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Planning board suggests economic development committee prepare a master plan
Summary
Board members discussed reviving the town’s economic development committee and suggested assigning it a time‑bound project — producing an economic development master plan — to give the committee a clear charge and measurable outcome.
Board members discussed the status of the town’s Economic Development Committee and whether it should be reactivated. The committee is currently “in hiatus,” board members said, and no chair has been identified.
Several members suggested the committee be given a clear, time‑limited charge: prepare an economic development master plan that would provide goals and a project list for future committees. “It'd be a great idea for that committee to prepare an economic development master plan,” one member said, and another noted a nearby town has such a document and that examples could be shared.
Board members agreed that a defined project with a beginning and end date would attract volunteers. Staff said they would put out the idea to the community and offer example chapters from other towns to guide organizers.
No formal vote was taken to reactivate the committee; board members asked staff to solicit interest and to report back with a proposed charge or timeline.
