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Laconia housing authority seeks county letters as state grant likely to fund only one site
Summary
Laconia Housing Authority representatives asked Belknap County commissioners for letters of support for a state congregate housing services grant; an advocacy effort secured $700,000 in the state budget but DHHS will likely award funds to only one provider.
Representatives from the Laconia Housing Authority asked Belknap County commissioners to provide letters of support for a pending state grant application after an advocacy push restored $700,000 to the New Hampshire budget for the congregate housing services pilot.
Patrick Wood, representing the housing authority, said the earlier pilot had a $1.5 million appropriation split between Manchester and Laconia; the current budget line is $700,000 and state officials told applicants the funds will likely be awarded to only one…
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