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Councilor Jim Sullivan and committee member Anthony \"Tony\" Poole presented maps and historic photographs showing the village core around Main Street, Merrimack Street and the old Dundee Mills site. Committee members and heritage-commission documents reviewed at the meeting said earlier outreach (c. 2012–2014) had confused residents by conflating a neighborhood heritage district with the stricter protections of a local historic district.

Committee members discussed two state/local incentive programs as tools for village revitalization. The meeting reviewed the 79-E local tax-exemption concept discussed in the earlier study and flagged implementation problems: a $75,000 minimum improvement threshold cited in the meeting and local property assessment practices that typically revalue properties every five years reduced the attractiveness of the program as written. Members urged staff and volunteer advocates to explore whether the language or local implementation could be adjusted to make 79-E more usable for small owners.

Members recommended starting with careful citizen engagement in the immediate historic core rather than a broader corridor. The committee asked participants to re-read and circulate prior documents (a 2002 charette and later 2012–2014 neighborhood-heritage work), and to reconvene with residents, developers and the Heritage Commission at a follow-up meeting (committee set a target to review materials and meet again on the 20th of the month).

Why it matters: Committee members said a neighborhood heritage district could protect the village’s older buildings while allowing low‑impact, small-scale commercial uses (examples discussed included barber shops, small cafes and accountants on first floors and residences above). Members emphasized engaging village residents and local developers to build consensus before any zoning petition is drafted.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Hooksett - Economic Development Advisory Committee - Jul 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","After a historical overview and review of prior planning work, the committee agreed to re-examine a neighborhood heritage district for Hooksett Village and to review prior studies before proposing zoning changes.","taxTitle","Hooksett, Merrimack County , New Hampshire","taxId",68560,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6698518,"Hooksett EDC launches business and public outreach after TIF bond stalls",2272,303000,2575000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876&start=303&end=2575","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876/thumbnail_303000.jpg","/articles/6698518/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Hooksett-EDC-launches-business-and-public-outreach-after-TIF-bond-stalls","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698518-798cbb9821caf71b52cda8c7ec811ad9/orig.mp4?Expires=1771317521&Signature=hU7oJlo1g3yKy0UOba4Dxd~NcBjLlSfzZqfQ3~Dv~I~l10s1ZTA2Wa2aVF7~B2kYYXJK8lUveuVzbTfgO-DF9nX7MnPG4S8lmATNqau8Ro8JHkLipKWjk07ok5g253ijZ4ayLAwgJeBZyg1-F8lmn-8R-HOStAlsEOgCJb2j9jinsEpW-bmfadxC2bRwq27I4LRORIvbWjlQpnh5OPsTkKi1rhIvm9rLGhKOn425tg0SROA333RqY4-Xaq9j4DBplxQxVp8LAEzACp6xN3Qc8wQP6qu2b8DlCjta5c1OD~ncazxOE7tbTTnjikSL00679LdW-im~6waCIVLGOpUBrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Hooksett Economic Development Committee agreed at their meeting to split work into two subcommittees to rally businesses and voters behind a stalled TIF bond intended to finance sewer infrastructure at Exit 10.

The committee said the bond would be paid from tax-increment revenues captured inside the Exit 10 TIF district and would not require a property-tax increase for town residents. Committee members said previous public votes rejected the bond despite that, and they want coordinated outreach to show how sewer availability would enable new development and reduce septic maintenance costs for businesses.

Committee members discussed direct outreach to large property owners and businesses in the district — including Walmart, Market Basket, Bass Pro and other Exit 10/Exit 11 properties — to ask whether they would contribute funds or otherwise support the project. The committee identified both a business-outreach subcommittee to approach owners and a public-relations subcommittee to produce short, focused educational materials explaining how TIF works and what, if anything, voters would pay.

