Goals of the Master Plan Committee

Housing:

1. Improve the tax base by encouraging the upgrade of all existing residential structures, including single and multi-family occupancy.
2. Encourage a stable community by providing a balance of housing options that meet the needs of a diverse population (singles, families and elderly).
3. Identify and protect residential structures with cultural, architectural and historic value.

Transportation:

1. Establish and maintain a transportation system that meets all needs and all local, state and federal standards and specifications.

Community Services and Facilities:

1. Provide services and facilities to meet the present and future needs of the community.

Education:

1. Provide a quality educational program that challenges every student to achieve at his/her highest level through a cooperative effort involving students, educators, parents and the community.

Recreation:

1. Promote such recreational services as are practical and attainable to meet the needs of the town's residents and visitors.

Natural/Historic Resources:

1. Support the management and protection of our community's water resources, wetlands and recharge systems.
2. Encourage conservation and protection of natural and historic resources to maintain and enhance the character and beauty of the town.

Land Use:

1. Preserve and enhance the town center as a focal point of the community while maintaining the town's rural character by preserving farms, forests, natural and cultural features and vistas.
2. Maintain a moderate growth rate through the orderly development of a balanced land use pattern.

Economic Development:

1. Improve the economic base of Pittsfield by attracting a broad variety of business and industry.
2. Enhance the town's position as a focal point in the Suncook Valley through moderate growth.
3. Increase property valuations in both the business and residential sectors.
4. Preserve the assets of Pittsfield's small town character through prudent development and sensitivity to environmental features.
5. Provide higher paying employment opportunities within the town.
6. Improve the population's qualifications for higher paying jobs.