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Lakes Region Planning Commission
103 Main Street, Suite #3
Meredith, NH 03253
Phone: (603) 279-8171
Fax: (603) 279-0200
Welcome to the Lakes Region page of the Granite State Future project. Here you will find information about what we are doing to update the Lakes Region Plan.
The Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC) was originally formed in 1968 in response to unplanned development within wetlands and other water sensitive areas of our communities. Since then, the LRPC has been creating regional and local plans in some form up to the present day. The last regional plan that the LRPC completed was in 2006, and it just focused on regional goals and objectives.
The Commission is a voluntary association of 30 local communities that pools its resources to obtain a highly trained professional staff to provide a wide variety of services to our members. LRPC is developing a unique plan that will be one of nine regional master plans currently underdevelopment as part of the statewide Granite State Futures Project. When completed, the Lakes Region Plan will serve as a resource that communities may use when updating their own individual master plans. For additional information about the Lakes Region Planning Commission, please visit: www.lakesrpc.org
Tell Us What You Envision for the future of the Lakes Region
The planning process for the Lakes Region Plan has begun, and we are requesting input from the people who visit, live, and work in the Lakes Region. We have placed "Listening Boxes" in each community in our region. Look for them at your town offices, restaurants, local stores, libraries, or other active locations. The Lakes Region Community College, Lakes Region General Hospital. Belmont Senior Center and Ossipee Crossroads have boxes. Comment cards are provided with the boxes, so please fill one out and drop it in the box! Or you can can submit your ideas online by clicking the "Share Your Idea" button above or by using the QR code.
LRPC staff are also attending a number of local events this fall, winter, and next spring to gather ideas and answer questions about for our regional plan. Please come to our table or location to share your ideas and find out more about the process. Upcoming events can be viewed to the right or in the Events Calendar (look for entries marked "LRPC”).
For additional information about our next regional plan, please contact Jerry Coogan at jcoogan@lakesrpc.org or (603) 279-8171.
What People Are Saying About the Region
What people like about the area:
Beauty of the area --- mountains, lakes and views; home grown feeling; the country atmosphere --- Meredith
Quiet rural environment --- Northfield
Clean water and clean air --- Laconia
What Could Make it Better:
More public transit --- Andover
Better sholders on roads for bikes, more trails and public beaches --- Center Harbor
Watershed management --- Holderness
Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business BooFest on October 18, 2012 --- Gerald Coogan, LRPC Project Manager, discusses the Lakes Region Plan and other LRPC initiatives with Emile Paquette, a long time resident of Hebron, NH.
Past LRPC Meetings
Laconia Multicultural Day, 10 AM to 4 PM, September 8, 2012
Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business BooFest, 10 AM to 7 PM, October 18, 2012
Belmont Senior Center Lunch, sponsored by the Belmont Police Dept, 12 Noon October 23, 2012
Economic Development Forum, Holderness Town Hall, 8 AM to 10 AM, October 25, 2012
Regional Leadership Team, Laconia City Hall, 2 PM to 4 PM, November 27, 2012
CEDS Project development meeting, Taylor Home (Woodside), Laconia 8 AM to 9 AM, February 20, 2013
CEDS Project development meeting, Ossipee Library, Center Ossipee 8 AM to 9 AM, February 26, 2013
LRPC Open House --- Humiston Building, 103 Main Street, Meredith, NH 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Thursday March 7, 2013
Upcoming LRPC meetings
Regional Leadership Team, Taylor Home - Woodside, 2 to 4 PM, March 27, 2012
CEDS Committee meeting, LRPC office - 1st floor conference room, 3 to 5 PM, April 4, 2013
Community of Place listening session, Laconia Middle School, 150 McGrath St., 6:30 to 9:00 PM, May 7, 2013
