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Norwood planners begin phase 2 of comprehensive plan update, seek public input
Summary
Consultant JM Goldson summarized Phase 1 findings for Norwood and opened Phase 2 engagement, highlighting population growth, aging, rising housing costs and climate risks and urging residents to use online tools and in-person "meeting in a box" events.
Laura Smead, principal planner at JM Goldson, told the Norwood Planning Board on Feb. 24 that the consultant team has completed Phase 1 of the townwide comprehensive plan update and is launching Phase 2, a community visioning stage that will run through June.
"This isn't our plan. This is your plan," Smead said as she described the process and the project timeline. She said Phase 1 produced an existing-conditions summary and that Phase 2 will collect community values and draft a 10‑year vision, guiding principles and goals that will lead into Phase 3 strategy work next fall.
The consultant presented six key trends the team says are shaping Norwood: population growth, an aging population, racial and ethnic diversification,…
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