Select Board backs high school generator project with no town cost. Fire Chief Benjamin Sellecki won unanimous board approval to submit a Hazard Mitigation Program Grant application, with Goffstown High School and SAU 19 covering 25% and the town bearing no operating costs. The project addresses
Goffstown Planning Board unanimously approves Eversource pole storage yard at Mast Road. The board approved a conditional use permit and amended site plan allowing Eversource to repurpose a decommissioned substation into a 13,560-square-foot pole storage facility serving Goffstown and Bedford. The
Goffstown Parks Commission approves fee increases for five recreation programs. Director Rick Wilhelmi presented an analysis showing higher costs for officiating, staffing, and transportation across league-based and summer camp programs. The commission approved new fees effective for 2026,
Library board adopts three-year strategic plan. The Goffstown Public Library Board of Trustees unanimously approved its 2026-2029 Strategic Plan and formally accepted an unrestricted donation of $121.07 from Jane A. Kelly of Punta Gorda, Florida. Chair Terry Curtis's seven-member board also
Goffstown Select Board recommends $27.5M budget for 2026. The board unanimously backed the operating budget of $27,519,425 and approved a default budget of $26,648,427, while declining to recommend most citizen petition articles due to legal preemption concerns. The board unanimously recommended an
Goffstown Budget Committee backs 2026 town and school spending with key divisions. The committee voted 8-5 to recommend the town operating budget of $27,519,425 (a 5.4 percent increase) and 12-1 to advance the school operating budget of $58,545,759 (1.93 percent increase), with Chairperson
Goffstown Sewer Commission holds rates steady on delayed capital projects. Commissioners Tim Redmond, Dave Pierce, and Daniel Taylor voted unanimously to freeze sewer fees for 2026, citing underspending in 2025 capital improvements when the DPW altered road plans and eliminated cost-sharing on a
Goffstown Budget Committee corrects budget after calculation error surfaces. Town Administrator Derek Horne disclosed that the previously approved budget had compared against total appropriations rather than operating expenses, overstating the increase at 5.3% when actual operating budget growth
Select Board rejects proposal to discontinue maintenance on nine farm roads. Goffstown's five-member board voted unanimously to keep nine road segments, including Martin Farm Road and Up-A-Way Farm Road, off a warrant article that would have stopped town maintenance. Public Works Director Adam
Goffstown Public Library Board schedules $10,000 Foundation funding hearing, names new director. The Library Board of Trustees scheduled a February 18 public hearing to accept $10,000 in Foundation funding for shelving improvements; the board will seek to include window replacement funding in the
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