# 2026-11-12 Strafford County Commissioners Meeting

At the Strafford County Commissioners meeting on November 12, 2026, commissioners unanimously approved the FY2025 BJA grant for investigating and prosecuting sexual assaults in confinement facilities. The grant would support upgrading the House of Correction’s aging camera system, including installation-related costs, correctional-officer overtime, and consultant visits. The county intends to proceed with Minute Man Security, selected through a prior bid process in 2023, but will wait for grant-administration confirmation that the earlier bid and proposed sole-source contracting approach are acceptable; commissioners also requested a written summary for the record. Staff described the award as a significant source of outside funding for a project previously considered for the county’s capital plan.

Other procurement and funding matters included a warming-center construction update, with completion still projected for mid-December, and notice that an energy-audit contractor expects to provide a preliminary countywide report within two weeks. Commissioners directed staff to begin a request for qualifications process for potential developers of county property for housing, with the project’s scope and funding approach still to be developed. Funding and timing for Riverside improvements and a possible air-purification project remain uncertain pending Go North decisions; no contract award was reported for those items. The meeting also included discussion of county records preservation and long-term care funding, but no related purchasing action was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Public Safety, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** November 12, 2026

### Sources
- [2026-11-12 Strafford County Commissioners Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToFQ5zYzu-s) - Strafford County