Economic Development Committee Minutes 08.01.24

The meeting began at 6:08. Present were Scott McCaskill (chair), Bruce Gezelman, and (by Zoom) Matt Monahan of CNHRPC.

As no quorum was present, approval of the previous meeting’s minutes was skipped.

No response has been received yet from NHDOT regarding the redrawing of the right-of-way at the Main Street/Route 103 intersection, due to work load at DOT. Matt will follow up.

Matt spoke about the Planning Board’s upcoming work on the Master Plan. The current Master Plan dates from 2020, and a new one is due every ten years. The Planning Board has adopted the strategy of producing a new plan in stages, with two or three revisions each year, as opposed to a massive effort at the end of the decade. The first sections to be revised deal with Economic Development, Land Use, and Transportation. The EDC needs to become involved. Scott to contact the Planning Board chairman regarding this.

There was further discussion of acquiring the services of a grant writer. Bruce to contact Bryan Nowell again to discuss what is involved.

Our current CEDS grant applications, which date from May 2023, will likely need revision. Matt to learn more about what needs to be done.

The town web site update is still stalled. Discussion to be continued at our next meeting.

The meeting ended at 6:47.

Minutes submitted by Scott McCaskill