tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203192116122470482011-07-08T15:49:50.655-04:00Welcome to the Nashua Regional Planning Commission's online newsletterNRPChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046786446578454091noreply@blogger.comBlogger561100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-920319211612247048.post-7456150678458181272010-08-17T13:42:00.000-04:002010-08-17T13:43:53.121-04:00

When ~ Sept. 30, 7:00-8:30 PMWhere ~ NRPC office, 9 Executive Park Drive, 2nd floor, Merrimack, NHRSVP ~ to Karen Baker, karenb@nashuarpc.org or 603-424-2240 x11Details ~ Christine Fillmore, Staff Attorney for the NH Local Government Center, will discuss the basics of RSA Chapter 91-A, NH’s Right to Know Law, including the law regarding public meetings and public records. This training will also

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NRPC will be holding a Community Broadband Forum on Tuesday Sept. 28, from 6:00-8:00 PM in the Banquet Hall (3rd floor) of the Milford Town Hall. The goal of this forum is to educate communities about the NH Broadband Mapping Program and to collect local data to support mapping and data verification activities. During the forum, participants will engage in an interactive mapping session that

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Join NRPC for an APA webinar brownbag lunch series. Each webinar runs from 12:00-1:30 and all AICP members will receive 1.5 CM credits for each session they attend. The webinars will be held at NRPC’s office, 9 Executive Park Drive, 2nd floor, Merrimack. Bring your own lunch and we will provide beverages and dessert. Please RSVP to Karen Baker, karenb@nashuarpc.org or 603-424-2240 x11.

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The State Conservation Committee (SCC) has announced that the 2011 Conservation “Moose Plate” Grant applications are available. Applications are due on October 1, 2010. Eligible applicants include municipalities, County Conservation Districts, County Cooperative Extension natural resource programs, municipal conservation agencies, schools, scout groups, and other nonprofit entities engaged in

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Energy Technical Assistance and Planning for NH Communities (ETAP) is a two year program providing energy efficiency technical assistance free of charge to NH communities and counties. ETAP’s goal is to advance energy efficiency in all NH municipalities and provide the tools communities need to monitor energy performance. ETAP offers services for every community, regardless of where you are in

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Concord, NH – The NH Energy and Climate Collaborative today released the NH Climate Action Plan Annual Progress Review 2010. The NH Climate Action Plan was completed in March 2009 by the NH Climate Change Policy Task Force established by Executive Order of the Governor in 2007. For the past year, the NH Energy and Climate Collaborative, a group of 18 leaders from the business, non-profit and

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Date ~ Monday June 28, 2010Time ~ 7:00 PMLocation ~ Old Courthouse, 6 Baboosic Lake Road, Merrimack Contact ~ the Merrimack Conservation District at 603-424-2043 or phil.straight@comcast.net. Details ~ Robert Robertson of the University of New Hampshire will discuss ideas about how communities can work together on abutting projects, such as roads, rivers, and trails. This will be a good

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NRPC continues its work in the New Hampshire Broadband Mapping Program. The program is a multi-year, multi-agency effort to map areas in NH that are currently served by the state’s 70+ broadband providers. Over 200 Community Anchor Institutions in the region have been surveyed on their broadband access, speed, and other information. Preliminary service area maps have also been completed. Maps

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When ~ Thursday, June 17, 7:00-9:00 PMWhere ~ Community Room, Hollis Town Hall, 7 Monument Square, Hollis, NHSpeaker ~ Jay Aube, Shoreland Protection SpecialistRSVP & Additional Information ~ Mark Archambault, 978-448-0299 or marka@nashuariverwatershed.orgDetails ~ The Nashua River Watershed Association and the Nashua Regional Planning Commission are co-sponsoring a workshop on the New Hampshire

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In 2009, the NH Department of Environmental Services (DES) received funding under the EPA State Innovation Grant program to undertake the “Innovative Land Development Technical Assistance and Coordinated Permitting Initiative,” also called the “DES Innovative Permitting Initiative” or IPI. The Innovative Permitting Initiative focuses on land development activities and the permit programs under

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The Board of Directors of the Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) will open a new grant round on July 1st, 2010. Organizations interested in applying must attend a mandatory application writing workshop on June 16th. The grant round will close at noon on Friday, August 20th, 2010. Funding decisions are expected to be made sometime in November of 2010.“We are excited to

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Date ~ Thursday May 13, 2010Time ~ 8:30 AM – 12:00 PMLocation ~ Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center, Greenland, NHDetails ~ Testing over the last 25 years has indicated that chloride levels have increased steadily and substantially in New Hampshire’s freshwater streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, wetlands, and groundwater, including well water. In many small streams in southern and coastal New

