tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61961772316665424312024-02-06T20:06:11.307-08:00Dover NH PlanningThis blog will be an interactive tool to communicate with people in the Dover, NH community about planning and projects before the Planning Board.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-41683983530064603362012-07-03T13:42:00.003-07:002012-07-03T13:42:34.622-07:00Are you still following us?This month I blogged about interviewing planners for jobs, traffic calming, and master plan work. Did you read them at our new site? <a href="http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/">http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/</a>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-8081478815805391282012-06-05T11:38:00.003-07:002012-06-05T11:38:36.563-07:00Traffic Calming Entry<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #333333; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: 'Droid Sans'; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 16px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">Learn more about traffic calming in this week's blog</span>: <a href="http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/">http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/</a>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-16850039848319472842012-05-22T06:42:00.000-07:002012-05-22T06:42:20.710-07:00New Blog PostWe are shifting over to tumblr for the blog. Today's is on 6 elements of planning. Check it out at: <a href="http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/post/23542753063/basic-planning-building-blocks">http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/post/23542753063/basic-planning-building-blocks</a> or just follow the blog itself at <a href="http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com/post/23542753063/basic-planning-building-blocks">http://dovernhplanning.tumblr.com</a>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-12739826320893662402012-05-21T09:18:00.000-07:002012-05-21T09:18:05.907-07:00April RecountBelow is the report that the Department submitted to the City Manager for April:<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">4.
Continue to communicate with the community through hosting of periodic ward and
neighborhood meetings such as quarterly Dover Discussions along with exploring
new methods to increase interaction and participation by citizens in local
governance and community forums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community Development
continued to update its blog, face book page and twitter feed to communicate
with the public. The Department of Planning and Community Development has 154
Facebook (City of Dover NH Planning) friends and 300 followers on Twitter
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">During the month of April, four (4) Planning blog posts were
drafted, one looking at the relationship between planning and home
improvements, two reviewing the Director of Planning and Community
Development’s recent trip to the National Planning Conference. The final
covered the March report to the Manager. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blog had over 400 page views in the month
of April, which brings the total page views to over 10,400 for the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community
Development promoted the Dover Community Trail through the facebook fan page
for the trail (with 311 fans), as well as a Sustainable Dover facebook fan page
for the trail (with 136 fans). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development filmed two promotional videos for Dover Download to air on Channel
22. The videos highlight the Dover2023 Community Visioning project, and upcoming
Planning Board workshop topics. </span></div>
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Development and Assistant City Planner attended the thirteenth annual Dover
Pride Clean Up Day, produced by Dover Main Street. The Director served as the
City’s liaison with Main Street and its volunteers, and the Assistant City Planner
worked alongside residents in cleaning up areas of Henry Law Park. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community
Development held three community input sessions in April as part of its Dover
2023 Community Vision project. The three were neighborhood meetings at the
three elementary schools (April 10, 12 and 16). These meetings further refined
and prioritized the visions elements that had been expressed at the March
meetings. The information will be refined further at the May 1 and May 5<sup>th</sup>
communitywide meetings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development was a
featured speaker at the Dover Chamber of Commerce’s Government Affairs meeting.
At this meeting the Director spoke about Dover 2023, and about planned
transportation projects in Dover. </span></div>
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Attend workshops and participate in other education opportunities to further continuing
professional development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In April, </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Planning
and Community Development </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">staff
participated in one (1) seminar. The topic was developing leadership skills.
The focus was on informing Baldridge based institutions on ways to review and
improve systems. </span></div>
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to be part of the team developing conference topics and themes for this year’s
New Hampshire Planner’s Association annual conference in May. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Director
of Planning and Community Development continued as one of the 35 participants
in the Leadership Seacoast program. This program is 9 full days, spread out
over 4 months, designed to challenge personal assumptions about critical issues
while exploring diverse ideas, resources and practices. This is all done with a
focus of the seacoast region. In April, the group visited Concord as part of
Government Day. </span></div>
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National Planning Conference, produced by the American Planning Association.
This four day conference focused on rethinking planning initiatives and
modernizing systems and techniques to communicate ideas to the public. The
Director attended sessions on funding opportunities, using zoning maps to
convey more than just zoning boundaries, climate change, innovative web page
and tablet tools to communicate plans and planning to the public, and sessions
on management strategies to bring efficiencies to plan review processes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">9.
Develop a closer working relationship with the School Department and all other
City Departments. Further explore and pursue opportunities where City and
Schools can combine and/share services for the benefit of the community and report
to the City Council.</span></div>
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Support local businesses to aid in the community’s economic growth by working
in conjunction with local economic development groups and business
organizations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development continued
to work with the Economic Development Director to review the proposed infill
development proposal and its revisions, as presented by River Valley
Development. This included attending the City Council workshop reviewing the
infill opportunities. </span></div>
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Complete the implementation of the ongoing energy efficiency improvements and provide
periodic reports of energy savings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) has completed the first quarter
energy report for the City. JCI completed energy upgrades and improvements to City
buildings and facilities as part of a guaranteed energy savings contract with
Dover. The City is on track to save $319,463 in the first year of the contract
with JCI which started in November through October, annually for a ten (10)
year period. Fiscal year to date savings are $186,516. The report can be viewed
at <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/">www.dover.nh.gov</a>, under “Current City
Reports.” The report is titled: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Johnson Control M&V Report 1st Quarter
Report</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
and Community Development staff worked in April with staff at COAST to review
locations for bus stops and ways to improve transit frequency. The review
focused on handicap accessibility and installation of bus shelters at stops.
These shelters will allow users to be protected from the elements while waiting
for the bus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff continued to work encouraging participation in May’s Bike/Walk to work
week. The City has hosted a free breakfast to “green” commuters for the past
two years and plans on promoting the event this year, as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff worked with Strafford Regional Planning Commission staff to complete an
application for the designation of Route 108 from the Durham line to Portland
Avenue as a scenic byway promoting the mills in Dover. This application will be
forwarded to the New Hampshire Department of Transportation for review and
inclusion in this Federal program. Additionally, staff withed with the
Commission on a Coastal Grant to review fluvial erosion concerns along the
Cochecho River. Dover staff will assist the Commission with in-kind matching
efforts for a grant the Commission received. Finally, Planning staff worked to
educate the Commission staff regarding Dover’s Park and Ride facilities. This
work included background, grants applied to fund the projects, user statistics
and operations overviews.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff worked on the Community Trail, to assist in its completion. This work
included working to develop bids for the construction of the connector under
the Spaulding Turnpike and Whittier Falls Way. Work also included reviewing
drainage and vandalism concerns along the Fisher Street to Folsom Street
portion and reviewing sign needs along the whole length of the trail. Finally,
staff updated trail maps online and in promotional material. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff worked with residents of the Atkinson, Belknap, Cushing and Lexington
neighborhood as part of the traffic calming project contained within the CIP.
This project is investigating options for traffic calming that will work best
for the neighborhood. Jeffery Taylor and Associates has been retained to assist
the neighborhood and staff in this project. The project is intended to be
completed this summer. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In
addition to the day to day activities in the Planning Department, staff
facilitated the following applications before Boards and Commissions:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning Board</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Continued
a public hearing on renovating a former shoe factory/warehouse into 42 units of
housing located at 1 Dover Street.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
site walk was held April 3, 2012 for the Dover Street project.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Tabled
a variance request for Salmon Falls Holdings for 46/48 Arch Street from Section
170-12 and 170-40 of the Zoning Ordinance. </span></div>
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will allow for the erection of a 3 unit dwelling, where single family are
allowed by right. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a variance request for McQuade realty at 2 Sumner Drive from Section 170-12.A
of the Zoning Ordinance.</span></div>
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allows a Commercial Recreation facility in the Rural Industrial District.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
request for a NHDES Permit by Notification for John Gesek<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>located at 127 Spur Road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
allows a the owner to conduct work adjacent to the Bellamy River in a tidal
wetland to replace six existing creosote timber pilings on a fixed pier with
new pressure treated pilings in the same locations.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Endorsed
a group of residents who wish to install walkability signs to improve
pedestrian mobility in Dover.</span></div>
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pilot project will be done in conjunction with City staff.</span></div>
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a request to add a stop sign on Dover Street at Park Street.</span></div>
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a request to add two stop signs on Ham Street at Park Street.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Approved
a request to remove a one way restriction on the Woodman Park School access
road.</span></div>
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a request to remove a prohibition of parking on Central Avenue, southbound,
near Tuttle Square (Silver Street).</span></div>
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an organizational meeting, approving rules, identifying when meetings will
occur and discussing the election of officers. </span></div>
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of the FY13 – 18 Capital Improvements Program.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Capital Improvement’s Program was approved by the City Council on December 14. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate update of Land Use and
Transportation chapters of the Master Plan, through development and implementation
of Speak Out Dover and associated survey programs.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Work
continued on the Dover 2023 visioning sessions. Three were held at the
elementary schools in April, on the 10, 12, and 16<sup>th</sup>. These sessions
sought to prioritize the results from the March meetings and to refine the
direction that vision elements might direct the City to take. These elements
will be further refined in May.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review, and update as needed, the
Community Development Block Grant program to ensure compatibility with Best
Management Practices.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development and the Community Block Grant Coordinator met with representatives
from HUD to discuss changes that might be put in place, which will refine the
process, while still meeting federal guidelines. These include the presentation
of data and the solicitation and collection of application information. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Promote streamlining plan review through
use of electronic means amongst internal staff (smart board at TRC etc).</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Pricing
of the installation of a smart board in the Second Floor conference room in
City Hall has placed this project on hold.</span></div>
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City regulations encourage sustainable practices in city operations and
encourage green practices by residents and business owners.</span></i></div>
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Planning Board has undertaken a review of the final 5 land use amendments
suggested by the EPA Building Blocks report. These amendments act to promote
alternative energy sources, reduce the City’s carbon footprint and encouraging
use of sustainability through resource allocation. The Planning Board reviewed
these on April 24<sup>th</sup>, and is continuing to support 4 of the 5
amendments.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Develop educational opportunities for
staff and board/commission members that are low resource cost, whether through
staff presentations to boards/commissions, or web based education.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development worked with the Planning Board
Chair to develop an educational program for the 2012 workshops that occur the
second Tuesday of the month for Planning Board members. The April topic is land
use board orientation and sidewalks vs shoulders for roadways. The May topic
will be issues facing Great Bay and the Capital Improvements Program.</span></div>
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business and residents on benefits of infill development and transit oriented
development as means to develop and redevelop in Dover’s urban core.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Assistant City Planner and the Economic Development Director continue to
develop outreach materials for businesses on Dover’s sign regulations. </span></div>
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Development is developing an invitation to business owners. The invitation will
be to meet with Planning staff and discuss the relation between developing a
quality of life Dover residents would like, while being supportive of economic
development. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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implementation of improved pedestrian and vehicular way finding signs in
downtown Dover.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff met with residents who wish to work on this project. The project will be
a pilot project, which the residents are fundraising to support. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development was
selected to moderate a session on using Arts and Culture in revitalizing a
community as part of this year’s New Hampshire Planner’s Association annual
