Planning Board seeks School Board input on growth management
Windham Planning Board pursues growth management measures with School Board. Board members authorized staff outreach on growth parameters, with in-person input from School Board members Cynthia Finn and Shannon Ulery and Fire Chief Tom McPherson at the June 3 meeting. Board members split on
Planning Board · Meeting of June 3, 2026
NH WINDHAM — Windham Planning Board pursues growth management measures with School Board. Board members authorized staff outreach on growth parameters, with in-person input from School Board members Cynthia Finn and Shannon Ulery and Fire Chief Tom McPherson at the June 3 meeting. Board members split on approach: Chairman Jacob Cross, Joe Byron, and Heath Partington (Selectmen's liaison) favored school-focused analysis; Payal Ballaya, DJ Withee, Hussein Sevincgil, Derek Monson, and Greg Balestrieri advocated comprehensive review.
Ballaya noted that annual growth at 2 percent or higher may warrant a growth management ordinance.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of June 3, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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