CONCORD — The future of the Burgess BioPower plant is in doubt after the House on Thursday failed to override Gov. Chris Sununu’s veto of House Bill 142, which would have provided financial relief to the facility.

Bill proponents said if the governor’s veto was not overridden, the plant would close Nov. 1, putting 30 people out of work, and upending the forest products industry in the state. They also said closing the plant will drive up property taxes for the rest of Coos County, but particularly in Berlin, as well as the city’s water rates.

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