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Economic Development And Planning Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Economic Development And Planning Report, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report identifies the planning and economic development needs of the tristate region between the Blackstone River Valley and Quinebaug-Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridors in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
Erving Usher Plant Revitalization, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Erving Usher Plant Revitalization, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The purpose of this report was to make a plan to revitalize the Usher Plant in Erving, Massachusetts. The potential uses for the space are secondary to the question of structural integrity and extent of environmental contamination. The report raises these issues and gives some recommendations on how to proceed towards a resolution.
Town Of Boxford, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Boxford, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report explores the town of Boxford, Massachusetts. Boxford is a unique rural community in the Merrimack Valley and the Boston metropolitan area. It has no traffic lights, sidewalks or signs, and very few streetlights, or commercial or industrial activity. Because of its 50-year old 2-acre zoning and close proximity to Boston, which contribute to its high housing costs, this community is out of reach for most Massachusetts residents.
Town Of Lawrence, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Lawrence, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report takes a look at the town of Lawrence, Massachusetts. Lawrence, originally a rural farming town, was transformed into a major industrial center when Boston Entrepreneurs developed huge textile mills on the Merrimack River to use the power of its water falls. The mill owners built canals, a dam and reservoir, boarding houses and a machine shop for locomotives, creating one of the first industrial complexes in the country.
Town Of Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Andover is a suburban community of 32 square miles with a population of 29,000. The town is located just 20 miles south of Boston at the intersection of I-93 and I-495. With easy access to the city and Logan Airport, Andover is home to many of the largest high-technology firms such as Hewlett-Packard, Raytheon, Digital, Gillette, and Genetics Institute.
Town Of Georgetown, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Georgetown, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report focuses on the town of Georgetown, Massachusetts. While it was still widely forested, with many acres of open and recreation land, the town also had a walkable village core as well as industrial and commercial development. The town was renowned for its thriving antique industry and also boasted an organ manufacturing company, a supermarket and an expanding public golf and country club.
Town Of Merrimac, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Merrimac, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Starting out as a farming and maritime community in the 1600’s, Merrimac, Massachusetts became an active manufacturing community through the 19th century with thirty-one different carriage factories, and today has developed into principally a residential community.
Town Of Methuen, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Methuen, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Methuen, Massachusetts played a significant role in this country’s industrial revolution, which began in the Merrimack Valley. In the mid-to late 19th century, mills along the Spicket River and Spicket Falls produced hats, shoes, and textiles.
Town Of Salisbury, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Salisbury, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Salisbury, Massachusetts has the history and the skeleton of a typical New England village, but has lost much of the identifiable character to post 1950 regulated development. (Town of Salisbury Local Partnership Committee Economic Development Plan, 1996) Today Salisbury has two identifiable centers. The historic town center, known as Salisbury Square, and the Salisbury Beach…
Town Of Groveland, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Groveland, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report takes a look at Groveland, Massachusetts. Groveland is a small residential community that retains all of the characteristics of a friendly rural town in the setting of a convenient suburb. The town was incorporated in 1850, and changed gradually from an agricultural community to one that is almost wholly residential.
Town Of Newburyport, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of Newburyport, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
Newburyport is a diverse and thriving city that harmonizes commercial, residential and industrial needs. Nestled on the shores where the Merrimack River meets the Atlantic Ocean Newburyport is among the smallest cities in the state.
Moving Toward The Millennium With Open Space In Huntington, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Moving Toward The Millennium With Open Space In Huntington, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report includes presentation and examination of community, environmental and conservation/recreation issues. The information is then analyzed according to the needs of the town and incorporated into recommendations for future action.
Laying The Groundwork: Preparing For A Master Plan In Deerfield, Ma, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Laying The Groundwork: Preparing For A Master Plan In Deerfield, Ma, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
In April of 1998 a Master Plan Committee was established to start work toward the first Master Plan for Deerfield, Massachusetts. A major catalyst for this decision was chronic septic failure throughout much of Deerfield. This failure raised the question of whether or not Deerfield should expand its public sewer. Expanding the system would solve the immediate problem of septic failure, but could potentially encourage unwanted development and create a new cycle of problems.
Town Of North Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Town Of North Andover, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
North Andover, Massachusetts lies along the banks of the Merrimack River and is surrounded by the Towns of Methuen, Haverhill, Boxford, Andover, Middleton, North Reading, and the City of Lawrence. The settlement of the town began in 1640 and was incorporated as Andover in 1646. North Andover is governed by an open Town Meeting form of government, a five-member Board of Selectmen and a Town Manager pursuant to a Home Rule Charter that went into effect in 1986.
Economic Development Plan For The Town Of Acton, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Economic Development Plan For The Town Of Acton, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this report was to conduct a thorough analysis of the business climate within the town of Acton, Massachusetts and to produce a set of recommendations to be taken by the town to retain, promote, and expand business activity.
Chicopee River Watershed Study Chicopee, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Chicopee River Watershed Study Chicopee, Massachusetts, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this studio is to provide our client with an assessment of conditions and attitudes within the Chicopee Watershed, which is located in Chicopee, Massachusetts. This information can then be used by the client in its effort to increase participation in watershed protection. To achieve this goal, the studio has set out four objectives. The first is to give an overview of land uses, social and economic trends in the watershed. The second is to review existing town regulations and compare them with model bylaws and regulations. The third is to gather opinions from the various people in …
Georgetown Planning Analysis And Alternatives Georgetown Master Plan Commitee, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Georgetown Planning Analysis And Alternatives Georgetown Master Plan Commitee, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
This report is a study that prepares and presents background reports and preliminary growth management scenarios for the town of Georgetown, Massachusetts for the Georgetown Master Plan Committee. Georgetown’s character is described in terms of historical, cultural, and natural resources.
Overall Economic Development Program Montachusett Region, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Overall Economic Development Program Montachusett Region, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this report was to establish a system for one stop shopping where a project could go to one office and obtain all the permits necessary for the project to proceed; utilizing a bottom up approach so that the needs of local government are identified rather than determined by the state or federal government.
Master Plan For The Town Of Whaley, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Master Plan For The Town Of Whaley, Umass Amherst Center Economic Development
Center for Economic Development Technical Reports
The goal of this report was to provide guidance to the Planning Board and Board of Selectmen, among other government entities, of Whatley, Massachusetts, in developing local regulations and ordinances.