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Executive Director Message

April snowstorms aside, it really is spring in New Hampshire! In addition to being the season of mud and daffodils, it's also a time when many newly elected or appointed local officials are learning the ropes. For NHMA, that means it's one of our busiest training seasons—and we hope you can join us at one our training events over the next couple months, including:

LEGAL Q&A: Legal Services Department: 2023 Year-in-Review

NHMA staff includes two attorneys who are available to answer legal inquiries and provide general legal assistance by email and telephone to elected and appointed officials from member municipalities. Although these attorneys prepare articles, handbooks, seminars, and other educational programs and publications, they spend a lot of time answering your specific legal inquires, either by phone or by email.  NHMA strives to have a lawyer on telephone duty at 1-603-224-7447 each business day between 8:30 and 4:30.

Executive Director Message

Happy Town Meeting month! Most of our towns will hold their town meetings on Tuesday, March 12. We are wishing you all snow free, sunny meetings with plenty of debate, discussion, and voting on the many issues that will be on your warrants, from A(ppropriations) to Z(oning amendments)! 

The Value of Belonging: Understanding Your Membership Benefits

NHMA offers full membership to cities and towns of New Hampshire and associate membership to any village district, county, regional planning commission, or quasi-municipal public agency serving New Hampshire municipalities. Today, NHMA is proud to represent all 234 cities and towns in New Hampshire as well as 55 associate members. Whether you’re new to NHMA or need a refresher on how to optimize your membership with us, there’s always more to see at NHMA.