Editor’s Note: This story was first published on New Hampshire Bulletin.A day after the midterm elections, Lebanon Mayor Tim McNamara penned a letter to Gov. Chris Sununu outlining an urgent situation.New Hampshire’s rental relief program was ending.
New Hampshire officials will devote $20 million in federal COVID relief money to help the hundreds of people without housing to stay in hotels through the winter, after the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approved the $20 million request Friday. The spending will also need to be approved by the Executive Council, which meets Tuesday.