In Case You Missed It: Last Chance to Register for SRPC's Nov. 23 ArcGIS Online Mapping Tutorial - Second Date on Dec. 2
SRPC GIS Planner Jackson Rand will hold the first of two tutorial sessions demonstrating SRPC's new ArcOnline mapping tools on Monday, Nov. 23 at 3:00 p.m.. Starting with a review of SRPC's ArcOnline homepage, Jackson will explain how to use the new online and interactive Standard Maps, Open Data Portal, and Tax Parcel Viewer (the replacement for SRPC's prior MapGeo platform).

Jackson will then lead participants through an exercise to create their own floodplain map for the regional community of their choosing using SRPC's ArcOnline tools.

You can register for the Monday, Nov. 23, from 3-4:30 p.m. session here.

To register for the alternate session, Wednesday, Dec. 2 from 6-7:30 p.m. click here.

These sessions will also be recorded for those unable to attend in-person.

Contact Shayna Sylvia, communications and outreach planner with any questions at srpc@strafford.org.
Planning Event of Interest: Registration for the NH Planners Association Annual Meeting Now Open
Registration is now open for the NH Planners Association Annual Meeting (NHPA).

This virtual event will take place on Wednesday December 2 starting at 9 a.m. with the business meeting followed by a keynote presentation from 10-11:30 a.m. Speaker Dr. Sara Orozco will present "From Planer to Co-Planner: Using a Race, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Framework to Increase Community Access and Engagement." This presentation is worth 1.5 CM credits.

You can register online. Learn more on the NHPA webpage.
Planning Event of Interest: SRPC December Commission Meeting
Join SRPC for its December Commission Meeting via Zoom on Thursday, Dec. 3 at 3:45 p.m.

The business meeting will be followed by a presentation highlighting SRPC’s current environmental and economic development programs and initiatives with a lens of resiliency.

Topics will include:

  • an overview of SRPC’s new resiliency committee
  • new environmental projects being managed by principal planner Kyle Pimental and environmental planner, Alaina Rogers
  • Strafford Economic Development District’s (EDD) new economic recovery initiatives and comprehensive economic development strategy updates

Interested parties should RSVP to srpc@strafford.org.
Planning Event of Interest: Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast Annual Meeting
Join the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast (WHC) for its annual meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Speakers Peter Francese and Lorraine Stuart Merrill, authors of Communities & Consequences II: The Rebalancing of New Hampshire’s Human Ecology, will share what they learned while writing the sequel to the 2008 book Communities & Consequences: The Unbalancing of New Hampshire’s Human Ecology.

They will primarily be addressing the questions "Will more kids in town raise the local tax rate? and "How can we rebalance New Hampshire’s human ecology?"

Register online.
Community Spotlight: Partner Edition - Forest Society and Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire
Southeast Land Trust and the Forest Society recently secured funding for projects in the communities of Barrington, Brookfield, Middleton and New Durham through the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program's (LCHIP) 2020 grant round.

Congrats to each community! Southeast Land Trust received $320,000 for the Leighton Family Forest in Barrington, and $200,000 for the Birch Ridge Community Forest 2 in New Durham. The Forest Society secured $30,000 for the Moose Mountains Reserve 3 - Nason in Brookfield, and $38,500 for Moose Mountains Reserve 2 Harvey in Middleton.

Learn more about LCHIP and the other winners online.
Strafford Regional Planning Commission | 603-994-3500 | srpc@strafford.org| www.strafford.org
November 20, 2020