Governor and Executive Council Agenda item PDF - 2026-05-20 - agenda 012

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Department Of Transportation

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Governor and Executive Council meeting - 2026-05-20

JOHN O. MORTON BUILDING • 7 HAZEN DRIVE • P.O. BOX 483 • CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03302-0483

TELEPHONE: (603) 271-3734 • FAX: (603) 271-3914 • TDD: RELAY NH 1-800-735-2964 • DOT.NH.GOV

THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

David M. Rodrigue, P.E.

Commissioner

Michelle L. Winters

Deputy Commissioner

Her Excellency, Governor Kelly A. Ayotte Bureau of Right-of-Way

and the Honorable Council April 24, 2026

State House

Concord, New Hampshire 03301

Requested Action

Pursuant to RSA 4:39-f and 228:31, authorize the New Hampshire Department of Transportation

(Department), to sell 0.93 acres +/- of State-owned land with improvements thereon, located on the

southerly side of Thornton Road West, having a physical address of 53 Thornton Road West (Subject

Property) in the Town of Merrimack, County of Hillsborough. The sale will be directly to Megan and

Stephen Follansbee (Buyers), who have agreed to purchase the property at fair market value for

$580,000. The Department will assess an administrative fee of $1,100, effective upon approval by the

Governor and Executive Council.

The improved land will be conveyed without any explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions

regarding hunting, fishing, or other recreational activities, and applicable local and State laws will

govern such activities.

The Department’s Bureau of Finance and Contracts has confirmed that the parcel was originally

purchased using 100% Turnpike Funds.

Funding is to be credited as follows:

04-096-096-960015-0000-UUU-402156 FY 2026

Administrative Fee $1,100

04-096-096-960017-0000-UUU-409278 FY 2026

Turnpike Funds $580,000

(100% of $580,000)

Explanation

The Department received a request from the Buyers, who are long-term tenants of said property, to

acquire the single-family residence with 0.93 +/- acres of land, located in the Town of Merrimack. The

subject property includes a 2,083-square-foot colonial single-family residence with an attached two-car

garage. This parcel was acquired for the Nashua-Hudson 10644 Project (Circumferential Highway

Project). The following is the parcel that is part of the request from the Buyers:

• Parcel 194 - acquired in 1994 from Kevin R. Henderson and Nancy H. Henderson by Warranty

Deed dated December 20, 1994, recorded at the Hillsborough County Registry of Deeds in Book

5600, Page 1605 on December 28, 1994. The State acquired 0.93 +/- acres of land with

improvements thereon for $166,007.15. Parcel 194 is identified in the Merrimack Tax records

as Tax Map 2D, Lot 074-2.

The Department has deemed the sale of this parcel surplus to its operational needs, and it is available

for disposal. The sale will be subject to the following conditions:

• The Buyer is responsible for obtaining all local and state land use approvals precedent to

closing.

• The Buyer will receive the conveyance without explicit covenants, restrictions, or permissions

regarding hunting, fishing, and other recreational activities. After closing, applicable local and

State laws will regulate such activities for the Buyer.

• The Parcel will be sold “AS IS, WHERE IS, and WITH ALL FAULTS.”

At the meeting of the Long-Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee (The Committee) on

January 12, 2026, the request (LRCP 26-002) was approved, authorizing the Department to proceed

with the sale of the subject property. The Department informed the Committee that the subject

property would be sold at fair market value, with a listing price no less than the current tax-assessed

value of $398,600.00, and that the Department would assess an additional administrative fee of

$1,100. The fair market value was determined using comparative market analyses provided to the

Department by pre-qualified realtors, in accordance with New Hampshire Administrative Rules,

Chapter Tra 1000, “Process for Marketing and Sale of State-Owned Property Utilizing Real Estate

Professionals” and Chapter Tra 1003.03 (Selection Process). The prequalification committee reviewed

the tax assessed values and the submitted comparative market analyses to determine an appropriate

fair market value. The fair market value was determined to be $580,000.

Pursuant to RSA 4:39-f, the Department formally solicited interest from the Town of Merrimack and

received a letter of no interest.

Additionally, the Department formally solicited interest from the New Hampshire Housing Finance

Authority and received a letter of no interest.

The Department respectfully requests authorization to proceed with the sale of the subject property,

subject to the conditions noted above.

Respectfully,

David M. Rodrigue, P.E.