Documents discussed at the meeting show the Exit 10 TIF account held $270,535 as of April 30; committee members said that amount underpinned earlier modeling for a roughly $10,000,000 bond. Members noted rising construction costs since the earlier analysis and discussed whether a smaller phased approach would be viable if voters again decline to approve bonding.

Committee members also described the engineering scope that bonding would fund: upgrades to the Martins Ferry pump station, a new force main and a double-barrel river crossing under the Merrimack River and a new pump station near Kimball Drive to bring sewer service to parcels currently on septic.

The committee asked staff to compile parcel ownership and contact lists for Exit 10 and to schedule outreach meetings with property owners and corporate representatives. Volunteers listed themselves to staff the two subcommittees and agreed to report back at the next committee meeting.

Why it matters: The committee said added sewer capacity would make more land developable (hotels, sit-down restaurants and other uses cited), capture additional tax increment for the TIF district and allow the town to pay down TIF debt faster once improvements are in place.

No formal bond authorization or new vote was taken at the meeting. Committee members framed the next steps as outreach and education to improve chances of voter approval at a future town ballot.","At a regularly scheduled Economic Development Committee meeting, members agreed to form two subcommittees to press for passage of a tax-increment financing (TIF) bond to fund sewer infrastructure to serve the Exit 10 area after prior votes failed.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6698501,"State official says former sand-and-gravel site is monitored; not approved for building",83,6472000,6555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876&start=6472&end=6555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876/thumbnail_6472000.jpg","/articles/6698501/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/State-official-says-former-sand-and-gravel-site-is-monitored-not-approved-for-building","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698501-18113221ef7e72570941fc3e32a91319/orig.mp4?Expires=1771317521&Signature=a8SqygOEpQQ6LfOdpPbHhoNpIGWNDSFb7qg-j6wuQH8X1p24OQwlq5LppKlcAekaZmHCzQsQbpnUJLLHjfP85bzbFHkxvn-jQW~S6nmVtgh6XC6DylzpNYrQXkUBt7udyCtA7DuL0Ae3YTrk04QmDp10Jpz3iWX2LDLylBuEox4-BJHnzoT2RBnz4KlrwNV2RiP4VSJAn2GvHBVKHBYUR1lyUW~H8Nf6Q5dHmfcJlMuosZtX9fd7CqZgcjofZYSshMonjFgfNro8M2WsUNgQ-ndv3cH~TAX6ciHOkCQwZiBsJmaTJivWYPD009SIB~QRTboGPbrbrGp9ItlcenM3RA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Committee members reported contact with the state environmental office about the old sand-and-gravel property. The committee was told an environmental inspector visits the site, that the inspector has not found illegal dumping of hazardous material, and that the site’s contents are described as generally “clean” for current use.

Staff cautioned that the site’s physical condition — fill and irregular ground — means the state would be reluctant to issue future building permits for the parcel because the ground is unstable and could behave as a sinkhole if covered with new structures.

Why it matters: That finding affects long-term reuse options for the parcel and reduces near-term prospects for residential or commercial redevelopment unless significant remediation and engineering work are undertaken.","EDC members reported that the New Hampshire environmental official who inspects a former sand-and-gravel dump site said material there is being monitored and no prohibited wastes were found, but future development at the site would be difficult.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6698504,"EDC hears updates on multiple Hooksett development projects",184,6126000,6310000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876&start=6126&end=6310","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876/thumbnail_6126000.jpg","/articles/6698504/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/EDC-hears-updates-on-multiple-Hooksett-development-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698504-771d7439ef9fd8909ebb38ff9c0e0321/orig.mp4?Expires=1771317521&Signature=RX~wwht~AmXIWg4wjXx9h~TsAbG3fVS5PVTOm2oA4~v57~qXlwPM6gxQOYgrZ~ldxtMqfWNYMwdet7tFigM~evpjNbWXFDQUam7JQHLb6iC7v-sBSMMfRJw3awrIZgNzdOFiUOlLE6LYIp~UVTxDZvzNVPrdd7dymYAEBOy-Y0-M6psqPNesbf~L5z8ldmH6rUVpD~Dtx4w75S72lWQ~ARLoKzmQQhSVv~AtixRU~~8di-F54FIUeqcEwwLhzQxvTjYH2PVfK9BwBeZ71GpNZmCNd0T5jj3LE9FN-Zi0iIQOu6QAQtwsyAJTdsuVD0fj4mVsSsUVL9NhjzQQ--LDuA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","In a standing agenda item the EDC received a round of short development updates covering active sites and proposals around Hooksett.

