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Commission amends Strafford County budget to add warming center, seeks federal directed funds
Summary
The Strafford County Commission voted unanimously to amend its proposed budget to add four capital projects — including a warming center and multiple repairs at Riverside Rest Home — and said it will apply for congressional-directed and multi-year federal funding to pay for the work; commissioners said the changes will not change the county tax rate.
The Strafford County Commission voted unanimously March 31 to amend its proposed budget to add four capital projects, including construction of a warming center and multiple repair projects at the Riverside Rest Home, and to authorize pursuing federal directed funding on the county’s behalf.
The change, introduced by the chair as an amendment to the commission’s proposed budget, lists the warming center and three Riverside Rest Home projects as capital additions; the chair said the amendment will be covered by offsetting revenue and "is not gonna affect the tax rate." The commission then adopted the amendment by voice affirmation.
Commissioners said the county will apply for congressional-directed funding and for a multi‑year federal funding program the…
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