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Henniker planning board narrows focus for master-plan survey; asks members for priorities
Summary
The board reviewed a draft master-plan survey and asked members to flag legacy questions to preserve trend data while trimming and refocusing the questionnaire on housing, Main Street, broadband and college-town relations.
The Henniker Planning Board began work on updating the town’s master-plan survey, asking members to identify which legacy questions to keep and which topics to add. Staff and a regional planner outlined a draft that emphasizes policy-focused questions on housing affordability, Main Street and broadband access and suggested fewer demographic items.
The consultant (speaker 15) said the goal is a lean, usable survey that yields actionable data for future town meeting cycles and grant applications. "Less demographics, more content for the master plan," the consultant said, urging the board to keep questions that will reveal trends while adding topical policy questions.
Board members discussed the format and the potential for new survey software that routes respondents to follow-up questions based on earlier answers; members also requested the draft questions be circulated in advance of the next meeting to allow time for review.
Why it matters: The survey will shape the master plan’s priorities and guide future policy and grant applications. The board directed staff to circulate a pared-down draft and asked members to identify essential legacy items to keep trend continuity.
