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Join John Christ of UNH Cooperative Extension for a moderated panel discussion exploring the housing opportunities and challenges that face White Mountains communities as they plan to meet the needs of current and future residents. We will also be joined by Sarah Wrightsman of New Hampshire Housing, Matt Yeaton of the Plymouth Planning Board, and Mike Babcock of the Sandwich Planning Board. Panelists will share local perspectives, recent experiences addressing regional housing needs, and insights from collaborations supported by New Hampshire’s Housing Opportunity Planning (HOP) Grant program. Panelists representing several local towns as well as NH Housing will describe how communities can come together to listen to their residents and find innovative responses to the limited supply and rising costs of housing. This discussion is brought to you in partnership with Housing Academy, a training program created by UNH Cooperative Extension and its partner institutions for the HOP Grant program.  

This lecture will be hybrid. To receive a link to attend virtually, please register via Microsoft Teams

Please be aware that upon registering, you will receive an email from USNH to confirm that registration was successful.

John Christ is a member of the Community and Economic Development team at UNH Cooperative Extension, where he works as a field specialist in Merrimack County. Prior to joining UNH Extension, John taught for ten years at ������Ƶapp and continues to call Plymouth his home. He holds a PhD from MIT a BA from CUNY Queens College. As a resident of Plymouth, John serves his community as a member of the Planning Board and Economic Development Committee and has previously served on the Housing Steering Committee and the board of directors of Plymouth Historical Society.

Michael Babcock is a retired Biology and Chemistry teacher as well as a high school principal. He and his late wife bought a house in Sandwich in 2007 and moved in 2008. He's have served as past chair of the Sandwich Planning Board, is currently the assistant chair of the PB and is also serving as chair of the towns Master Plan rewrite. Michale is also a avid gardener.