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Director urges dual use of MRPC and CMRPC for Gardner planning and grant support
Summary
Staff recommended Gardner keep the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) as its lead planner while leveraging the Central Massachusetts RPC (CMRPC) for economic development and grant assistance, noting MRPC’s local transportation and hazard mitigation role and CMRPC’s capacity for urban revitalization and grant collaboration.
Director Stevens presented a comparison of the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) and the Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) and recommended the city maintain MRPC as Gardner’s lead planning partner while also engaging CMRPC for specialized economic and downtown revitalization work.
Stevens told the committee MRPC serves 22…
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