Commission Highlights Archive

ISSUE	TOPICS
December 2018 PDF Version	FCC Mobility Fund Phase II Challenge Process Projects Selected for Engineering Review CDBG Project Completed Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Project Advisory Committee Update Transportation Alternatives Program MAST 2019 Focus Area Survey
November 2018 PDF Version	Age-Focused Planning 2018 Transportation Fieldwork Season Plan for Ashuelot Rail Trail Open House Livable Communities Conference Community Development Block Grant Awarded Air Quality Workshop
October 2018 PDF Version	NH State Plan on Aging Listening Session Northeast Solar Conference New Hampshire Complete Streets Conference Plan for Ashuelot Rail Trail: Open House & Online Survey Interstate Natural Gas Pipeline Informational Resource Completed Emergency Operations Planning
September 2018 PDF Version	2018 Fall Commission Meeting Road Safety Audit Protecting Drinking Water in the Monadnock Region Emergency Operations Planning Peterborough NH 101/US 202 Corridor Study Regional Transportation Improvement Program - Public Comment Period
August 2018 PDF Version	2021 - 3030 Ten Year Plan Road Maintenance 101 for Administrators & Elected Officials Protecting Drinking Water 2018 NHMA Law Lecture Series City Express Bus Route Mapping Radically Rural Conference
July 2018 PDF Version	Brownfield Grant Award Ashuelot Rail Trail Survey Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Project Update 2018 Transportation Alternatives Program Community Development Block Grant Program Update Hazard Mitigation Planning Update
June 2018 PDF Version	Transportation Alternative Program Letters Due July 13th FCC Mobility Fund Phase II Brownfields Advisory Committee Activities Road Surface Management System Service Lead Tackle Disposal Boxes Available Complete Streets Implementation
May 2018 PDF Version	Critical Freight Corridors Ashuelot Rail Trail Planning Pilot Project Community Development Block Grant Funding SWRPC Welcomes Student Interns Subcommittee to Consider Existing Bridges Ready NH Website
April 2018 PDF Version	EPA Awards Brownfields Assessment Grant to SWRPC Community Transportation Forums Hazard Mitigation Plan Training Community Development Block Grant Applications Recreational Trails Program Applications Available Plan NH's Municipal Technical Assistant Grant (MTAG) Program
March 2018 PDF Version	Community Transportation Forums Planned for April 17th and 18th Accelerating Practical Solutions Complete Streets Workshop Brownfields Program Update State Freight Summit Community Development Block Grant Application Writing Workshop Annual Spring Planning and Zoning Conference NHDOT Accepting Public Comment on Process for Evaluating Historic and Cultural Resources
February 2018 PDF Version	2018 Winter Commission Meeting Intermodal Transportation Center Feasibility Study Flood Resiliency & Community Action Workshops MRCC Support of Mobility Management Services Microenterprise Community Development Block Grant Training Hazard Mitigation Planning Electrify America Seeking Feedback
January 2018 PDF Version	2018 Complete Streets Letter of Intent Due March 8th Road Surface Management Tri-State Coordination ReadyNH Website Community Development Investment Program Tax Credit Training Community Transportation in Southwest New Hampshire MAST Annual Meeting
December 2017 PDF Version	2017 Field Work Season Completed Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Updates Complete Streets Implementation New Hampshire Public Works Mutual Aid 2017 National Brownfields Conference Locally-Based Crowdfunding Platform Expands and Seeks Proposals MAST 2018 Annual Meeting
November 2017 PDF Version	Final U.S. Census Bureau LUCA Webinar and Training Connecticut River Conservancy - River Access Opportunity Southwest Connects Corridor Meetings Brownfields Assessment Funding Public-Private Partnership “P3” Commission Soliciting Proposals Save the Date: MAST Annual Meeting
October 2017 PDF Version	2017 Fall Commission Meeting Community Transportation Meetings NH State Energy Strategy Public Input Session Green Infrastructure and Brownfield Boot Camp Hazard Mitigation Planning 2020 Census - Local Update of Census Addresses ReadyNH Website
