Strafford County leaders eye land in Dover for affordable housing

By: Karen Dandurant

Outlets: Foster's Daily Democrat

Published: August 10, 2026

Words: 861

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago


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DOVER — Strafford County commissioners are looking to take action in response to the barriers preventing working people from being able to afford a place to live.

The commissioners agreed Aug. 6 to try to identify land for affordable housing to be built among the 300 acres owned by the county. The property is in Dover around and extending from the county complex on County Farm Road in Dover, where the jail, courthouse …

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