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Lawmakers consider designating Co's County a 'distressed place-based economy; sponsors seek grant competitiveness while opponents flag implementation questions
Summary
A bill to designate Co's County as a "distressed place-based economy" drew broad local support for improving grant competitiveness and economic development, while committee members raised questions about the bill's second section requiring agencies to consult county commissioners and sought clearer implementation language.
Lawmakers heard extensive testimony supporting a proposal to designate Co's County as a "distressed place-based economy," a status sponsors say will improve the county's competitiveness for federal and other grants and recognize long-running demographic and economic challenges in New Hampshire's northernmost county.
Senator David Rochefort sponsored Senate Bill 180 and described Co's County's economic decline since the loss of major paper mills and resort closures. "We have a state that some where I come from call a chronic state of recession," Rochefort…
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