Track I - Planning Board Basics

• Session A. Getting Organized - William R. Drescher, Esquire - Drescher & Dokmo, P.A.
• Session B. Roles and Responsibilities - Ben Frost, Esq., AICP - NH Office of Energy and Planning and Clay Mitchell, Esq. - Town of Newmarket
• Session C. Hands-On Planning Board Exercise - Matt Walsh, Community Development Program Manager - City of Concord NH

Track II - Basics for Zoning Board of Adjustment

• Session A. Getting Organized - Ben Frost, Senior Planner - NH Office of State Planning
• Session B. Roles and Responsibilities - H. Bernard Waugh, Jr., Esq. - Gardner, Fulton, & Waugh
• Session C. ZBA Role Play - Chris Northrop, Principal Planner - NH Office of State Planning

Track III - Beyond the Basics

• Session A. Legal Update - Tim Bates, Esquire - Mitchell and Bates
• Session B. Hardship - Barbara Loughman, Esquire - Soule, Leslie, Kidder, Sayward & Loughman
• Session C. Board Secretary Training - Carol Ogilvie, Community Development Director - Town of Peterborough NH

Track IV - Advanced Planning and Zoning Topics

• Session A. Tuning Up Your Master Plan - Joanna Whitcomb, Principal - Burnt Rock Inc.
• Session B. GIS and Planning - Fay Rubin, GRANIT Manager - University of NH Complex Systems Research Center
• Session C. Livable Walkable Communities -Meredith Cooper, Livable Walkable Communities Coordinator and Nancy Lynch, Executive Director - NH Celebrates Wellness

Track V - Managing Growth in NH: Changes and Challenges

• Session A. State and Local Building Codes - Gary H. Bernier, Esquire - New Hampshire Municipal Association; Michael Santa, Building Department Manager - City of Nashua NH; and Laura Scott, Principal Planner - Central NH Regional Planning Commission
• Session B. Workforce Housing - Lisa Fisher Henderson, Program Coordinator - Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast ; Amy Lockwood, Executive Director - Concord Area Trust for Community Housing; and Bill Ray, Director of Planning & Policy - NH Housing Finance Authority
• Session C. Energy and Resource Efficient Municipal Buildings - Kate Hartnett, Senior Project Director, NH Minimum Impact Development Partnership; Paul Leveille, Property Manager - Society for the Protection of NH Forests; and David Provan, Owner - RightRoad Development Advisors, LLC

Track VI - Planning for Resources

• Session A. Emerging Water and Wetland Resources Issues - Sandy Crystall, Senior Resources Manager, NH DES Wetlands Bureau and Paul Susca, Environmental Programs Manager, NH DES Drinking Water Source Protection Program
• Session B. Open Space and Recreation Planning - Stephanie Alexander, Principal Planner - Central NH Regional Planning Commission; Catherine Coletti, Assistant Planner - Central NH Regional Planning Commission; Paul Ferguson, Volunteer - Derry Pathways, Derry NH; Bob Pollock, Planner - City of Concord Community Development Department; and Margaret Watkins, NH Director - NPS Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program
• Session C. Educational Resources and Their Host Communities - Jim Campbell, Director of Planning & Community Development - Town of Durham NH; June Hammond Rowan, Community Planner - Town of Plymouth NH; Rhett Lamb, Planning Director - City of Keene NH; and Vicki Smith, Senior Planner - Town of Hanover NH

Track VII - Historic Preservation Planning

• Session A. What A Heritage Commission Can Do For Your Community - Richard Betterly, Preservation Officer - NH Div. of Historical Resources, Concord NH; JeanAnne Farrar, Chair - Keene Heritage Commission; and James McConaha, Director - NH Div. of Historical Resources, Concord NH
• Session B. Demolition Delay Ordinances: Heavy Hand Or Helping Hand? - Mayor Michael Donovan (Attorney-at-Law), City of Concord NH; Elizabeth Durfee Hengen, Preservation Consultant, Concord NH; and Michael Tardiff, Executive Director - Central NH Regional Planning Commission, Concord NH
• Session C. How To Protect Historic Barns - Gabrielle Di Perri, Project Coordinator - NH Preservation Alliance, Concord NH; James McConaha, Director - NH Div. of Historical Resources, Concord NH; Carl Schmidt, Chair - NH Historic Agriculture Structures Committee, Orford NH; and Linda Wilson, Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer - NH Div. of Historical Resources, Concord NH

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