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Coös County Delegation, Commissioners Urge Lawmakers to Designate County a Distressed Place Economy
Summary
Sen. David Rochefort and multiple Coös County officials and residents urged the EDNA committee to back Senate Bill 180, which would let the state officially designate Coös County as a "distressed place economy" so applicants can highlight that status in federal and state grant competitions.
Sen. David Rochefort opened the hearing on Senate Bill 180, a bill to designate Coös County a “distressed place economy” and require state agencies to consult county leaders when major state decisions may affect the county.
Sen. Rochefort described the bill as an attempt to recognize long‑running economic challenges in the North Country and to give Coös County a clearer way to signal distress when applying for competitive federal grants. He said the designation would not automatically deliver new funds but would be a scoring factor in grant…
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