At the 1/12/26 Board of Selectmen's meeting, the Board voted as follows:
To authorize the Town to enter into and for the Chair to sign a Purchase and Sales Agreement and all necessary documents for the property located at 81 Whittier Highway for a purchase price of $3.6 million dollars and sellers closing costs up to $148,000 dollars, contingent upon voter approval at the upcoming Town Meeting; and to direct the Town Administrator to place an article on the 2026 Town Meeting warrant regarding this property acquisition. The P&S shall be sent to the seller’s agent following this meeting for seller’s signature.
Chairman Quinlan made that following statement “Even though the town noticed public hearings to obtain authority per RSA 41:14-a to purchase real estate, the Board has elected to instead put this question before the voters at the upcoming March annual meeting. Due to that decision, the Board is no longer required to follow the procedures of RSA 41:14-a for authority to purchase property. The Board still intends to have one or more public hearings* before the March annual meeting to inform the public and take input. At the upcoming town meeting, the warrant article will ask the voters to authorize the acquisition of real estate and also to appropriate the necessary funding from fund balance for the purchase price." * (1/13/26 & 1/23/26 Public Hearings will still take place)
In an effort to keep the public informed about the upcoming public hearings regarding the potential acquisition of 81 Whittier Highway, Town Hall staff and the Board of Selectmen have prepared the following presentation:
Link to Presentation (updated 1.12.26)
The public hearings will be streamed live on the Town’s website via Town Hall Streams. (https://townhallstreams.com/towns/moultonborough_nh )
Please note that in-person seating will be very limited, and residents are encouraged to watch remotely if possible.
There will be two opportunities to attend a public hearing on this matter:
• Tuesday, January 13 (snow date: Thursday, January 15)
• Friday, January 23 (snow date: Tuesday, January 20)
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If additional information becomes available, it will be shared here.