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Tuesday, October 27, 2026 Farmington, New Hampshire · Change town
Government · Planning Board

Planning Board tables river endorsement, rejects agricultural lot size reduction

The Planning Board tabled endorsement of the Cocheco River Corridor Management Plan pending a direct presentation from the sponsoring committee. Members voted by consensus against reducing the Agricultural district minimum lot size from three acres to 1.5 acres, citing concerns that density

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board of Selectmen Approves Three Items

The Farmington Board of Selectmen approved a junkyard permit renewal, authorized a sander purchase up to $6,700 with direction to review competitive bids, and approved Good News Brews' temporary downtown facility on October 5.

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Board approves $340K levee work as fund balance tightens

Farmington's Selectmen approved $340,000 in levee work funding as the town faces tighter finances. The board voted unanimously to withdraw the amount from the Levee Capital Reserve Fund for federal Army Corps of Engineers assessment work required for FEMA compliance.

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Field of Dreams Phase 2 with split votes

Farmington Planning Board approves Field of Dreams Phase 2 subdivision amid 4-2 waiver split. The four-lot expansion at Chestnut Hill and Dodge Cross Roads requires 2,504 square feet of direct wetland impacts and reinforced concrete pipe culverts to pass 100-year storm events. Chairman Rick Pelkey

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Government · Board of Selectmen

Police Equipment Purchases Approved from Fund 08

Farmington selectmen approve $78,700 in police equipment purchases from special fund. Police Chief Scott Orlando received unanimous board approval for a new 2026 Ford Explorer cruiser from Claremont Ford ($45,000), equipment installation by Global Public Safety ($21,000), a Motorola APX 8500 radio

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Government · Planning Board

Farmington approves Spring Street subdivision with wetland conditions

Farmington Planning Board unanimously approves Spring Street three-lot subdivision with environmental protections. The Board unanimously approved Ryan Heath's proposal to subdivide a 2.1-acre parcel at 46 Spring Street into three residential lots. The project requires special use permits for work

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