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City of Nashua Planning and Zoning
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Community Development Division Code tnforcement
City Hall, 229 Main Street, PO Box 2019 Ce eer ars amtission
Nashua, New Hampshire 03061-2019 Transportation
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Date: October 21, 2020
To: Ald. Lori Wilshire, Board of Aldermen President
Jim Donchess, Mayor
cc: Board of Aldermen
From: Sarah Marchant, Community Development Director
Re: Nashua Housing Study
The Economic Development and Community Development Divisions have partnered with RKG
Associates Inc to complete a comprehensive Housing Study to better understand the dynamics in
Nashua and the surrounding region that impact housing supply and demand. The goal of this study was
to provide a data based sense of the housing market, an understanding of key housing factors and
provide a list of strategies for implementation. The presentation of this study will provide a summary of
key findings and discuss some of the recommended strategies for implementation.
As the City is embarking on the 2020 Master Plan this study provides a very solid background to have
meaningful conversations about housing, land use and zoning over the next nine months or so. These
conversations will specifically relate to many of the implementation strategies that will be presented. It
is important to remember the current housing situation was not created overnight, but based on many
years of policy decisions and market forces. The strategies to change course will take time and a
measured and thoughtful approach, with community support, to improve our community and housing
for all Nashua residents.
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