Cormier authors bill to eliminate regional planning commissions
CONCORD — Representative Jane Cormier (R-Alton) has introduced legislation that would do away with the state’s nine regional planning commissions by 2015. The intent of the bill, she said, is not only to repeal but also to replace the commissions by authorizing cities and towns to enter cooperative and collaborative arrangements at their discretion.
The regional planning commissions have been a frequent target of Cormier’s weekly column in “The Weirs Times” since the advent of the Granite State Future initiative, a three-year project aimed at developing regional master plans that would be melded into a statewide plan. The project is funded by a $3.37-million grant from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.