BITS AND PIECES

A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

Credit: Ned Harvey / 2021 Rising Tides Photo Contest, High Tide Flooding – Atlantic Coast Winner

Planning

On Thursday, Jan. 19, principal regional planner Kyle Pimental attended a meeting with fellow Coastal Adaptation Workgroup (CAW) members to prepare for the upcoming site visits planned as part of the January Rising Tides photo contest.

This fast-approaching event kicks off on Jan. 21 and runs through the 24th. It encourages citizens to photograph extreme high tides during its annual photo contest in order to raise awareness of New Hampshire’s rising tides.

Special for this year, participants are invited to four site visits during the Rising Tides Photo Contest, providing a unique opportunity to learn about, observe, and photograph impacts from high tide flooding. Volunteer boards and municipal staff, technical assistance providers, natural resource professionals, researchers and students, elected officials, interested residents and community leaders, and Rising Tides Photo Contest participants are especially encouraged to attend. Registration is requested.

Learn more on the CAW website.

Transportation

Economic Development

On Tuesday, Jan. 17, senior communications and outreach planner Shayna Sylvia and executive director Jen Czysz attended a meeting to kick off one of the project under SRPC's

Collaborative Economic Development Region (CEDR) grant program.

This project is one of three and intends to support the attraction, development, and retention of employees by developing a combination of digital resources and a market strategy for distribution to Seacoast businesses. These resources are intended to educate employers about the value of investing in and retaining current employees and to identify best practices to support employer recruitment efforts.  

To complete this task, SRPC and its program partners have contracted with SoHo Creative Studio out of Portsmouth, NH. They will be assisting with research and the creation of this digital asset. The kick-off call allowed for all stakeholders to meet, connect, and review the project's framework.

The CEDR grant program will also support operations of the Seacoast Economic Development Stakeholders and a micro grant program that will support the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce’s Student Career Pathway program.

January 20, 2023