2023 Household Hazardous Waste Collections |
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Join us on EARTH DAY for the first Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection of 2023 at 25 Crown Street, Nashua!
The fee is $15 per vehicle for up to 10 gallons or 20 pounds of waste. We encourage carpooling!!
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Upcoming Meetings at NRPC |
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See what's happening this month.
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Please note that April's TTAC meeting has been cancelled.
April 22 2023, 8:00am-12:00pm, 25 Crown Street, Nashua
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Looking to stay informed about NRPC?
Attend our meetings! Agendas are posted approximately five days in advance on the NRPC online calendar, or reach out to staff contacts to be added to group email lists. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held at: 30 Temple Street, Suite 310, Nashua, NH.
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NRPC is seeking a Senior Regional Planner and a GIS Intern! |
JOIN OUR TEAM!
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Senior Regional Planner - The ideal candidate has a background in urban planning or a similar field at the municipal or regional level. This Senior Regional Planner will perform analysis, draft plans and studies for a variety of projects related to land use and transportation planning, economic development, and housing. The position will also provide professional planning assistance and technical support to local land use boards, as well as helping lead other NRPC programs and initiatives.
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GIS Intern - The GIS intern will gain broad exposure to a variety of GIS tasks through varied projects. Duties will include field data collection, GIS data compilation, parcel automation, mapping, and assisting with the development of hosted online applications. Employment dates are flexible but may start as early as May and run through August 2023.
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Save the Date! May 13th
Electronic Waste Recycling Collection
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Electronic Waste Recycling Collection
event on Saturday, May 13th!
WHERE: 25 Crown Street, Nashua
WHEN: May 13, 2023, 8am to Noon
Stay tuned for more details!
Donations support MakeIt Labs and NRPC Foundation
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NH Office of Planning and Development's
Spring 2023 Planning and Zoning Conference
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Registration is now open! |
Save the date for the NH Office of Planning and Development’s Spring 2023 Planning and Zoning conference.
When: Saturday, April 29, 2023 from 8:45 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Online (each session will be recorded and available after conference)
Cost: Free
Please note that this year’s conference will be held virtually, but new this year it will only take place over one full Saturday. There will be six tracks including: Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, Historic Preservation, Housing, Data & Mapping, and Special Topics.
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Burning Bush Removal Event |
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Burning Bush Removal Event
Sklar Waterfront Park
Merrimack, NH
Sunday, April 23, 12pm - 2pm
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Widely popular as an ornamental lawn plant, Burning Bush is a beautiful but extremely prolific bush that can establish itself well in damp, shady environments, like in the understory of trees at Sklar Waterfront Park.
Help us assist the Town of Merrimack with this project. A short training will be provided along with tools, gloves, and other supplies. Wear footwear appropriate for forest, mud, and standing water.
The cold/rain date is April 30.
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Other Events & Training Opportunities |
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April 10, 2023 - Multiple sessions help over 5 days
The workshop will focus on infrastructure funding programs administered by NHDES. Topics will include NHDES funding program updates, Build America Buy America (BABA), application assistance, cybersecurity, asset management and more!
Who Should Attend: Current/future loan recipients, community/financial decision makers, public works directors, city/town managers, municipal and regional planners, consultants/engineers, operators, and others interested in the NHDES-administered funding programs.
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April 20, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00PM
Planning Lunches at Noon (PLAN) Webinar Series
Join Stephanie N. Verdile, a Principal Planner for the OPD who will provide introductory and procedural information about the basics of planning and zoning before discussing the purpose and role of planning and zoning boards. Stephanie will also provide a dictionary of terms to help you navigate the often-used planning and zoning acronyms as well as tips on how to be a good board member. This webinar is for new board members as well as seasoned members that are interested in a refresher course. There will also be time for questions and answers at the end of the webinar.
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May 1-5, 2023, Various times
A series of events held annually each Spring, NH Energy Week brings together business and municipal leaders, industry experts, and policymakers for regional roundtables, and energy forums. You can register for any or all of Clean Energy NH's events being held virtually and in person: 2023 Kickoff, Investing in Resiliency, Energy Trivia 101, Career & Resource Fair, and Powering NH's Energy Future.
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May 16, 2023, 9:00AM - 2:15PM
NHDES will hold its 2023 Drinking Water Source Protection Conference on Tuesday, May 16, in-person, at the Army National Guard Edward Cross Training Complex in Pembroke, NH.
This year’s conference will feature presentations on:
- US EPA’s National Strategic Roadmap for PFAS.
- State legislative and Drinking Water Program Funding Updates.
- UNH research on the distribution and fate of PFAS in surface water.
- How to adopt municipal water use restriction codes applicable during drought.
- Examples and partnerships to conserve critical water supply lands.
- Case studies on adopting effective local zoning that protects groundwater quality.
- Public water system monitoring and response to cyanobacteria blooms.
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May 22 & 23, 2023
For over forty years, NRRA’s Recycling Conference & Expo has been a premier conference focused exclusively on municipal recycling and waste reduction in the Northeast. The 2023 conference theme is Recycling Tools of the Trade. Join hundreds of attendees, exhibitors, speakers and sponsors to discuss the tools and skills necessary to build thriving municipal recycling and waste reduction programs in your community. The conference will be held for the first time at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord, NH, which strives to reduce their environmental impact through innovative solutions including integrated recycling programs, energy-efficient lighting and HVAC systems, food waste recycling, and local food sourcing.
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June 2, 2023, Common Man Inn & Spa, Plymouth, NH
Save the Date for NHPA's Spring Conference, which will be held at the Common Man Inn & Spa in Plymouth, NH on Friday, June 2
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SBDC's webinars focus on the needs of small businesses all around the state of New Hampshire. Topics of webinars range from starting a business to growing a business, including; financial matters, marketing, cyber, DEI, and many more.
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Have an event or workshop you'd like highlighted? Let us know!
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Grants and Funding Opportunities |
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NRPC has a new page on our website dedicated to Grants and Funding Opportunities! Check it out to view current opportunities for your community and to view additional helpful resources.
If you know of a resource or grant that should be listed, let us know and we will add it!
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