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County finance update: ARPA project status, insurance spikes and tentative tax impact

Merrimack County Board of Commissioners · October 27, 2025
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Summary

Finance staff reported ARPA spending status and warned of one-time insurance premium spikes; commissioners and staff continued multi-department budget reviews and discussed capital needs and tax impact projections for FY2026.

County finance staff reviewed quarterly trust balances and an ARPA submission, reported remaining ARPA funds for a small set of projects, and outlined an anticipated timeline for expenditures.

Staff warned of a significant, likely one-year spike in property and liability insurance premiums after the regulator ended previous rate caps affecting PrimeX; county staff gave estimated dollar impacts to budgets (property/liability increase about $120,000; workers’ compensation about $82,000) and…

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