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Board approves opioid-abatement grant, land sales, CIP transfers and other measures
Summary
The Manchester Board Mayor & Aldermen approved several committee recommendations and routine motions at its Feb. 18 meeting, including a $201,000 allocation from the city's opioid abatement fund, two property sale approvals, and amendments to community improvement program budgets.
The Manchester Board Mayor & Aldermen approved several committee recommendations and routine motions at its Feb. 18 meeting, including a $201,000 allocation from the city's opioid abatement fund, two property sale approvals, and amendments to community improvement program (CIP) budgets.
The Special Committee on Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Youth Services recommended that $201,000 from the opioid abatement fund be allocated to Hope for New Hampshire Recovery and referred to the Committee on Community Improvement. The motion was approved (mover: Alderman Thomas; second: Alderman Barry). The board recorded the vote as "Aye" and the motion carried.
The board approved amendments to the FY2018, FY2021 and FY2025 community improvement programs authorizing transfers and appropriations totaling $336,000.39 for the FY2021 roadway improvement project (CIP 712421). The Committee on Finance presented the recommendation and the board approved the resolution.
The Committee on Lands and Buildings recommended and the board approved two separate purchase-and-sale agreements: one with Strategic Company LLC for a parcel on Cohass Avenue, and one with Balcon Holdings LLC for a roughly 20-acre parcel on Wellington Road. Both motions were seconded and carried.
Other formal actions taken during the meeting included confirmation of Pete Escalera to the Senior Services Commission (term to expire 01/01/2028), and the board's approval of a letter to the state legislature expressing support for bail reform (the letter was intentionally broad and not tied to a specific bill). Procedural motions (waiving reading of titles, enrolling resolutions, recessing to committee, and adjournment) were also approved.
Votes at a glance: - $201,000 allocation from opioid abatement fund to Hope for New Hampshire Recovery; mover: Alderman Thomas; second: Alderman Barry; outcome: approved. - Confirmation: Pete Escalera to Senior Services Commission, term to expire 01/01/2028; mover: Alderman O'Neil; second: Alderman Long; outcome: approved. - CIP transfers/appropriations totaling $336,000.39 for FY2021 roadway improvement (CIP 712421); Committee on Finance recommendation; outcome: approved. - Purchase and sale: Strategic Company LLC, parcel on Cohass Ave; Committee on Lands and Buildings recommendation; outcome: approved. - Purchase and sale: Balcon Holdings LLC, ~20-acre parcel on Wellington Road; Committee on Lands and Buildings recommendation; outcome: approved. - Board-approved letter to the state legislature supporting bail reform (broad, not tied to a specific bill); mover: Alderman Long; second: Alderman Sapienza; outcome: approved.
The meeting record did not publish detailed roll-call tallies for every motion; where the transcript records only "Aye" or "The ayes have it," the article reflects that phrasing rather than an exact numerical tally.
