April 21, 2025 | Town Admin On Monday, April 14th, the Select Board Board held a strategic planning session facilitated by former Town Moderator Greg Gill. The purpose of this session was to gather input on the Select Board’s 2025 priorities, and to engage volunteers to support town projects. See the link below for the output from this session, which is described below. Output from April 21st, 2025 Strategic Planning Session Gill facilitated an interactive exercise designed to gather input from participants on their priorities for the Town. Gill invited participants to write their priorities for the Town on post-it notes and place them on a board. Participants grouped 97 individual priorities that share a common theme or affinity into fifteen groups. Theme or Affinity Number of Individual Priorities Offered by Participants Recycling Study 17 Solar Opportunities 13 Rehome the Hearse 12 Municipal Buildings 10 Library Lift 9 Town Hall Repair 8 Grist Mill Bridge 8 Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) 4 Road Committee 3 Walking/Cycling Improvements 3 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) 2 Grist Mill Park 2 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) 2 Save the Sutton Post Office 2 North Sutton Playground 2 Total 97 Participants did not identify a common theme or affinity among 20 individual priorities. Participants were asked to write questions related to each theme or affinity group. On behalf of the Select Board, Glynn invited participants to a continuation of the strategic planning session on Monday, April 28th at Pillsbury Memorial Hall from 7:00pm-9:00pm. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the results of the April 14th Strategic Planning Session and to engage volunteers. Gill encouraged participants to solicit more community participation by inviting fellow members of the Town to attend. Those who cannot attend in person are encouraged to contact the Town Administrator at (603) 927-2403 or townadmin@sutton-nh.org to share input. Prior to the April 28th session, Gill invited participants to review the Annual Report for background information on the themes or affinities they are interested in discussing. The Town will publish results from the April 14th session on the town website, and by e-mail to participants who shared their contact information.
