BITS AND PIECES

A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

Planning

On Wednesday, Mar. 22, principal regional planner Kyle Pimental, regional planner Autumn Scott, and Amanda Stone from UNH Extension attended the Durham Planning Board meeting to facilitate the motion of the Durham Climate Adaptation chapter to be presented in a public hearing.  

This project was a partnership between the Town of Durham, SRPC, UNH Extension, NH SeaGrant, and the NHDES Coastal Program.  

The public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Apr. 12 at the Durham Planning Board meeting.  

View the plan online.  

Transportation

Economic Development

On Tuesday, Mar. 21, executive director Jen Czysz and senior communications and outreach planner Shayna Sylvia attended the bi-weekly Seacoast Economic Development Stakeholders (SEDS) meeting to share a progress update on the SRPC Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2023 update,  

Jen provided a timeline overview, including project solicitation updates being due by Mar. 31. Shayna reviewed SRPC’s new approach to project solicitation using a powerful tool called AirTable.  

The meeting also included a presentation on ApprenticeshipNH by Anne Banks, apprenticeship program manager and Charlotte Williams, apprenticeship Building America grant manager. 

View the video recording of the meeting here, and learn more about the SEDS group online. 

March 24, 2023