Publications

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Pembroke Listens: What considerations are most important to the Pembroke Hill Road intersection?
E Michele Holt-Shannon
February 15, 2012
The goal of these community conversations was to create an opportunity for citizens to share their thoughts on the challenges, opportunities, issues, and needs relating to changes to an intersection with a history of accidents and assessments for change. An emphasis was placed on hearing citizen's views about unmet needs and innovative approaches to meeting those needs. The community...
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NH Outdoor Recreation Report
Bruce Mallory, E Michele Holt-Shannon
December 11, 2011
The goal of these community conversations was to create an opportunity for citizens to share their thoughts on the challenges, opportunities, issues, and needs relating to local and state outdoor recreation. Special emphasis was placed on hearing citizen’s views about unmet needs and innovative approaches to meeting those needs. While the community conversations were open to all, additional...
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Pittsfield Listens: Strong Schools, Strong Community
Bruce Mallory, E Michele Holt-Shannon
January 15, 2011
In December of 2010, the Pittsfield School District received a one-year planning grant from the Nellie Mae Education Foundation to support the transformation of our middle high school from a traditional school to a student-centered learning environment. The School District has recognized that the Pittsfield Schools, particularly the Middle High School, need to improve learning outcomes for all...
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What's At Stake?: Community Conversations on the Benefits and Risks of Expanded Gambling in New Hampshire
Bruce Mallory, Charlie French, E Michele Holt-Shannon
April 20, 2010
The two primary goals for the What’s At Stake project were to: gather broad citizen input to inform the policy question of whether or not to expand legalized gambling in NH (on behalf of the Governor‘s Commission) and demonstrate a different way of soliciting such input, beyond the traditional forms of public hearings and opinion polls (recognizing that both play an important role in the policy-...