Awarded Grants for the county of Merrimack:

Town: Andover Project Name: Cilleyville Bog Bridge Total Project Cost: $156,000.00 Amount Requested: $78,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $72,000.00 Project Description: Structural and historic work, covered bridge

Town: Boscawen Project Name: Penacook Academy Total Project Cost: $1,151,767.00 Amount Requested: $475,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $350,000.00 Project Description: 1866 Penacook Acad. Bldg. - rehab for use as town office space

Town: Canterbury Project Name: Trustees Office Total Project Cost: $320,000.00 Amount Requested: $150,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $150,000.00 Project Description: Rehabilitation of the 1831 Trustees Office

Town: Canterbury Project Name: Carriage House and Ministry Total Project Cost: $269,710.00 Amount Requested: $130,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $130,000.00 Project Description: Stabilize and restore ca. 1825 carriage house and ca. 1848 ministry shop and upgrade utilities.

Town: Canterbury Project Name: Upper Merrimack Oxbow Project Total Project Cost: $794,778.00 Amount Requested: $210,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $210,000.00 Project Description: SPNHF seeks to purchase and protect the 294 acre Upper Merrimack Oxbow Property in Canterbury. Target Acres: 294

Town: Canterbury, Concord Project Name: Gold Star Sod Farm Total Project Cost: $3,267,005.00 Amount Requested: $500,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $378,000.00 Project Description: 673 acres. 448 ac SPI 80+; Merrimack River frontage; abuts City cons. Land; managed woodlands; overlies a stratified drift aquifer; fishery for brood stock Atlantic Salmon; Part of Merrimack River Conservation Initiative. Canterbury tract has hist. Home Target Acres: 673

Town: Concord Project Name: Benj. Kimball House - Rest. Total Project Cost: $321,000.00 Amount Requested: $150,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $150,000.00 Project Description: Repairs and restoration of building, particularly historic finishes

Town: Concord Project Name: Carter Hill Orchard Total Project Cost: $810,000.00 Amount Requested: $405,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $405,000.00 Project Description: Easement on 150 acre working orchard Target Acres: 154.7

Town: Concord Project Name: Benj. Kimball House -Study Total Project Cost: $14,230.00 Amount Requested: $7,115.00 LCHIP Funded: $7,115.00 Project Description: Guidelines for Rehab. focusing on an interior finish analysis, to assist in the overall restoration

Town: Concord Project Name: Rossview Farm Total Project Cost: $2,400,000.00 Amount Requested: $300,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $300,000.00 Project Description: Working forestland; certified tree farm; 70% of property 1A soils; 750 taps in sugar maple; prop. In the Contoocook watershed; Great Blue Heron nests on prop; pond; property close to downtown Concord, high development pressure; cellarholes; views Target Acres: 515

Town: Concord Project Name: Preservation Planning Grants Total Project Cost: $45,000.00 Amount Requested: $22,500.00 LCHIP Funded: $22,500.00 Project Description: Block grant to provide 10-15 small planning grants statewide.

Town: Danbury Project Name: North Road Schoolhouse Total Project Cost: $68,916.45 Amount Requested: $12,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $12,000.00 Project Description: Acquisition and stabilization of the circa 1820 Danbury North Road schoolhouse

Town: Dunbarton Project Name: Nassikas Property Total Project Cost: $1,072,000.00 Amount Requested: $175,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $210,000.00 Project Description: Acquire 664 acre Nassikas property Round 1 Award: $60,000 Round 2 Award: $150,000 Target Acres: 664

Town: Epsom Project Name: Epsom's Historic Meetinghouse Total Project Cost: $410,886.00 Amount Requested: $191,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $191,000.00 Project Description: The project includes the relocation of the endangered meetinghouse next to the historic Old Town Hall and its rehabilitation and adaptation for resuse by the Town of Epsom. Incorporating this historic landmark into a town center will add visual character to Epsom and preserve a part of NH's cultural heritage.

