2023 InvestNH Grant Information

Temple Planning Board - Grant Awarded
December 21, 2022

The Town of Temple Planning Board has been awarded a grant from the InvestNH Municipal Planning & Zoning Grant Program, funded by the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs as part of the $100 million InvestNH Initiative with ARPA State Fiscal Recovery funds, in the amount of $54,771. This award will be administered jointly by NH Housing, Plan NH, and UNH Cooperative Extension.

This project is supported by federal award number SLFRP0145 awarded to the State of New Hampshire by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

The funds will be used to assist the Planning Board with assessing housing needs in our community, updating sections of the Temple Master Plan, and completing a regulatory audit of our Zoning Ordinance, Site Plan Regulations, and Subdivision Regulations. Community Engagement is central to the success of this project, and is a condition of acceptance of this award.

The Temple Planning Board appointed 9 community members to a HOP Grant Steering Committee to lead Community Engagement throughout the term of the grant and to provide feedback and input to the Consultants and Planning Board before any revisions to the Master Plan or zoning changes, if any, are presented to the public.

For more information about the Steering Committee, go to the HOP Grant Steering Committee web page.

Up to three volunteer community members will participate in the Housing Academy, to help better facilitate dialog with the community throughout this process. The Housing Academy will be led by the UNH Cooperative Extension.

Throughout the coming year and into 2024, members of the community will be encouraged to attend public forums, participate in focus groups, one on one interviews, and provide input through resident surveys, 

The first survey is open now at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Templeresidentsurvey

To stay informed of upcoming events and Planning Board news, please subscribe to Planning Board e-alerts at https://www.templenh.org/subscribe.

Email TemplePlanning@TempleNH.org with any questions.

Christine Robidoux
Temple Planning Board, Chair (2023)