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Delegation approves concept for emergency warming center on county property, contingent on Dover approval
Summary
The delegation gave preliminary approval for three municipalities to construct and fund an emergency warming center on county land, contingent on a public hearing and vote in Dover; the plan requires intermunicipal funding and later RFPs and lease terms before construction proceeds.
The Strafford County delegation voted to support a proposal allowing the cities of Dover, Rochester and Somersworth to construct and fund an emergency warming center on county-owned land, contingent on a pending public hearing and vote by the Dover city council.
Commissioner Nieves and other county officials described a multi-year intermunicipal effort to secure a permanent facility to provide emergency shelter during extreme weather. The cities would…
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