September 2017 PDF Version	Spofford Lake Watershed Survey Public Informational Meetings on Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Project Winchester Adopts Complete Streets Policy Safe Routes to School Funds Available Agricultural Policy Workshop Emergency Operations Plan Updates GIS Mapping Projects
August 2017 PDF Version	NH Ten Year Transportation Plan City of Keene Awarded CDBG Funding NHDOT Accepting Applications for Road Safety Audit Studies Planning for Vitality: NH's Thriving Creative Communities Climate and Health Adaptation Plan 2017 NHMA Law Lecture Series
July 2017 PDF Version	State Strategic Transit Assessment Conservation Priority Setting Meeting Complete Streets Updates Emergency Operations Planning Municipal Technical Assistance Grant (MTAG) Program NADO National Regional Transportation Conference
June 2017 PDF Version	2017 Annual Commission Meeting EPA Brownfield Assessment Award Walpole Complete Streets Demonstration Climate and Health Adaptation Plan Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates Walpole-Charlestown Public Informational Meeting Arts & Economic Prosperity
May 2017 PDF Version	2017 Annual Meeting Complete Economy Event Drought Awareness Forum Complete Streets Updates Brownfields Program Success Story Locally Based Crowdfunding Proposals
April 2017 PDF Version	2019-2028 Ten Year Plan Project Recommendations NH Drinking Water Source Protection Conference Drought Awareness Forum Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Project Advisory Committee Update Request for Grant Proposals for Clean Diesel Assistance Program
March 2017 PDF Version	Seeking Petroleum Contaminated Brownfields Sites Regional Energy Forum Complete Streets Featured at NHMA Workshop Congestion Mitigation Air Quality Grant Program The Local Crowd Monadnock Night at Monadnock Food Co-op
February 2017 PDF Version	Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Project Advisory Committee Peterborough Economic Vitality Forum Spofford Lake Watershed Management Initiative Rural Business Development Grant MAST Launches New Website LCHIP 2017 Grant Round Announced
January 2017 PDF Version	2017 Winter Commission Meeting Ten Year Transportation Plan Update MAST - Supporting Local Transportation Options State Safety Target Coordination & Training Workshop Commercial Site Selection Tool 2017-2018 Municipal Technical Assistance Grant Program
December 2016 PDF Version	MAST 2017 Annual Meeting Air Quality Workshop Regional Transportation Improvement Program Carsharing in the Monadnock Region Local Master Plan Updates Community Development Block Grant Training SWRPC Applies for Additional Brownfields Support Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates
November 2016 PDF Version	Seeking Brownfields Nominations UNH T2 Training: Treating Pavement Beyond Preservation Community Event: From Hurricane to Climate Change Energy Planning Workshop Solicitation of Transportation Projects Community Development Block Grant Workshops MAST 2017 Annual Meeting
October 2016 PDF Version	SWRPC Brownfields Assessment Program Forum Discussion on NH's Energy Future Vermont Yankee Facility Closure-Lessons Learned Regional Planner Training Session 2016 Regional Transportation Improvement Program Southwest New Hampshire Asset Mapping Exercise
September 2016 PDF Version	SWRPC Fall Commission Meeting/Brownfields Forum Accessory Dwelling Unit Model Ordinance Updated Community Transportation Directory Economic Development Asset Mapping Session Complete Streets Event Transportation Need and Demand Local Land Use Planning for Pipeline Safety
August 2016 PDF Version	Regional Planning Public Involvement Plan Adopted Complete Streets Updates Prescribe for Health 2016 Municipal Law Lecture Series Brownfields Assessment Program Updates
July 2016 PDF Version	2016 Annual Commission Meeting Complete Streets Policy Development Workshop Climate and Health Adaptation Plan Incident Awareness Training Planning Commission Welcomes Interns City Express Transit Feed Community Development Block Grant Implementation Workshop
May 2016 PDF Version	2016 Annual Meeting - June 14th SWRPC Public Involvement Plan Released for Review Bike to Work Day and Complete Streets Tour Funding Available for Pedestrian and Bicycle Projects Complete Streets Policy Workshop - June 24th Tri-State Region Stakeholders Event Brownfields Nominations Sought for Petroleum Contaminated Properties