conference in May. The session will be the closing session.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning and Community Development staff
assisted the Community Services and Inspection staff with a review of
outstanding issues on several projects, and took the lead on reaching out to
the developers. The plans/projects are as follows:</span></div>
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Street reconstruction request for proposals. </span></div>
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Street reconstruction request for proposals. </span></div>
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Columbus Avenue</span></div>
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Meadow Lane</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning staff worked with land owners
of property at the following locations on development or redevelopment
opportunities:</span></div>
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Commons project</span></li>
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Israel</span></li>
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properties owned by Robbins Auto Parts Realty</span></li>
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at the intersection of Oak Street and Central Avenue.</span></li>
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Herbal Path</span></li>
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on Dover Neck Road</span></li>
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on lower Central Avenue</span></li>
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Community Garden</span></li>
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Fields project on Durham Road.</span></li>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">DEPARTMENTAL ACKNOLWEDGEMENTS</span></b></div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-32472823372952572832012-04-16T22:10:00.001-07:002012-04-16T22:16:26.721-07:00LA Impressions Part IIToday was day four in LA. I decided to skip the conference lunch and explore my surroundings on foot. The LA Convention Center is in Downtown LA, which like many downtown areas in spread out cities, is almost a misnomer. I get the impression that LA is a city of neighborhoods, and not a City, in the more traditional sense.<br />
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I wanted to see what the downtown area was like, so I used Google Places to find a restaurant that was 2 miles away and plotted a not so direct route to walk there. On the way I passed through quite a few districts or areas, and saw some really great architecture. This conflicted with my initial impressions of LA having the sort've anywhere USA building styles.<br />
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As with many cities, the turn of the century to pre WWII buildings have incredible character and are really ornate and interesting to walk by and experience. I really enjoyed the walk and the round about way, while annoying Google Navigation, on my phone, was really a great opportunity to see a consistent and reinforced urban feel.<br />
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If you are ever here, I suggest <a href="http://www.laparks.org/pershingsquare/">Pershing Square</a>. This park, near the central library, is very different than the normal park or square you experience in say a New York. It is an event center as well as a recreational spot. It is a good mixture of hard scape and land scape and it includes an underground parking facility as well as public transit hubs and while I couldn't do it justice with photos there is a very unique public bathroom here, too. In a way it reminds me of the <a href="http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/osp/">sculpture garden in Seattle.</a><br />
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I had to laugh quite a few times about signage. Some makes so much sense, I wonder why it isn't more prevalent in other cities. As you move down a street, mid block there are signs to give you a heads up about the cross street you are coming to. This is so simple and an obvious benefit for visitors to your community. The reverse of this is the ever present wall sign. I am not talking the simple business name on the wall, but whole sides of tall buildings, including my hotel. I'll upload a photo when I get back, but for now, check out this <a href="http://a.blogdowntown.com/i/1baa75d19cce8596654deb32449b8b48/5741-sm.jpg?1313579847">image</a> (older but still similar). Walking along today, I saw two crews on different buildings painting these signs.<br />
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I can only imagine the sign review process for these signs.<br />
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Tomorrow I am finishing the conference with four sessions in the morning, and then a mobile workshop in Orange County. It will be interesting to get out of the City and check it out. I am sure, like everywhere else I have visited here, it will be a unique place with a look and feel all its own.<br />
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A comment from yesterday (thanks John), asked if I saw the <a href="http://www.ciclavia.org/">Cyclivia </a>event on Sunday. This event was amazing and if I hadn't been interested in seeing it, I couldn't have missed it. Basically, it was a seven mile block party promoting safe, car free spaces for people to flow around the city. It was really well done and from a basic premise really worked well to promote streets for all forms of travel. Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com01020 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA34.044365 -118.26429234.0427205 -118.26675949999999 34.0460095 -118.2618245tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-75487994876689913802012-04-15T20:52:00.000-07:002012-04-15T20:52:17.625-07:00LA State of MindI am at the 2012 national conference for the American Planning Association. The conference, this year, is in Los Angeles. It is my first trip to LA. So far, I can see the appeals of the City, but also understand the draw backs.<br />
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For someone coming from New Hampshire, it is nice to see mountains and different environments around me. I had expected more of a homogenous environment, and while there is a dull brown color to everything, there are a lot of different climates here and environments.<br />
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What is off putting though is the amount of time you need to spend in a car to get to those different environments. It is not a shock really. We always hear about of Californian's, not just Angelenos, love their cars. This is to a whole different level. Not only are the roads clogged (it took 40 minutes to go 20 miles on Saturday - on the highway), people don't seem to walk anywhere. They get in their cars to go 2 blocks.<br />
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I have heard numerous times from people that certain roads need pedestrian safety islands, because crossing the streets is too dangerous, on certain streets in Dover. Here it feels like every crosswalk crosses 6 lanes of traffic. One thing that is very odd, for an East coaster, is that people don't jaywalk. If the pedestrian light isn't green, they don't go. It doesn't seem to matter if their are cars coming or not, people wait their turn. This just doesn't feel right to me.<br />
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What I can say about LA is that while there isn't an overall beauty or sense of place, like their is in Boston or New York, there are pockets of extreme beauty and scenery. The Santa Monica Pier is stunning, the Hollywood sign is cool, Malibu Canyon, breathtaking. Get off those paths though and it is any city USA. I am staying in Downtown LA. There are buildings here that are your typical tall glass steel skyscrapers. They don't have a feel or look to them. On the other hand I spent part of today on a tour of architecture along the famous Wilshire Boulevard. There are some stunning examples of Art Deco buildings here and they should be tops on peoples lists of things to check out.<br />
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One real eye opener: the prevalence of unhealthy food. I had this myth of Californians eating healthy and vegetarian, and being fit and trim. Well if Angelenos are fit and trim it is thanks to exercise. In New England cities, there is a Dunkin Donuts on every corner. Here there is a <a href="http://www.winchells.com/">Winchells Donuts</a> on every corner, and then a local mom and pop place mid block. If you want something a bit more substantial, there are hamburger places and hot dog stands evenly spread between the donut shops. I get that there is a car culture and that burgers epitomize that, but wow. For my waist line, it is a good thing I can't eat donuts. I'd come home 10 pounds heavier. <br />
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So those are my first impressions of the City.<br />
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Those and the fact that for a place that sees over 350 days of sunlight, the first day I was here, Friday, it poured, which was odd. That and the fact that I packed only shorts, and it hasn't been much warmer than 60s, has thrown me off. I was expecting heat and more heat. This is the Southwest, right?<br />
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This blog entry is a bit short, but I'll write more over the next few days with other thoughts and impressions.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com11020 S Figueroa St, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA34.044365 -118.26429234.0427205 -118.26675949999999 34.0460095 -118.2618245tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-59184902246204311342012-04-09T10:49:00.001-07:002012-04-09T10:49:10.572-07:00March (Planning) Madness<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Below are the activities that the Department of Planning and Community Development undertook in March of 2012.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MaiandraGD-DemiBold;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">4.
Continue to communicate with the community through hosting of periodic ward and
neighborhood meetings such as quarterly Dover Discussions along with exploring
new methods to increase interaction and participation by citizens in local
governance and community forums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community Development
continued to update its blog, face book page and twitter feed to communicate
with the public. The Department of Planning and Community Development has 151
Facebook (City of Dover NH Planning) friends and 300 followers on Twitter
@DoverNHPlanning). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">During the month of March, two (2) Planning blog posts were
drafted, one previewing the Dover 2023 Community Visioning process. The second
covered the February report to the Manager. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The blog had over 320 page views in the month
of March, which brings the total page views to over 10,000 for the blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community
Development promoted the Dover Community Trail through the facebook fan page
for the trail (with 301 fans), as well as a Sustainable Dover facebook fan page
for the trail (with 128 fans). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development filmed three promotional videos for Dover Download to air on
Channel 22. The videos highlight the Dover2023 Community Visioning project,
upcoming Planning Board workshop topics, and the adoption of the Open Space and
Conservation chapter of the Master Plan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community
Development held four community input sessions in March as part of its Dover
2023 Community Vision project. The first meeting was held March 10, at the
Dover Middle School. Following the kick off meeting, staff held neighborhood
meetings at the three elementary schools (March 13, 14 and 22). These meetings
were designed to gather input from attendees on how they see Dover evolving
over the next 10 plus years. As part of the Dover 2023 sessions, staff used
technology to ask participants questions with instant feedback through the use
of the City’s electronic polling software. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">In addition to the Dover 2023 sessions, Planning
staff developed a survey which allows participants to answer similar questions
to those being asked at the sessions, and partake in the process if they cannot
attend the meetings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">As part of the Dover 2023 outreach,
staff participated in an editorial board meeting with Foster’s Daily Democrat
and appeared on Open Mike with Mike Pomp on WTSN. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development was a
featured speaker at the Dover Chamber of Commerce’s forum on the challenges and
opportunities that are a result of Dover’s continued growth and development.
This forum occurred on March 14 in the McConnell Center.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Finally, this month the Department of Planning and Community
Development sent out 32 letters to new homeowners congratulating them on their
purchase, as well as informing them of the current zoning for their property
and alerting them to the various methods the department uses to inform and
update the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">8.
Attend workshops and participate in other education opportunities to further continuing
professional development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In March, </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Planning
and Community Development </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">staff
participated in one (1) webinar. The topic was economic opportunities with an
aging population.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Director
of Planning and Community Development continued as one of the 35 participants
in the Leadership Seacoast program. This program is 9 full days, spread out
over 4 months, designed to challenge personal assumptions about critical issues
while exploring diverse ideas, resources and practices. This is all done with a
focus of the seacoast region. In March, the group visited various arts and
culture destinations in Portsmouth, accompanied an air refueling flight with
the Air National Guard out of Pease ANGB and visited Stonewall Kitchen’s
facility ion York Maine as part of Economic Development Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development continued
to be part of the team developing conference topics and themes for this year’s New
Hampshire Planner’s Association annual conference in May. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development was a
featured speaker at the Local Energy Solutions conference held in Penacook NH,
on March 31, 2012. The Director was a member of a panel discussion focused on
best practices by local governments for promoting energy infrastructure
improvements and conservation in both municipal and community methods.</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">9.
Develop a closer working relationship with the School Department and all other
City Departments. Further explore and pursue opportunities where City and
Schools can combine and/share services for the benefit of the community and
report to the City Council.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">10.
Support local businesses to aid in the community’s economic growth by working
in conjunction with local economic development groups and business
organizations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development continued
to work with the Economic Development Director to review the proposed infill
development proposal and its revisions, as presented by River Valley
Development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Planning and Community Development staff worked with the
Economic Development Director to identify potential business stakeholders who
might participate in the Dover 2023 project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">12.
Complete the implementation of the ongoing energy efficiency improvements and provide
periodic reports of energy savings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) has completed the first quarter
energy report for the City. JCI completed energy upgrades and improvements to
City buildings and facilities as part of a guaranteed energy savings contract
with Dover. The City is on track to save $319,463 in the first year of the
contract with JCI which started in November through October, annually for a ten
(10) year period. Fiscal year to date savings are $186,516. The report can be viewed
at <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/">www.dover.nh.gov</a>, under “Current City
Reports.” The report is titled: <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Johnson Control M&V Report 1st Quarter
Report</i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
and Community Development staff worked in March with staff at COAST to review
locations for bus stops and ways to improve transit frequency, such as the use
of a device which would allow public transit busses to have a priority at
traffic lights. COAST is reviewing if this implementation is allowed by the
State of New Hampshire and will advise staff. This work is part of a larger
discussion on ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems), which works to improve
transportation corridors to improve flow and lessen pollutants. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff worked on early stages of participation in May’s Bike/Walk to work week.
