Master Plan on the Home Stretch!
August 2004

The Master Plan Steering Committee is reviewing draft Chapters as they are completed by Subcommittees. The draft Chapters are available for public comment at the monthly Planning Board Work Sessions and are anticipated to be adopted by the Planning Board during public hearings to be held beginning in December. After Steering Committee review, they will be available for download on this website.

Last Subcommittees Are Meeting
August 2004

The Historic and Cultural Resources Subcommittee, lead by Patty Shearin, began meeting on July 13 and has two more meetings to go.

The Population and Economics Subcommittee, led by Jeff Trexler, began meeting on August 2 and will conclude in October.

The Housing Subcommittee held its first meeting on July 12 and will be meeting monthly through October. Contact Dave Breault for more information on Housing.

To join a Subcommittee, please contact a Subcommittee Chair.

Subcommittees Are Meeting
June 2004

The Transportation Subcommittee, helmed by John Trottier, has concluded and will be available for download in June. The Land Use Subcommittee, championed by Don Prior, will host its last meeting on July 20th. The Community Facilities Subcommittee, captained jointly by Brian Nordle and Chuck Graybill, has also concluded and will be presented to the Planning Board in July.

Master Plan Community Visioning Forum a Success!
February 2004

The Steering Committee organized a Master Plan Visioning Forum for Saturday, January 31, 2004 at the Elementary School to give residents another opportunity to participate in the Master Plan process. Nearly 50 residents attended the Forum.

The Community Survey Results from November 2003 were presented. The highlights of the morning were small focused discussion groups ("Breakout Groups") on Natural Features, Transportation, Community Facilities, Housing, Population & Economics, Land Use, and History & Culture. Attendees of the Forum talked about issues within up to two Breakout Groups and decided what the key issues were to address within the Master Plan. The full audience then heard key issue presentations of each of the Breakout Groups from the Subcommittee Chairs. Several attendees signed up to participate in Subcommittees.

This information gained from the Visioning Forum will be used to help formulate the Chapters of the Master Plan.

Photographs from the morning as well as transcripts of the Breakout Groups' notes will be available on the Downloads page.

Community Survey Update
January 2004

A total of 1,116 surveys were mailed to all households within Dunbarton and to out-of-town landowners of Dunbarton. Four hundred ninety (490) were returned, yielding a tremendous 43.9% response rate! The results will be presented to the Steering Committee at their January 14 meeting, and will be presented to the residents of Dunbarton at the January 31 Visioning Forum. The survey results will also be posted here on this website. Visit Downloads to view the Community Survey results in late January.

Master Plan Visioning Forum on January 31st
January 2004

The Steering Committee has organized a Master Plan Visioning Forum for Saturday, January 31, 2004 at the Elementary School. The Community Survey Results from November 2003 will be presented. The highlight of the morning will be small focused discussion groups on Natural Features, Transportation, Community Facilities, Housing, Population & Economics, Land Use, and History & Culture. Attendees can sit at two of these groups to decide what the key issues are to address in the Master Plan.

Registration and refreshments begin at 8:30 AM, and the Forum will conclude at 12:00 noon. All interested people are invited to attend. The agenda can be downloaded on the Downloads page.

Transportation Subcommittee Begins to Meet
December 2003

The Transportation Subcommittee began meeting in November, and will meet again in January, February, and March. The Subcommittee will work on collecting data, developing the Chapter, deciding on Map contents, developing Objectives, and drafting Recommendations. The meetings are scheduled to conclude in March. Meeting summaries and the draft Chapters will be posted on the Downloads page.

Interested residents are encouraged to contact John Trottier, Chair of the Transportation Subcommittee, for more information.

Steering Committee
Meetings have concluded!
August 6, 2003 - 7:30 PM
August 19, 2003 - 7:30 PM
September 9, 2003 - 7:30 PM
September 22, 2003 - 7:30 PM
October 6, 2003 - 7:30 PM
October 27, 2003 - 7:30 PM
November 24, 2003 - 7:00 PM
December 29, 2003 - 7:00 PM
January 14, 2004 - 7:00 PM
March 1, 2004 - 7:00 PM
May 4, 2004 - 7:00 PM
July 1, 2004 - 7:00 PM
August 30, 2004 - 7:00 PM
October 4, 2004 - 7:00 PM
November 3, 2004 - 7:00 PM
December 6, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Population and Economics Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
August 2, 2004 - 7:00 PM
September 8, 2004 - 7:00 PM
September 28, 2004 - 7:00 PM
October 19, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Housing Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
July 12, 2004 - 7:00 PM
August 16, 2004 - 7:00 PM
September 13, 2004 - 7:00 PM
October 18, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Historic and Cultural Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
July 13, 2004 - 7:00 PM
August 24, 2004 - 7:00 PM
September 21, 2004 - 7:00 PM
November 9, 2004

Natural Features Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
April 6, 2004 - 7:00 PM
May 6, 2004 - 7:00 PM
August 11, 2004 - 7:00 PM
September 8, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Land Use Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
February 17, 2004 - 7:00 PM
April 20, 2004 - 7:00 PM
May 18, 2004 - 7:00 PM
June 15, 2004 - 7:00 PM
July 20, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Community Facilities Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
February 17, 2004 - 7:00 PM
March 15, 2004 - 7:00 PM
April 20, 2004 - 7:00 PM
May 18, 2004 - 7:00 PM
June 7, 2004 - 7:00 PM

Transportation Subcommittee
Meetings have concluded!
November 17, 2003 - 7:00 PM
January 12, 2004 - 7:00 PM
February 23, 2004 - 7:00 PM
March 16, 2004 - 7:00 PM
April 5, 2004 - 7:00 PM