UVLSRPC Commissioners -
ACWORTH - Laurence Williamson
CHARLESTOWN - Steven Smith
CLAREMONT - Bernard Folta, John Marini
CORNISH - William Lipfert
CROYDON - Vacant
DORCHESTER - William Trought
ENFIELD - Dan Kiley, Steven Schneider
GOSHEN - Vacant
GRAFTON COUNTY - Ken Morley
GRANTHAM - Thain Allan-Treasurer
HANOVER - Katherine Connolly-Secretary/Asst Treasurer, Joanna Whitcomb
LEBANON - Larry LeClair-Vice Chair, Shawn Donovan, Joan Monroe
LEMPSTER - Vacant
LYME - Daniel Brand, Sam Greene
NEW LONDON - Peter Stanley
NEWBURY - Claire Vannatta, Judy Healey
NEWPORT - Jeffrey Kessler
ORANGE - Jay Heinrichs
ORFORD - Paul Dalton
PIERMONT - Helga Mueller
PLAINFIELD - James Taylor
SPRINGFIELD - Kevin Lee, George McCusker
SUNAPEE - Aaron Simpson-Chair, Susanne Gottling
UNITY - Vacant
WASHINGTON - Vacant
WILMOT - Vacant
SULLIVAN COUNTY - Jeff Barrett
MEMBERS-AT-LARGE - Peter Gregory, Mark Scarano, Nancy Merrill
Who We Are
The Commission has been providing professional planning assistance to municipal boards since 1963 when it was the Upper Valley Development Council. Our current staff's areas of expertise include comprehensive planning, land use regulations, transportation planning, natural resource inventories, community/economic development, public participation, affordable housing, and hazard mitigation planning.
The Commission is one of nine Regional Planning Commissions (RPC) in New Hampshire enabled through state legislation (RSA 36:45). RPCs were created to coordinate all aspects of planning, act as a liaison between local and state/federal governments and provide advisory technical assistance. Regional Planning Commissions seek to promote intergovernmental collaboration and coordination throughout the regions they serve.
The Commission serves 27 municipalities, local groups such as river advisory committees, economic development councils, housing organizations and others who affect the future land use of the region.
The Commission is governed by Commissioners appointed by member communities and counties and a small number of at-large-members. It is the Commissioners' role to be a regional collaborator and bring local issues to the attention of the Commission and conversely to articulate regional strategies that can benefit local efforts. 