Members described work at the former Kmart plaza, where site activity includes a planned Panera pad and storage-unit additions; a Dunkin' Donuts project on Alice Avenue; a recently opened Kawasaki dealer; and conceptual plans for infill, storage and small commercial buildings. Members noted that Market Basket owns its building, while Walmart and Bass Pro may hold property under land leases; the committee said those ownership patterns matter for outreach.

The committee also mentioned a conceptual approval for a large industrial or warehouse facility in the Exit 11 area and said Brady Sullivan has acquired a parcel in the area near the former golf course. Members discussed pressure on other redevelopment sites including a vacant plaza with a recent Rite Aid closure and a rehabilitation project at an old bakery building being repurposed for offices.

Separately, the committee said the wildlife-rehabilitation group at the foot of Hackett Hill is continuing fundraising and grant-seeking and that a trail project by the Conservation Commission is planned adjacent to that property.

Why it matters: Committee members said these projects together represent steady private investment, offer new taxable value and affect traffic and utility planning across town. No formal votes were taken on these items at the meeting.","Committee members summarized a string of active and proposed projects across town — Kmart plaza work, a Panera pad site, a Dunkin' Donuts, Hocus Kawasaki, Brady Sullivan parcel acquisition and other site plans — and encouraged continued coordination with planning staff.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6698508,"Hooksett EDC appoints Anthony Poole chair, Scott Petty vice chair",69,2741000,2810000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876&start=2741&end=2810","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5418556-228afdda6ddc42dafa8a25ba279b6876/thumbnail_2741000.jpg","/articles/6698508/Hooksett/Merrimack-County/New-Hampshire/Hooksett-EDC-appoints-Anthony-Poole-chair-Scott-Petty-vice-chair","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6698508-c68878116103e6be43d4a064d0994bed/orig.mp4?Expires=1771317521&Signature=Ho9xKs-JKBEU4McrjUSKB3wXLbsQey964MCRxT8gwnjprG1FQ-wWT0xyrk6Hcgct2R8jsgSpaTUfhtsff65dRSihQVXtxCRZEF06FEWH6g3ahNueyG69S9s6hbtggUo55v4LsYF13y-~yoMmkb-QyxBJTIYHHS1baIIE4-JiRGMKuyv18M53pIlx7p6nqaE1amIO23M--jQqVid4tmAfEOBPeKOF-84A5zWDXMGR61QocwfAD8V7qcEIPX-YveQA6hrTkAbmlnHYyJFYv8kGt3l~XYLZoaftXx7ZxGuS9eJezx7y3bQax4klmujQ2i57xyS1Ne9tIEiM06mi9nQzjg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Hooksett Economic Development Committee elected Anthony Poole as chair and Scott Petty as vice chair during the meeting.

A member moved to appoint Anthony Poole as chair; another member seconded the motion. The committee approved the appointment by voice vote. Following the chair vote, the committee moved to appoint Scott Petty as vice chair; that motion likewise passed by voice vote. The new chair took the gavel and led the remainder of the meeting.

Why it matters: The appointments clarify leadership for the EDC as it pursues outreach and follow-up on TIF outreach, village heritage review and other ongoing development matters.","During the meeting the committee approved Anthony Poole as chair and Scott Petty as vice chair by voice votes; officers will run subsequent meetings and oversee newly formed subcommittees.","actionData","errors"]

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