Town: Franklin Project Name: Webster Farm Total Project Cost: $2,400,000.00 Amount Requested: $750,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $750,000.00 Project Description: Phase I of this project includes securing rights to the land (120+ acres) and buildings to enable time for project partners to raise funds and do planning to conserve the land and historic buildings, begin stabilization of buildings and planning for future adaptive reuses. Phase II would continue planning phase and find suitable adaptive reuse for buildings, and consummate sale to public or private entity. Current LCHIP request would be to further Phase I. Target Acres: 141

Town: Hooksett Project Name: Massabesic Watershed Total Project Cost: $1,550,000.00 Amount Requested: $250,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $250,000.00 Project Description: Project will protect scenic and wildlife values. Property may contain the last known nesting site of an endangered species, as well as one of the few places capable of supporting a Blanding's turtle population. Property will protect a public drinking water supply serving over 400 individuals in earby Allenstown, and will prevent development of the parcel to create 1,500 housing units around a golf course. Target Acres: 1060

Town: Hooksett Project Name: Clay Pond Headwaters Total Project Cost: $1,150,000.00 Amount Requested: $300,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $300,000.00 Project Description: The 241 acre parcel contains headwater streams to Clay Pond (part of Manchester's water supply-Massabessic Watershed), wetland complexes, class 6 roads and abuts Bear Brook State Park and Manchester Water Works property. Target Acres: 275

Town: Hooksett Project Name: Robie's Country Store Total Project Cost: $20,000.00 Amount Requested: $10,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $10,000.00 Project Description: Restore/stabilize building

Town: Hopkinton Project Name: Bohanan Farm Total Project Cost: $861,100.00 Amount Requested: $200,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $200,000.00 Project Description: Five Rivers Conservation Trust and the town of Hopkinton seek to purchase a CE on the 413 acre Bohanan Farm. Target Acres: 413

Town: Newbury Project Name: Center Meetinghouse Total Project Cost: $788,436.19 Amount Requested: $100,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $100,000.00 Project Description: The Center Meetinghouse is 1 of 3 reverse pulpit Bullfinchstyle meetinghouses known to exist. It is the crown jewel of the revitalization of Newbury. The building will be 175 years old in 2007 and failure to restore and preserve it would be a significant loss to the town, region, and state.

Town: Newbury Project Name: Center MeetingHouse Total Project Cost: $641,371.00 Amount Requested: $100,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $100,000.00 Project Description: Tower and interior restoration of ca. 1832 meetinghouse.

Town: Pittsfield Project Name: Scenic Theater Total Project Cost: $21,962.00 Amount Requested: $11,246.00 LCHIP Funded: $10,981.00 Project Description: Structural repairs to roof of theater building

Town: Warner Project Name: Kearsarge Gore Farm Total Project Cost: $276,500.00 Amount Requested: $138,250.00 LCHIP Funded: $138,250.00 Project Description: The Warner and Sutton Conservation Commissions are seeking to purchase a CE on the 471 acre Kearsarge Gore Farm. Target Acres: 471

Town: Warner Project Name: Badger Property Total Project Cost: $202,500.00 Amount Requested: $98,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $98,000.00 Project Description: Easement acquisition, Town of Warner, 745 acres, 2 parcels, forms link between 1440 ac. Chandler Reservation and 347 ac. conservation (easement) land; 530 ac. in forest soils Target Acres: 745

Town: Webster Project Name: Schoodac Brook - Trumbull Pond Total Project Cost: $746,200.00 Amount Requested: $75,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $75,000.00 Project Description: The Ausbon Sargent seeks to purchase a CE on the 344 acre Trumbull Pond. Target Acres: 344

Town: Webster Project Name: Schoodac Brook/Knights Meadow/Trumbull pond Total Project Cost: $1,176,500.00 Amount Requested: $450,000.00 LCHIP Funded: $275,000.00 Project Description: Conservation easement on 2 properties containing critical habitat for 3 turtle species of special concern and important recreational values Target Acres: 109