Little River Watershed Study

Town of North Hampton, New Hampshire

Located on the periphery of metropolitan Boston, North Hampton, New Hampshire anticipates significant urban development over the next decade. The community seeks to achieve a balance between economic growth and the need to protect the critical ecological and social values that contribute so heavily to their existing quality of life. Wolfe Mason Associates assisted the town's people with developing a vision for the future of their community utilizing computer-generated buildout scenarios that tracked the results of the current approach to zoning. After comparing their desired future with what was likely to occur, the town insisted on growth management strategies and zoning changes. These included plans to preserve wetlands and open space and to develop bikeways and a new town center.