BERLIN — Coos County is now officially designated as having a “distressed place-based economy” in a move designed to make the county more competitive when asking for federal funding.
The designation comes at a time when the Northern Border Regional Commission, a major source of federal funding for projects in northern New England and New York, is slated for elimination in President Donald Trump’s 2026 budget.
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