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Hooksett developers, businesses discuss tying Exit 10 to municipal sewer as bond vote stalls
Summary
Business owners and town economic development advisers discussed a long-planned sewer extension under the Merrimack River to serve Exit 10 businesses; the project requires voter approval of a bond and business buy-in to be financially feasible.
Representatives of Dunkin' and several town economic-development volunteers met to discuss a proposed municipal sewer extension to service Exit 10 businesses, a project officials said is ready in design but stalled without a bond vote and broader business participation.
"When you continue to be on septic in a commercial building like that, it definitely adds limitations to who you can lease to and what kind of businesses can operate," said Jim Clifford, identified in the meeting as being from Dunkin' Donuts, describing operational and leasing constraints at his property tied to on-site septic systems. "For the long run... there's a, operational value and also an investment value to the company to make that happen if we can."
Town volunteers and property owners said the core infrastructure — including getting a line under the Merrimack River and a pump station behind Southern New Hampshire University — is designed but not built because the necessary bond has…
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