The City has hosted a free breakfast to “green” commuters for the past two
years and plans on promoting the event this year, as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
and Community Development staff worked in March to review extraction permits in
Dover. These permits are required for property owners to operate a gravel pit
in Dover. Annually these permits are reviewed by staff and approved by the
Planning Board. The work in March was preparing for the reviews in April, by
meeting with pit owners to layout the process and discuss opportunities for
improvement in the process. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In
addition to the day to day activities in the Planning Department, staff
facilitated the following applications before Boards and Commissions:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning Board</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Approved
the Community Development Block Grant action plan for FY13. This will be
forwarded to the City Council for adoption in April.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
a public hearing asking the public for input on land use regulations the Board
might want to review. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">None
were suggested</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
a public hearing on the Conservation and Open Space chapter of the Master Plan</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
was adopted unanimously by the Board after the hearing.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Approved
a site plan for the Dover Housing Authority to create a parking lot addition
for housing on Union Street.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
a public hearing on renovating a former shoe factory/warehouse into 42 units of
housing located at 1 Dover Street.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
public hearing was recessed and a site walk was scheduled for April 3, 2012.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Approved
a Minor Lot Line Adjustment for two parcels located on Wentworth Terrace. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">No
new lots were created.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Approved
a Minor Subdivision of land on Gulf Road.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">1
new lot was created using the Kings Highway private driveway.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a Conditional Use Permit to allow for a shared parking for a new restaurant to
be developed where the former “Blockbuster Video” was located on Webb Place.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
space will be divided into a “Five Guys” restaurant and a retail space.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Zoning Board</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a variance for Dover Flower Studio LLC at 652 Central Avenue from Section
170-12.A of the Zoning Ordinance. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow for the erection of a 11 square foot projecting sign, where
freestanding signs are not allowed by right. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a special exception to Dover Flower Shop LLC at 652 Central Avenue from Section
170-12.A of the Zoning Ordinance.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
allows a neighborhood sized retail use to be placed where a retail use had
previously operated. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Conservation Commission</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A revision
to a previously supported NHDES Minimum Impact Expididted Permit was endorsed for
the New Hampshire Department of Transportation located at Hilton Park (Little
Bay Bridge Project).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow for the impact of 200± sq. ft. of shore land to construct a natural
gas pipeline by means of a horizontal directional drill under Little
Bay/Piscataqua River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Revision is to
construct 113 feet of gas pipeline to connect to the existing gas transmission
line.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Buffer impact was endorsed by
Conservation Commission on December 12, 2011.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Transportation Advisory Commission</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Denied
a request from a resident to install a yield sign at the intersection of Spruce
Lane and Garrison Road (in favor of Garrison Road).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Received
an update regarding the traffic calming project on Atkinson, Belknap, Cushing
and Lexington Street</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Reaffirmed
a request to replace a “Yield” sign on Pierce Street with a “Stop” sign</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Energy Commission</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
an organizational meeting, approving rules, identifying when meetings will
occur and discussing the election of officers. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ensure timely preparation and
presentation of the FY13 – 18 Capital Improvements Program.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Capital Improvement’s Program was approved by the City Council on December 14. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate update of Land Use and
Transportation chapters of the Master Plan, through development and
implementation of Speak Out Dover and associated survey programs.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Master Plan Steering Committee held meeting on Wednesday, March 28.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Committee reviewed the outcomes of the
March kick off meeting, held March 10, and the neighborhood meetings held March
13, 14 and 22<sup>nd</sup>. Additionally, the committee discussed the survey
that is available, and the work to be completed as part of the April meetings. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Open Space and Conservation chapter of the Dover Master Plan was approved by
the Planning Board on March 27, 2012. The Chair of the committee, Lee Skinner, presented
the revised chapter to the Planning Board at a workshop on March 13, 2012<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review, and update as needed, the
Community Development Block Grant program to ensure compatibility with Best
Management Practices.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">As the FY2013 CDBG fund allocation
process is underway, Planning Staff is working on documenting the process and
investigating areas for improvement. One current revision has been to the
format the information is presented to the Planning Board. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Promote streamlining plan review through
use of electronic means amongst internal staff (smart board at TRC etc).</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Pricing
of the installation of a smart board in the Second Floor conference room in
City Hall has placed this project on hold.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Analyze the City Code to ensure that
City regulations encourage sustainable practices in city operations and
encourage green practices by residents and business owners.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Board has undertaken a review of the final 5 land use amendments
suggested by the EPA Building Blocks report. These amendments act to promote
alternative energy sources, reduce the City’s carbon footprint and encouraging
use of sustainability through resource allocation. Planning staff presented
them to the Planning Board on March 13, 2012.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Develop educational opportunities for
staff and board/commission members that are low resource cost, whether through
staff presentations to boards/commissions, or web based education.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development worked with the Planning Board
Chair to develop an educational program for the 2012 workshops that occur the
second Tuesday of the month for Planning Board members. The March topic was the
Conservation and Open Space Master Plan. The April topic is land use board
orientation and sidewalks vs shoulders for roadways. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Increase outreach and education to
business and residents on benefits of infill development and transit oriented
development as means to develop and redevelop in Dover’s urban core.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Assistant City Planner and the Economic Development Director continue to
develop outreach materials for businesses on Dover’s sign regulations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development is developing an invitation to business owners. The invitation will
be to meet with Planning staff and discuss the relation between developing a
quality of life Dover residents would like, while being supportive of economic
development. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate discussions and
implementation of improved pedestrian and vehicular way finding signs in
downtown Dover.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
staff met with residents who wish to work on this project. Staff is reviewing
the wayfinding plan that the Dover Main Street organization completed
previously. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION & ENHANCEMENTS<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning and Community Development staff
assisted the Community Services and Inspection staff with a review of
outstanding issues on several projects, and took the lead on reaching out to
the developers. The plans/projects are as follows:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Gladiola
Way</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Willand
Pond</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Silver
Street reconstruction request for proposals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Harvest
Place</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Appaloosa
Drive</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning staff worked with land owners
of property at the following locations on development or redevelopment
opportunities:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">NH
Coffee on Sumner Drive</span></li>
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Lane</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Technical
Review for 1 Dover Street (43 Unit Apartment)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Technical
Review for Union Street (parking lot)</span></li>
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Tolend Road</span></li>
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Point Road</span></li>
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Point Road</span></li>
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Commons project</span></li>
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Furniture</span></li>
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Place</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">44 Arch
Street</span></li>
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Washington Street</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Director of Planning and Community
Development was invited by the NH Local Government Center to develop a series
of lectures on the success Dover has had with innovative land use regulations
for the fall Municipal Law Lecture series. This series will be throughout the
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"><br /></span></div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-51218228498538438082012-04-02T09:16:00.000-07:002012-04-02T09:16:06.973-07:00Planning = Remodeling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhift4HwO7CeCnBDPz-hFVCpn7PU0iSgMNJfV6WH3T6j6AR2qeBMAdkLkr0TejKVsF5vkgwQGhNhkKOlTy58CLh_OrwCQL_SiHPrG_P6dogOV5nc8NoM-01CxfQeyB_yAGRQ8sJdYeEdgc/s1600/planSmall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhift4HwO7CeCnBDPz-hFVCpn7PU0iSgMNJfV6WH3T6j6AR2qeBMAdkLkr0TejKVsF5vkgwQGhNhkKOlTy58CLh_OrwCQL_SiHPrG_P6dogOV5nc8NoM-01CxfQeyB_yAGRQ8sJdYeEdgc/s320/planSmall.jpg" width="320" /></a>Ms. Dover Planner and I have been trying to figure out how to make our kitchen more functional and useful for us. This weekend we did some investigation - looking at cabinets and light fixtures, thinking about flooring, marveling at costs. In the end I realized that community planning and home remodeling are very similar activities.<br />
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How you ask? Well, for one thing with planning you are working with an environment you most likely didn't create. Dover has had many planners before me. I certainly wasn't here in 1623 (birth), 1855 (adolescence), 1973 (post college), nor will I be here in middle age (2123)? That said, others were here and did what they thought was good planning for the community. They reacted to the world around them, trends, ideas, functions, and they made changes to Dover as they saw fit. <br />
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My house was born in 1928. It has been lived in ever since, and has grown and evolved beyond the depression era it was constructed. The kitchen has changed somewhat (apparently a lot in the 80s - according to the style of cabinets we have), as flooring styles have come and gone (we have hard wood covered by linoleum, covered by plywood, covered again by linoleum). By pealing back the levels of flooring, paint and wall paper, my wife and I are learning about our house.<br />
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This effort of learning about our house is similar to the work I do with the City. I love to peal back the layers and learn about why traffic flows where it does. Why setbacks were developed the way they were and why lot sizes are what they are. These things are like learning about my house. The roadways locations are analogous to where the stairways and halls are in my house. Home improvement show's always talk about the way rooms flow together. The same thing happens in planning discussions. The utilities are obviously the utilities in my house. The setbacks and clearances are analogous to safety requirements in a house. Certainly both home projects and community planning projects have plans. <br />
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Just as we need to make changes in Dover from time to time, so do we need to make changes in our homes from time to time. Who hasn't wanted to see the garden in their back yard move or put a workshop in their garage or basement. This is the same as promoting agriculture and industry in the community. We learn from what the previous owner of our house did, just as we learn from the previous stewards of planning have accomplished.<br />
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We even have public participation in our home remodeling efforts. Who hasn't talk with friends and family about changes to their house? We run ideas by them, and we seek advice. We ask our children how they want to grow in the house. This is similar to how we seek input from the community in our Master Planning.<br />
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We seek experts in both realms as well. I am by no means an expert on economic analysis or traffic generation. So, from time to time I need to contact a consultant to get advice at work. Same thing at home. I understand plumbing, but for many reasons, I'll hire a plumber to relocate pipes. I'll ask an electrician to help with a new ceiling fan. We need these experts to help us make the right improvements to the house (did some say there might be another analogy between home remodeling and the capital improvement's program?).<br />
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It was a fun moment to come up with this analogy, because I find that 90 percent of the time people can't relate to city planning as a function. Most people can relate or appreciate what a police function is or what a public works function is, but planning? That seems weird. I like this home remodeling analogy because it helps make planning tangible. <br />
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Interactive time: does this analogy make sense to you? If not what's a better analogy? Also, first person to ID the significance, for the City of Dover, of the three years I mentioned above wins a prize.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0Dover, NH, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-37643646845204728742012-03-13T06:09:00.000-07:002012-03-13T06:09:20.596-07:00February Goings On<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Continue to communicate with the community through hosting of periodic ward and
neighborhood meetings such as quarterly Dover Discussions along with exploring
new methods to increase interaction and participation by citizens in local
governance and community forums.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community Development
continued to update its blog, face book page and twitter feed to communicate
with the public. The Department of Planning and Community Development has 145
Facebook (City of Dover NH Planning) friends and 294 followers on Twitter
@DoverNHPlanning). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">During the month of February, four (4) Planning blog posts
were drafted, including one on explaining zoning amendments the Council
adopted, one reviewing the EPA Nitrogen Loading requirements currently under
review, one discussing the Dover 2023 Community Visioning process. Finally, the
January report to the Manager was included.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The blog had over 370 page views in the month of January.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community
Development promoted the Dover Community Trail through the facebook fan page
for the trail (with 295 fans), as well as a Sustainable Dover facebook fan page
for the trail (with 126 fans). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development filmed a promotional video for Dover Download and to air on Channel
22. This video highlights the Dover2023 Community Visioning project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development was a guest on WTSN’s Open Mike on February 27, 2012. The topic was
the upcoming Community Visioning project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development attended
the EPA public hearing on the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) permit, The Director spoke as part of the City’s presentation on
the implications a 3% nitrogen load might have on smart growth and other
planning initiatives the City has undertaken. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development attended
the ward 1/3/6 Citizen Speak Out session on February 23, 2012 at Langdon Place.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Finally, this month the Department of Planning and Community
Development sent out 28 letters to new homeowners congratulating them on their
purchase, as well as informing them of the current zoning for their property
and alerting them to the various methods the department uses to inform and
update the public.</span></div>
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Attend workshops and participate in other education opportunities to further continuing
professional development.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In February, </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Planning
and Community Development </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">staff
participated in one (1) webinar. The topic was regulating sand and gravel mining.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In February, </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Planning
and Community Development </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">staff
participated in four (4) tele-seminars. The topics all related to creating
healthy communities and how planning activities can work to develop healthy
lifestyles for residents. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Director
of Planning and Community Development continued as one of the 35 participants
in the Leadership Seacoast program. This program is 9 full days, spread out
over 4 months, designed to challenge personal assumptions about critical issues
while exploring diverse ideas, resources and practices. This is all done with a
focus of the seacoast region. In February, the group visited Spaulding High
School, in Rochester, as part of Education Day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development continued
to be part of the team developing conference topics and themes for this year’s
New Hampshire Planner’s Association annual conference in May. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></b></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">9.
