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Planning Consultants Of Somersworth, New Hampshire

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According to the planning consultants of Somersworth, New Hampshire (2010) a new Master Plan has been revised for a vision into 2020 due to significant investment in both the private and public sector. Somersworth is currently undergoing significant change since 2000 and these modifications to the city allow for several social and economic opportunities in the area. Development and redevelopment that has occurred since 2000 has been the relocation of both City Hall and the Police Department, the renovation of an old mill building into residential units and small business offices, an expansion of retail development and medical offices, constructing a connector road from High Street to Route 108, establishing business parks, developing a golf course and a recreational facility, upgrading the wastewater treatment facilities, and lastly, dedicating land acquisition to conservation purposes (Master Plan Update, 2010).
The basis of this paper is to layout improvements that can be made to the Master Plan of Somersworth, as well as provide improvements for the community. One of the most prominent assets to the Master Plan was appointing a committee for the 2020 Vision in hopes to create a positive future. Some of the goals the committee is striving to accomplish are as follows: an ability to take a strategic goal and turn it into a practical plan, an incorporation of a revitalization plan, an evaluation of new ways for economic growth, enabling a conservation plan for a sustainable

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