Teaming up with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission, the city is seeking bids to redevelop its public boat ramp facility off Merrimac Street, according to city documents.

People will come down and use it for picnics and kids to play, plus put the boat in the water,” the town's mayor said.

The more than 80-year-old bridge, which is over a short channel through a penninsula, is located less than a half mile west ...