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Owner proposes donating 153‑acre tract from former Lincoln Financial campus to Concord; board approves lot reconfiguration
Summary
A proposed reconfiguration of the former Lincoln Financial campus that would create four lots — including a roughly 153.09‑acre parcel the owner said he intends to donate to the city (with most acres subject to conservation restriction) — was found complete and granted minor‑subdivision approval with conditions; board required specific easement language and monumenting/precedent conditions.
The Concord Planning Board on Nov. 19 approved a minor‑subdivision plan that reconfigures several lots at the former Lincoln Financial campus and includes a plan by owner Steve Dupree to convey a roughly 153.09‑acre parcel to the city with about 134.89 acres to be placed under a conservation easement or deed restriction and about 18.2 acres reserved for future development.
Richard D. Bartlett Associates presented the application. Staff summarized the resulting four lots: two single‑family residential lots (≈10.5 acres and ≈0.62 acres), an approximately 11.61‑acre lot containing the North Office Building (intended to be sold to the State of New Hampshire), and the large 153.09‑acre tract intended for conveyance to the city. Owner Steve Dupree described the donation plan and said the land had been appraised at “about $2,700,000.” He said the goal was to donate the parcel to the city this year and to protect much of it for recreation and trails while reserving a portion for future tax‑base development.
Nearby residents spoke during the public hearing. Tori Ives, an abutter on Monford Street, asked about possible future development and traffic impacts and asked the board to keep residential impacts in mind; she noted the parcel’s current trail use and urged clarity about any development expectations. Martin Peroso, another abutter, urged conservation and called the potential donation a major community asset.
The board and staff discussed precedent conditions including the form of easement/deed‑restriction language and monumenting of property corners; staff noted options for financial guarantees in lieu of immediate monumenting if field monumentation posed a scheduling challenge for the owner. The owner indicated a target conveyance window of March–April 2026 and asked staff to coordinate easement language and review so the transaction can proceed.
After staff amendments to the waiver list and clarification on required soil test pits, the board voted to grant the revised waivers a–m, deny the waiver for septic‑systems test pits (section 15‑03‑12), and grant minor‑subdivision approval for the four‑lot reconfiguration subject to the listed precedent and subsequent conditions. The motions carried on the Nov. 19 record.
Next steps: staff and applicant to coordinate final easement language, monumenting or financial guarantee options per precedent conditions, and final recording steps ahead of the planned conveyance timeline.
