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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Hooksett public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Heaney landlocked parcel behind Cawley School
A woman who inherited logged, now landlocked property near the Caulley school is offering roughly 80 acres for about $75,000 — far below market. She's offered it to the school district (which declined) and would sell to the town or her neighbors.
Release of apartment occupancy permits tied to commercial building
The board let 41 of 81 apartment units get occupancy permits now instead of waiting for the commercial strip building to be finished, keeping the rest as leverage. Residents get housing sooner, and the town keeps pressure on to get the commercial space built.
Data Center Development Moratorium
Hooksett’s Planning Board is weighing a temporary pause on new data center projects, and voters could see it on the March ballot. It’s a local control question: do you want the town to hit brakes and study the impacts before more big facilities get approved?
Highland Street 55+ condominium density
23 condos up a steep, sandy hill off a 35-mph road has abutters worried about sight distance, stormwater running onto Dundee Avenue, a dangerous blind corner, and whether the density is even legal under Article 7. The board punted to July with a long list of questions.
Mr. Gas Plus redevelopment with Dunkin' Donuts drive-through
A tired 1980s-era gas station on busy Route 3A gets a full rebuild: new 4,000-square-foot store, Dunkin' with drive-through, and four pump islands. Groundwater protection measures like oil/gas catch basin hoods and a shutoff gate are included. Final approval awaits material and landscaping details on June 1.
Eight-unit townhouse development at 1631 Hooksett Road
DJ Development needed two variances to build eight townhomes — one for a wet pond encroaching the wetland buffer, one because the lot falls 1,350 square feet short of the density needed for eight units. The board granted both. The 2,100-square-foot, three-bedroom units follow a model built recently in Auburn.