Roger Wood, in this podcast, talks with Christopher Parker, assistant city manager of Dover. They discuss the soon-to-be 44 unit affordable housing project in the city. Parker says that rents in the cottage style community will be under current market rates.
Christopher Parker is the Assistant City Manager, Director of Planning and Strategic Initiatives for the City of Dover. Chris has been employed by the city in various capacities since 1997, and focuses largely on land use and transportation planning. Among the projects that Chris has worked on for Dover he is most proud of the McConnell Center, a project where a 100,000 square foot former high school was rehabilitated into a human service hub for the Dover community, the development of the State’s first Form Based Code for Dover’s downtown, the development of a proactive customer service based planning and development process in Dover which encourages public participation and education, and a complete revamping of the City’s Capital Improvement’s Program, including multi-media elements to enhance the ability of citizens to understand and participate in this vital link between Dover’s Master Plan and financial policies.
In addition to his department’s land use and community development responsibilities, Chris supports all municipal departments with strategic planning activities, oversees downtown development/redevelopment projects, and assists the City Manager with special projects and other community initiatives. Chris lives in Dover, and was named the professional planner of the year for both the State of New Hampshire and Northern New England in 2011.
Roger Wood bio
Roger Wood is an award winning radio, newspaper and television journalist, with over 40 years of experience in the media. Roger has spent his entire professional career in New Hampshire. Roger currently serves as associate publisher at InDepthNH.org. He has produced news and special feature reports for InDepthNH, New Hampshire Public Radio, NPR, and other Public and commercial radio stations. He also produced spot news for CBS Radio.