Board authorizes PFAS groundwater monitoring as testing expands
Stratham Select Board advances PFAS groundwater monitoring amid contamination spread. With Chair Mike Houghton and member Joe Anderson present, the two-member Select Board unanimously authorized Town Administrator Tim Roache to execute the 2026 Wilcox & Barton agreement for continued groundwater
Agendas & · Meeting of January 1, 2026
NH STRATHAM — Stratham Select Board advances PFAS groundwater monitoring amid contamination spread. With Chair Mike Houghton and member Joe Anderson present, the two-member Select Board unanimously authorized Town Administrator Tim Roache to execute the 2026 Wilcox & Barton agreement for continued groundwater monitoring and sampling as the town's PFAS testing area expands; remediation costs currently range from $125,000 to $175,000. The board also unanimously approved New Life Baptist Church's continued use of the municipal Sewall Room at $350 per quarter with required cleaning services, and unanimously approved a $9,788 property tax abatement for 132 Portsmouth Avenue for the 2025 tax year.
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Source: the Agendas & meeting of January 1, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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