September Mid-Month Updates

The Monthly Planner

Program Updates from Nashua Regional Planning Commission

September 2021 (vol 2)

Looking to stay informed about NRPC? Attend our meetings! Agendas are posted approximately five days in advance on the NRPC online calendar , or reach out to staff contacts to be added to group email lists.

Online Calendar

Questions? Call us!

(603) 417-6570

New Date and Venue!

NRPC Executive Committee and MPO/Full Commission Meetings

The NRPC Executive Committee and MPO/Full Commission meetings originally scheduled for Wednesday September 15 has been changed to Wednesday, September 22 in deference to Yom Kippur.

Also, to allow for greater social distancing, the meeting will be held in the 3^rd floor Auditorium at Nashua City Hall. Masks are required for all visitors to Nashua City Hall.

As always, the Executive Committee meeting will begin at 6pm followed by the MPO/Full Commission meeting at 7pm.

Attention Commissioners: NRPC Rep Needed at NHARPC

The New Hampshire Association of Regional Planning Commissions (NHARPC) is the affiliation of the nine regional planning commissions (RPCs) in the state of New Hampshire. The members of the association are the Commissioners of the nine RPCs, and services are provided by RPC staff.

The main mission of the NHARPC is to provide a forum to coordinate regional planning initiatives on a statewide basis and to disseminate information about RPCs to other agencies and organizations. The NHARPC maintains strategic partnerships with state agencies, develops shared planning policies, and monitors planning related legislation. The NHARPC works on behalf of its member commissions and, by extension, the member cities and towns across New Hampshire.

Interested in serving as an NRPC representative to NHARPC? Please contact Jay Minkarah.

US Census to Release User-Friendly PL-94 Redistricting Data September 16

On September 16, redistricting data will be available through the Census Bureau’s primary data dissemination tool, data.census.gov. These data — first released August 12 — are currently available in a legacy format on the Census Bureau’s FTP site.

Full Press Release

Also on Our Calendars: Community Events and Learning Opportunities

Meet the Commissioner, a Special One-Hour NHPA Event sponsored by NHPA

Thursday, September 16th, 11:30-12:30pm

Meet Commissioner Taylor Caswell and find out his Goals and Priorities for the new NH State Planning Department.

Zoom Meeting ID: 434 309 8630 Passcode: 972487

Dial by location: +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)

+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Northeast Arc Users Group Annual Fall Conference

October 17-20, 2021, New Haven, CT (also virtual attendance option)

Early Bird Registration Ends September 20, 2021

The Northeast Arc Users Group (NEARC) is one of several independent regional organizations that represent users of Geographic Information System (GIS) software developed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri) of Redlands, California. Esri software includes, among other things, such well-known GIS products as ArcGIS and ArcGIS Online. Since its inception, one of NEARC's primary functions has been to host an annual fall users conference in one of the Northeast NEARC states.

Granite State Clean Cities Coalition (GSCCC) Upcoming Webinars

N ew Webinars: featuring Medium- & Heavy-Duty Electric Municipal & Commercial Vehicles/Tech

September 16 & 30, 2021

Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Program, the Granite State Clean Cities Coalition seeks to reduce petroleum use in transportation through the use of domestically produced, cleaner burning alternative fuels and other fuel reduction strategies. Using less diesel and gasoline in our vehicles helps to reduce our nation’s dependence on foreign oil while improving our air quality.

September 14 to 18 is National SepticSmart Week

SepticSmart Week is happening this month from September 20th to 24th. For communities within the EPA MS4 permit It is the perfect time to do septic system outreach requirements. Kudos to Pelham hand Merrimack for their public outreach brochures on this subject.

NH Small Business Development Corporation Announces Phase 3 of the Business Resiliency Survey

Survey Closes October 1, 2021

NRPC has partnered with the SBDC to help spread the word to business owners in the region. Their input will help determine how businesses have become more resilient during the pandemic and where assistance is still needed. If you are a small business owner please participate; otherwise please pass it on to any business owners in your network.

New Parking Procedures @NRPC

Per the building management at 30 Temple Street, NRPC guests should now park in the building's upper visitor lot for all meetings and enter the building through the doors on that level.

SAVE THE DATE: Household Hazardous Waste Event, October 2, 2021

Noteworthy Links

NRPC 2020 Annual Report

Nashua Regional Solid Waste Management District 2020 Annual Report

MapGeo, NRPC's Live Maps App