Commissioner

DMR/EEA

LRCP 26-002

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

(f /t.) INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATION

I?'- Eric G. Sargent DATE: December 23, 2025 FROM:

SUBJECT:

TO:

Administrator

AT: Dept. of Transportation

Bureau of Right-of-Way

Sale of State-Owned Land in Merrimack, Hudson, and Litchfield

RSA 4:39-f

Representati vc David Milz, Chairman

Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee

REQUESTED ACTION

Pursuant to RSA 4:39-f, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (Department), requests

approval to bulk dispose of several parcels of improved State-owned land, located in the Towns of

Menimack, Litchfield, and Hudson, in the County of Hillsborough. The Department may dispose of the

improved properties either directly to the Towns, the New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, the

existing tenants, or by entering into listing agreements with pre-qualified realtors. The Department

intends to sell the identified parcels at fair market value with a listing price of no less than current tax

assessed values for each parcel address. The twenty-two parcels arc listed below and will each be

assessed an administrative fee of $1,100, pursuant to RSA 4:40, lll-A. The Department will allow

negotiations within the Committee's current policy guidelines, subject to the conditions as specified in

this request.

EXPLANATION

The Department is processing the disposal of several parcels of improved State-owned land that were

acquired between the years of 1989 and 1999 for the Circumferential Highway Project 10644. The

breakdown of the parcels is as follows:

Parcel Ma(!-Lot Parcel Address Citv/Town Tax Assessed Value

504 223/33 35 Wason Rd. Hudson $421,500.00

505 223/32 37 Wason Rd. Hudson $411,400.00

506 223/31 39 Wason Rd. Hudson $441,400.00

518A 217/34/1 5A Mark St Hudson $332,900.00

518B 217/34/2 5B Mark St Hudson $323,200.00

527 212/5 94A Wason Rd. Hudson

527 212/5 94B Wason Rd. Hudson

$476,000.00

530 212/7 98A Wason Rd. Hudson

530 212/7 98B Wason Rd. Hudson

$493,000.00

Approved by the

Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee

January 12, 2026

193 20/074-1 55 Thornton Rd. West Merrimack $358,300.00

194 2D/074-2 53 Thornton Rd. West Merrimack $398,600.00

197 20/001 46 Thornton Rd. West Merrimack $340,000.00

1 lE/001-043 60 Merrimack Dr. Merrimack $249,500.00

1 I E/001-044 58 Merrimack Dr. Merrimack $235,500.00

1 I E/001-045 56 Merrimack Dr. Merrimack $239,500.00

1 I E/001-046 54 Merrimack Dr. Merrimack $239,500.00

1 1 E/001-047 52 Merrimack Dr. Merrimack $242,500.00

l lE/001-048 50 Merrimack Dr. Merrimack $244,300.00

114 002/0013/000 6 (48) Old Derry Rd. Litchfield $474,500.00

126 002/0023 226 Derry Rd. Litchfield $365,700.00

129 002/0026 234 Derry Rd. Litchfield $378,800.00

151 128/9 301 Webster Street Hudson $348,200.00

After a Departmental review, it was detennincd that the subject parcels arc surplus to the Department's

operational needs and available for disposal. These parcels will be conveyed with the following

conditions:

• The Buyers shall be responsible for obtaining any and all local and State approvals, including but

not limited to subdivision approval.

In accordance with New Hampshire Administrative Rules, chapter Tra l 000, ''Process for Marketing and

Sale of State-Owned Property Utilizing Real Estate Professionals," and Chapter Tra I 003.03 (Selection

Process), all pre-qualified Realtors in Region 3 (Belknap, Hillsborough, and Merrimack Counties) will be

sent a request to submit a market analysis for the subject properties. The approved realtors shall receive a

real estate commission based on the breakdown listed below.

• 4% from $1,000,001.00 to $2,000,000.00

• 5% from $500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00

• 6% of the first $500,000.00

The Pre-Qualification Committee will review the tax assessed values and the submitted Comparative

Market Analyses to determine an appropriate fair market value and select a rcaltor to market each

property, on behalf of the Department.

Pursuant to RSA 4:39-f, the Department will solicit interest from the Towns of Merrimack, Litchfield,

and Hudson.

Pursuant to RSA 204-D:2, the Department will also solicit interest from the New Hampshire Housing

Finance Authority.

The Department is respectfully requesting authorization to sell the subject parcels, as outlined above.

EGS/EEA

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