Outdated impact fee ordinance and Brady Sullivan waiver request
Hooksett
Summary
The fire chief wants every development over 10–15 units to fund a public safety impact study so the department can plan staffing and equipment before, not after, growth piles up. The board liked the idea and will workshop it.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 3
Rising — discussed at 3 meetings since Oct 19, 2026, up from 0 in the two months before.
Impact analysis
Developers would pay for the studies; the town gains data to plan fire staffing and equipment budgets.
Residents, who get fire and EMS service planned ahead of growth instead of scrambling behind it.
Developers face one more study requirement — and may push to count it against their impact fees.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Town Council - Oct 28, 2026
Councilors worried the Planning Board may waive large impact fees from Brady Sullivan's half-million-square-foot project, hurting funding for the Hackett Hill project and fire services.
Budget Committee - Oct 22, 2026
A developer converting a 100,000 sq ft office building into 61 apartments is asking the Planning Board to cut its impact fees from about $880,630 to about $265,731 — roughly 76%. The school impact fee alone drops by $311,049. The budget committee has no say, but members wanted to be aware.
Planning Board - Oct 19, 2026
Brady Sullivan wants to pay about $210K instead of full impact fees, arguing the school-fee math is decades out of date. The board didn't decide — legal review comes first. How this lands could shape fees for every future development in town.
Planning Board - Jun 15, 2026
The fire chief wants every development over 10–15 units to fund a public safety impact study so the department can plan staffing and equipment before, not after, growth piles up. The board liked the idea and will workshop it.
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