Stiles Urges Locals to Review Changes to 'Vitally Important' Areas

Submitted on behalf of State Sen. Nancy Stiles

State Senator Nancy Stiles, R- Hampton, announces an opportunity for public comment on various rules regarding New Hampshire State Parks as well as the state's proposed 10-year highway plan. 

State administrators within the Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) and the Department of Transportation (DOT), respectively, are visiting various communities to receive public input on these proposals.

"In my district, parks and transportation issues are vitally important," Stiles said. "With many state recreation facilities and highways – both state and federal – throughout the Seacoast, these are issues that deserve our attention and our researched input. These rules and proposals will affect our state's and region's quality of life for years to come. Therefore, I urge those who plan to attend to review the proposals beforehand."

Details for the public hearings are as follows:

Parks and recreation rules 

At 6:00 pm on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, DRED will be at the Hampton Seashell (between E and F streets on NH Route 1A; Hampton Beach) to discuss various rule changes regarding state parks. These changes affect the following administrative rules: Res 7300, 7400, and 7800. These rules address issues including, but not exclusively: property protection, animals, alcohol use, violations and fines, firearms, camping and other recreational uses such as swimming, permit use and requirements.

For more information in regards to these rules, including a summary page and detailed changes, please go to www.nhstateparks.org/who-we-are/division/Proposed-Admin-Rules.aspx

Ten-year highway plan 

District 3 Executive Councilor Christopher Sununu will host two public hearings close to the seacoast in regards to the 2015-2024 10-Year Highway Plan. This purpose of this presentation is to review project priorities, funding status, and receive public input in regards to the plan, currently in draft form. Through the public's input, the state can create a final draft that will be the basis for the DOT's infrastructure improvements.

The first of those hearings will be at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at the Epping Town Hall auditorium (157 Main St.; Epping). The second hearing will be at 7:00 pm onWednesday, Oct. 16, 2013, at the Pease Transit Center terminal (185 Grafton Drive;Portsmouth).  

Please go to www.nh.gov/dot/org/projectdevelopment/planning/typ/index.htm for a copy of the 2015-2024 draft proposal, a copy of the previous plan (2013-2022), and a schedule of all hearings statewide.