Master Plan Update - Land Use & Natural Resources Chapter

In the new year, Planning staff and partners from the Strafford Regional Planning Commission began kicking off updates to the City's Land Use and Natural Resources Master Plan chapters, through a project funded by a grant from the Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership. Through March, the project team will work with the Planning Board and Conservation Commission to gain insight on implementation progress toward existing actions in the plan, generate new goals, and craft a vision for the future. The current Master Plan hasn't seen an update since 2010, and the last update to the City's Natural Resource Inventory occurred in 2016. This project seeks to generate an engaged planning process to identify and characterize critical and natural resources, build consensus among community members around management approaches, and create an ambitious but achievable and measurable implementation plan that balances community interests, integrates local and regional goals, and is based on the most up to date and best available science. Stay tuned for opportunities to participate in the project process and use your voice to create a sustainable future for Somersworth!

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at 5:30pm, a Master Plan Workshop will be held with Strafford Regional Planning Commission to discuss the update of the Land Use & Natural Resources Master Plan Chapter. The workshop will be a joint meeting with the Zoning Board of Adjustment, Mayor's Housing Task Force, and the Conservation Commission. The public is encouraged to attend. Click here to view the workshop agenda.