In this episode of the Dover Download podcast, Deputy City Manager Christopher Parker chats with Brian Early from the Media Services Department and Erin Basseigio from the Planning Department about the activities of Dover's boards, commissions, and committees in March.

Brian Early highlights the City Council's approval of the Fifth and Grove reconstruction project, updates to tax exemptions, and the purchase of a solar array for the Indoor Pool and Children's Museum of New Hampshire. Erin Basseigio talks about the Planning Board's ongoing work on impact fees, the Open Space and Conservation chapter of the Master Plan, and initiatives by the Community Trail Advisory Committee, Arts Commission, and Conservation Commission, including tree-planting efforts.

Parker also offers updates from the Parking Commission and the Cochecho Waterfront Development Advisory Committee. Additionally, they touch upon the City Council's budget review process, the School Board's new English language arts curriculum, the Joint Building Committee for the Dover High School Athletic Complex, and the search for a new Recreation Director.

In This Week in Dover History, we learn about the Flying Yankee, a pioneering streamlined passenger train that debuted in Dover in 1935, representing the latest innovation in rail transportation technology at the time.