The New Hampshire Association of Regional Planning Commissions (NHARPC) is the affiliation of the nine regional planning commissions (RPCs) in the state of New Hampshire. The members of the association are the Commissioners of the nine RPCs, and services are provided by RPC staff. Regional planning commissions are required by New Hampshire statute to prepare regional master plans, compile housing needs assessments, and review developments of regional impact.
NHARPC coordinates the activities of the RPCs on a statewide basis by providing information and technical assistance to its members and other groups and organizations. It maintains strategic partnerships with various state and federal agencies and develops planning policies, programs, legislative positions, responses to topical issues, and special projects and initiatives working on behalf of its member commissions and, by extension, the member cities and towns across New Hampshire.
NHARPC Mission
The main mission of the NHARPC is to provide a forum to coordinate regional planning initiatives on a statewide basis and to disseminate information about RPCs to other agencies and organizations. The NHARPC maintains strategic partnerships with state agencies, develops shared planning policies, and monitors planning related legislation. The NHARPC works on behalf of its member commissions and, by extension, the member cities and towns across New Hampshire.
NHARPC Membership
Central New Hampshire Regional Planning Commission
Mike Tardiff
Steve Buckley
Lakes Region Planning Commission
Jeff Hayes
Bob Snelling
Nashua Regional Planning Commission
Jay Minkarah
Karin Elmer
Mike Fimbel
Susan Ruch (Alternate)
North Country Council
Michelle Moren-Grey
Rockingham Planning Commission
Time Roache
Glenn Coppelman
Tim Moore
Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission
Sylvia von Aulock
Peter Griffin
Ray Clement
Southwest Region Planning Commission
Tim Murphy
Larry Robinson
Gus Lerandeau
Strafford Regional Planning Commission
Jen Czysz
Marcia Gasses
Don Hamann
Victoria Parmele (Alternate)
Upper Valley Lake Sunapee Regional Planning Commisssion
Meghan Butts