REMINDER: The Census 2020 LUCA Workshop will take place on Nov. 28 at the Dover Public Library. Learn more and sign up at http://bit.ly/2zMqhvc. 
Fall 2017 Madbury Emergency Preparedness Workshop     Source: SRPC
Planning

On Wednesday, Nov. 15, principal regional planner Kyle Pimental updated the Madbury Planning Board on the NH Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission's recommendations for minimizing the projected risk of coastal flooding and increasing resilience. The commission's work is documented in the report "Preparing New Hampshire for Projected Storm Surge, Sea-Level Rise, and Extreme Precipitation." In his remarks, Kyle addressed ways the town can use the report moving forward. He also spoke about how to implement the findings and results from a recent emergency preparedness workshop SRPC and the town hosted with the UNH Cooperative Extension and NH Seagrant. Representatives of the UNH Cooperative Extension and NH Seagrant shared the list of actions that were developed following the workshop, and the planning board discussed those actions at its meeting. The activities at this meeting were part of the larger Setting Sail NH effort.

To learn more, visit  http://strafford.org/services/climatechange.php, or contact Kyle Pimental directly.
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Transportation

On Friday, Nov. 10, SRPC released for public comment the draft  2017-2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan.  This update to the 2015-2040 Metropolitan Transportation Plan includes the integration of performance-based planning measures.
 
The 35-day public comment period will run until Thursday, Dec. 14. It will be followed by a public hearing on Friday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. during a meeting of the Strafford Metropolitan Planning Organization's Policy Committee. The meeting will take place in Conference Room 1A of the Rochester Community Center, 150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH.  
 
The document is available for public review at the SRPC office, at all municipal offices and libraries in the region, and online at www.strafford.org. Copies can be sent to interested parties upon request.
 
Comments can be sent via mail, email, and fax to:

Colin Lentz, Regional Transportation Planner
Strafford Regional Planning Commission 
150 Wakefield Street, Suite 12 
Rochester NH 03867 

Phone: 603-994-3500  
Fax: 603-994-3504
Economic Development

SRPC is finalizing details of the December Commission and Economic Development District (EDD) meeting to be held on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. The meeting will focus on the importance of local food systems and farms and their connection to economic development in the region. The topic of ecogastronomy, or "a recognition of the strong connections between plate and planet, and the fact that our food choices have a major impact on the health of the environment and society," will also be discussed by Prof. Dan Winnians, director of UNH's ecogastronomy dual major and lecturer in hospitality management. Joining him will be Jim Hall, executive director of Seacoast Eat Local and one of the farmers from Brandmoore Farm in Rollinsford.

The meeting will be held at the Rollinsford Library, which is in the Salmon Falls Mill (3 Front Street, Suite 2B, Rollinsford, NH 03869).

More details will be provided as they become available. Visit   strafford.org for the most up-to-date information. 

Feel free to contact Shayna Sylvia, communications and outreach specialist with questions. 
 



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