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Planning board to roll out TIF and zoning info sessions to boost voter understanding
Summary
Board members endorsed short 'Hooksett 101' and a follow-up 'TIF 101' to explain planning, zoning, and warrant articles to residents and urged clearer online/printed voter‑guide materials and map links.
Members agreed the town needs clearer, shorter outreach explaining planning and warrant articles so voters can make informed decisions.
Staff and members proposed a two‑part outreach: a concise Hooksett planning overview before meetings and a fuller TIF 101 session. "We have the funds in place to bond the infrastructure improvements now," staff said while urging that outreach clarify TIF financing and that captured value—not resident property taxes—pays for improvements. The board discussed formats: a half‑hour pre‑meeting presentation, a short PowerPoint posted to the town website, Facebook posts steering residents to the voters guide and interactive map links, and possibly a mailed notice for broad distribution.
Members emphasized making the voters guide easier to find online, adding specific addresses or map links so voters know which parcel a warrant article concerns, and publishing short explainer slides on social media. The planning board suggested coordinating posts through the town administration to ensure official distribution and to have planning staff preview materials at a planning-board meeting before public posting.
