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Committee votes down amendment to add Continental Boulevard after debate over ICE site impacts and drafting errors
Summary
Representative Boyd moved to reclassify Continental Boulevard as a state (class 2) highway citing potential traffic and tax impacts if a proposed ICE detention center is sited nearby. Members raised concerns about the speculative nature of that plan and a drafting error; the committee voted 1–11 (5 absent) to reject the amendment (amendment 0754h).
Representative Boyd moved to amend the 10-year plan to reclassify Continental Boulevard as a class 2 (state) highway, saying the town of Merrimack could face roughly $530,000 in lost tax revenue and that the corridor currently handles about "17,000 cars a day." Boyd said the change would mitigate traffic diversions if a proposed ICE detention center were sited…
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