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CORD Meeting - August 7, 2025

AGENDA


I.    ROLL CALL AND INTRODUCTIONS

II.    MINUTES – Approval of May 8th, 2025 minutes

III.    SURPLUS LAND REVIEW
 
  1. SLR 2025-004 Meredith –  The Bureau of Rail & Transit proposes to lease approximately 50 feet of water frontage on the state-owned Concord-Lincoln Railroad Corridor in the Town of Meredith to an abutter for installation, use and maintenance of a dock in accordance with RSA 228:57-a.

  2. SLR 2025-005 Hampstead – The NH Department of Health and Human Services at the request of the DAS Division of Public Works, proposes to dispose by transfer to Public Service Company of New Hampshire, d/b/a Eversource Energy, a perpetual utility line easement across portions of 2 abutting Hampstead Hospital land parcels to accommodate the installation of new electrical utility lines to serve a new facility.

IV.    LAND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT PROGRAM (LCIP)
 
  1. Thorburn Proposal
    Walter Gladstone is requesting permission to build a manure pit on a conservation easement where NHFG is the grantor.

  2. Batchelder & Hahn Proposal
    Walter Gladstone is requesting permission to build a manure pit on a conservation easement where DAMF is the grantor.

  3. Putnam Farm Proposal
    Walter Gladstone is requesting permission to build a manure pit on a conservation easement where DAMF is the grantor.

  4. Discussion on HB 2
    Explanation from Attorney Aslin on implications for monitoring and disbursements.

  5. CLSP - LCE  Endowment Disbursement
    The Department of Administrative Services is requesting CORD approval for disbursement of funds from the Land Conservation Endowment to cover CLSP FY25 program expenses.

  6. DNCR Kelsey Trails Report
    The Department of Natural & Cultural Resources (DNCR) is required to submit an environmental compliance report to CORD annually. This report is a requirement of the conditional approval voted on by CORD on March 11, 2021.

  7. DNCR Endowment Memorandum of Agreement
    There exists a Monitoring Endowment with DNCR utilized by CORD for limited purposes related to the monitoring and enforcement of certain land conservation interests.

  8. NHFG Memorandum of Agreement
    NH Fish and Game (NHFG) is mandated by RSA 206-4 to conserve, protect and manage fish, wildlife, and marine resources and to acquire, develop and manage lands and water for recreational purposes. CORD has the authority under RSA 162-C:8 to provide funds from the monitoring endowment to NHFG to cover the costs of monitoring other land conservation interests held by the state of NH.
V.    OTHER BUSINESS
  • Next meeting – October 9th, 2025