1. Update the Town’s Master Plan chapters relating to housing;
2. Audit Wilton’s Land Use Laws and Regulations to generate recommendations for changes that could facilitate desired development;
3. Support in drafting proposed changes; and 
4. In each phase, obtain public input about the development of housing in Town. 

The Planning Board will establish an HOP Advisory Committee to help it with this important project. The Advisory Committee, which will include a cross-section of Town residents and community leaders, will serve as a direct link to the community, helping to develop effective public outreach efforts and reviewing public attitudes about housing and related issues. While the Advisory Committee will not have authority to determine priorities or approaches, it will make recommendations to the Planning Board and NRPC about strategies to encourage development of additional housing in Wilton. It will provide information that could affect the practicality of implementing certain housing recommendations. The Advisory Committee will review, consider and discuss issues raised by NRPC and the Planning Board, and it will identify for the Planning Board questions that should be addressed before the Planning Board proposes changes to Wilton’s Land Use Laws and Regulations.

The Advisory Committee will generally conduct monthly, publicly-noticed meetings, beginning in April 2023 and continuing through completion of the project in June 2024. Individual members may be asked to publicize community outreach efforts and to encourage participation. Meetings will be held at 5:30pm before the Planning Board meetings on the first Wednesday of each month.  

Members:
Jennifer Beck, Economic Development Leadership Team - Chair; Conservation Commission
Shannen L. Coffey, Planning Board
Michael Dell'Orto, Wilton Historical Society
Chris Gordan, Business Owner, Copper Kettle
Randy E. King, Sr., Planning Board; Conservation Commission
Jordan Saint Pierre, Resident
Bob Silva, Resident
Karon S. Walker,  Planning Board Vice-Chair
Kermit Williams, Board of Selectmen

InvestNH Municipal Planning & Zoning Grant Program awarded the grant, which is funded by the NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs as part of the $100 million InvestNH Initiative with ARPA State Fiscal Recovery funds. The grant will be administered jointly by NH Housing, Plan NH and UNH Cooperative Extension.