Develop a closer working relationship with the School Department and all other
City Departments. Further explore and pursue opportunities where City and
Schools can combine and/share services for the benefit of the community and
report to the City Council.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Planning Department followed up with
the School Department on the projects that had been included in the Capital
Improvement’s Program. The follow up was both to understand the projects that
may begin as part of the FY 2013 authorization, but also included a review of
potential projects for FY14 – 19. </span></div>
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Support local businesses to aid in the community’s economic growth by working
in conjunction with local economic development groups and business
organizations. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development continued
to work with the Economic Development Director to review the proposed infill
development proposal and its revisions, as presented by River Valley
Development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Planning and Community Development staff worked with the
Economic Development Director to identify potential business stakeholders who
might participate in the Dover 2023 project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
and Community Development staff conducted an A-Frame sign sweep, the week of 20<sup>th</sup>
through 24<sup>th</sup> of February. This sweep was developed to review
potential illegal A-Frame signs that might exist in the City. As a result
Planning staff will work with business and property owners to better understand
the City’s sign regulations. </span></div>
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Planning Department continued to work towards completion of the Community
Trail. In February work on the trail included working towards an easement
agreement with two abutters to the trail, as well as coordinating two separate
grants to secure funds for extensions of the trail toward the south of Fisher
Street. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Additionally,
the Director of Planning and Community Development worked with Timberland, Inc
on developing a scope for a work day that will be held in Dover to celebrate
Earth Day. This scope included reviewing sections of the trail to have
volunteers work on and potential projects along the canoe launch installed in
2011.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In
addition to the day to day activities in the Planning Department, staff
facilitated the following applications before Boards and Commissions:</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a Conditional Use Permit to allow Seacoast Kettlebell to relocate from their
existing Central Avenue location into an industrial space located at 23 Horne
Street. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
a public hearing on applications submitted by public service organizations to the
City for an allocation of funds granted to Dover by the Department of Housing
and Urban Development.</span></div>
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applications have been submitted for public service and public facilities
funding. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
Conditional Use Permit was granted for Michael and Shelby Brewer located on
Fourth Street</span></div>
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will allow encroachment into the wetlands buffer for a house and driveway. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a one year extension for a major subdivision approved in 2006. </span></div>
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is a four lot subdivision off Tolend Road on a private road.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
approval for Graystone Builders (owners Lionel and Kristina Paradis) to
subdivide land on Tolend Road.</span></div>
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subdivision will create 4 lots, along the existing roadway. </span></div>
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new road will be created.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a variance for STF Development Corp. at 39 Dover Point Road from Section
170-12.A of the Zoning Ordinance. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow construction of 8 townhouse residences, with shared access to the
adjacent parcel</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a variance for South Dover Investment Group at 37 Dover Point Road from Section
170-12.A of the Zoning Ordinance. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
amended a prior variance approval to allow for 32 units, and<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>removed the requirement for congregate care,
to provide that the units on the first floor be occupied by residents age 55 or
older, to remove the age restrictions for the second and third floors, and to
remove the requirement that food service be provided.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a variance for The Housing Partnership (Owner Sydney Robbins Trust). at 1 Dover
Street from Sections 170-12A and 170-12B of the Zoning Ordinance. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow construction of 42 apartment residences within an existing
warehouse.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow a reduction in the amount of passive open space required on site
from 4300 square feet to 2600 square feet.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow the structure to exceed the height restrictions in the district by
12 feet (currently the building exceeds the height by 10 feet).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
Conditional Use Permit was endorsed for Michael and Shelby Brewer located on
Fourth Street</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Continued
to review a request from a resident to install a yield sign at the intersection
of Spruce Lane and Garrison Road (in favor of Garrison Road).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Received
an update regarding traffic hazards on Portland Avenue.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Discussed
regarding school transportation issues</span></div>
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presentation of the FY13 – 18 Capital Improvements Program.</span></i></div>
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Capital Improvement’s Program was approved by the City Council on December 14. </span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate update of Land Use and
Transportation chapters of the Master Plan, through development and
implementation of Speak Out Dover and associated survey programs.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Master Plan Steering Committee held meetings on Tuesday, February 7, and
February 28.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Committee worked on the
survey that will be used to gather input. The work included reviewing questions
asked during the 2006 Speak Out sessions as well as the UNH Telephone Survey
that was conducted. Additionally, the community conversation, which will be
held March 10, 2012, was discussed and prepared for.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Conservation and Open Space Steering Committee recently completed a year long
effort to update the Conservation and Open Space chapter of the Dover Master
Plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The committee was comprised of
members from the Conservation Commission, Open Lands Committee and other
interested members of the public.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On
February 16, 2012, the Committee members voted to endorse the final draft of
the chapter and forward it onto the Planning Board for their review.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Chair of the committee, Lee Skinner, will
be presenting the revised chapter to the Planning Board at a workshop on March
13, 2012 . It is expected that the Planning Board will hold a public hearing on
the chapter on March 27, 2012.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review, and update as needed, the
Community Development Block Grant program to ensure compatibility with Best
Management Practices.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Department of Planning and Community
Development staff continued to review how neighboring communities administer
their Community Development Block Grant programs. This review is part of the
overall review staff is completing on our program, as well as part of the
application process, which began in January and will be completed in March. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Promote streamlining plan review through
use of electronic means amongst internal staff (smart board at TRC etc).</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Pricing
of the installation of a smart board in the Second Floor conference room in
City Hall has placed this project on hold.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Analyze the City Code to ensure that
City regulations encourage sustainable practices in city operations and
encourage green practices by residents and business owners.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Board has undertaken a review of the final 5 land use amendments
suggested by the EPA Building Blocks report. These amendments act to promote
alternative energy sources, reduce the City’s carbon footprint and encouraging
use of sustainability through resource allocation. Planning staff will be
completing most of the amendments and presenting them to the Planning Board on
March 13, 2012.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
first 10 amendments that were approved by the Planning Board are before the
City Council for its review and adoption. The City Council forwarded the
amendments to a public hearing on February 8, 2012. After the public hearing
the Council held a workshop and then approved the amendments, with a minor
addition, on February 22, 2012.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Develop educational opportunities for
staff and board/commission members that are low resource cost, whether through
staff presentations to boards/commissions, or web based education.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development worked with the Planning Board
Chair to develop an educational program for the 2012 workshops that occur the
second Tuesday of the month for Planning Board members. There are 9 workshops
scheduled with topics ranging from legislative updates, to low impact
development.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Increase outreach and education to
business and residents on benefits of infill development and transit oriented
development as means to develop and redevelop in Dover’s urban core.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Assistant City Planner and the Economic Development Director are working on
education and outreach material to reach out to businesses regarding Dover’s
sign regulations. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development is conducting a review of the Department’s web site and the
information contained within it and other similar sites to ensure that data is
current and valuable. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate discussions and
implementation of improved pedestrian and vehicular way finding signs in
downtown Dover.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Notes
and ideas from the May wayfinding meeting have been reviewed, by planning staff
and are being coordinated for follow up. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION & ENHANCEMENTS<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning and Community Development staff
assisted the Community Services and Inspection staff with a review of
outstanding issues on several projects, and took the lead on reaching out to
the developers. The plans/projects are as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Gladiola
Way</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .35in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Nye
Lane/Pacific Landing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Willand
Pond</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .35in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Silver
Street reconstruction request for proposals. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning staff worked with land owners
of property at the following locations on development or redevelopment
opportunities:</span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">NH
Coffee on Sumner Drive</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">365
Sixth Street</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Technical
Review for 1 Washington Street (yoga studio expansion)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Technical
Review for Olive Meadow Lane</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">1 Dover
Street</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">37 Dover
Point Road</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">28 Dover
Point Road</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Thornwood
Commons project</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">16
Industrial Park Drive</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ross
Furniture</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">11 Webb
Place</span></li>
</ul>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0State Highway 4, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-73577146172714958312012-03-12T07:15:00.000-07:002012-03-12T07:15:08.979-07:00Dover 2023 Begins! (Began?)This past Saturday we got lucky here in Dover. I woke up at 5 to see snow falling. After my normal morning routine (gym, sustenance etc), I got ready for the kickoff session of our Dover 2023 exercise. This kickoff meeting took place at the Dover Middle School. We met from 9 am until noon, and had a very creative and constructive discussion about the future of Dover.<br />
<br />
We have hired a consultant to walk the community through this process, and he and the principle staff member overseeing this project, the talented and intelligent Tim, were already at the Middle School setting up when I arrived. We had coffee, water, fruit and snacks all set. All we needed were people to attend and share their ideas.<br />
<br />
I'll be honest, I wanted to be forced to call the fire department and get an occupancy load count. We had plans for 200 plus people. We had a smaller turnout, but those that came, came to work. We had a great community minded discussion. The participants broke into small groups with two facilitator's per group who helped the participants through the process. It was great to see how people feed off each other and learned from and collaborated with each other over the course of the two plus hours of small group work.<br />
<br />
In the end the three groups reported back to the larger group what they value about Dover and what they see as challenges that lie ahead. What was fascinating is that we had very similar answers for each group. There is a strong appreciation of the community Dover has become. There is a strong appreciation for the family friendly town we are, and an acknowledgement of the value we have placed on education and economic diversity. Regarding challenges, we see that infrastructure, and maintaining the high levels of education and the balance between developed and undeveloped land. Additionally, a challenge is the continued efforts we have to make on transportation efficiency. <br />
<br />
Up next are neighborhood meetings. These will build off the community conversation, and delve deeper into the questions about the future of Dover. These neighborhood meetings will be geared towards the next steps. In other words, we will go that next step in and look closer at the results from Saturday and ask the follow up question: What does this mean? People will be encouraged to think about the consequences of the challenges and value that has been articulated. We will also be working in some electronic polling to see how people feel about different aspects of Dover, such as service levels and facilities. <br />
<br />
I encourage you to check out <a href="http://www.dover2023.com/">www.Dover2023.com</a>, come to a neighborhood meeting (dates/times/locations below), and bring anyone you can think of to attend as well. All of the meetings take place in the cafeteria of the school.<br />
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<span lang="en-US" style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 17.7pt; language: en-US; mso-ansi-language: en-US;">Thurs. March 22 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>7-9 pm<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=horne+street+elementary&fb=1&gl=us&hq=horne+street+elementary&hnear=0x89e296d95b2481e7:0x717c886941631b0,Dover,+NH&cid=0,0,8931630611184490926&ei=gANeT-flIYW60QG82qynDw&sa=X&oi=local_result&ct=image&ved=0CAwQ_BI">Horne Street Elementary</a> </span></div>
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Also, please take a moment and fill out the survey we have for residents to take. It is located <a href="http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e5npu75vgz8sfiy5/a00fgzpiqm0z/questions">here</a>.Thanks for being part of a Dover that is building a positive and fruitful future.<br />
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By the way, now that I re-read all this, maybe the title should have been Dover 2023 has begun.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-79791288482227665702012-03-06T13:26:00.001-08:002012-03-06T13:26:11.540-08:00January Monthly Report<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">4.
Continue to communicate with the community through hosting of periodic ward and
neighborhood meetings such as quarterly Dover Discussions along with exploring
new methods to increase interaction and participation by citizens in local
governance and community forums.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community Development
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Facebook (City of Dover NH Planning) friends and 279 followers on Twitter
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">During the month of January, nine (8) Planning blog posts
were drafted, including one on recounting the winter sign sweep; two reviewing
the benefits of citizen involvement in planning activities, one announcing the
availability of community development block grant applications, one welcoming
our new assistant city planner, one discussing changes to FastTrans, one about
discerning aesthetics in community character; one discussing the Planning
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Development promoted the Dover Community Trail through the facebook fan page
for the trail (with 296 fans), as well as a Sustainable Dover facebook fan page
for the trail (with 122 fans). </span></div>
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Development filmed four Dover Download video segments to air on Channel 22. The
topics included land use amendments, the winter sign sweep and the capital
improvement’s program.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development attended the Business after Hours held by the Chamber of Commerce
on January 17, 2012 at Blackman Chiropractic as well as the City Council and
School Board inauguration on January 2, 2012. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Finally, this month the Department of Planning and Community
Development sent out 38 letters to new homeowners congratulating them on their
purchase, as well as informing them of the current zoning for their property
and alerting them to the various methods the department uses to inform and
update the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">8.
Attend workshops and participate in other education opportunities to further continuing
professional development.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In January, t</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">he
Director of Planning and Community Development </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">staff participated in one (3) webinars. The topics were all
related to performance standards and understanding your customers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Director
of Planning and Community Development began as one of the 35 participants in
the Leadership Seacoast program. This program is 9 full days, spread out over 4
months, designed to challenge personal assumptions about critical issues while
exploring diverse ideas, resources and practices. This is all done with a focus
of the seacoast region.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development is part of
the team developing conference topics and themes for this year’s New Hampshire
Planner’s Association annual conference in May. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">9.
Develop a closer working relationship with the School Department and all other
City Departments. Further explore and pursue opportunities where City and
Schools can combine and/share services for the benefit of the community and
report to the City Council.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Planning Department followed up with
the School Department on the projects that had been included in the Capital
Improvement’s Program. The follow up was both to understand the projects that
may begin as part of the FY 2013 authorization, but also included a review of
potential projects for FY14 – 19. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">10.
Support local businesses to aid in the community’s economic growth by working
in conjunction with local economic development groups and business
organizations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community Development attended
the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours that occurred on
January 17,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2012. As a result of this
BAH, staff was able to assist three businesses with questions that had been
asked at that session. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">12.
Complete the implementation of the ongoing energy efficiency improvements and provide
periodic reports of energy savings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">In December, Johnson Controls, Inc (JCI).