April 2016 PDF Version	2016 Annual Meeting Informational Session on Sign Ordinances and Accessory Dwelling Units Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Incident Awareness Training Tri-State Region Economic Development Stakeholders Meeting Grants Available for Development of Recreational Trails SWRPC and MAST Represented at the 2016 Annual Monadnock Earth Day Festival 22nd Annual Planning and Zoning Conference
March 2016 PDF Version	Promoting the Local Economy: Upcoming Events Regional Transportation Forum SWRPC to Host Planning Workshop on April 27th SWRPC's Advisory Committees Welcome New Members Community Development Block Grant Opportunities
February 2016 PDF Version	Regional Transportation Forum 2016 Winter Commission Meeting The Power of Data Community Development Block Grant Workshops Local Master Plan Updates Addressing Small Particle Air Pollution Spring Season Hazards Reminder
January 2016 PDF Version	Winter Commission Meeting February 16, 2016 Planning Assistance Opportunity Pedestrian Infrastructure Assessments Completed Community Development Block Grant Opportunity Benchmarking Energy Use: Do You Know Where Your Energy Use Is? Northeast Energy Direct Update NH Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Workshop March 8, 2016
December 2015 PDF Version	GACIT Sends Ten year Plan Recommendations to Governor State of NH Rest Area Study Greater Keene Chamber of Commerce Regional Issues Series Change in Community Transportation Service Delivery Endorsed by MRCC Community Development Block Grant Implementation Workshop Advanced Facilitation Training Greater Keene Air Quality Education and Outreach Campaign
November 2015 PDF Version	NED Application Filed Keene Adopts Complete Streets Policy Emergency Operations Planning 2015 Field Work Seaason Completed RSA 80:19a and Brownfields Assessment Program Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates
October 2015 PDF Version	2015 Fall Commission Meeting Swanzey Adopts Complete Streets Policy Proposed Paving Schedule on State Highways Road Surface Management System Pilot NH Wildlife Action Plan New Hampshire Public Works Mutual Aid Town Meeting Dates and Deadlines Community Development Block Grant Funding
September 2015 PDF Version	2015 Fall Commission Meeting NH Wildlife Action Plan Keene Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan Hearing Complete Streets Demonstration in Keene Greater Monadnock Community Health Improvement Plan Report on Freight Transportation in Southwest New Hampshire Regional Complete Streets Workshop
August 2015 PDF Version	Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan Hearings NHMA Annual Law Lecture Series Community Development Block Grants Awarded Complete Streets Demonstration in West Swanzey Tennessee Gas Pipeline - Scheduled Open Houses
July 2015 PDF Version	Complete Streets Demonstrations in Keene and Swanzey Lake Warren Management Plan Northeast Energy Direct Update - GRANITView II Transportation Planning Report - Energy Impacts and Resiliency Community Development Block Grant Funding Complete Streets Workshop
June 2015 PDF Version	2015 Annual Commission Meeting Daytime Population Estimates Developed for Region's Largest Communities Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Bike Map Completed and New Bikeway Signs Planned for Hinsdale North Walpole Village Inventory of Pedestrian Facilities CDBG Application Awarded Funding
May 2015 PDF Version	Planning Commission's Annual Meeting Traffic Research Season Begins National Walkability Institute Planning Commission Welcomes Interns Staff Recertified for Local Public Agency Projects NH OEP Spring Planning and Zoning Conference Community Development Block Grant Implementation Workshop NH DES 2015 Drinking Water Source Protection Workshop
April 2015 PDF Version	Annual Meeting set for June 16, 2015 New Projects Accepted in Brownfields Assessment Program Safe Routes to School Field Work in Keene and Marlborough CDBG Application Submitted Roads Scholar Workshop on Pavement Preservation Vermont Yankee Coordination Meeting
March 2015 PDF Version	Partnership to Improve Community Health Brownfields Assessment Program Update 21st Annual Planning and Zoning Conference Using the Social Vulnerability Indext to Strengthen Regional Planning 2015 Annual Drinking Water Source Protection Conference Community Health Improvement Plan
