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Islington Creek residents urge council to act after planning board shelves rezoning

3090373 · April 22, 2025
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Summary

Multiple residents and property owners told the Portsmouth City Council that a proposed rezoning for the Islington Creek/Hanover Street area was improperly delayed by the Planning Board, asking the council to add the matter to a future agenda.

Several residents told the City Council on April 21 that the Planning Board had shelved a proposed zoning map amendment affecting the Islington Creek neighborhood and urged the council to take up the rezoning.

Nicole (44 Rock Street), Elizabeth Bratter (property owner, 159 McDonough Street), and Robin Husslage (27 Rock Street) all described years of neighborhood work on a rezoning aimed at creating a transitional buffer between taller, denser development on Islington Street and…

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