Submitted an installations report based upon the completion of the installation
phase of the energy infrastructure improvements. This began the monitoring and
verification process. As part of that monitoring and verification, ADI Energy,
which had been retained by the City to monitor the investment, is reviewing the
installation report and working to clarify benchmarks and data contained within
the installation report. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Additionally, Planning and Community
Development staff are working with JCI to develop the format and process by
which the City will receive data pertaining to the measurements of the savings
forecasted by the Performance Contract the City has with JCI. </span></div>
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UPDATES:</span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">FOCUS/GOALS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
and Community Development staff conducted a sign sweep, the 9<sup>th</sup>
through 12<sup>th</sup> of January. This sweep resulted in the City removing 21
illegal signs from the right of way, or utility poles. This is a reduction from
the same sweep one year ago. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Department continued to work towards completion of the Community
Trail. In January work on the trail included working towards an easement
agreement with two abutters to the trail, as well as coordinating two separate
grants to secure funds for extensions of the trail toward the south of Fisher
Street. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Department applied for consideration by the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology for inclusion in its “Building the Capacity of Coastal Communities
in New England to Address Climate Change Risks Through the Use of Role-Play
Simulations” program. This program will allow staff to work with MIT graduate
students to plan for climate change and work towards the City’s sustainability
goals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In
addition to the day to day activities in the Planning Department, staff
facilitated the following applications before Boards and Commissions:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning Board</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Granted
a 90-day extension for a minor lot line adjustment plan for Fenton & David
Groen, located at 67 & 75 Central Avenue. </span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
two public hearings on amendments to the Site Plan Review ordinance</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">After
the second, the Board approved the amendments</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
two public hearings on amendments to the Subdivision of Land ordinance</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">After
the second, the Board approved the amendments</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Held
its goal setting session and outlined workshop topics and land use amendments
to review in 2012.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Zoning Board</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">No
cases were heard</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Conservation Commission</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">NHDES
Dredge and Fill Permit for the City of Dover located on Watson and Tolend Roads.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will allow the City to rehabilitate 3.7 miles of Tolend Road and Watson Road
with associated drainage and slope improvements.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The total impact to roadside ditch line
wetlands is 37,070 square feet.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
Conditional Use Permit was tabled for Michael and Shelby Brewer located on
Fourth Street</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
would allow encroachment into the wetlands buffer for a house and driveway. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Transportation Advisory Commission</span></i></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Received
an update on parking concerns at Park Street Park.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Reviewed
a request from a resident to install a yield sign at the intersection of Spruce
Lane and Garrison Road (in favor of Garrison Road).</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Reviewed
a request from a resident regarding traffic hazards on Portland Avenue.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Approved
a request by residents of Boyle Street to restrict parking to one side of the
road.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
will be forwarded to the City Council to update Chapter 166 of the City Code.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ensure timely preparation and
presentation of the FY13 – 18 Capital Improvements Program.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Capital Improvement’s Program was approved by the City Council on December 14. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate update of Land Use and
Transportation chapters of the Master Plan, through development and
implementation of Speak Out Dover and associated survey programs.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Master Plan Steering Committee held its second meeting on Monday, January
16.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Committee agreed on “Dover 2023:
Building Our Tomorrow” as the name of the process to create the visioning
section of the Master Plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Roger Hawk
and his team presented their proposal to facilitate this process which will
include three community wide meetings to be held at Dover Middle School on
Saturday March 10, Saturday April 7, and Saturday May 5, and several smaller
neighborhood meetings to be held at the elementary schools after the March 10
and April 7 meetings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With the intention
of maximizing citizen participation in the visioning process, the Committee
agreed on a plan to market Dover 2023 which will include press releases, a
website, mailings, a Dover Download video presentation, outreach to local
community groups, and student participation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Open Space and Conservation chapter of the Master Plan is being completed and
the Planning Board will have a presentation of the material at its March 13,
2012 workshop. This presentation will include the chapter information and
recommendations.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review, and update as needed, the
Community Development Block Grant program to ensure compatibility with Best
Management Practices.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Department of Planning and Community
Development staff continued to review how neighboring communities administer
their Community Development Block Grant programs. This review is part of the
overall review staff is completing on our program, as well as part of the
application process, which began in January and will be completed in March. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Promote streamlining plan review through
use of electronic means amongst internal staff (smart board at TRC etc).</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Pricing
of the installation of a smart board in the Second Floor conference room in
City Hall has placed this project on hold.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Analyze the City Code to ensure that
City regulations encourage sustainable practices in city operations and
encourage green practices by residents and business owners.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Board has undertaken a review of the final 5 land use amendments
suggested by the EPA Building Blocks report. These amendments act to promote
alternative energy sources, reduce the City’s carbon footprint and encouraging
use of sustainability through resource allocation. The City Council will review
these zoning amendments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
first 10 amendments that were approved by the Planning Board are before the
City Council for its review and adoption. The City Council forwarded the
amendments to a public hearing on February 8, 2012. After the public hearing
the Council may vote on the amendments. </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Develop educational opportunities for
staff and board/commission members that are low resource cost, whether through
staff presentations to boards/commissions, or web based education.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development worked with the Planning Board
Chair to develop an educational program for the 2012 workshops that occur the
second Tuesday of the month for Planning Board members. There are 9 workshops
scheduled with topics ranging from legislative updates, to low impact
development.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Increase outreach and education to
business and residents on benefits of infill development and transit oriented
development as means to develop and redevelop in Dover’s urban core.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Assistant City Planner and the Economic Development Director are working on
education and outreach material to reach out to businesses regarding Dover’s
sign regulations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development is conducting a review of the Department’s web site and the
information contained within it and other similar sites to ensure that data is
current and valuable. </span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate discussions and
implementation of improved pedestrian and vehicular way finding signs in
downtown Dover.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Notes
and ideas from the May wayfinding meeting have been reviewed, by planning staff
and are being coordinated for follow up. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION & ENHANCEMENTS<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning and Community Development staff
assisted the Community Services and Inspection staff with a review of
outstanding issues on several projects, and took the lead on reaching out to
the developers. The plans/projects are as follows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning staff worked with land owners
of property at the following locations on development or redevelopment
opportunities:</span></div>
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Coffee on Sumner Drive</span></li>
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Washington Street</span></li>
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Commons project</span></li>
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Auto properties throughout the City</span></li>
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Sixth Street</span></li>
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Meadow Lane</span></li>
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property located between Maple Street and Horne Street</span></li>
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improvements to 184 Washington Street</span></li>
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improvements to 1 Waldron Court</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Department of Planning and Community
Development welcomed Timothy Corwin as the new Assistant City Planner. Tim has
a background in land use law, as well as experience in zoning administration.
Tim will be working with the Zoning Board of Adjustment, and other boards and
commissions. Tim and his family are new to Dover, and brings and energy and
experience that is welcomed by all.</span></div>
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<br /></div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-69003781574191949732012-02-24T06:05:00.000-08:002012-02-24T06:12:12.226-08:00Dover 2023 – Building our Tomorrow<br />
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will Dover be like in the year 2023?
More importantly, what do Dover residents <u>want</u> it to be? These questions will be the central focus of
a new community wide project that will unfold over the next several
months. The “Dover 2023 – Building our
Tomorrow” effort is designed to get the community thinking about where it is
now, where it has come from in the past few decades and where it wants to get
to in the future. Does the community
want more or less growth? More
businesses, recreation, a better downtown?
What do we value? All of these questions, and more, are up for
discussion during the Dover 2023 process. I
feels strongly that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“developing a vision
for our City is the key first step to building the community that we want to become.” </i>This longer term perspective is
particularly appropriate since Dover will be celebrating its 400<sup>th</sup>
anniversary in 2023. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dover 2023</i> project is a unique
visioning tool that will seek to engage a wide and broad spectrum of the
community through a series of city-wide conversations and neighborhood
workshops over the next three months. These meetings will be supplemented by a <a href="http://www.dover2023.com/">website</a> as well as Facebook and Twitter sites which will provide a
calendar of events, posting of important documents, and opportunity for direct
public input. The Dover 2023 process
will begin on Saturday March 10 from 9 am to noon </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">at the Dover Middle School
Cafeteria, focusing on what makes Dover a great place today and what could be
done to make it even better. Kirt Schuman, Planning Board member and Chair of
the Dover 2023 Steering Committee, is hoping for a large turnout at all Dover
2023 events. “It’s really important for me that the vision is reflective of all
the community’s stakeholders including residents, business owners, and property
owners,” says Schuman. “Speaking as a
local business owner and resident, it’s critical that all voices be heard.” </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">After
the March 10 conversation there will be a series of neighborhood workshops held
at each of the elementary schools in March and April to develop a vision for
Dover’s future and a strategy to get there.
Parker stresses that these meetings will provide the opportunity for you
to tell us your dreams for the City. It
is our goal that these dreams and ideas will translate into decisions which will
shape Dover for the next decade and be the foundation for a new tomorrow.
Bob Carrier, Deputy Mayor and member of the Dover 2023 Steering Committee and
long-time Dover resident, is very excited about what this process will deliver.
“After experiencing some decline in the 1970s, downtown Dover is back,” says
Carrier. “We’ve seen many exciting
changes to the whole City in the past twenty years or so. It will be fascinating to discover what our
residents and business owners want to see more of in the next twenty.” </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">City-Wide Conversation</b> to define Dover’s core values and
strengths: March 10: 9 am – Noon at
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Neighborhood Workshops</b> to develop the Vision for Dover in
2023:</div>
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March 13, 7-9
pm at Garrison School Cafeteria</div>
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March 14, 7-9
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March 22, 7-9 pm at Horne Street School cafeteria</div>
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Workshops</b> to finalize the Vision and figure out how to make it a
reality:</div>
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April 10, 7-9 pm at Woodman Park cafeteria</div>
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April 12, 7-9 pm at Garrison School cafeteria</div>
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April 16, 7-9 pm at Horne Street School cafeteria</div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Final City-Wide
Conversation</b> to review and finalize the Dover 2023 Vision: May 5: 9 am – Noon at Dover Middle School
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The city-wide
conversation on March 10 will be followed by</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> a series of workshops where the
project will seek input and ideas from Dover’s neighborhoods to develop the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">vision </i>and <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">strategies to implement the vision</i>.
The final city-wide conversation will be on May 5 to review and finalize
the vision and implementation strategy developed at the neighborhood workshops</span>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">The results of the Dover 2023
process will be used to guide the City’s new master plan, budget and capital
improvements program for the next decade.</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Documents and the ideas that are developed
through the process will be housed for ongoing public review and comment on the
project’s website </span><a href="http://www.dover2023.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">www.dover2023.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;">, as well as on Twitter and
Facebook. So dream about Dover’s
tomorrow, mark your calendars and join in the Dover 2023 community visioning
process!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The City has
hired <a href="http://www.hawkplanning.com/">Hawk Planning Resources</a> from Concord to assist in preparing the Dover
2023 Vision. In addition to the web
site, additional information can be obtained from the <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/planhome.htm">Planning Department</a> or
the consultant:</span></div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0State Highway 4, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-41792722562301664632012-02-13T10:37:00.000-08:002012-02-13T10:37:12.984-08:00New EPA Nitrogen RestrictionsOn February 9, 2012, the City hosted a public hearing for the US Environmental Protection Agency, regarding the upcoming pollution discharge permit renewal that it will receive for our <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/cswastewater.htm">Waste Water Treatment Facility.</a> This <a href="http://www.epa.gov/region1/npdes/permits/draft/2012/draftnh0101311permit.pdf">permit </a>is required for the City to operate the facility, which is part of our sanitary sewer system. In basic terms, if we don't have a permit to operate the facility, we will have a major problem.<br />
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In general there aren't concerns about the permit being issued. What is a concern is that the EPA wishes to increase the restrictions being placed on the amount of nitrogen allowed in the Great Bay Estuary. Currently, the plant discharges approximately 22 mg/l (milligrams per liter). The EPA has proposed allowing 3 mg/l as the acceptable threshold. The City is requesting that the threshold be 8 mg/l, still a significant adjustment.<br />
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Putting aside the direct cost of this difference, one thing that jumps out to me is the impact this can have on Smart Growth based planning. For over a decade, we have been looking to make it easier for growth in Dover to be centered around infrastructure, and away from rural areas. Even before the form based code changes to the downtown area, I think that we were moving in the direction of concentrating our development downtown, building off the successes we have and the strength of our core. <br />
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I believe Dover is very progressive and responsible when it comes to the environment. We have made huge investments in <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/plancon.htm">conservation </a>and preservation of open space. The City has expended over 5 million dollars, which has been leveraged with an additional 6 million dollars to protect 792 acres, over the past decade. This property limits the amount of developable land in Dover and has the added benefit of protecting habitats and the waterways that exist in Dover.<br />