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Back by popular demand, the Local Energy Solutions conference is designed for local energy committee volunteers, town administrators and employees, local board members, school staff and facilities managers, legislators, and interested citizens. Gain valuable tools to help reduce energy costs and save taxpayer dollars. Lunch is provided. This conference is being organized by Clean Air-Cool

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A group of regional leaders from the planning, design, and development community will be discussing workforce housing, architecture, and development design at a dinner in Milford on Friday June 4. The goal is to create concrete site development examples to address the region’s growing workforce housing needs while also preserving small scale, affordable community living. The public reception and

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UNH Cooperative Extension is holding several GIS workshops this April at the Nashua Regional Planning Commission, including:*GIS 101: Learning to Map in the Digital Age ~ April 27, 9:00am - noon*GIS on Pennies a Day: Test Drive ~ April 27, 1:00 - 4:00 pm*Making Maps the Google Way ~ April 27, 5:30 - 8:30pm*ArcGIS Drivers Permit 1-day workshop ~ April 28, 9:00am - 4:00pm *CommunityViz: Level I ~

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Tune up your bike, find the bus schedule, and call your carpool buddy, because Smart Commute Week is coming soon! Smart Commute Week takes place from May 15 through May 21, 2010. It is a national movement, also referred to as Green Commute Week, which is often held in conjunction with Bike-to-Work Week. The goal of Smart Commute Week is to promote alternative ways of getting to work and around

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Don't forget to mail in your Census forms! To see how well your town is doing, click on the link below.Take 10 Map - 2010 Census

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The 2010 annual DES Drinking Water Source Protection Workshop will be held on Friday April 30th at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH from 8:45 am – 3:30 pm. This workshop has become the largest state-organized drinking water “source protection” event in New England as more local officials and residents in New Hampshire become involved in protecting their local source(s) of drinking water. The

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Reducing Electric Costs in Municipal Facilities, Schools, & Commercial BuildingsWhen ~ Thursday March 18, 12:00-1:00 pmWhere ~ Nashua Regional Planning Commission, 9 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201, Merrimack (www.nashuarpc.org/aboutnrpc/directions)Speaker ~ Eric Doberstein of LighTec, Inc.Details ~ Reducing energy use is a priority for the Federal government, the State, and PSNH. To achieve

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Announcing the 2010 Annual Planning Board Training Date ~ Thursday, April 22, 7:00 PM Venue ~ Nashua City Hall, Room 208, 229 Main Street, Nashua, NH Speaker ~ David Connell, Esq., Legal Services Counsel for NH Local Government CenterRSVP ~ to Karen Baker, karenb@nashuarpc.org by Monday April 19 Details ~ this training is opened to any community in the Nashua Region. It is specifically designed

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As we prepared to celebrate our 50th Anniversary last September it was evident that the Nashua Regional Planning Commission has a very rich past. Historic photos depict a very different Main Street in Nashua than the one we recognize today, while maps produced before the advent of GIS demonstrate just how far technology has come in 50 years. Yet as we dug back into our history, it also became

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Please join the Nashua Regional Planning Commission for a Regional Energy Roundtable on "Reducing Electric Costs in Municipal Facilities, Schools, and Commercial Buildings." When ~ Thursday March 18, 12:00-1:00 pmWhere ~ Nashua Regional Planning Commission, 9 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201, Merrimack (click here for directions)RSVP ~ Jill Longval, jilll@nashuarpc.org, 603-424-2240 x27. Lunch is

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On Saturday, February 13th, 2010, (snow date Feb. 20), hundreds of citizens in 11 locations across New Hampshire will have an opportunity to participate in small group, facilitated daylong community-based conversations to address the question “What’s At Stake? Community Conversations to Weigh the Benefits and Risks of Expanded Legal Gambling in NH.” Participants must register prior to the session

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Join the staff and Commissioners of the Nashua Regional Planning Commission for the 28th Annual Legislative Forum Thursday, February 18, 2010 at 6:30 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nashua. Please RSVP to Karen Baker by February 11, 2010 at karenb@nashuarpc.org or 424-2240, Ext. 11 This forum provides an opportunity for you to meet with your Legislative delegation to discuss issues important to

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You may be receiving a phone call in the next few days from the Nashua Regional Planning Commission as part of the NH Broadband Mapping Program. The Broadband Mapping Program is a joint project of the NH Regional Planning Commissions, GRANIT (NH’s Statewide GIS hosted at UNH), and a variety of other state agencies. This project received stimulus funding to develop a national map on the

