hard deadlines

Following up on the economic planning workshop held on March 21, the Portsmouth Economic Development Committee will be hosting a three-hour workshop at the Senior Center at 6pm Thursday, April 30, aimed a generating ideas for closing identified future budget gaps. You can sign up to participate, and the deadline is today. From the press release:

The goal of the workshop is to brainstorm ways to characterize and evaluate town investments and resources to provide town decision makers with information on which to base their budget decisions.

Citizens can provide inputs to the process. A new survey on the budget is available at www.portsmouthrienergy.com/pedc  where anyone can contribute views on budget priorities and find information on and register for the workshop. Widespread participation will provide valuable information on ways to “close the gap” in our future budget forecasts and arrive at a balanced budget.

Bob Andrews, Co-Chair of the PEDC Economic Strategic Planning Sub-Committee said, “Our March 21st workshop was an exceptional success. It provided us valuable information on which to base our future work.   I am sure that our next workshop will also provide us important information from our citizens on what they consider critical and essential in the town’s budget.”

Read more and sign up to participate.