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2019-11-04 - Join Us for the 2019 RPC Legislative Forum: The Case for Public Transit (11/13 in Hampton)
Please join us for the 2019 Rockingham Planning Commission Legislative Forum. We sponsor this annual forum so municipal officials and Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC) commissioners can meet informally with our legislative delegation to discuss issues important to the communities. The 2019 Forum (agenda) will be held on November 13, 2019 and focused on “The Case for Public Transit.”
RPC has assembled a panel of experts to discuss community and regional transit needs. Taylor Klocke, Communications and Legislative Specialist with the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA), will lead off with a national perspective on the outlook for federal Transportation Reauthorization legislation and CTAA’s recommendations for changes to help rural and small urban areas address growing transit needs. She will also offer insights on how other small states are addressing growing senior transportation needs. Scott Bogle, Senior Transportation Planner, will follow, summarizing the statewide transit needs assessment RPC is completing with New Hampshire’s transit providers. Rad Nichols, Executive Director of COAST, will bring the discussion to the local level with a summary of their new route system, retooled to address rider and municipal needs identified through a year-long Comprehensive Operations Analysis. He’ll also speak to the ballooning demand for paratransit services mandated under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and COAST’s financial future.
2019 Legislative Forum -The Case for Public Transit
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Unitil Headquarters
6 Liberty Lane West | Hampton, N.H
(directions)
The Case for Public Transit: Panel Discussion
- Taylor Klocke, Communications and Legislative Specialist - Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA)
- Scott Bogle, Senior Transportation Planner - Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC)
- Rad Nichols, Executive Director - Cooperative Association for Seacoast Transportation (COAST
2019-10-02 - Regional Drinking Water Source Assessment & Workshops: Registration Now OPEN
Rockingham Planning Commission is seeking to help municipalities take proactive steps to protect local drinking water sources. Our workshop series will focus on vulnerabilities and protection for drinking water sources in the region and review local protection options.
October 23, 2019 - 6:30 PM
11 Main Street | Hampstead, NH
October 28, 2019 - 6:30 PM
10 Bunker Hill Avenue | Stratham, NH
October 29, 2019 - 6:30 PM
Regional Economic Development Center
57 Main Street | Raymond, NH
Workshops are FREE, however, registration is requested.Register at: publicinput.com/RPCWaterWorkshop
Who should attend?
Select Boards, Planning Boards, Conservation Commissions, Water Commissioners, Public Water System Operators, Health Officers, Watershed Associations, and anyone who is interested in protecting drinking water!
For questions, please contact:
Jennifer Rowden,RPC Senior Planner
jrowden@therpc.org | 603-658-0521
Drinking Water Resources Maps and Assessment Reports to be posted shortly at: www.therpc.org/drinkingwater
This project is funded by NH Department of Environmental Services Local Source Water Protection Grant.
2019-10-01 - NH Flood Hazards Handbook - Just Released!
Learn how to improve community resilience to future floods
The New Hampshire Silver Jackets Team announces the release of the NH Flood Hazards Handbook, a new guide designed to help community officials prepare for, respond to, and recover from floods. The handbook includes guidance, best practices, and information about available federal and state resources organized into situation-specific sections: Before the Flood, During the Flood, and After the Flood. Also included is a customizable Flood Response and Recovery Checklist that can be used by municipal officials to identify and manage priority activities when a flood event does happen.
Municipal officials are encouraged to download a copy of the handbook from the NH Silver Jackets Team website at https://silverjackets.nfrmp.us/State-Teams/New-Hampshire.cfm and learn how it can help them improve their community’s resilience to future floods.
The NH Silver Jackets is a state-led team formed in 2015 which brings together state and federal agencies to focus on flood risk management issues that affect NH communities. The team includes representatives from over 15 agencies and programs.
New Hampshire Floodplain Management Program website:www.nh.gov/osi/planning/programs/fmp
2019-09-05 - Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day for residents of the Towns of: Exeter, Stratham, Newfields, East Kingston, Epping, Seabrook, and South Hampton
Saturday, Oct 19 8am-1pm
Exeter Public Works Garage
$10 suggested donation per vehicle to help offset disposal costs
For complete info, click this link for flyer: https://www.therpc.org/download_file/2214/289
2019-08-19 - Fall 2019 Land Use Law Conference
The New Hampshire Municipal Association (NHMA) and the New
Hampshire Office of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) will be co-hosting the Fall
2019 Land Use Law Conference on Saturday October 5 at the Holiday Inn in
Concord. The full day workshop is intended for municipal officials with an
interest in or responsibility for municipal land use regulation including members
of planning and zoning boards, planners, land use administrators, select
boards, town and city councilors, building inspectors, code enforcement
officers and public works personnel. Registration is $100 and will open Tuesday, August 20th. Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch,
and program materials.