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In addition to this work, the City has also implemented various aspects of low impact development guidelines, and also made improvements in the way we review site and subdivision plans. These changes and improvements have helped guide us to be more mindful and ultimately respectful of the environment and to consider development in a more holistic fashion. I believe that we are making smart and responsible choices in regards to the impact man has on the land. <br />
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So, if we do have this requirement presented and that is the only option is it the end of the world? Not hardly. It is a blow to urbanism, I believe. It appears to double the effective sewer rate in Dover. This makes it hardly a welcoming place to tie into the sewer system. I believe it will encourage people to want to investigate and ultimately utilize a septic system for their sanitary sewer needs. This can lead to sprawl and to other unintended consequences. There is plenty of disheartening information about the havoc that septic systems have raised in the Chesapeake Bay area. Dover has worked very long and hard to protect its natural rsources and will continue to do so in the future.<br />
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If you missed the EPA public hearing and want more information, please check the webpage we have set up for <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/notices_out.htm?id=533">it</a>.<br />
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<br />If you have any questions, or comments, please me at 516-6008, or via <a href="mailto:c.parker@dover.nh.gov">email</a>.<br />
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I asked the question because I was watching a movie the other night, with Ms Dover Planner, and a comment was made about how the city the movie was set in (Paris) is beautiful in the day and night, and especially in the rain. While I can't comment on any of those opinions, I liked the overall thought. Today it has snowed, and I felt, looking out the window, that it was an attractive snowy day. I am sure that when I leave to go home and the snow has turned that brownish gray color that dirty snow gets I'll reconsider. Is a community's beauty the same?<br />
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Do we like it when we are insulated from it (ie a visitor), but see it for the gritty reality it is when we live someplace?<br />
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I've probably said before that I always hear from friends of mine that moved here, how great Dover is, and how the people who grew up here don't see it for the place it truly is. We found similar suggestions in 2006 as part of the last Master Plan survey work. People who moved here within 5 years, which was a higher percentage than lifers, had a much more favorable opinion of Dover than the lifers.<br />
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Two questions jump to my mind. First, do people that move here feel it is better because they chose to come here, so maybe there is a desire to validate that choice? Second, what are those of us who have lived here for decades missing? What don't we see?<br />
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Dover residents were asked to participate in a citizen's survey in the summer of 2011. One of the results of that was that 84% of respondents reported that Dover has an overall quality of life rating of “excellent” or “good”. That is a very high number, in my mind. Respondents noted that they like the look and feel of Dover and that they enjoy the cleanliness of Dover. Interestingly the respondents were asked how long they have been residents and the two highest responding categories are those that have lived here 2 - 5 years and those 20+ years of residency.<br />
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This information is fun to play with and interesting to think about. The overall tie into it is that we are in the process of starting the Community Visioning components of the Master Plan. This is an update to work began in 2006. We have a committee in place, a consultant in place and some dates and times we will be holding public hearings. What we need is the public to speak. We will ask questions like, what do you think of your neighborhood, and what do you want to see it evolve to in 20 years. We will have plenty of notice for these sessions, which will begin in March and we hope to have a large turn out.<br />
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If you have suggestions of how we can get 200 (out of 30,000) people to attend these sessions, please feel free to comment here, on <a href="http://on.fb.me/gHxqTb">Facebook</a>, or <a href="mailto:c.parker@dover.nh.gov">email me</a>.<br />
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PS, I wanted to have a photo to go along with this entry, and when I Googled "Community Character images", most of the things I found were pictures of the TV show Community. There is a connection with this blog entry, somewhere, I am sure of that.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0State Highway 4, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-80234259965279747112012-01-30T10:11:00.000-08:002012-01-30T10:11:27.213-08:00LeadershipA month ago, or so, I applied to take part in a program called Leadership Seacoast. The program looks to broaden the leadership qualities found in the seacoast region of New Hampshire, and is geared to awakening regional awareness and strengthen the skills and development of its participants, especially in the areas of leadership and advocacy (I am sure someone on the LS team can explain it better than I just did).<br />
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So, January 4th was the first session. It was a retreat at the Brown Center operated by UNH. This retreat was a good way for us all to meet and learn about ourselves and the other participants. There are 35 people in my class, and we range from all ages (well no one younger than maybe 20, and no one older than say 60). There is a very good mixture of backgrounds and professions, though interestingly professions and last names, aren't dwelt upon for the most part.<br />
<br />The session was interesting and worthwhile. From that point, the remaining 7 sessions will have a specific focus. Sessions occur every 3 weeks or so. The first session was last Wednesday, January 25, and focused on Criminal Justice. The day was held at the Strafford County Complex. This includes the Court House, as well as the correctional facility. The focus of the day, or at least what I took out of the day, was the role that compassion and respect take in working with those deemed to be criminals. On the one hand you have people who have been swept into the arena of drugs and alcohol. There are some very positive and cost effective programs that the County operates to assist those charged with and found quilty of having a drug habit. These programs, I think benefit three stakeholders, the criminal, the victim (including family and friends of the criminal), and the county as a whole.<br />
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It was fascinating listening to people talk about the work they do and the measures and methods they use to lower costs (it is about 8 dollars a day to treat someone, vs 87 dollars a day to incarcerate them), and achieve success. <br />
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One thing that I had not realized, until sitting with the folks, which I was embarrassed by, is the interaction with housing and transportation that these programs have. I wrote last week about the FastTrans program, and mentioned, I believe, that the County contributes to its funding stream. Well, the highest user of those going to the County facility, are those taking part in the Drug Court program. This program where violator's live at home and have a job, requires frequent drug testing and routine check ins with the Court. Many of these folks have such a restricted income stream that they cannot afford a car, and rely on FastTrans.<br />
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This was one of the many "a-ha" moments I had seeing how Planning and our projects are related to a larger wold. Or rather how our projects might go unrecognized but well utilized. I find that Planning tends to have one of those intangible existences. The average citizen can make the connection to police or fire, because they do things you can see and feel (arrests, and rescues). Public works paves roads and plows them, and people take books out of the library, but what thing does planning do? We improve quality of life. That is such an intangible item to list. Part of the beauty of planning is that our activities reach out beyond our office, and beyond our daily conversations and affect many people, most of whom don't realize it. Without good, thoughtful, planning, you cannot have many of the things we take for granted every day. <br />
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Still, in the end it is rewarding to see people using our projects and plans to make their lives better, and really what more can you ask than that?Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0288 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1935394 -70.874272743.1920924 -70.8767402 43.1949864 -70.871805200000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-49747480868053338652012-01-23T05:10:00.000-08:002012-01-23T05:10:46.192-08:00FastTrans RevisionsAbout ten years ago, I moved from the Community Services Department to the Planning Department. I had just finished my Masters in Planning and Community Development, and was actually looking for a planning job. It was one of my lucky moments, that I finished my degree, was looking for a job, and there was an opening, albeit temporary on the surface of it, within the City.<br />
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So, with the agreement that I'd have a job for 2002, but need to find a new job by July 2003 (when the funding for my position ended), I moved over to Planning on tax day 2002. So, one of the first projects that I was immersed in was the creation of a downtown transportation loop. The project was one the City had applied for Congestion Mitigation/Air Quality monies from the Federal Government for. The goal of the project was to offer fast, and economical transportation options in and out of the downtown area, to encourage people to not drive into downtown.<br />
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The City's goal in designing these routes was to bring dense residential areas, remote parking lots, and transportation
centers, with the core downtown area.We knew that COAST was going to be a partner with the City on this project, after all who else would you work with, outside of a bus operator, on developing a intra city bus line? I am sure most of the readers know, COAST is the regional mass transit provider. COAST operates bus service throughout the seacoast, and has been located in Dover for most, if not all of the last ten years.<br />
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Dover FastTrans provides regular, hourly bus service
from downtown to homes, businesses, and remote parking in the city. Currently, there are three FastTrans routes, numbered <a href="http://www.coastbus.org/routes/route33.html">33</a>, <a href="http://www.coastbus.org/routes/route34.html">34</a>, and <a href="http://www.coastbus.org/routes/route35.html">35</a>, which run every hour, from about 7AM until 7PM, Monday through Friday. Also as part of the FastTrans project, service on <a href="http://www.coastbus.org/routes/route1.html">COAST Route 1</a>, which serves downtown as well as the Dover Housing Authority, has been increased to hourly frequency.<br />
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There are two phases I remember about the project setup. First, working with residents and stakeholders to identify the design and layout of the routes, and the phasing in of the routes. We knew we couldn't have all the routes online at once, so route 33 can online first, in December of 2008. From there we expanded the options to include connections to Durham Road and Knox Marsh Road, as well as Shaws and the Union Street senior housing.<br />
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The second phase was the roll out. We had a VIP ride/tour of Route 33, where elected officials, staff and other stakeholders road the trip from the Transportation Center trough the Sixth Street destinations. It was fun hearing people exclaim that they didn't realize buses can be clean and welcoming. This expression has continued throughout the life of the project. We have seen a continual increase in ridership that the project realized year in and year out. It is a very rewarding project to have worked on.<br />
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Flash forward to 2011. As we noted in the fall/winter, due to budget concerns, the City and COAST had to look at revising the project. We treated it like a business would treat a service. We looked at where efficiencies can be made, where cuts are required and where we need to change out focus. These changes come in two bursts. The first was January 9, 2012, and the second will come this summer. <br />
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Beginning January 9, the hours for the service were trimmed and the schedule was adjusted. You can see the slightly modified schedule, and review the full adjustments by <a href="http://www.coastbus.org/documents/News/Revised%20FastTrans%20info%20010912.pdf">reading the flyer COAST put out prior to January 9th, 2012.</a></div>
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Basically, though the changes are being made to the after-6PM timeframe when ridership is extremely low on each route.<br />
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<li><b>Route 33:</b> service will end at 6:22pm.
There will be no 6:36pm or 7:26pm runs. Also the schedule between 4pm and 6:22pm has been adjusted significantly.</li>
<li><b>Route 34:</b> the 6:30pm run will become outbound only. The 7:30pm outbound run will continue.</li>
<li><b>Route 35:</b> service will end at 6:38pm.
There will be no 6:45pm run. </li>
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Why did we cut something that is successful? I think there are two answers, the first, is to that FastTrans was started with CMAQ grant-funding. We knew it was funded for 3 years, and hoped that there would be monies to continue the grant funding, but that is not the case. The grant will be running out in Spring of 2012, and in order to stretch it as far as possible, we have to adjust the services now to ensure
we can run as long as possible on the grant funding.<br />
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The second reason we cut something that was successful, is that you have to make tough decisions to continue success. We all know the adage what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, well this is a similar situation. We stepped back and looked at the areas of the program that were not thriving and looked to reduce the impact they might have on dragging back the rest of the service. In this light we see that people are not using the service as much after 6 pm, as they are at 4 pm. Also, we see that routes 34 and 35 are not as heavily traveled as 33 is. We are choosing to put our focus on route 33 and help it thrive.<br />
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I've said the program is successful. How so, you might ask. Well, below is
a chart from September of 2011, analyzing the Dover COAST routes. It
compares August 2010 and 2011.<br />
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You can see that there has been an increase among most of the routes in double digits. The Community Routes are a bus route that focuses on the high school, so we won't focus on that. But overall mass transit is a popular service in Dover. That said, we know there is a cost.<br />
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The cost for the three routes is close to $600,000 a year. The City pays approximately $140,000 of that cost, as part of the matching requirements for the grant.We raise $10 - 15,0000 in fare box revenue and some committed stakeholders, such as Strafford County, pay a portion to help ensure service. Finally, as you might have guessed, we receive the bulk of the funding from the CMAQ grant. When 80% of your funding is removed, no matter what the total cost is, you have to review the options for the program. In this case, we could not justify asking the City to increase funding tri-fold. <br />
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So what happens in July? Well, presuming that the Federal government doesn't reverse itself and continues to cut transportation dollars, we will have to dig deeper and adjust the program further. Most likely we will look at eliminating route 35 and 34 if we have to so that a modified route 33 can survive. We will be looking for ways to increase stakeholder investment as well, sot that the City funds can be leveraged further.<br />
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So, why do you care? I hope you care, because like me you see the value in developing the community in a thoughtful and sustainable way. We hope you understand that mass transit isn't for the poor, that it is smart and sensible for all ranges of income. It is an alternative that has value when you consider 4 dollar gas and when you consider the environment and when you consider the long term health benefits.<br />
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This is a topic I want to return to more in 2012, so get ready to read about the joys and value of mass transit, in Dover and the world (insert evil laugh).Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0Dover Transportation Center, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.198097 -70.87824543.19665 -70.8807125 43.199543999999996 -70.875777500000012tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-28166097173774274562012-01-20T12:48:00.000-08:002012-01-20T12:48:44.688-08:00CDBG Grant Funds Applications Available<br />
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The City of Dover Department of
Planning and Community Development is accepting applications from Public
Service Agencies, qualified individuals or eligible organizations for grants
from the FFY12 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. This grant
from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is intended
to meet the needs of low and moderate income persons in a variety of ways. </div>
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Eligible activities include: acquisition
of property, public facilities and improvements, clearance or demolition,
public services, water & sewer lines, historic preservation and special
economic development activities. </div>
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Each activity planned by the City
must meet one of HUD's three national objectives: </div>
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1. Benefit to low and moderate
income people. </div>
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2. Elimination of slums and blight.
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3. Urgent needs. </div>
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<span style="color: windowtext;">For
more information about project eligibility or to learn more about Dover’s Community
Development Block Grant program, go to <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/plancomdev.htm"><span style="color: windowtext;">http://www.dover.nh.gov/plancomdev.htm</span></a></span></div>
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The City of Dover has been a CDBG entitlement community
for over twenty years. The HUD program provides annual grants on a formula
basis to entitled cities and counties to develop viable urban communities by
providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding
economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons. HUD
awards grants to entitlement community grantees to carry out a wide range of
community development activities directed toward revitalizing neighborhoods,
economic development, and providing improved community facilities and services.
Entitlement communities develop their own programs and funding priorities. The
entitlement grant is expected to be available July 1st, 2012. The amount to be
received by the City of Dover
has yet to be determined by Congress.</div>
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Groups wishing to receive funds,
anyone with question, or groups needing technical assistance with an application
should contact Rick Jones, 516-6034 between 7 AM and 5 PM Monday through Thursday.
