Mission
The Orford Planning Board is responsible for the development and implementation of Land Subdivision, Curb Cut, and Excavation regulations for the Town of Orford. In addition, the Board is responsible to update the Town Master Plan.
Notices & Minutes
Notices & Minutes, Per RSA 91-A:2, Ch. 234 (HB 170)
OPB meeting notices and minutes are officially posted and available for review at both Orford Town Hall, Route 25A and on this webpage.
Time permitting, unofficial, courtesy copies may be posted on the Orford ListServ.
Leadership
Click headings below to see contact information:
MEMBERS
MEMBERS
Ruth Hook
603-353-4855
Term Expires: March 2027
Open Position
Term Expires: March 2027
Paul Goundrey
603-353-9813
Term Expires: March 2026
Martha Rose
603-353-2151
Term Expires: March 2026
Open Position
Term Expires: March 2025
Open Position
Term Expires: March 2025
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P. Chase Kling
Selectboard Ex-Officio
ALTERNATES
ALTERNATES:
Selectboard Ex-Officio Alternate
Kevin Follensbee
[email protected]
(603) 252-5723
OTHER
OTHER:
Orford Planning Board Assistant
Vickie Davis
UV Lake Sunapee Regional Planning
603-448-168
603-448-0170 fax
[email protected]
Selectboard Administrative Assistant
Esther Dobbins-Marsh
(603) 353-4889
[email protected]
The Selectboard has petitioned the NH Superior Court to appoint three members to the Orford Planning Board, replacing the four members that recently resigned.
The petition and affidavit of John Adams, Selectboard Chair, can be found under Documents on the Selectboard page.
Contact & Hours
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm in the Niles Room of the Orford Town Office. The public is always welcome.
During the monthly meetings business is conducted, i.e. applications reviewed, mylars stamped, mail read, checks administered, etc. We emphasize functions such as these and others are not undertaken between the regular monthly meetings. Please appreciate this and plan your projects accordingly to allow for enough time to be available to complete the required work, especially considering others in town are also putting forth business for the monthly agenda. Thank you!
For inquires on the application process, please contact the Planning Board Assistant, Vickie Davis, (603) 448-1680, or via email [email protected] . Applications for Minor and Major Subdivision, Voluntary Lot Merger. Boundary Line Agreement, Lot Line Adjustment and Excavation may be obtained at the Town Office and on this web site. Application materials are to be submitted and fees paid at the Town Office, to the Orford Planning Board.
Curb cut applications are available at the Town Office and this website and are to be submitted to Orford Road Agent at the Town Garage, Town Shed Rd, Orford, Tel. 353-9366
ORFORD PLANNING BOARD
2023-2024 MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULE
The Planning Board meets the second (2nd) Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. at the Orford Town Hall. Application are due at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the scheduled meeting.
MEETING/HEARING APP. FILING DEADLINE
January 10, 2024 December 19, 2023
February 20, 2024 January 30, 2024
March 26, 2024 March 5, 2024
April 9, 2024 March 19, 2024
May 14, 2024 April 23, 2024
June 11, 2024 May 21, 2024
July 9, 2024 June 18, 2024
August 13, 2024 July 23, 2024
September 10, 2024 August 20, 2024
October 8, 2024 September 17, 2024
November 12, 2024 October 22, 2024
December 10, 2024 November 19, 2024