NORTH HAVERHILL - Those three words were the main topic as three students from Dartmouth College were invited to give suggestions on what to do with the old Grafton County Jail.

With the new Grafton County Jail completed, the old jail will become vacant next May or June. This would mean leaving the old building and its land unused.  The Dartmouth students started with a couple of basic suggestions.

The first Grafton County Jail was originally built in 1773 in North Haverhill, but moved 21-years later to Haverhill Corner. The facility they are currently in, but are soon moving out of, was created in 1897 and expanded in 1988.

The town could demolish the structure, which would cost around 125-thousand dollars for the original section of the jail, and about 128-thousand dollars for the newer expanded part of the jail. They were also given the option of renovating the building, which would cost about 286-thousand dollars.

The town was also given options on how they could renovate the building to bring more money to Grafton County and create more jobs.

"The old jail section as you'll see for various reasons, there's not a whole lot we can do with it. It's pretty much either we can tear it down or we can turn it into a historical site. Those are the two big options we have there. For the new jail there's a lot more we could do. We could turn it into a facility to benefit corrections department or the county in general."

The town was also given some less traditional options that included a complete overhaul that would turn the jail into a restaurant, a storage unit, or even a farm to school pilot program.