posted on 12/26/2024
The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs recently designated the City of Dover as a Housing Champion community, recognizing Dover's commitment to fostering innovative and sustainable solutions to address the state’s housing needs.
The city demonstrated its eligibility for the Housing Champion designation by meeting criteria that included encouraging and establishing workforce housing and other housing types that will help continue economic development. The BEA formally presented the city with its Housing Champion designation at a Dec. 18 recognition ceremony. Mayor Robert Carrier, Deputy Mayor Dennis Shanahan, Planning Director Donna Benton and Housing Navigator Ryan Pope accepted the award on behalf of the city.
The designation does not come with direct funding; however, it provides Dover and other Housing Champions preferential access to state resources including, but not limited to, discretionary state infrastructure funds, to continue the city's efforts in addressing housing challenges that contribute to the overall goal of solving the state’s housing crisis.
