefully.”
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ROCHESTER On Oct. 15, 2020, Cornerstone VNA, a nonprofit home health and hospice care organization, broke ground on a project to expand its building and renovate its existing space. This project marks a pivotal moment in the organization’s 108-year history.
Cornerstone VNA has been in its current location at 178 Farmington Road, Rochester, N.H. since 2001. Over the last 20 years, Cornerstone VNA has experienced significant growth. According to Julie Reynolds, RN, MS, President/CEO of Cornerstone VNA, “Over the past 10 years, we have more than doubled our service area from 19 to 43 communities, and the number of patients served each year continues to climb - from 1,750 to over 5,500 in the last 10 years.” Reynolds said its staff has grown from 85 employees in 2010 to over 170 employees today.
ROCHESTER City Council voted 11-2 Tuesday to buy two pieces of land for $270,000 to help accomplish the intersection upgrades needed as part of gunmaker Sig Sauer’s plan to create a new campus along Route 125 in Rochester.
The city will buy 8 Amarosa Drive and 0 Milton Road, located in front of Sig’s planned multi-building campus at 7 Amarosa Drive in North Rochester, and perform the intersection upgrades.
Sig, according to a letter of intent it has signed with the city, will contribute $500,000 to the multimillion-dollar intersection project and later purchase any and all of 8 Amarosa Drive and 0 Milton Road not used to perform the upgrades.
Why is Rochester buying property for Sig Sauer? ex-councilor asks
ROCHESTER A former city councilor urged Rochester leaders during a public hearing Tuesday night not to purchase land to help Sig Sauer make intersection improvements near the site of the firearms manufacturer’s new campus.
Ray Barnett, a former Ward 1 city councilor, alleged “there’s just so many things wrong with the proposed deal,” referencing things like the millions of dollars Sig is receiving from state and federal governments as well as the explanations city officials have provided for the land purchase.
“What in God’s name is Rochester doing buying property for Sig Sauer?” said Barnett. “What the heck is going on? What are you guys thinking?”