DOVER – The City Council voted unanimously to approve a development agreement with builder Eric Chinburg for his plan to redevelop the former old Strafford County Courthouse building.
Chinburg, who already owns two downtown mills, is planning to renovate the historic but run-down courthouse building on Second Street and add a new four-story addition on First Street.
The windows on the existing building are boarded up on both Second and First streets, and the former courthouse is marked with graffiti on both sides.
When completed, according to City Planner Christopher Parker, the property will be transformed into a new mixed-use development with 60 apartments, including 12 that will be rented at HUD rates.
DOVER – The City Council voted 6-2 to accept the resignation of former Ward 4 City Councilor Joshua Manley and to replace him through a council appointment process.
City Councilors Fergus Cullen and John O Connor voted against the motion, after Cullen suggested a special election was needed to replace Manley.
Manley, who was serving his first term, submitted his resignation letter to the council after Foster’s Daily Democrat ran a story reporting that he had not attended a council meeting since Sept. 9.
City Manager Mike Joyal said the city charter dictates that the council replace Manley by appointment rather than special election because there’s less than a year left in his term.
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