Plan New Hampshire-The Foundation for Shaping the Built Environment

“Kelli d'amore 208 south road deerfield, nh 03037 caroline corriveau 368 meadow pond road gilmanton, nh 03237 brian gehris 7 heron view drive hooksett, nh 03106 stepfani croteau 3 lang road deerfield, nh 03037 bruce hamilton 467 central street leominster, ma 01453 james harrison po box 1039 dublin, nh 03444 william hickey 72 locke road concord, nh 03301 thomas howard 15 doe farm lane newmarket, nh 03857 brian pratt 6 kirk street nashua, nh 03064 frederick richards 124 warren street concord, nh 03301 heather rowan 162 high street exeter, nh 03833 amanda savage 8 west bourne road concord, nh 03301 jamie simchik 407 d street, apt 615 boston , ma 02210 north sturtevant 250 highland street portsmouth, nh 03801 robert white 425 union street 1 portsmouth, nh 03801 cris solomon 6 central house road holderness, nh 03245”

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“Plan nh, founded in 1989, has a mission to foster excellence in the planning, design and development of new hampshire's built environment. Our membership is comprised of architects, engineers, landscape architects, planners, builders and real estate professionals, financial and insurance firms and others with an interest in how we build, what we build and where and its impact on our daily lives. Plan nh has a vision of an economically, socially, and vibrant new hampshire in which: our changing context (weather and climate changes, shifting demographics, new ways of thinking about food and energy sources, more) is taken into consideration during planning and related decisions. Towns and neighborhoods balance necessary growth with preserving their unique senses of place. Compact, mixed-use areas are encouraged. There are reasonable, affordable choices for where to live and how to get about. We are stewards of our natural resources and historic assets. There are educational and cultural opportunities of all kinds. All citizens are encouraged to be civically engaged. To achieve this vision, plan nh's mission is to foster and encourage sustainable planning, design and development of the built environment. We do so by championing smart growth and livability principles, social responsibility, and collaboration and cooperation. Our means are programs and projects that inform and inspire our professionals and citizens of the granite state. The overall purpose is to raise awareness of the link between the built environment and the health and vitality of our communities.”

“Plan nh conducted four community design charrettes in 2019: in hillsborough on may 16 and 17, the team made recommendations for slowing traffic and making connections to the water. In rye on may 31 and june 1, the team made recommendations to make the town center more appealing and walkable, including adding a sidewalk and making two key intersections safer. In addition, the team made recommendations for some key town buildings, ending years of controversy. In june, plan nh looked at a shelter in manchester (which also provides social and medical services, as well as meals and a food pantry) to make recommendations not only for its redesign, but for the surrounding neighborhood as well. In september, plan nh returned to littleton, where we had been in 2012, this time to look at a parcel across the river. The team made recommendations as to how it could be best used by the community = as a park, as a location for gatherings, including events and farmers' markets, and creating a center to welcome hikers and bicyclists and other visitors to the area. Plan nh has conducted about 69 community design charrettes in over 60 communities since 1996, guiding citizens to identify the vision they have for their town center or other significant neighborhood, and developing recommendations as to how that vision might be achieved over time.”

“In 2019: over 150 individuals and/or companies donated time, talent, and/or treasure to plan nh committees, programs, events and more. Two workshops were hosted: the nature economy, presented by dr. Shannon rogers of unh cooperative extension, and age-friendly communities, presented by sylvia von aulock of southern nh planning commission and her staff. Robin leblanc continued to serve on the editorial board of the reinvented forum, a quarterly publication of the nh chapter of the american institute of architects. She contributed an article about the role of the lake at amc's three mile island for the fall water issue. Robin leblanc continued her participation in the nh alliance for healthy aging, including as a member of the steering committee and the zoning and housing workgroup. On october 17 and 18, we hosted a creative placemaking conference in concord. Presenters included leo vazquez of the national consortium for creative placemaking, alexander golub, a placemaking artist from massachusetts, ben stone of smart growth america, and some local talent.”

“Plan nh's annual awards evening was held in june at the hotel concord. The annual merit awards recognized outstanding examples of sustainable planning, design, and/or development that included social responsibility and collaboration. In addition, these are examples of how the built environment can have a positive impact on the social, economic and/or environmental fabric of the community: awardees were: concord (nh) city-wide community center dover's bradley commons gilford knolls village iii concord main street rehabilitation in partnership with the new hampshire charitable foundation, plan nh awards scholarship and fellowship money from its own fund as well as others held at nhcf. Below is a list of recipients in 2019, along with award amount and its source: from nh charitable foundation funds: tim allen, chocorua, studying for a masters in architecture at roger williams - granger fund 3000 jordan peck, concord, studying architecture at roger williams - granger fund, 3000 megan pelissier, jaffrey, studying architecture at norwich university - granger fund, 3000 hannah perry, derry, studying architecture at wentworth institute of technology - harvey fund, 3000 sheldon rogers, new durham, studying architecture at norwich university - granger fund, 3000 from plan nh funds: maddie diionno, concord, studying community and environmental planning at unh - plan nh scholarship, 800 logan stevens, concord, studying civil engineering at unh - plan nh scholarship 800 katiemae white, farmington, studying for a masters in resilient and sustainable communities at prescott college - plan nh scholarship 800 these recipients were selected from a pool of applicants, reviewed by a committee of diverse professionals within the plan nh membership, many of whom are former recipients themselves.”

“When brian gehris joined the plan nh board, he saw immediately that there was much work to be done and not enough resources to do so. In 2019, he worked carefully to recruit new board members, and as of december 31, we had 16 members (vs 10 or 11), with one more coming on in jan 2020. In 2015, new hampshire housing had approached plan nh with a proposal to fund a municipal technical assistance grant program, which we would administer. The purpose of the program is to provide funding to municipalities who wish to create or revise their zoning ordinances to make them more "housing friendly." the program has an advisory board of representatives of housing coalitions, economic development groups, planning consultants and others around the state. The board reviews applications and makes recommendations for acceptance. It also continuously helps shape the program itself. As of the end of 2019 12 communities had been accepted into the program, one of which (peterborough) was starting another project with mtag funding: complete: boscawen, candia, franconia, hinsdale, jackson, peterborough, rochester, in process: hopkinton, dover, exeter, claremont. This is an important program for the state. "it gives planning boards horse-power to get things done, "said one consultant, giving especially cash-and time-strapped community planners much-needed financial assistance. Expanding housing choices is a challenge for just about every town in the granite state, and this program provides tools to actually sit down and address it from a zoning perspective. Plan nh continues to inform and inspire communities and the planners, designers and builders who shape them about ideas and trends and practices that could contribute to creating delightful places in which to live, work and/or play. We do so through newsletters and sometimes blogs, and through the website plannh.org.”

“Increase in funds held for scholarship 2,514 accrued wages executive director -28,773 total -26,259”