BITS AND PIECES

A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

Planning

Save the date for SRPC's second Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) workshop, which will take place on Monday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. This outreach opportunity will complement the workshop held for municipal planners and representatives on Aug. 16, and will allow SRPC to gather important feedback to inform its RHNA.

This workshop is intended for the following audiences:

• Members of the public
• Housing authority and workforce housing representatives
• Developers
• Property Management and landlords
• Social service providers

More detailed invitations will be sent out next week. Those interested in attending are encouraged to sign up for the RHNA email list, so SRPC staff can forward along the updated information next week.

PIECES OF INTEREST

Land Protection Transaction Grants Application - Due Oct. 6

Transportation

In May staff launched a survey to gather insight into active transportation habits, challenges encountered regionally, favorite places to recreate, and ideas for improvements in the Strafford region.

This survey will inform Strafford Regional Planning Commission's (SRPC) active transportation plan which is intended to guide development of non-motorized transportation facilities & maximize future investments for a safer and better connected region.

There are only 5 days left until the interactive survey closes out and SRPC staff encourages those interested to take a few minutes to share their feedback on the region's active transportation.

PIECES OF INTEREST

2022 Hard Road to Travel Workshop

Shared Mobility Ridership on the Rebound

Economic Development

SRPC's Community Technical Assistance (CTA) program is set to end next week on Aug. 31.

This program was made possible through SRPC's CARES Act funding, and allowed SRPC to partner with private consultants to provide free technical support to small businesses in the following areas: website development, marketing and advertising, graphic design, audio visual support, generic IT services, and cybersecurity.

By hiring private consultants, SRPC was able to execute three rounds of assistance and provided businesses with up to nine hours of assistance.

SRPC will be quantifying the outcomes of this program and these will be included in the FY2023 Annual Report. To view outcomes as of June, view the feature in the 2022 CEDS Update.

PIECES OF INTEREST

Food, toys and donations needed: Ways to help in your community

Expanding Broadband in NH [podcast episode]

August 26, 2022