affordable housing

This roundtable discussion will focus on the factors, conditions, and incentives which attract developers to propose new housing developments in a community and the barriers which keep them away.

• Jack Franks, President & CEO, Avanru Development Group Ltd.
• John Randolph, Owner, GSD Construction
• Maggie Randolph, Architect, GSD Studios
• Kara LaSalle, Real Estate Development Director, Lakes Region Community Developers

This presentation will focus on City of Dover’s Transfer of Development Rights Ordinance and how it could be adapted to other communities to allow development to grow organically while also preserving greenspaces.

• Donna Benton, City of Dover, Planning and Community Development Director
• Ryan Pope, City of Dover, Community Housing Navigator

This presentation will focus on how two different communities worked to not only change their zoning ordinances, but also their approaches to development, focusing more on working with applicants to help them fit their proposals to their respective zoning ordinance.

• Bryce Kaw-uh, City of Manchester, Planning Board Chair
• Bart McDonough, Town of Newmarket, Planning & Community Development Director

This presentation will discuss the Town of Enfield’s efforts to provide additional opportunities for development while also balancing water quality issues.

• Brandon Kernen, NH DES, Drinking Water & Groundwater Bureau Administrator
• Rob Taylor, Town of Enfield, Land Use and Community Development Administrator

This presentation will focus on the background of the housing shortage and the direction that housing development appears to be headed. It will include an overview of OPD’s “New Hampshire’s Housing Supply: Current Estimates and Trends – 2023 Update”, a report on residential building permit activity throughout the state in 2022.

• Ken Gallager, BEA, Office of Planning & Development, Principal Planner
• Natch Greyes, NHMA, Government Affairs Counsel
• Noah Hodgetts, BEA, Office of Planning & Development, Principal Planner