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Hooksett planning board recommends outreach to abutters before auctioning two town-owned parcels on Hooksett Road
Summary
The Hooksett Planning Board told the Town Council it sees no benefit to the town holding two small, mostly nondevelopable parcels on Hooksett Road and recommended the council contact abutters before proceeding with auction. The board voted to forward a favorable recommendation that abutter outreach be attempted in lieu of immediate auction.
The Hooksett Planning Board recommended that the Town Council notify abutting landowners before placing two town-owned parcels on Hooksett Road up for auction, saying the board sees no public planning benefit to the town retaining the lots.
The motion directs the council to seek interest from adjacent property owners before designating Map 25, Lot 7 and Map 41, Lot 72 for public auction; the board voted to send that recommendation to the council after debate and a brief public comment period.
Map 25, Lot 7 was described by staff as roughly 2 acres split by property owned by the power utility Eversource; the parcel is mostly wetlands and contains little developable area, the planner said. The board discussed whether it would make sense…
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