Applications are also available on the City of Dover website. All applications for funding
requests are due back in the Dover Planning Office no later than February 9,
2012 at 5:30 PM. </div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0State Highway 4, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-47737775838565506032012-01-18T05:01:00.000-08:002012-01-18T05:01:40.062-08:00Sign Sweep Rundown<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Dover Department of Planning
and Community Development would like to thank owners of business in the City
for compliance with its sign ordinance. This recognition comes after staff held
the first illegal sign sweep of 2012. The sweep occurred between Wednesday,
January 11<sup>th</sup> and Friday January 13, 2012. A total of 21 signs were
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I had announced the clean-up of illegal and
unpermitted temporary advertising signs throughout the City of Dover, on January
3rd as part of a winter cleanup around the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Illegal and unpermitted signs include those
on utility poles, or in the right of way. </div>
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The illegal sign removal action was
warranted because the placement of these temporary signs in public
right-of-ways and medians of streets, on utility poles and attached to trees is
not permitted by the Dover Sign Ordinance and may cause a safety hazard for traveling
motorists or create a visual blight that is unsightly for residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These signs detract from legitimate business
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I am very pleased with our
results. Overall, Tim and I collected 21 signs, compared to this time last year, when we
collected almost 24. When you consider that the last sweep was over six months
ago, it appears that our education and outreach campaign has continued to
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Furthermore, it was a good experience for Timothy Corwin, our new Assistant
City Planner. He noted that none of
the signs collected were from local Dover based business. The signs collected
advertised tree removal, firewood and hot tub sales provided by business
outside the community. “It’s very rewarding to work in a community whose
citizens and businesses value such a high quality of life. I’m looking
forward to helping Dover maintain that quality of life by reducing clutter with
future sign sweeps,” Corwin told me. </div>
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Business owners that have placed
these signs were advised to remove the illegal signs in advance of this
clean-up effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any sign that was
confiscated will be held for thirty days prior to being recycled or destroyed,
unless the sign is claimed by the owner after paying a reclamation fee based on
the actual cost of man-hours and equipment use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Repeat offenders may be subject to prosecution and fines. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">This was the fourth sweep the we have
conducted since the summer of 2010. Staff has been monitoring signs and holds
the sweeps every few months. At the same time, efforts have been made to reach
out to businesses to explain regulations and the safety concerns associated
with the placement of signs within the right of way. </span>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0State Highway 4, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-25966441449631270882012-01-17T05:37:00.000-08:002012-01-17T05:37:29.903-08:00Community ServiceYesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Right's Day. It is a day in honor of a man who did a great deal of community service in his life, and there has been a movement in recent years to have a day of caring and serving be the focus of the day.<br />
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A few years ago, my son and I signed up for, and assisted with, service in Rochester. We went to a shelter and assisted the humanitarians who run the shelter with a day of cleaning and purging through the accumulated articles that had found their way to the shelter. Some of the articles had been left behind when people moved on, some had been donations that the shelter could not use, and others were things that had broken or tore, or what have you, that had just become unusable.<br />
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I really enjoyed this day. Theo and I had a strong experience together and with those we chose to serve.<br />
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On Friday, I received a copy of the magazine that the college I attended sends to alumni. Not surprisingly the magazine is primarily a ad for the school's alumni giving program. They want to show you the value of the school's name and how others who have felt that value have given back (especially financially). One way they accomplish this, is by focusing on current events at the school. This being January, and being delivered close to MLK day, a focus was on service programs and academics.<br />
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When I was a freshman, all those incoming students into the Liberal Arts college had to partake in a day of service the first day of school. I suppose, more accurately, it was the day before the first day of school. We all arrived a day or so early and after unpacking and getting to know our roommates, we were loaded into the school's gymnasium, er athletic center, and it was impressed upon us how we needed to give back to the community around us. Well, that and we all learned the school's fight song, so we could sing along during basketball games (I proudly only went to one - a girls homecoming game).<br />
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So after the group discussion and sing along, we were escorted to buses and driven to Southeast Washington, DC. My group patrolled the Anacostia River looking for garbage, and drug paraphernalia. This being 1993 there was a lot of both. Actually, there wasn't too much garbage, just syringes and the like. Anyway, we performed this clean up for about 6 hours. It was very rewarding. In retrospect, I look at this adventure as one of the highlights of my college years. It really was a great experience to be in the nation's capital (in itself very different than Dover), and reaching out to a community.<br />
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Last night, we had the kickoff meeting for the Master Plan Steering committee. We had met once before to go over logistics, when we'll meet, elect a chair etc, but this was the first meeting with the consultant. The seven folks who have volunteered to assist us are performing a similar community service. I don't mean they are picking up drug paraphernalia, but they are reaching out and venturing into an unknown place, offering to help us.<br />
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These are people who could join a committee or board with a clear function, say the rec advisory board, instead they have placed their lot with a committee which is charting the future. Charting the unknown, as it were. It is a great group of community minded folks who are interested in giving back and shaping the community. One major difference between my formative service day in 1993 and last night is that the group last night wants to work with the community, and not for it. We didn't have any residents (as far as I know) from Southeast DC with us that day, but the group last night will have residents of Dover working with us for the next 6 months.<br />
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I am proud of the group selected by the Planning Board to assist me in developing the community vision for Dover. I know many of the members, and so will you. We have long term volunteers, a councilor, a planning board member, some new faces and some you will hear a lot more about in the coming months and years. The group is energetic, interested, and boosters of the community around them. They care, and they are invested in Dover. <br />
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The best part is that you are also going to do some community service along with the group. You wont' have to attend monthly meetings, but we will ask you to contribute in other ways. We'll have three community wide meetings, as well as three regional meetings in smaller settings. We will have surveys and dialog in written and online methods, as well as in person dialog. We will start the outreach portion of the Community Visioning in the coming weeks, if not days, and there will be a role for us all.<br />
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So, congratulations, and welcome aboard, because whether you know it or not, you've been drafted to help develop a community vision.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0274 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1935394 -70.874272743.1920924 -70.8767402 43.1949864 -70.871805200000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-79492380431263752812012-01-11T05:02:00.000-08:002012-01-11T05:02:51.107-08:00December to Remember<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Below is my report to the City Manager, for activities the Planning and Community Development department undertook/completed in the month of December, 2011.</span><b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: MaiandraGD-DemiBold;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3VoOz89pRO1MCxp626FuMTOrz-05DbIKadOlq4tdwPp9b6hmS-zs8LfGTK7mTQTWEIkJL3k_1YHD3EfG_7AX4cKt529jWFlDZAfn08eJTMJ2E7vvwoO2Gb42aqQz48SKIGj9eJSTupw/s1600/camping-checklist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ3VoOz89pRO1MCxp626FuMTOrz-05DbIKadOlq4tdwPp9b6hmS-zs8LfGTK7mTQTWEIkJL3k_1YHD3EfG_7AX4cKt529jWFlDZAfn08eJTMJ2E7vvwoO2Gb42aqQz48SKIGj9eJSTupw/s320/camping-checklist.jpg" width="320" /></a><i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Continue to communicate with the community through hosting of periodic ward and
neighborhood meetings such as quarterly Dover Discussions along with exploring
new methods to increase interaction and participation by citizens in local
governance and community forums.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community Development
continued to update its blog, face book page and twitter feed to communicate
with the public. The Department of Planning and Community Development has 139
Facebook (City of Dover NH Planning) friends and 271 followers on Twitter
@DoverNHPlanning). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">During the month of September, eight (8) Planning blog posts
were drafted, including one on announcing a winter sign sweep; one thanking Ron
Cole, former Planning Board member for his twenty (20) years served; two about
shopping local, one about the launch of the Gundalow, and one about the tenth
anniversary of the Downeaster.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Finally
there were two encouraging people to come to meetings (one for FastTrans and on
for the Capital Improvement’s Program).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Department of Planning and Community
Development promoted the Dover Community Trail through the facebook fan page
for the trail (with 294 fans), as well as a Sustainable Dover facebook fan page
for the trail (with 122 fans). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Director of Planning and Community
Development attended a public meeting, on December 29, 2011, on changes that
are required to maintain funding for portions of the FastTrans intra-city bus service
the City and COAST offers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Finally, this month the Department of Planning and Community
Development sent out 56 letters to new homeowners congratulating them on their
purchase, as well as informing them of the current zoning for their property
and alerting them to the various methods the department uses to inform and
update the public.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Attend workshops and participate in other education opportunities to further continuing
professional development.</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In December, Planning
and Community Development staff participated in one (1) webinar. The topic was
blue urbanism –how sea level and climate change affect cities and towns.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Develop a closer working relationship with the School Department and all other
City Departments. Further explore and pursue opportunities where City and
Schools can combine and/share services for the benefit of the community and
report to the City Council.</span></i></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The Planning Department worked with the
School Department to formalize the request process to utilize impact fees. </span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Complete the implementation of the ongoing energy efficiency improvements and provide
periodic reports of energy savings.</span>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The City of Dover, NH and Johnson
Controls, Inc (JCI). entered into a performance contract in September in 2009.
The installation phase was completed with the receipt of the certificate of
completion on October 16, 2011. The guaranteed savings portion of the contract
(ten years) started on November 1 of 2011 and will end on October 31, 2021. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">The original annual savings guarantee of
$304,510 includes $256,990 in energy cost avoidance, $13,680 in operations and
maintenance (O&M) cost avoidance, and a future capital cost avoidance of $33,840.
This initial savings guarantee was increased from the original amount to
$319,463 due to Change Order (CO) # 9236-0142-CO2 which comprised of a lighting
retrofit project at the McConnell Center. The annual guaranteed energy savings
amount escalates by 3% and the O&M savings escalates by 4% each year to
compensate for inflation. Total term benefits are $3,623,746. Facility improvement
measure (FIM) savings are not guaranteed individually; the savings guarantee reflects
the whole project. Therefore deficiencies from one FIM can be overcome by
another FIM to result in overall project savings.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">As JCI has completed the installation
phase baseline information was collected on the FIMS. Installation savings are
realized when individual measures are completed but the overall job has not yet
been completed. Since measures are completed at different times, they save
energy while the other measures are still being worked on. Over the course of
the installation period the estimated savings for all measures total 1,043,577
kWh & 1,962 kW ($123,804), 20,739 MMBTU’s ($266,359) and 2,031 kGals of
water/ sewer savings ($22,431). There was no operation and maintenance
(O&M) savings or capital cost avoidance during the installation period.
Total installation period savings are estimated to be $402,233.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">GENERAL DEPARTMENT
UPDATES:</span></i></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">FOCUS/GOALS:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development spent much time in December
working on reviewing performance standards. This included reviewing three books
(Extreme Government Makeover, Measuring Up 2.0, and We Don’t Make Widgets), and
participating in online research and one on one conversation with others in the
field.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">In
addition to the day to day activities in the Planning Department, staff
facilitated the following applications before Boards and Commissions:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning Board</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">An
extension of a Conditional Use Permit for Thornwood Commons LLC, located on
Thornwood Lane. (P05-62)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
permit was needed to extend the Conditional Use Permit beyond the original five
year approval. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">An
extension of a Conditional Use Permit for VC Dover Investments LLC, located on
Grapevine Drive. (P06-25E)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
permit was needed to extend the Conditional Use Permit beyond the original five
year approval. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
Site Plan Review of land for VC Dover Investments LLC, located at Grapevine
Drive. (P11-62)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
plan will construct a 9,100 square foot retail building. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Zoning Board</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">One
Administrative Appeal was dismissed as moot by the Board for property located
at 26 Horne Street.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Conservation Commission</span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">NHDES
Minimum Impact Expedited Permit for NH Department of Transportation<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>located at Hilton Park on US Route 4/NH Route
16 </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
is connected to the Little Bay Bridge project. Proposal is to impact 200± sq.
ft. of shore land to construct a natural gas pipeline.</span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">A
Conditional Use Permit was tabled for Michael and Shelby Brewer located on
Fourth Street</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 1.5in; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo3; text-indent: -.25in;">
<span style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">o<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">This
would allow encroachment into the wetlands buffer for a house and driveway. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Ensure timely preparation and presentation
of the FY13 – 18 Capital Improvements Program.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Capital Improvement’s Program was approved by the City Council on December 14. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate update of Land Use and
Transportation chapters of the Master Plan, through development and
implementation of Speak Out Dover and associated survey programs.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Staff
drafted and released a request for proposals for a consultant to assist the
committee in gathering community information and views to develop the visioning
and goals for the Master Plan. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Three
teams were interviewed by a panel, and one consultant, Roger Hawk, was selected
for the work. The City Council awarded the bid on December 14, 2011, and this
work should begin in January. </span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Master Plan steering committee met for the first time on Wednesday December 28.
