Public Comment Period: 2025 CEDS

Draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2025 Annual Update

The Strafford Regional Planning Commission (SRPC) is soliciting comments on a draft Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2025 Annual Update. The CEDS contains an analysis of the region’s economy and identifies goals, strategies, and priority projects for implementation. Adoption of a new CEDS requires public input as part of state and federal regulations. SRPC is soliciting comments from May 9, 2025 to June 8, 2025. A public hearing will be held by the SRPC Commissioners and the Strafford Economic Development District Board of Directors at 9:00 am on June 20, 2025 at the SRPC office, 150 Wakefield St, Rochester, NH. The public hearing can be attended in-person or electronically. Attend the meeting electronically by dialing 1-646-558-8656 and use conference ID 85802372877, or participate online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85802372877. Information can be found at the Strafford Regional Planning Commission website (https://strafford.org/).

Beginning May 9, copies of the draft plan will be available for review at the Dover, Rochester, and Somersworth public libraries and city halls, as well as the Strafford Regional Planning Commission office and website: https://strafford.org/. Copies can be sent to interested parties upon request.

The draft document can be found here: https://www.strafford.org/uploads/documents/plans/edd/ceds_%202025.pdf

Please submit any comments or questions regarding the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) 2025 Annual Update draft to Michael Polizzotti, Senior Economic Development Planner, by email: mpolizzotti@strafford.org