Executive councilor offers state help on PFAS remediation, emergency planning and highway safety grants
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Summary
An executive councilor speaker briefed the Candia select board on state grant opportunities and safety initiatives, urging the police chief to follow up and offering assistance on PFAS remediation, Homeland Security emergency planning grants and highway safety funding.
An executive councilor for District 4 (unnamed) told the Candia Board of Selectmen on June 23 that several state funding and technical-assistance opportunities could help the town with water remediation, emergency planning and traffic enforcement.
The councilor said most remediation dollars are coming from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services and some from Fish and Game, and urged town staff to "follow the state agency process for PFAS removal." The councilor offered to help the town navigate those processes and asked the police chief to call for an update on earlier meetings.
On public safety, the councilor flagged Homeland Security grants that can fund emergency planning and said the Highway Safety Agency within the New Hampshire Department of Safety will soon issue a highway safety report that is expected to direct funds toward enhanced enforcement. The councilor also mentioned training for drug recognition enforcement officers and said Commissioner Bob Quinn was "already looking out for Candia."
The board did not take a formal vote on funding or programs during the meeting. The transcript records the councilor asking the police chief to provide an update at a one-on-one meeting the following Wednesday and offering to help secure grant-supported planning and training.
No dates, award amounts, or formal commitments from state agencies were recorded in the meeting transcript.