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County reviews site and long-term lease options for proposed Penacook Rescue facility

Merrimack County Board of Commissioners · December 8, 2025
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Summary

County administration presented three site options for a proposed Penacook Rescue facility on county land, favoring a single-story layout; the group seeks funding, will vet lease language and tax impacts, and noted an estimated ~7-minute response time to Canterbury from the proposed site.

MERRIMACK COUNTY — County Administrator Ross Dunninghain briefed commissioners on proposals from Penacook Rescue to build a response facility on county-owned land near the boat launch and garden area.

Dunninghain told the board Penacook Rescue's board has given conceptual approval to move forward and that three layout options were developed; "option 1 is probably the most palatable" because it…

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