Article 14 as adopted 3/16/02:

Article 14. To see if the Town will vote to raise and appropriate the sum of $495,587 for the construction of a new town office facility by renovating the Chase’s Tavern building, constructing a new wing attached to it, and constructing a new police department garage adjoining it.

This facility will house the town offices, police department, Unity Free Library, and Unity Historical Society.

The amount appropriated for this project will be raised in the following manner: $207,870 will be withdrawn from the capital reserve fund created for the construction of a new town office building; $257,725 will be from a matching grant from LCHIP (New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program); $19,500 will come from funds raised and contributed by the Unity Historical Society and from other amounts contributed for this project; and the balance of $10,492 will come from general taxation.

The Selectmen are directed to proceed immediately with this project and are authorized to grant an appropriate term historic preservation easement to LCHIP (New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Investment Program), for the purpose of preserving and maintaining the historic character of Chase’s Tavern.