Amherst, NH Master Plan
Vision & Goals Element

Element Direction

This element of the Amherst Master Plan is the key that will link everything else together. It is lead and guided by the Steering Committee as a whole with help from the comunity Circle consultants.

Documents

Proposed Outreach Opportunities and Participation Plan - Proposal from Community Circle (1-17-07)
Steering Committee Member Roles - (2-28-07)
AMP Elements and Element Leaders - (1-19-07)
Introduction to Amherst's Master Plan Preparation Process - (2-9-07)
Short Vision Statement - (5-11-07)
Visioning Forum Results - (5-14-07)
Steering Committee Visioning Results - (5-9-07)

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Planning Our Vision & Goals
for the Future of Amherst

The first step in creating a new Master Plan is to discuss and determine what our vision of the future of Amherst is and to set some goals for the future. Then based on the vision and goals, the other elements of the Master plan can be examined in more detail.

Recent Visioning Documents and Summaries

These documents have been written over the past year. They include summaries of meeting discussions and documents by Community Preservation Associates.

May 7, 2007 Visioning Meeting summary
March 19, 2008 meeting summary
March 27, 2008 meeting summary
April 9, 2008 meeting summary
May 2008 Vision statement

Four Altenatives Scenarios for the future of Amherst.
Amherst Development Patterns.
Amherst Preferred Development Alternative.

Discussing our Vision & Goals

The vision and goals can be discussed initially on the discussion forum. Further discussion will be organized in other places this spring.

Legal Requirements

A vision section is one of two required section in a Master Plan, according to New Hampshire state regulations.. RSA 674:2 states:

The master plan shall include, at a minimum, the following required sections:
(a) A vision section that serves to direct the other sections of the plan. This section shall contain a set of statements which articulate the desires of the citizens affected by the master plan, not only for their locality but for the region and the whole state. It shall contain a set of guiding principles and priorities to implement that vision.
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Amherst, NH Master Plan Vision & Goals Element