Council approves tax-abatement requests for Strauss, PMT and HF after business presentations

At its May 6 meeting, the North Manchester Town Council approved tax-abatement actions requested by three local businesses: Strauss (represented by Alex Millenberg), Precision Medical Technologies (PMT), and a company identified in the transcript as HF.

Alex Millenberg, identifying himself as CTO of the Strauss group, described the company’s transition from legacy products to newer lines and noted the plant’s role in producing a specialized ingredient ("protein encapsulated fat") exported to Canada, Mexico and New Zealand. Millenberg said the local plant operates 24/7 and that prior local support was important to building capacity; the council then moved to consider and approve a tax-abatement request for Strauss by voice vote (motion carried; transcript does not include numeric tallies).

PMT’s request was on the agenda; the transcript indicates a representative was not available in the meeting room but staff reported operational updates. Council moved and approved the PMT abatement consideration by voice vote.

A representative for a business referred to as HF gave a lengthy recap of 2025 operations—lost customers, impacts from a federal government shutdown affecting a major client, divestiture of parts of the business and resulting workforce shifts—and asked for continued local support via abatement consideration. Council approved consideration/abatement for HF by voice vote.

The transcript records motions and voice approvals for these requests but does not provide roll-call tallies or the specific abatement terms (length or percent). Council members thanked the businesses for local employment and asked staff to follow up on compliance obligations associated with any abatement agreements.