Derry had its Community Profile (Our Town, Our Future) on Saturday April 4, with over 150 residents in attendance. Projects resulting from the event include:

• Implement Beaver Lake Watershed Management Plan as part of the town's Master Plan,
• Develop a community center (virtual, physical or both),
• Hire a community and volunteer outreach coordinator,
• Develop a task force to review planning and zoning regulations for stricter requirements and more proactive enforcement,
• Fix downtown traffic based on a completed traffic study with a focus on downtown to help shoppers/diners get through the city,
• Develop a comprehensive economic development vision and plan, inclusive of diverse locals,
• Have the town take a leadership role in purchasing and redeveloping property in downtown, and
• Create a community calendar for distribution.

The follow-up meeting, facilitated by UNH Cooperative Extension, takes place April 29 to guide the project groups in outlining their goals, objectives, strategies and timelines. Special thanks to UNH Cooperative Extension staff for helping facilitate the success of this event: Rick Alleva, Claudia Boozer-Blasco, Dan Reidy and Deb Maes. Graduate students from the Vermont School of International Training (SIT) also helped to facilitate/scribe for the event. For more information, contact Michele Gagne at michele.gagne@unh.edu