February 2015 PDF Version	Ten Year Plan Project Nomination Process Begins Upcoming Presentations: Invasive Species and Salamander Brigades Vermont Yankee Closure Informational Web-page Safety Analyst Training Transportation Corridor Discussions Brownfields Program Web-page Updated
January 2015 PDF Version	Winter Commission Meeting Scheduled for February 10, 2015 Planning Commission Adopts Monadnock Region Future: A Plan for Southwest New Hampshire Woodstove Changeout Program Announced Natural Gas Pipeline Informational Webpage ReadyNH Website New Version of the Planning Board Handbook Now Available
December 2014 PDF Version	Internet Speed Test Pilot Project Traffic Research Season Wraps Up Town of Richmond Awarded CDBG Funding Brownfields Activities Local Mapping Projects Peterborough Receives National Award
November 2014 PDF Version	Public Hearing for Monadnock Region Future - Draft Regional Plan Four Corners Area Plan for Richmond Broadband Internet: It's Essential - A Workshop for New Hampshire Communities New Hampshire Municipal Association Annual Conference Community Development Block Grant Funding
October 2014 PDF Version	Broadband Internet: It's Essential - A Workshop for New Hampshire Communities SWRPC Fall Meeting Transportation Alternatives Program Update Hazard Mitigation Planning Coordination 2014 Watershed Managers Roundtable UNH Technology Transfer Center Roads Scholar Workshop CDBG Application Regional Energy Forum
September 2014 PDF Version	2014 Fall Commission Meeting MRTMA Wraps Up “Rack It Up!” Program Emergency Operations Planning Public Informational Meeting - VT Yankee Closure Planners as Broadband Champions Seminar NH Route 12 South Corridor Study Community Meetings
August 2014 PDF Version	Regional Transportation Coalitions Hold Joint Meeting Cleanup at Former Gas Station in Richmond Public Informational Meeting - VT Yankee Closure Culvert Inventory in Surry Community Development Block Grant Funding Upcoming Historic District Training
July 2014 PDF Version	Funding Cycle for Pedestrian, Bicycle and other Non-Motorized Transportation Projects Emergency Call Mapping Project Invasive Plant Species in the Monadnock Region Community Development Block Grant Activities Local Success Stories Hazard Mitigation Update
June 2014 PDF Version	2014 Annual Commission Meeting Richmond Four Corners Future: A Community Conversation Road/Stream Crossing Assessments CDBG Application Writing Workshop Broadband Capacity Building Hazard Mitigation Training
May 2014 PDF Version	Annual Meeting set for June 17, 2014 Brownfields Assessment Grant Funds Awarded to SWRPC NH Broadband Conference Local Solutions: Northeast Climate Change Preparedness Conference Monadnock Public Health Network Hazard Vulnerability Assessment Community Development Block Grant Activities Planning Commission Welcomes Student Interns
April 2014 PDF Version	NH Broadband Conference "Rack It Up" Program Underway Town of Winchester Awarded CDBG Funding Chesterfield Conservation Commission Recreation Map 2014 SWRPC Traffic Counting Season Visualizing Density in the Granite State
March 2014 PDF Version	NH Broadband Conference May 16, 2014 Hazard Mitigation Planning Prevailing Wage Seminar Peterborough Safe Routes to School Travel Plans New Ipswich Tax Map Updates 2014 Annual Drinking Water Source Protection Workshop 20th Annual OEP SPring Planning and Zoning Conference
February 2014 PDF Version	Bus Service to Boston Announcement Land Conservation Activities Stream Crossing Vulnerability Assessment Workshop Tri-State Bicycle Map Project Transportation Planners Collaborative (TPC) Farmer Appreciation Night
January 2014 PDF Version	Winter Commission Meeting Scheduled for February 18, 2014 Brownfields Assessment Activity in Richmond Air Quality Education and Outreach Campaign MRTMA - The Year in Review CDBG Project in Winchester GIS Services
December 2013 PDF Version	The Park Theatre Moves Forward Planning Handbooks Updated Weatherization Workshop in Keene Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan CDBG Application Writing Workshop Winter Commission Meeting Scheduled for February 18, 2014
