The Planning Board wants to know what YOU think....

The Planning Board is excited to update you about the 2 ongoing special projects:

Atkinson Housing Needs Assessment Project -  The goals of this project are to:

    Phase I: Gather public opinions about housing needs and challenges through a community survey, and

    Phase II: Create a profile of Atkinson’s housing status based on demographics, statistical data and participation by the public.

The Housing Needs Assessment will bring forth valuable information to inform the town's future long range planning, decision making, investments, resource management and regulatory approaches.   The Planning Board is working with Julie LaBranche of JVL Planning to complete this project . The Housing Needs Assessment project is being supported, in whole or in part by, federal award number SLFRP0145 awarded to the State of New Hampshire by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

Master Plan Update -  This project's goal is to prepare a comprehensive update of Atkinson's Master Plan.  This effort was funded by a warrant article which was approved by the voters in March 2022.  A Master Plan Committee was created and is working with Resilience Planning.  This project got underway back in the fall of 2022 and will be ongoing through December 2023.  An upcoming Community Forum is scheduled for April 11th and we will really want you to participate.

PLEASE HELP US WITH BOTH OF THESE ONGOING PROJECTS.   YOU'RE INPUT IN VITAL TO SHAPING THE FUTURE OF ATKINSON.  FUTURE NOTICES WILL INCLUDE LINKS TO BOTH PROJECTS AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU PARTICIPATE IN BOTH.