Selectboard backs planning for tricentennial carriage shed
Canterbury Selectboard backed planning for a 300th-anniversary carriage-shed reconstruction. Tricentennial Co-Chairs Naomi Scanlan and Heidi Southard proposed a 16-by-50-foot timber structure at Elkins Library with $25,000 pledged and $78,000 more needed; Steve and Betty Fifield committed $20,000
Select Board · Meeting of September 21, 2026
NH CANTERBURY — Canterbury Selectboard backed planning for a 300th-anniversary carriage-shed reconstruction. Tricentennial Co-Chairs Naomi Scanlan and Heidi Southard proposed a 16-by-50-foot timber structure at Elkins Library with $25,000 pledged and $78,000 more needed; Steve and Betty Fifield committed $20,000 and construction. The board approved planning pending answers on site details and community support, with a November fundraising-feasibility deadline.
Fire Chief Michael Gamache's contract was renewed for two years with no changes. The Library HVAC project was finalized at $75,718.55, split among the Building Maintenance Fund ($20,000), Library ($15,000), New Hampshire Saves ($2,475), and ten-year on-bill financing.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of September 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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