Exeter’s Downtown to Get a New Public Park

A new public park may soon replace a long-vacant property on Water Street, where a fire left nothing but rubble and an ‘eyesore’ for the residents.

Elliott Berkowitz and Nancy Phillips have decided to donate the property at 23 Water Street as a gift to the town.

The couple purchased the 3,300-square-foot property in 2018 with plans to develop it into a three-story multi-use building.

However, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the cost of construction went up and halted those plans.