Peer Funded Grant Activities

Community / Grant Funded Activity
Athol / Survey slum and blight conditions in the downtown in preparation for a CDBG funding application
Abington / Strategies to address local planning & economic development needs
Bolton / Analyze the fiscal impacts of residential and non-residential development to prepare the Town's Community Development Plan
Carlisle / Develop an RFP for an affordable senior housing project
Carver / Create an Affordable Housing Plan
Economic development planning
Deerfield / Establish guidelines and site plan approvals for ZBA
Duxbury / Develop GIS mapping system
GIS assistance to create new zoning tools
East Bridgewater / Economic development planning
Easthampton / Develop Inclusionary Zoning Bylaw
Franklin / Develop guidelines for affordable housing
Gill / Develop administrative capacity for infrastructure improvement
Amendments to zoning bylaws
Hopkinton / Develop strategy for the long term viability of GIS program
Lenox / Develop Housing Production Plan
Marlborough / Train staff for the implementation of Affordable Housing Lottery
Marshfield / Develop affordable housing guidelines
Millis / GIS needs assessment
Newbury / Develop housing policy and program
Economic development planning
Oak Bluffs / Downtown revitalization
Palmer / Assess impact of potential development of 150 acre parcel
Paxton / Develop 20 units of affordable senior housing on town-owned land
Prepare Village Overlay District bylaw
Reading / Economic development planning
Develop Wayfinding plan
Saugus / Develop Inclusionary zoning bylaws
Train staff in the IntelliGrants System computer program used for CDBG grants
Shutesbury / Feasibility study of wastewater treatment plant
Spencer / Rewrite Zoning Bylaws
Develop affordable housing project
Sunderland / Develop bylaws and guidelines for affordable housing
Tewksbury / Recommendations for updating and maintaining GIS System
Develop GIS mapping of the Town's storm water drainage system
Develop GIS mapping of water service, and incorporate latest practices for long-term maintenance of the GIS system
Washington / Determine potential uses of the town-owned former Mapleview Nursing Home
Ware / Downtown revitalization
Westminster / Develop long-term Capital Improvement Program
Develop regulations for large septic systems
Westport / Create economic development strategy for the Route 6 corridor

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