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Regional planner outlines phase 2 outreach, cites 1,200 survey responses from phase 1
Summary
Barbara Noyce of the regional planning commission told the Tinmouth Select Board the regional plan’s phase 1 included 27 town presentations, 21 pop-ups, five open houses and roughly 1,200 survey responses; phase 2 will repeat town visits and run a second survey through mid-November.
Barbara Noyce, representing the regional planning commission, updated the Tinmouth Select Board on the regional plan’s progress and called for town participation in phase 2 outreach. She said phase 1 included 27 town presentations, 21 pop-up events, five community open houses and about 1,200 survey responses, and that the commission has drafted chapter policies including four for working lands (agriculture and forestry). Noyce said the second survey is open now and is expected to remain available through mid-November, and that staff can accept phone responses for residents who lack internet access.
Board members raised concerns about digital access for residents without computers and asked whether printed surveys would be available. Noyce said phone-assisted responses are available through staff (including the executive director) and that the commission would explore printed workarounds. The board agreed to encourage residents to use the commission’s QR code or website and to publicize the survey locally; Noyce asked select boards to help distribute the survey and provide feedback at upcoming phase-2 sessions. The board took no formal vote on the plan; next steps are outreach and public feedback.
