New Hampshire

Changes to your NHPA and NNECAPA membership renewal process for 2020

The New Hampshire Planners Association (NHPA) is becoming a Section of the Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association (NNECAPA). Here is what to expect about how your dues amount and method of payment will change. Check out this document for more information.

Member of APA/NNECAPA & NHPA

When your APA/NNECAPA renewal comes due in 2020, your Chapter dues will be $80 and will automatically include your NHPA membership. You will not need to renew your NHPA membership separately or pay additional dues. If you were previously an NHPA member through an organizational membership, discuss this with your employer, as you will no longer need to pay NHPA dues separately. During the 2020-2021 transition period, annual Chapter dues will be $80. NNECAPA anticipates returning to a dues system based on a percentage of APA dues (which are income-based) in 2022.

Individual member of NHPA Only

All members of NHPA who renew their membership for 2020 will become members of both the Chapter (NNECAPA) and the New Hampshire Section (NHPA). Later this fall, you will receive an email from the American Planning Association (APA) asking you to renew your Chapter membership (APA manages membership on behalf of NNECAPA) for a period beginning January 2020. You will not need to become a member of the APA to be a member of NNECAPA and NHPA. Your NNECAPA dues for 2020 will be $80 and will automatically include your NHPA membership. You will not need to renew your NHPA membership separately or pay additional dues.

Organizational Members of NHPA Only

All members of NHPA who renew their membership for 2020 will become members of both the Chapter (NNECAPA) and the New Hampshire Section (NHPA). Later this year, your organization will receive membership renewal forms from NNECAPA. A form will need to be completed for each person in your organization that is an NHPA member. The NNECAPA dues for 2020 will be $280 for your organization and will automatically include both NNECAPA and NHPA membership. You will not need to renew your NHPA organizational membership separately or pay additional dues.

 

NNECAPA will be continuing to offer organizational membership during the 2020-2021 transition period for those organizations that were previously NHPA members. Starting in 2022, organizational membership will be phased out and those people in your organization who want to continue being NNECAPA and NHPA members will need to join as individuals.

 

Vermont Planners Association Fall Workshop

VPA will be hosting a fall workshop after their annual meeting on September 27^th from 12 pm to 4 pm at Judd Hall at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, Vermont. This year’s workshop will feature municipal planners, regional planners, lawyers, and developers, discussing the intricacies of current housing and energy regulations, as well as methods to foster sustainable growth. Registration is $45; it includes access to all the sessions as well as lunch service. For more information about the conference, you can check out our Constant Contact site and the event listing on the APA site.

PlanNH Placemaking Conference

The theme of this year’s Plan NH fall conference (October 17 and 18 in Concord)  is Placemaking. 

Placemaking is an emerging method of looking at design and development of public spaces with the community itself as the expert.  This method is about creating a place, a sense of identity that reflects the community’s cultural, social and physical identities, and often includes the arts as a key element in design and/or focus.

This is a two-day conference.  Attendees will have the option of attending either or both days. AICP credits have been applied for.

Knowledge level:  This conference is  for planners, designers and others of all levels – whether a student or one with decades of experience.   It is also for municipal staff and leaders and others interested in creating vibrant and delightful places to be.  

Key ideas:

1.       What is placemaking, and what is creative placemaking?

2.       How does this differ from traditional development methods?

a.       Putting place first

b.       the role of the community as experts

c.       placemaking in “urban” vs rural contexts

3.       How does creative placemaking connect to traditional planning and design methods?

a.       how can it affect planning and design practices, as well as outcomes?

b.       how can  the arts have a role in transportation planning?

4.       Integrating the arts in to a public project – and why we should care

a.       the economic and social benefits

b.       examples of public arts projects

c.       challenges to be aware of

GO HERE for more information and to register.

Review the Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services created and periodically updates, the Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance to serve as a reference for communities seeking to adopt local controls to protect groundwater that may serve as a source of drinking water.

The Model ordinance was last updated in 2015 and is scheduled to be updated this summer.  
Please take a moment to review the model ordinance, review your own ordinance, or think back to a recent planning effort in your community, and let us know how the model ordinance can be improved upon. A link to the Model Groundwater Protection Ordinance and the survey is below.

Survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/G3DQX2H

Model Ordinance
https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/commissioner/pip/publications/wd/documents/wd-06-41.pdf
If you have any questions or comments on this process or have additional input, please contact Andrew Madison at 603-271-2950 or Andrew.Madison@des.nh.gov.