Dover Download

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Dover Police Lt. Marn Speidel about pedestrian and traffic safety in Dover. They discuss the role of the Transportation Advisory Commission (TAC) in fielding requests and concerns from residents about traffic issues, the role of crosswalks, criteria for new crosswalks, traffic calming measures like spe...

In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Deputy Mayor Dennis Shanahan and the City of Dover's Environmental Projects Manager Gretchen Young about the city's efforts to establish a stormwater utility. They discuss how stormwater is currently managed and funded in Dover, as well as the need for a dedicated funding source to improve stor...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker discusses the benefits of composting with Dover's Solid Waste Coordinator Mike Moore, and Resilience Manager Jackson Kaspari. Composting diverts organic waste from landfills and reduces methane emissions. Dover collects over 1,000 tons of yard waste and thousands of pounds of food waste each year. Moore and Kaspari expla...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker catches up with Aaron Daniel Williams, a resident of Dover for about a year. Williams also recently concluded the third season of his Your City podcast, which features Dover. Williams reflects on his first year in Dover and what he learned about the city from his podcast. The podcast is available on YouTube at https://www.yo...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Erin Bassegio, the Planning Department's Outreach Coordinator, and Steve Whitman of Resilience Planning, about the recently completed draft of the Vision chapter of the city's Master Plan. The Vision chapter of the Master Plan captures the community's long-term view of Dover. The Planning Board will re...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Colleen Bessette, the Executive Assistant to the City Manager, and Ann Legere, the city's Deputy Finance Director, about what it's like to work for the city for more than two decades. Both women have worked for the City of Dover for about 25 years. In This Week in Dover History, we look back at a Civil War...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Otis Perry, a longtime volunteer who has served on a variety of Dover's many boards and commissions, including the City Council. He currently serves on the Zoning Board of Adjustment. In This Week in Dover History, we look back at the history of the annual fireworks display in Dover.

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Hope Anderson from the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce about this year's lineup for the Cochecho Arts Festival. The popular summer concert series begins this week and is teaming up with Dover400 to help continue Dover's 400th-anniversary celebration. In This Week in Dover History, our final look back to...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Ryan Pope, who the Planning Department recently hired as a housing navigator. The new position is funded by a grant from InvestNH and aims to increase the housing supply by helping communities overcome barriers to regulatory reforms. The housing navigator provides financial and technical assistance to municipaliti...

In this episode of Dover Download, a follow-up to last week's episode about the waterfront project, we turn to the archives to revisit the very first episode of the Dover Download podcast, a conversation with Steve Bird, a longtime city planner who oversaw the waterfront development project, and the former chair of the Cochecho Waterfront Development Advisory Committee, Dana Lynch, about the d...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Steve Bird, a longtime city planner who oversaw the waterfront development project, and Jeff Johnston of the development firm Cathartes, the development firm chosen to develop the city's 23-acre parcel on the Cochecho River. Bird and Johnston discuss what to expect next as site work begins and a formal ribbon-...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Kevin McEneaney, the president of Dover400, and Dover400 board member Stephanie Bolduc about the special events the nonprofit committee has planned in the coming weeks and months for Dover's 400th anniversary this year. In This Week in Dover History, we look back 100 years to one local newspaper's work to...

On this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Rick Mikulis, chair of the Arena Commission, and Recreation Director Gary Bannon about the commission's role and work. In This Week in Dover History, we look back 100 years to Memorial Day in 1923.

On this episode of Dover Download, and in recognition of Public Works Week, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Community Services Director John Storer and Deputy Director of Community Services David Fredrickson about public works in Dover. National Public Works Week is observed annually during the third full week of May, which this year is May 21 through 27. It’s a time to reflect a...

On this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with the City of Dover's Director of Human Resources Susan Daudelin about the city as an employer. In This Week in Dover History, we step back 100 years to 1923 and a special Mother's Day.

On this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Heather Twombly, chair of the Recreation Advisory Board, and Recreation Director Gary Bannon about the Recreation Advisory Board's role and work. In This Week in Dover History, we step back 100 years to explore the arrival of the "scarifier" to Dover.

Dover's Woodman Museum recently opened for its 107th season. On this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker catches up with Jonathan Nichols, the executive director of the Woodman Museum in Dover for an update on what to expect at the museum this season. In addition to the museum's varied collections, Nichols talks about exhibits and events lined up for Dover&#39...

On this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Dover Arts Commission members Cliff Blake and Nancy Vawter about the commission's work, including several ongoing projects and initiatives. Blake and Vawter also share an update on efforts to erect a monument in Dover to mark the birthplace of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In This Week in Dover History, we...

On this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker interviews Dover's Assistant City Engineer Jillian Semprini. They discuss the Downtown Pedestrian and Vehicular Access Improvements Project, which aims to enhance the safety and accessibility of downtown streets for everyone, regardless of age, physical ability, or mode of transportation. The project builds upon a study...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Margaret Joyce and Hope Anderson from the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce about what to expect from the Chamber over the next few months, including the annual awards gala in May and the Cochecho Arts Festival this summer. In This Week in Dover History, we meet the Dover woman who would be unwittingly but forever...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Aaron Daniel Williams and his wife, Yu-Ting, who recently moved to Dover from Alabama. Aaron and Yu-Ting talk about their search for a city to call home and why Dover's sense of community was important. The pair also discuss the Your City podcast, which they produce. Each season of the podcast profiles a commu...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Jackson Kaspari, the City of Dover's Resiliency Manager, about the City of Dover's Resiliency Plan, including what it includes and how it's prepared. Kaspari also provides an update on the Community Power initiative. In This Week in Dover History, look back at Dover's transition from a town to city...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Dover's new Business Development Coordinator James Burdin. Burdin and Parker discuss the role of the new position as well as what's in the works at the Office of Business Development. In This Week in Dover History, we take you back to a Dover High sports team that was the first of its kind in the country.

In this episode of Dover Download, another "in our "A Day in the Life" series, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker discusses the role of the City's Finance Department with Finance Director Dan Lynch. The work of the Finance Department includes the preparation and assembly of the annual operating budget, as well as the day-to-day management of the city's fiscal health. In This Week in Dover Hist...

In this episode of Dover Download, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Dover Police Lt. Marn Speidel and City Engineer Ken Mavrogeorge about traffic safety and traffic calming, including the three E's of traffic safety: Engineering, Education, and Enforcement. They also discuss the role of Dover's Transportation Advisory Commission.    In This Week in Dover History, we reme...