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Though the ground is still white and spring feels like a long way off, the Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) has already begun preparing for Smart Commute Week. Smart Commute Week takes place from May 17 through May 21, 2010. It is a national movement, also referred to as Green Commute Week, which is often held in conjunction with Bike-to-Work Week. Smart Commute Week activities will

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Join NRPC and the region’s legislative delegation for an evening of discussion on important legislation under consideration this year. Date ~ Thursday February 18, 2010Time ~ 6:30 – 9:00 PMLocation ~ Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2 Somerset Parkway, Nashua Additional information will follow shortly…we hope you can join us.

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Please join us in either date for an informative workshop on Meeting the Workforce Challenge:January 28 ~ Milford Town Hall, 3rd floor Banquet Room, 1 Union Square, Milford -or-February 4 ~ Nashua Regional Planning Commission, 9 Executive Park Drive, Suite 201, Merrimack.Both workshops take place at 7:00 PM. Panelists include Mark Fougere, Fougere Planning; Mike Dell Orfano, Town of Amherst; Ben

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The Nashua Regional Planning Commission held its last Household hazardous Waste (HHW) collection of the 2009 season in November. Here is a summary of what we collected throughout the year. 70,132 pounds = amount of hazardous material that were diverted from the municipal waste streams due to residents participating in the HHW collection program.1,312 = number of households that participated in

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The Nashua Regional Planning Commission is part of a statewide effort for Broadband Mapping that just received a $1.7 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). NRPC is part of a team headed by UNH Complex Systems that includes all of the Regional Planning Commissions in the state.$1.2 million dollars of the

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The New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning (OEP) announces the availability of $6.6 million through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. This grant program will fund projects that reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. OEP is currently targeting the following timetable:Grant Application Released: January 8, 2010 Intent to

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The Nashua Regional Planning Commission has completed an update to its historical traffic count database and is making it available in a new, easy-to-use Google Maps application. The Google Maps data display allows NRPC to make every count location in the region available in one seamless view, without having to click through individual communities or neighborhoods. The database can be accessed

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The New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT) has opened the 2009-2010 application cycle for the Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) program. Application materials, including a guidance document and air quality analysis fact sheet, are available at the NRPC website www.nashuarpc.org/transportation/te_cmaq.htm. NHDOT is implementing several new requirements to the application

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The Souhegan Valley Transportation Collaborative (SVTC) is asking for your help to better understand the transportation needs of the Souhegan Valley region and the willingness of residents to use transit. To accomplish this, SVTC will be distributing surveys throughout the region for the next month. Survey results will inform the development of a strategic plan, which will identify key

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In September, 2009, seven applications for funding through the 2009 – 2010 Transportation Enhancement program were received by the NRPC. Staff with backgrounds in transportation and land use scored and ranked the applications using criteria approved by the Transportation Technical Advisory Committee (TTAC). The scores and rankings were presented to the TTAC at their November 18, 2009, and were

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The Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA) is sponsoring a half-day workshop on a variety of topics pertaining to protecting the land and water resources of the Squannacook and Nissitissit sub-basins of the Nashua River watershed. It will take place on Saturday December 5 from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM at the Mass Development Offices in Devens, MA. The ‘Watershed Summit’ will feature morning

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NRPC has obtained updated Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) floodplain GIS data, which is available to member communities. This map layer is the digital version of FEMA's Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) and the updates are part of FEMA's Map Modernization program. The new flood maps contain changes where studies were conducted as well as spatial shifts resulting from newer

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Disaster disrupts hundreds of thousands of lives each year and has lasting effects on both people and property. With proper preparation, however, people can reduce the impact of disaster and sometimes avoid the danger completely. According to FEMA, as of Dec. 31, 2008, over 18,000 local jurisdictions have approved (or approvable pending adoption) Local Mitigation Plans that cover approximately

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The organizing committees of the annual New Hampshire Watershed Conference and the New Hampshire Water Conference have joined forces to offer a single, comprehensive event for 2009. The purpose of the merger is to combine talent, resources, and audiences from both events into a unique, two-day event designed to meet the information and networking needs of lake, river, and watershed groups;

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In the fall of 2008 the Nashua Regional Planning Commission received grant funding from the NH Charitable Foundation and the US EPA to assist 7 communities in the formation of Local Energy Committees, coordinate networking opportunities and workshops to help them learn from one another’s experience, conduct baseline energy and greenhouse gas emissions inventories, and develop an accompanying

