Bits and Pieces: A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

BITS AND PIECES

A Weekly Update from the Strafford Region

PLANNING

Communications and outreach planner Shayna Sylvia and principal regional planner Kyle Pimental attended the NH Planners Association (NHPA) monthly executive committee meeting on Wednesday, Apr. 20.

Serving in the roles of conferences professional development officer and social media coordinator, respectively, Kyle and Shayna represent SRPC on the NHPA E.C. They work with other planners from across the state on planning a variety of events and to provide technical assistance efforts in areas like relative legislation in NH.

The meeting allowed the E.C. to discuss two upcoming events, its Field Trip to Franklin and its spring conference. Following the meeting, Shayna assisted in launching the registration for the field trip event. Those interested in this professional development workshop and walking tour can now rsvp online.

Registration for the Spring Conference is coming soon, and details will be updated on the NHPA website, as they become available. Current details include the location, the Holiday Inn Downtown Concord, and the date, Wednesday, June 15 at 8:45 a.m.

STAFF CONTACT

Kyle Pimental

PIECES OF INTEREST

Support for ‘Missing Middle Housing’ Strongest Among Young People

REGISTRATION OPEN: 2022 Right-to-Know Law

Hybrid Workshop on Meetings and Records

TRANSPORTATION

On Tuesday, April 19 Communications and Outreach Planner Shayna Sylvia facilitated the CommuteSMART Seacoast B2B Kick-Off challenge along with co-managers Scott Bogle and Maddie DiIonno from Rockingham Planning Commission.

This was the first time since 2019 that CommuteSMART Seacoast was able to host team captains in person, and regional planning commission staff were excited to see returning competitors ready to rally their teams.

Shayna, Maddie and Scott reviewed the challenge logistics, and highlighted new components for the 2022 challenge, like the new trip logging platform. For this year’s event, competitors will be logging their trips using the CommuteSMART NH mobile and web app. The perk, smart commuters can log their trips all year round and earn incentives not only during challenge periods.

Teams will be eligible via participating employees making an account on the new platform and ensuring that their organization name and address is filled out. Team captains can view resources to encourage their coworkers to participate via the Team Captain Toolkit .

Learn more on the CommuteSMART Seacoast website, or email info@commutesmartseacoast.org.

STAFF CONTACT

Shayna Sylvia

PIECES OF INTEREST

Dover Point Road: Roundabout planned to ease 'high traffic' area for drivers

Early Bird Registration: AMPO 2022 Planning Tools & Training Symposium

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

In August 2021, Strafford Regional Planning Commission launched its first round of the Consultant Technical Assistance (CTA) program. This effort supports small businesses as they work to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, and provides, through private consultants, up to 9 HOURS OF FREE technical support in the following categories:

Marketing, Advertising or Graphic Design
Website Development
Generic IT
Cybersecurity
Audio Visual Support

After two successful phases of the program, where support was provided to over 61 businesses, SRPC has recently launched a third phase.

Small business owners interested in participating in the CTA program should navigate to the online survey, to sign up to receive assistance in any of the categories listed above. Business owners will then be contacted by an SRPC staff member, who will coordinate the details of the request, including scheduling of the initial consultation with a service provider.

STAFF CONTACT

Natalie Moles

PIECES OF INTEREST

Oyster River School Boasts Sustainable Design

Strafford Regional Planning Commission | 603-994-3500 | srpc@strafford.org| www.strafford.org

April 22, 2022