Town of Derry

Amount Appropriated?

$3.2M

FFID tracks stages 1–2 — stages 3–5 vary by agency, assistance type, and earmark structure.

Project Description

The Town of Derry seeks a federal appropriation to assist with the extension of municipal sewer on Rte. 28 South in Derry. Derry (along with the City of Manchester) has for generations provided much of the workforce housing demand in southern New Hampshire. This development pattern has resulted in a lower property base and the need to expand commercial/retail/industrial opportunities. Derry is the fourth largest community in New Hampshire; of the ten largest communities, Derry's assessed property valuation per capita is seventh lowest, and less than half of Salem's. Despite having the 3rd lowest property tax burden for municipal services from the same group, Derry has the 5th highest municipal tax rate.\n \n The project is cost prohibitive without outside assistance. Although the Town has applied for a State Water Pollution Control grant from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, it was ranked in the Extended Portion of the Project List - Beyond FY23. There are over 200 projects on the list which cannot all be funded through State, and most recently, ARPA, resources. Although Derry's project will safeguard public health and water quality with this project, it maintains an equally important economic development component which doesn't rank as high in the NHDES process.\n \n The project would make municipal sewer available to 105 acres of commercial land along the busy Rte. 28 South corridor.