Bass Pro Shops says to expect Hooksett outlet by year's end; town officials surprised
In a news release posted on the company's website, Bass Pro Shops, which specializes in outdoor recreational equipment and apparel, said it would open a 149,000-square-foot store by the end of 2013.
Once again, Hooksett planning board members show their hubris:
In a news release posted on the company's website, Bass Pro Shops, which specializes in outdoor recreational equipment and apparel, said it would open a 149,000-square-foot store by the end of 2013.
Once again, Hooksett planning board members show their hubris:
"I don't know anything about it," Town Planner JoAnn Duffy said Friday night. "I'm shocked, but happy and I hope it's true. We would welcome them with open arms."
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"They would have to come to us," Duffy said of Bass Pro Shops. However, "I haven't seen anything.
"That's why it's odd that they would go ahead and send something out," she said.
Planning Board Chairman John Dyval Jr. said he also didn't know anything about the store's opening.
Bass Pro Shops and the town were involved in discussions several years ago about opening a store in Hooksett, but those talks died out in 2009. Town officials hadn't heard from the retailer since then.
Duffy said construction of a new building would mean at least a four-month planning review process before a groundbreaking could happen. That would put construction starting no earlier than mid-summer, she said.
"I don't think they could build something that large that fast," she said. "The only thing I can think of would be (moving into) the Lowe's store."
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