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Strafford County discusses permanent regional shelter at County Complex; operating-cost split still unresolved
Summary
County officials discussed plans to relocate a temporary warming shelter from Wheelan Pond to a permanent facility on the County Complex, with construction costs proposed to be shared by three cities and the county owning the building. Officials said operating-cost formulas and long-term funding remain to be negotiated.
Strafford County officials outlined plans to site a permanent regional homeless shelter on county-owned land at the County Complex and said Dover, Somersworth and Rochester have indicated willingness to participate in construction costs.
County staff said the county would own the new building and proposed a lease arrangement in which the facility would revert to the county if it ceased operating as a warming shelter. Officials said the three cities would be asked to agree on a contribution…
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