Walpole’s planning board is beginning a series of work sessions to update the town’s master land-use plan’s goals and objectives. The first meeting will be held at the Walpole Town Hall in the downstairs conference room on Tuesday, February 27, at 7:00 pm.
Before reviewing and, possibly revising, the town’s zoning ordinance and regulations, which are based on the master plan’s goals and objectives, the planning board hopes to determine whether Walpole’s residents support the existing master plan or wish to revise it.
Like many towns in southwestern New Hampshire, Walpole faces competing pressures for land development and land conservation. The suggestions that Walpole residents may make about land use during this updating process will guide the planning board in revising land use regulations, zoning districts, and the zoning ordinance to balance those interests and aid in evaluating building proposals brought before the board.
The work sessions will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month until further notice. The meetings are open to the public and will depend on Walpole citizens’ cooperative input. Agendas and minutes will be posted in the town hall lobby, in the Walpole Village Grocery and on The Walpolean.
Anyone wishing to volunteer to work directly with the planning board on the master plan update may attend the work session or contact Pamela Aslinger, board secretary, at 313-4244 or board member Ben Daviss at 445-2200.