Contact: John Tabor, 610-1162, Jim Noucas, 431-7169
Portsmouth Listens hand delivers 5,259 invitations to participate in city’s
master plan
Thirty-six volunteers delivered 5,259 Portsmouth Listens brochures Saturday
in a citywide canvas to stimulate citizen input into Portsmouth’s next master
plan. Portsmouth Listens recruited volunteers through the citywide Neighborhoods
Committee, word of mouth and donated newspaper ads.
Volunteers distributed a brochure with mail-in reply cards enabling citizens
to have their say in January. Study circles of 8-15 residents will work with
a facilitator on the question "How can we make Portsmouth the best place to
live and work?" The resulting reports will become part of the master plan
input. In a second phase later in 2003, study circle participants will work
with the planning board and staff on the issues raised in phase I, providing
citizen input and guidance to the master plan process.
A reply mail form is part of the brochure. Residents can also get involved
by signing up at www.Portsmouthlistens.org.
Canvas organizers John Tabor, Jim Noucas, Mica Stark and Dave Cohen set up
a storefront headquarters at 68 State Street – space donated by Strawbery
Banke. They gave volunteers brochures and highlighted maps to start their
morning. Despite the snowy weather, volunteers did an outstanding job completing
delivery in 34 walking routes mapped by canvas volunteers. The canvassers
met afterward at Strawbery Banke for a bonfire and lunch of Moe's subs.
The brochure, which features pictures of Portsmouth residents displaying
the study circles question, was designed as a community service by Brown and
Company. Funding has been provided by the city and Ocean National Bank. Donuts
were given free by Dunkin Donuts. Sponsoring organizations are the Portsmouth
Chamber of Commerce, The Citywide Neighborhoods Association Committee, and
the City of Portsmouth.
Volunteers:
Lynne Langley
John Tabor
Barbara Pamboukes
Rachel Hopkins
Jane Fithian
Ken Hale
Brad Lown
Marcia McCormick
John Gregg
Adam Butler
Steve Katona
Joe Barrett
Pam Boley
John Gregg
B&G Swartz
Robin Najar
Brad Lown
Renee LeVemier
Chris Dwyer
Diane Lavigne
Nancy Clayburgh
Tom Peiffer
Sarah Boucher
Ellen Walker
Nancy Beach
Joshua Sweet
Kate Dube
Sam Macleod
Drew Nulph
David Burdick
Susan Denenberg
Ea Ksander
Margie Wachtel
Allen McGee
Thanasis Tournas
Linda Panori
