Planning Board Questions Scope and Purpose of Capital Improvement Plan

The Londonderry Planning Board’s review of the proposed Fiscal Year 2028-2033 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) turned into a broader debate over what projects belong in the plan and how the process should be managed moving forward. Rather than focusing solely on project rankings prepared by the CIP Committee, board members spent much of the discussion examining the purpose of the Capital Improvement Plan itself and whether recent changes have made it more difficult to prioritize projects effectively. Planning Board Chair Jake Butler noted that the proposed plan included approximately $173 million in potential projects between the Town and School District, a figure that immediately drew attention from board members. Planning Board member John Farrell said that the CIP is a planning board planning document. “It is a plan put together with the assistance of staff. It is not a wish list. It is supposed to be a plan of what actually needs to happen,” he said.

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