City Officials Answer Questions About Main Street Project

The Concord City Council will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, July 14, to debate four motions about the potential $10.2 million Complete Streets Main Street project. The hearings will take place in the council chamber on Green Street. 

The council will hold public hearings about tax impact fees, the Sears Block TIF district changes, and a $2.5 million extension of the TIF district to partially pay for the project. It will then vote on the approval of the TIF financing and changes to the financing at another meeting on July 30.  

This will be the public's last chance to offer comment about the project. 

While the public may think the project is a done deal, councilors privately have mixed feelings about some aspects of the project although many have mentioned that they believe that something needs to be done to improve the downtown. 

After meetings at the Holiday Inn last week, city officials offered another overview of the project and answered questions about all aspects of the project. Here is the latest memo and collection of points about the project. 

• Jim Bouley, mayor: jpbouley@comcast.net, 603-230-3671 
• Marc Coen, at-large councilor (citywide): markcoen@tds.net, 603-496-4744 
• Fred Keach, at-large councilor: fkeach@dmflowers.com, 603-568-7667 
• Amanda Grady Sexton, at-large councilor: amandakgrady@gmail.com, 603-548-9377 
• Stephen Shurtleff, at-large councilor: steveshurtleff@aol.com, 603-753-4563
• Brent Todd, Ward 1: brenttoddconcord@gmail.com, 603-753-9609  
• Allan Herschlag, Ward 2: allan4council@gmail.com, 603-224-6086 
• Jan McClure, Ward 3: janward3@comcast.net, 603-226-3370
• Byron Champlin, Ward 4: chamby@comcast.net, 603-228-0097 
• Robert Werner, Ward 5: magrrw@myfairpoint.net, 603-225-9224 
  
• J. Allen Bennett, Ward 6: jallenbennett@comcast.net, 603-228-1494 
  
• Keith Nyhan, Ward 7: ke9@comcast.net, 603-225-3417 
  
• Gail Matson, Ward 8: gailmatson@comcast.net, 603-219-0342 
  
• Candace C.W. Bouchard, Ward 9: cccwhite@aol.com, 603-226-2214 
  
• Dan St. Hilaire, Ward 10: dansthilaire@comcast.net, 603-568-5515 
  

Also read

Here are a number of posts on Patch during the last few years about the project: 

• Council Accepts Re-Thinking Main Street Report
• Concord Lands $4.71M in Fed Money
• Bouley Names Committee to Look at Improving Downtown Concord
• TELLS US: Are Lack of Pocket Parks a Problem in Downtown Concord?
• Community Conversation About Downtown Concord
• TELL US: Should a Water Fountain Be Constructed at the Statehouse?
• Readers Overwhelmingly Reject Main Street Water Fountain Concept
• TELL US: How Do You Get Downtown?
• Sound Off About Concord Complete Streets Main Street Project
• Council Accepts Downtown Recommendations
• TELL US: Is a Roundabout Needed on Concord’s Main Street?
• Upgrade Coming to Downtown Concord
• Maintenance Costs for Complete Streets Project in the Multi-millions
• Councilors: Time to Re-Think Concord Main Street Project
• City Engineer Updates Public About Complete Streets Project
• Complete Streets Committee Member Attempts to Stifle Discussion
• Main Street Fails Complete Streets for TIGER Grant Funding
• Is It Time To Pull the Plug on Main Street’s Complete Streets Project?
• With Apologies To Jonathan Swift
• Re-Thinking Transportation Modes
• Cycling - Chicken or Egg First?
• Concord's Dead-End Street
• The Mayor and Concord's Main Street
• Interesting Developments at Main Street Meeting
• OP/ED: Downtown Concord Improvement Committee Should Look at All Options
• Danger Ahead: Novice Cyclists Beware - Main Street is Not for You
• A Message for the Complete Streets Committee
• Gorillas in the Room
• Interesting Developments at Main Street Meeting
• Who’s Driving Who Down Main Street?
• Main Street Project: A Done Deal
• The Concord Monitor Just Doesn't Get It
• Three Lanes Means Less Parking on Main Street
• It's Back: Three Lanes for Main Street
• Was Concord's Mayor Not Disclosing Business Relationship a Conflict?
• The Bus Just Rolled Over Concord Main Street Merchants
• When Main was More than Just a Street
• Are You Really Sure You Know What’s Planned For Main Street?
  
• Time to apply the brakes???
• Sound Off About Concord's $10.2M Main Street Project