What's New?
COMMUNITY BROADBAND MAPS AVAILABLE
New town maps showing broadband internet service are now available through the New Hampshire Broadband Mapping and Planning Program. The map show the fastest type of internet service (cable, DSL, etc.) for each census block within the municipality. Help us improve these maps by completing the online broadband service survey.
HUD Announces Preferred Sustainability Status for Upper Valley Lake Sunapee region
As a result of being awarded the HUD Community Challeng Grant this year, the entire Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission region and its partners have now been designated by HUD with Preferred Sustainability Status. This means that HUD will award 2 bonus pointsto any applicants that demonstrate that their project will result in on-going collaboration with the Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission’s Regional Plan.
View the mapof the location of the Preferred Sustainabilty Status
Take the Online Broadband Access Survey!
The New Hampshire Broadband Mapping and Planning Program is working to identify gaps and insufficiencies in broadband Internet coverage in the state of New Hampshire as a important step towards extending broadband service to unserved and underserved areas. Share your story about broadband Internet access to your home or business and in your community.
Click here to take the survey.
To find out how well your community is connected to broadband, visit the National Broadband Map.
"Your Water, Your Decision" Workshop Materials Now Online
Presentations from the 2/1/2011 drinking water protection workshop in West Lebanon are now available in PDF format for online viewing or download:
Designing an Effective Plan to Protect Drinking Water Resources
Making It Happen: Putting Protections in Place - Case Studies
- Canaan Street Lake, Lake Sunapee, Laconia
Information and Reports Useful for Evaluating Risks to Drinking Water
Presented by UVLSRPC and NH Department of Environmental Services.
Co-sponsored by NH Planners Association and Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Energy Technical Assistance Available through Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commission
Energy Technical Assistance and Planning for NH Communities (ETAP) is a two year program providing energy efficiency technical assistance free of charge to NH municipalities and counties. ETAP's goal is to advance energy efficiency in all NH municipalities and provide the tools communities need to monitor energy performance. ETAP offers services for every community, regardless of where you are in the energy planning process.
Innovative Land Use Planning Techniques Handbook
To address the need for guidance and technical assistance on Innovative Land Use Controls authorized by RSA 674:21, DES and its partners, the NH Association of Regional Planning Commissions, the NH Office of Energy and Planning, and the NH Local Government Center, produced the Innovative Land Use Planning Techniques: A Handbook for Sustainable Development. Click here to review the Handbook online.