Nonprofit wants billboards painted on Rte.16 bridge

The non-profit North Country Healthcare is seeking permission from NHDOT to paint identical billboard on the south- and north-facing sides of the Black trestle bridge, high over Route 16 and the SLR tracks. A majority of the Gorham select board said they would try to be flexible when advising the state agency. (COURTESY PHOTO)

GORHAM — The select board wrestled with a first-time question posed by the state Department of Transportation at Monday evening’s meeting at the request of the nonprofit North Country Healthcare: Does the board favor or not favor allowing a huge permanent advertising billboard to be painted on both sides of the so-called “Black Trestle,” high over the St. Lawrence & Atlantic RR tracks and Route 16, north of the Route 2 North intersection.

Town manager Denise Vallee provided each board member with a colorful photograph of the proposed billboard, which reads “Thanks for placing your trust in North Country Healthcare.”

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