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Bedford council approves five-year payment-in-lieu agreement with Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic

5733232 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

The Town Council voted July 16 to approve a PILOT (payment in lieu of taxes) agreement with Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic for the property at 58 Hawthorne Drive, which will provide the town 50% of the total tax rate; the agreement is reported to be for an initial five-year term with a five-year extension and was cleared by counsel on both sides.

The Bedford Town Council on July 16 approved a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic covering 58 Hawthorne Drive (Lot 24‑1‑4), accepting a voluntary payment equal to 50% of the total tax rate for the property.

Town Manager Rick Sawyer told the council the town recognizes Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinic as a nonprofit corporation under RSA 72:23:5, which would ordinarily exempt…

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