November 2013 PDF Version	Keene State College Biennial Symposium: Air as the Ultimate Commons MRTMA Receives Grant to Promote Bicycling Connecticut River Byway Tri-State Bike Map Route Monadnock Region Future Completes Fall Focus Group Discussions Save the Date: Statewide Broadband Conference Community Development Block Grant Implementation Workshop
October 2013 PDF Version	Climate Change Subject of Planning Commission's Fall Meeting Town of Hinsdale Awarded CDBG Funding Brownfields Nominations Being Sought for Petroleum Contaminated Properties NH Route 12 Corridor Study Community Development Block Grant Application Broadband Service Map Verification Project Completed GIS Data Collection
September 2013 PDF Version	Fall Commission Meeting Natural Resource Survey Deadline Extended Draft Broadband Plan Available for Public Review Park and Ride "Toolkit" Test Drive Scheduled in Peterborough Hazard Mitigation Update Transportation Data Collection Fieldwork Topic-based Focus Groups
August 2013 PDF Version	Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan Hearings Scheduled Broadband Forum Scheduled for Late September Tax Parcel Map Updates Broadband Service Map Verification Project Community Development Block Grant Activities Natural Resource Survey
July 2013 PDF Version	Broadband Service Map Verification Project Monadnock Region Future Focus Groups Scheduled for Fall 2013 Volunteers Needed to Assist with Watershed Survey NH Broadband Mapping and Planning Program Speed Test Community Development Block Grant Applications Municipal Assistance Service for Master Plans
June 2013 PDF Version	Taking Nominations for Freight Transportation Working Group Southwest Region Communities Experience Storm Damage Broadband Verification Project Upcoming Invasive Plant Species Workshop Brownfields Activity in Jaffrey Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates
May 2013 PDF Version	Annual Meeting Set for June 25, 2013 Connecticut River Byway Tri-State Bicycling Map Municipal Emergency Operations Planning Spring Planning and Zoning Conference Greater Keene Air Quality Education and Outreach Campaign Towns Selected for Community Planning Grants Community Development Block grant Implementation Workshop
April 2013 PDF Version	Planners Recognized for Achievements Fluvial Erosion Hazard Public Information Meetings Community Conversations Scheduled for Spring 2013 Regional Transportation Improvement Program Community Development Block Grant Activities 19th Annual Spring Planning and Zoning Conference
March 2013 PDF Version	2013 Winter Commission Meeting Request for Proposals - Lake Warren Nutrient Loading Study Community Conversations Scheduled for Spring 2013 Community Development Block Grant Funding Broadband Training Session Scheduled for May 1st Town of Alstead Awarded CDBG Funding Tax Parcel Map Updates Annual Drinking Water Source Protection Workshop
February 2013 PDF Version	Planning Commission's Winter Meeting set for March 26, 2013 Monadnock Region Future Online Public Forum Road Safety Audit in Swanzey NH Listen! Upcoming Events Greater Keene Air Quality Outreach Campaign
January 2013 PDF Version	Reminder - Community Planning Grand Deadline Nearing Transportation Directory Available Fluvial Erosion Hazard Study "Let's Talk Transportation" Forum Air Quality Outreach Program Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Application Piscataquog River Watershed Impervious Surface Coverage Map Project
December 2012 PDF Version	Monadnock Region Future Lake Warren Project Receives Funding Let's Talk Transportation! Event, January 22nd Community Development Block Grant Application Writing Workshop Geographice Information Systems (GIS)/Mapping Services Commission Open House
November 2012 PDF Version	SWRPC Has Moved SWRPC Open House Scheduled for December 18, 2012 Town of Swanzey Conducts Planning Charrette Community Planning Grant Announcement Ten Year Transportation Improvement Plan Project Solicitation Set to Begin Park Theatre to Receive Brownfields Assessment Funding Community Development Block Grant Implementation Workshop
October 2012 PDF Version	Fall Meeting set for November 13, 2012 Marlborough Village Action Plan Route 119 Hinsdale-Brattleboro Bridge Promoting Equity and Improving Health through Planning Broadband Sector Focus Group Meetings Highlights Available on SWRPC Website Hazard Mitigation Planning Town of Marlborough Awarded CDBG Funding
