He felt there must be some common ground information that could be shared and that there must be a clearing house for that information. Tom added that the information must be topical and that a meeting with other communities to share those experiences would be most helpful. Most towns use a similar ordinance because it was based on the State's sample. Berlin has two interchanges and small part of a third one. Tom mentioned places where he had asked for assistance, but did not have much luck.
Berlin is the most vulnerable because it has more than one interstate interchange.
He said that Joss Besse, from the State Agency of Commerce and Development, was quite helpful. He added that they are not skilled planners and do not know what the economics of this place might be in twenty years. Ms Perkins asked what day of the week would be best to hold a conference for a training session to discuss these issues. The certification program would be on local leadership in planning and she asked if that appealed to them. Members agreed that they were interested.