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At Town Meeting 2007 communities across New Hampshire placed resolutions on their ballots calling for a strong federal response to climate change. Many of these cities and towns also took advantage of the opportunity to act locally on this global issue and began forming Local Energy Committees. These committees are often comprised of local citizens and municipal staff members and are charged

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The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) in partnership with the Hollis Safe Routes to School Task Force has been awarded funding to develop a Safe Routes to School Travel Plan for the Hollis Primary School, Hollis Upper Elementary School, and Hollis/Brookline Middle School. The travel plan will serve as a Safe Routes to School “Master Plan,” laying out a vision for how the community can

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The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is coordinating with the US Geological Survey (USGS) to acquire high resolution, leaf-off, color, aerial photography. Preliminary plans are to collect 1-foot pixel resolution imagery for the entire state. Data will be gathered in the spring of 2010, with final products available approximately 6-9 months thereafter. Additional technical

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The Department of Transportation, on behalf of the State Coordinating Council (SCC), is seeking consultant services to provide assistance to the SCC in developing the state’s program for regional coordination of human services transportation.RSA 239-B established the State Coordinating Council (SCC) for Community Transportation, which is responsible for implementing coordinated community

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What ~ Final Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics Collection of 2009When ~ Saturday November 7, 8:00am - 12:00pmWhere ~ Nashua Public Works Garage, 6 Riverside Street, NashuaWho Can Attend ~ residents of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, Pelham, and Windham Cost ~ $10 user fee per vehicle, additional charges for electronics recyclingFor

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NRPC was awarded $50,000 through the NH Dept. of Transportation’s Statewide Planning and Research (SPR) program to develop a model for integrating transportation, land use, and environmental planning based on Eco-logical: An Ecosystem Approach to Infrastructure Projects.NRPC focused on the Souhegan River watershed, an ecosystem that is facing numerous threats to both water quality and quantity

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This past February President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law. ARRA contains funding for a number of federal programs, including the EPA’s Water Quality Management Planning Grants, given to the states under the Clean Water Act. Section 604(b) of the Clean Water Act requires that 1% of each state’s Clean Water State Revolving Fund be used for water quality

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NRPC Conducts Agency Outreach Campaign Across Region September 28, 2009Archive Categories: Outreach & Education—general outreachThis month, NRPC staff members began conducting an outreach campaign involving personal visits with local officials, boards, and committees around the region. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss local and regional priorities and needs, as well as the

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NRPC, in conjunction with Fay, Spofford & Thorndike (FST), has been working with the Town of Merrimack to project future traffic conditions that would result from the potential development or redevelopment of several large parcels along the Daniel Webster Highway (US3) corridor. NRPC’s role in the project involves using its traffic modeling capabilities to create a tool that will analyze the

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The Nashua Regional Planning Commission (NRPC) has completed a comprehensive planning approach in cooperation with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to update the 2011-2020 Ten Year Plan. NRPC will consider a longer timeframe when developing project recommendations to allow programming flexibility and implementation in a fiscally responsible manner. NRPC is using the Technical

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The Nashua Regional Planning Commission is turning 50 this month! The organizational meeting of the NRPC was held on September 9, 1959 between the City of Nashua and the Town of Hudson. Paul W. Buxton of Hudson was elected Chairman and presided over the meeting. Communities in the region were invited to join the Planning Commission to “bring together the thoughts and plans of the various

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What ~ Household Hazardous Waste & Electronics CollectionWhen ~ Saturday October 3, 8:00am - 12:00pmWhere ~ Nashua Public Works Garage, 6 Riverside Street, NashuaWho Can Attend ~ residents of Amherst, Brookline, Hollis, Hudson, Litchfield, Merrimack, Milford, Mont Vernon, Nashua, Pelham, and WindhamCost ~ $10 user fee per vehicle, additional charges for electronics recyclingFor more information

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The Round 4 funding cycle for the Safe Routes to School programs opens Monday Sept. 14, 2009. Applications must be filed with the NH DOT and the Nashua Regional Planning Commission by Monday November 9, 2009. NH DOT anticipates making award announcements on March 29, 2010.A number of projects are eligible for funding, including both infrastructure and planning initiatives. Projects funded

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More and more businesses, agencies, and individuals are moving away from paper formats and are opting instead for digital media. NRPC is no exception. Starting this month, NRPC’s newsletter will be published in an online format and will be available at here at http://nashuarpc.blogspot.com. Articles will be posted as they occur so be sure to check in frequently. Each month, an email will also

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