BITS AND PIECES

A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

Planning

The City of Somersworth is developing a new Housing Plan as part of developing a new Master Plan. To jumpstart their efforts the City created a survey and wants to hear from you! Your responses will give the City much needed input on the needs of our existing housing stock and how to create the appropriate size, type and location for new housing to meet current and future demands. What kind of housing does Somersworth need? What are the opportunities and challenges facing housing in the City? 

Please visit this website to take the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/67PTG9L, which ends on August 4th. For more information on the City’s Housing Master Plan efforts, please visit: www.somersworthnh.gov/planning-office/pages/master-plan-update. 

Thank you in advance for completing the survey!

Transportation

After several months of research and formatting, the Municipal Guide to EV Charging Stations is live! This guide was created in 2023 by Strafford Regional Planning Commission to remove barriers for municipalities to increase deployment of EV Charging Stations in the Strafford Region and beyond. Recognizing that New Hampshire is poised to experience a rapid increase in electric vehicles over the next 10-15 years, SRPC saw the need to create a step-by-step guide to prepare our communities to meet the demand for EV Charging Stations in our downtowns, state parks and other popular destinations. SRPC will continue to add resources and additional steps as they become available and share best practices from communities around the Strafford Region and State to ensure municipalities can learn from each other. Check out the Guide here: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/collections/382955cb53144078824e0bf40ac0340f?item=1



Please check back regularly! If you have any questions, please contact Colin Lentz, Senior Transportation Planner at clentz@strafford.org.

Many thanks to Clean Energy New Hampshire for providing feedback on the guide!

Economic Development

SRPC’s Economic Development staff is actively engaged in stakeholder outreach and research efforts to compile information on funding opportunities and various resources for small businesses owners, created to help support business operations. These resources are disseminated on a quarterly basis to a list of registered businesses in the SRPC geographical region via e-mail. To view previous e-mails, you can visit this site. To sign up to receive the quarterly e-mails, sign up via this link. 

July 28, 2023