View agenda here: https://www.nhmunicipal.org/sites/default/files/uploads/nhma-osi_2019_fall_conference_flyer.pdf
Register here: https://www.nhmunicipal.org/event/nhmaosi-fall-2019-land-use-law-conference-formerly-known-municipal-law-lecture-series
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2019-08-05 - August 2019 Newsletter
RPC August Newsletter:
https://mailchi.mp/05bb42ec6ccb/rpcjunenews-1822765
2019-08-02 - Heavy Demand for Transportation Options in 2019 CMAQ Round
June 14 was the deadline to submit letters of interest for the 2019 round of federal Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality (CMAQ) program funding administered by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT).
Twelve letters of interest were received from four MPO (Metropolitan Planning Organization) member municipalities and five other agencies for projects in or directly impacting the Rockingham MPO region.
In aggregate these letters request $13.18 million in federal funding with a total project cost of $20.6 million. Statewide 30 letters were received requesting $22.98 million in CMAQ funding.
This compares to the pool of approximately $13.5 million federal dollars available statewide for the two-year funding round. Proposed projects in the RPC region included transit service and fleet replacement, rail siding upgrade, rail trail and multi-use path construction, electric vehicle charging stations, school zone complete streets improvements, and traffic signal coordination.
Full proposals will be due September 6th, with regional rankings developed in September and October, and statewide project selection announced by January.
Contact Scott Bogle at the RPC with any questions: sbogle@therpc.org or 603-658-0515.
More info about the CMAQ program at https://www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/cmaq
2019-07-12 - July 2019 Newsletter
Access the RPC's July e-news by clicking this link:
https://mailchi.mp/752020997515/rpcjunenews-1816961
2019-07-08 - Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS)
Earlier this year RPC was awarded a grant under the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Measuring Multimodal Connectivity Pilot Grant Program. The goal of the pilot project is to improve bicycle network planning for New Hampshire’s Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) through further development and refinement of a shared model for evaluating Bicycle Level of Traffic Stress (LTS). Level of Traffic Stress is an approach to measuring the suitability of roads for bicycling recognizing differing stress tolerance based on people's level of riding experience. LTS analysis considers traffic speed, traffic volumes, shoulder width and the presence of parking and bike lanes.
2019-07-08 - New State Law Changes Impacting Planning Boards and ZBAs
The NH Legislature has recently passed several bills impacting Planning Boards and Zoning Boards of Adjustments (ZBAs) concerning public hearing dates, application submittals and membership. Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC) recommends Planning Boards and ZBAs review their Rules of Procedures to ensure they are in compliance with the soon to be effective state laws outlined below
1. HB 136 – An act increasing the maximum period for the zoning board of adjustment to hold a public hearing.
Effective July 9, 2019
This bill amends RSA 676:7, II by increasing the number of days that a ZBA has to hold a public hearing from 30 to 45.
The text of the bill is here; its docket is here.
2. HB 245 – An act relative to the planning board's procedures on plats.
Effective July 9, 2019
This bill amends RSA 676:4, I(b) which, in part, governs when planning board applications must be filed. The current statute requires that applications be filed at least 21 days before the acceptance meeting. This bill allows a planning board to specify a filing deadline for a period of time less than 21 days in its rules of procedure.
The text of the bill is here; its docket is here.
3. HB 370 – An act relative to membership on city and town planning boards.
Effective August 20, 2019
This bill amends RSA 673:7, bringing treatment of planning board members in cities in line with that of towns. More specifically, it removes the prohibition against appointed city planning board members holding other municipal office. It permits any 2 appointed or elected members of the planning board in a city or town to also serve together on other municipal boards or commissions, except for the conservation commission, the local governing body, and local land use boards as defined in RSA 672:7.
The text of the bill is here; its docket is here.
If your Planning Board or ZBA have any questions regarding the new legislation or would like assistance, please contact Jenn Rowden, Senior Planner (jrowden@therpc.org; 603-658-0521).
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