September 2012 PDF Version	Broadband Public Forum Air Quality Education and Outreach Campaign Travel Planning in Peterborough Community Planning Grants Awarded Staff Attends Davis-Bacon Wage Rates Workshop SWRPC Web Site: Regional Data & GIS Planning Workshop Scheduled
August 2012	Monadnock Region Future Wants to Hear From You! Brownfields Program Busy but Still Taking Nominations Parcel Digitization and Other Geographic Information Services Broadband Stakeholder Group Hosts Regional Broadband Forum Community Development Block Grant Activities Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates
July 2012	A Monadnock Region Future 2012 Municipal Law Lecture Series New Round of Safe Routes to School Grants Awarded Local Communities Receive Planning Grants Community Development Block Grant Applications Stay, Leave, Connect: A Personal Plan for All Emergencies
June 2012	2012 Annual Commission Meeting Monadnock Region Transportation Management Association Adopts Action Plan Invasive Bugs: Can You Identify What's in Your Trees? New Transit Service Route for Hinsdale Pending Staff Attends Davis-Bacon and Labor-Compliance Training Staff News
May 2012	Planning Commission's Annual Meeting set for June 19, 2012 Hazard Mitigation Wake-Up Call 2012 Traffic Research Season Road-Stream Crossing Study Resources for Identifying Effects and Risks of Severe Storm Events to the Transportation System NH Planners Association 2012 Conference Grants Available for Stormwater and Nonpoint Source Projects
April 2012	Community Planning Grants Available Monadnock Local Energy Roundtable Natural Resource Advisory Committee to Host Water Resource Protection Seminar Monadnock Region Coordinating Council for Community Transportation 2012 National Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference New Hampshire Public Works Mutual Aid
March 2012	Monadnock region Local Energy Roundtable set for April 25, 2012 Planning commission Seeking Junkyard, Auto Repair and Fueling station Nominations Hazard Mitigation Plan Updates Roxbury Emergency Operation Plan Update Quabbin-to-Cardigan Trail Study Meeting Rescheduled Greenfield Adopts Groundwater Protection Annual Drinking Water Source Protection Workshop Utilizing Economic Development Administration Data Tools
February 2012	Planning Commission's Winter Meeting set for March 20, 2012 Great River Food Co-operative Feasibility Study New Hampshire State Rail Plan Update 2012 New Hampshire Water and Watershed Conference 4th Annual Local Energy Solutions Conference Data Collection Effort Requests Town Assistance Updating Conservation Land Data
January 2012	SWRPC Conducting Inventory of Cable Franchise Agreements Air Quality Concern sin Cheshire County Town of Greenfield to Begin Mater Plan Update Community Development Block Grant Activities SWRPC to Co-sponsor Quabbin-to-Cardigan Trail Study Meeting Healthy Eating Active Living Community Grant Program
December 2011	East-West Corridor Study Community Development Block Grant Activities SWRPC Staff Provides Assistance to Keene Planning Department Geographic Information Services at SWRPC NH DOT Releases Local Public Agency Manual Monadnock Region Transportation Directory
November 2011	SWRPC's Brownfields Program Featured at LGC Annual Conference Federal Grant to Promote Enhanced Regional Planning in NH SWRPC Staff completes 2011 CEDS Annual Report Updates to U.S. Census Data Guiding Change CD - A Resource to Southwest Region Communities Fall Commission Meeting

Jan. 8	The SWRPC Board of Directors will meet at 3:00 p.m. at 37 Ashuelot Street in Keene. For more information, please contact Becky Baldwin of SWRPC staff.
Jan. 9	The SWRPC Economic Development Advisory Committee will meet at 12:00 p.m. at 37 Ashuelot Street in Keene. For more information please contact Rebeckah Bullock of SWRPC staff.
Feb. 4	The Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC)will meet at 2:00 p.m. at 37 Ashuelot Street. For more information, please contact J. B. Mack of SWRPC staff.

Jan. 16	The Monadnock Alliance for Sustainable Transportation (MAST) Steering Committee will meet at 4:00 p.m. at 37 Ashuelot Street in Keene. For more information, please contact Henry Underwood of SWRPC staff.
Jan. 22	Monadnock Region Coordinating Council for Community Transportation (MRCC) will meet at 37 Ashuelot Street at 11 a.m. For more information, please contact J.B. Mack of SWRPC staff.