It elected Planning Board member Kirt Schuman as its chair.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning
and Community Development Staff worked with PlanNH, the Workforce Housing
Coalition of the Greater Seacoast and the Urban Land Institute to develop a
charette and education program that will be held in the late winter/spring for
the downtown. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Review, and update as needed, the
Community Development Block Grant program to ensure compatibility with Best
Management Practices.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;">Department of Planning and Community
Development staff continued to review how neighboring communities administer
their Community Development Block Grant programs. This review is part of the
overall review staff is completing on our program.</span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Promote streamlining plan review through
use of electronic means amongst internal staff (smart board at TRC etc).</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Pricing
of the installation of a smart board in the Second Floor conference room in
City Hall has placed this project on hold.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Analyze the City Code to ensure that
City regulations encourage sustainable practices in city operations and
encourage green practices by residents and business owners.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Board approved 10 of the 15 land use amendments suggested by the EPA
Building Blocks report. These amendments act to promote alternative energy
sources, reduce the City’s carbon footprint and encouraging use of
sustainability through resource allocation. The City Council will review these
zoning amendments.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Planning Board posted 22 subdivision and 9 site review regulation amendments. A
public hearing for these amendments will be held on January 10, 2012.</span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Develop educational opportunities for
staff and board/commission members that are low resource cost, whether through
staff presentations to boards/commissions, or web based education.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development worked with the Planning Board
Chair to develop an educational program for the 2012 workshops that occur the
second Tuesday of the month for Planning Board members. There are 9 workshops
scheduled with topics ranging from legislative updates, to low impact
development.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Increase outreach and education to
business and residents on benefits of infill development and transit oriented
development as means to develop and redevelop in Dover’s urban core.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The
Director of Planning and Community Development and the Economic Development
Director have discussed options for increasing education about signage for the
business community. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Coordinate discussions and
implementation of improved pedestrian and vehicular way finding signs in
downtown Dover.</span></i></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Notes
and ideas from the May wayfinding meeting have been reviewed, by planning staff
and are being coordinated for follow up. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION & ENHANCEMENTS<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
</span></b><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";"></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Planning Department worked with the
Community Services Department to identify needs on the Community Trail. This
work included requesting bids for extended the section on Whittier Falls Way to
the Spaulding Turnpike.</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning and Community Development staff
assisted the Community Services and Inspection staff with a review of
outstanding issues on several projects, and took the lead on reaching out to
the developers. The plans/projects are as follows:</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .35in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Gladiola
Way</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .35in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Nye
Lane/Pacific Landing</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Willand
Pond</span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .35in; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in; text-autospace: none; text-indent: -.1in;">
<span style="font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">375
Sixth Street </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Planning staff worked with land owners
of property at the following locations on development or redevelopment
opportunities:</span></div>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">NH
Coffee on Sumner Drive</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">385
Sixth Street</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">1
Washington Street</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">3 Dover
Street</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">35
Second Street</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Intersection
of Oak Street and Central Avenue for redevelopment</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Intersection
of Court Street and Central Avenue for redevelopment</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Thornwood
Commons project</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Robbins
Auto properties throughout the City</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Property
on Mast Road</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">Property
on Tolend Road</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">6 Brick
Road</span></li>
</ul>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">DEPARTMENTAL ACKNOLWEDGEMENTS</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">After 20 years on the Dover Planning
Board, Ron Cole, chairman for 17 years, has stepped down from the Board. Ron’s
last meeting was December 20, 2011. Ron was a fixture on the board for his
tenure offering a positive outlook, strong citizen planning skills, and a
desire to improve Dover on a daily basis. </span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;">
<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif";">The Director of Planning and Community
Development was selected as one of the 2012 participants in the Leadership
Seacoast program. This program is 9 full days, spread out over 4 months, designed
to challenge personal assumptions about critical issues while exploring diverse
ideas, resources and practices. This is all done with a focus of the seacoast
region.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Garamond-Antiqua;"></span></b></div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0Dover, NH, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-5078668231091009052012-01-09T08:42:00.000-08:002012-01-09T08:42:53.796-08:00Citizen InvolvementSo this weekend, winding down towards the New Hampshire Primary, I figured I needed to take advantage of my NH given right to be involved in the political process. It was a now or never realization, and I am glad that I jumped in. I want to make it clear, I am not endorsing any candidate or idea here, other than the idea to get out and be involved in the process.<br />
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The first event I attended was Friday night. Congressman Ron Paul held a rally at the University of New Hampshire. It was kinetic and interesting to see people mob the room, and hoot and holler. They were so jazzed to have the opportunity to be in the same room. The event was barely an hour, and was punctual and efficient in the delivery of the message. I noticed that so many people in the audience were clearly OK with Paul recently stating that he understands that he won't be in the White House a year from now (OK, a year and 11 days).<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=FD&Date=20120109&Category=GJNEWS_01&ArtNo=701099954&Ref=AR&MaxW=250" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=FD&Date=20120109&Category=GJNEWS_01&ArtNo=701099954&Ref=AR&MaxW=250" /></a>The second event, and really for me the highlight event, was a meeting with a group of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands">Dutch </a>citizens. This group is in the United States to witness and explore the New Hampshire Primary. The Mayor of Dover hosted the event and it was a very clear and intelligent discussion about the process, a New Hampshire resident's expectations about the Primary and the reality of living in a place where retail politics is the norm. We spoke as a group for just over an hour, and then splintered into smaller discussions for a second hour. <br />
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It was fascinating and visceral to sit and listen to these truly interested and engaged people. The Dutch were a very interesting group to have this conversation. They are intelligent and respectful and very insightful. The opinions they had, as well as the observations were clear and the questions they asked were asked in an academic but also thoughtful and accessible manner. They really wanted to learn and grow from the meeting. I encourage everyone to read the <a href="http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120109/GJNEWS_01/701099954&template=DoverRegion">Fosters</a> article.<br />
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My final event was this morning, and it was attending the taping of the MSNBC show <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036789/ns/msnbc_tv-morning_joe/#45926070">Morning Joe</a> in Manchester NH. That's right, I woke up at 3:30 am, drove to Manchester and arrived to be seated at 5 am for the taping. Thankfully the restaurant hosting the event had coffee and eggs ready to go. What a trip it was to see the show as it unfolded. From my seat I could see the teleprompter and got a very interesting perspective of what is on the fly and what is scripted. You could see the stage manager cue people up and set the stage, as it were. I found the seven second delay to be distracting if you watched the monitors in the room. The "cast" and crew were very friendly and shook hands and interacted with the audience during breaks and in some cases during the show itself.<br />
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How is this related to planning, you ask? We'll I'll use the engagement aspect. I believe that an informed public in one which participates in its government. To follow that, if you are informed and participate, we will be more apt to have a successful plan, no matter the direction of that plan. <br />
<br />
That said, go out and vote on <a href="http://www.dover.nh.gov/election_out.htm?id=January%2010,%202012%20Presidential%20Primary">Tuesday, January 10,</a> no matter what your leanings or party.<br />
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<br />Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0Dover, NH, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-49756607262483930822012-01-03T06:12:00.000-08:002012-01-03T06:12:35.921-08:00New Year, New Plan(nner)I don't think I have written yet about the process we followed in the fall to replace our long term planner/zoning administrator who retired in September. The new recruit, Tim, starts today, so I figured it is a good time to recount the ordeal.<br />
<br />
Bruce gave his notice in early September and the chips started to fall. I had anticipated that he might leave soon after he reached 20 years with the City. I had some ideas about how to realign the office, make changes, you knew review the structure and staff orientation and look to fill holes. It was clear that we would not be able to replace the person leaving, because he had such a strong transportation background and understanding of grant processes and he brought a level of experience that you get with time and structure.<br />
<br />
So, we knew that there was going to be change. I looked at the existing staff staying, myself included, and looked to see what skills and personality traits we needed to have to compliment the office. I wasn't so concerned with the exact job description because I know that a smart person, who can learn and communicate well, can tackle any task thrown at them.<br />
<br />
With this in mind, we crafted a job description and posting to seek an Assistant City Planner. This person's focus would be on zoning administration and rounding out the planning needs in the office. My hope is that some tasks that I currently complete can be reshuffled and that we can breath some new energy into areas that might have been complacent. I think the plan will work.<br />
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We posted the position in mid October with a closing date of November 3. Come November 3 at 4 pm, we had 73 application, including over 20 from outside New England. I had determined I was going to interview 10 percent. By 6 pm we had picked out 8 people (I rounded up), and set up two days of interviews for the following week. I called each of the 8 and offered the interviews. It was interesting that we had four men and four women, 2 each day.<br />
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The interviews were conducted by a panel made up of three staff (Planner, Community Services Director and Building Official) as well as the Zoning Board chair. After the first day, it was clear that one person should come back for an interview. The second day, it was tougher to cull it down to a finalist. The plan was to have two, maybe three, finalists. The plan was for me to conduct the final interview. There were two real great options to choose from. Again, when the chips fell it became clear one should come in.<br />
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So, we had the final interview the week of Thanksgiving. Two interviews, two hours each. The first interview went well. A little crazy, very relaxed and somewhat fun. The second interview candidate came in with a high benchmark to meet. He jumped that benchmark and was the clear winner. We ended up having a four and ahlf hour interview, including the job offer and haggling over pay. It was great. You could tell within 5 minutes that he was the person for the role.<br />
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I think that Tim is going to be a great fit. He is intelligent, personable, and a great communicator. He has energy and drive, which are key as well. The time I have spent with him, as well as follow up phone calls and emails has shown that we made the correct choice.<br />
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So, today is his first day. I recall my first day, June 1, 1997. I remember walking in not knowing anyone and overhearing the secretary tell a staff person that she wasn't too keen on a new person starting and that she was sure that I would have to be held by the hand. I then introduced myself. You have to smile and learn from things like that. I'm sure that we can make Tim feel welcome and show him that this is a team he'll be proud to be part of.Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0288 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1935394 -70.874272743.1920924 -70.8767402 43.1949864 -70.871805200000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-76743344607084231732011-12-29T03:54:00.000-08:002011-12-29T03:54:25.151-08:00Winter Sign Sweep<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Dover Department of Planning
and Community Development announces that it will be conducting a clean-up of
illegal and unpermitted temporary advertising signs throughout the City of
Dover during the week of January 9th as part of a review of zoning compliances around
the community.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Illegal and unpermitted
signs include those on utility poles, or in the right of way. This clean up
will be the fourth one conducted by planning staff in the past year.
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The illegal sign removal action
is warranted because the placement of these temporary signs in public
right-of-ways and medians of streets, on utility poles and attached to trees is
not permitted by the Dover Sign Ordinance and may cause a safety hazard for traveling
motorists or create a visual blight that is unsightly for residents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These signs detract from legitimate business
signs that have gone through the proper permitting process.</div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I am confident that we will continue to see
less signs than we have in the past,” Christopher Parker, Director of Planning
and Community Development said. “I am always happy to see that the sweeps take
less and less time to complete as we have more and more compliance from
business and property owners. We have seen dramatic reductions in these illegal
signs. I hope that this trend continues and we have only a handful of illegal
signs at the end of the day.”</div>
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Parker continued to explain that
the goal of the sweep is to reward those business owners that have properly
placed and permitted their signs. “We hope to both remove the safety hazard,
improve aesthetics and also ensure that those that follow the rules the
community has established for signs are followed.”</div>
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This will be the first sign sweep
conducted with the City’s recently hired Zoning Administrator, Tim Corwin.
Corwin joins the City staff on January 3, and will be learning the nuances of
Dover’s code. “This sweep is a good way for Tim to see how seriously we take
zoning and code violations in Dover.” Parker explained. </div>
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Business owners that have placed
these signs are advised to remove the illegal signs in advance of this clean-up
effort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Any sign that is confiscated
will only be held for thirty days prior to being recycled or destroyed, unless
the sign is claimed by the owner after paying a reclamation fee based on the
actual cost of man-hours and equipment use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Repeat offenders may be subject to prosecution and fines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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The Planning Department has a
facebook fan page in which residents can learn more about projects and
applications. Additionally, the Department has a twitter feed @DoverNHPlanning.
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For more information please call
the Planning Department at 516-6008.<span style="font-family: "Garamond","serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span></div>Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0288 Central Ave, Dover, NH 03820, USA43.1935394 -70.874272743.1920924 -70.8767402 43.1949864 -70.871805200000011tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6196177231666542431.post-3011161335839402282011-12-21T04:17:00.000-08:002011-12-21T04:17:26.762-08:00Citizen PlannerHave you done something for twenty years? Something you love? Something you didn't get paid for? Well, lucky for the City of Dover, Ron Cole has.<br />
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Ron stepped down last night as a member of the Dover Planning Board. For me, Ron was the Planning Board. He served long and well, accomplishing many goals and expressing many thoughts about the good, thoughtful planning that he wanted to see in Dover, and has been proud to be a part of. An accomplishment he should be proud of is that he was the chair of the Board for 17 years (1994 - 2010), and vice chair for one year (1993).<br />
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In Ron's time there have been multiple master plan updates, and three Planning Directors. He outlasted everyone who was on the board when he joined (November 12, 1991) and when he assented to the Chairmanship (January 11, 1994), and as near as I can tell he has served more than any other member of the Planning Board. Add to that, that he was named Citizen Planner of the Year, and you have a very accomplished citizen planner.<br />
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I am going to miss two things. First Ron is an incredibly well spoken cheerleader for Dover. He always is positive about the community and the benefits he receives from living here. He sees the very big picture and is able to translate it between the planning jargon/technical side into a clean laymen's terms sense. Add to that he is thoughtful and has been interested in trendsetting, pushing planning in Dover to different and new areas. <br />
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I'll also miss his constructive criticism. Ron was a big supporter of mine as I was developing through the staff here. I remember talking with him when I came to Dover in 1997, and working closer to him in 2002, as part of the then re-zoning work. In 2007 he was a great asset as I looked to become the Planning Director. He has such a skill with people that he knows how to say "you're wrong" and not make you feel wrong. He helped me numerous times not only see a better path, but take it. Even after working with him for 14 years now, he continues to overwhelm me with his knowledge and understanding that we need to be ever present in today, as we learn from the past and perfect the future.<br />
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Luckily for me he isn't leaving Dover or anything that drastic, he is still around to chat with and grab for a committee here and there, when we need his perspective. Ron has been a great asset to Dover, and he should be thanked and congratulated for the immense time and dedication he has given to the Planning Board. There aren't many people like Ron Cole, and the entire Dover planning community should be proud that he chose to volunteer with us for so long.<br />
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Thanks, Ron.<br />
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<br />Christopher Parker, AICPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13308451107299657908noreply@blogger.com0Dover, NH, USA43.1978624 -70.873669843.1052599 -71.0315983 43.290464899999996 -70.7157413