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Danvers planning board debates two paths to update master plan; members favor funded consultant or hybrid approach
Summary
Planning staff presented two options for producing a municipal master plan — an in‑house compilation of recent topical plans or a consultant‑led process funded by grants or a Town Meeting article — and the board discussed pursuing a hybrid approach.
Town of Danvers planning staff briefed the Planning Board on two approaches to preparing a municipal master plan and the pros and cons of each.
Staff outlined Option 1: assemble an in‑house master plan by combining recent and in‑progress topical plans (housing production plan, transportation needs assessment, open space/recreation updates, and the town strategic plan) into the state‑recognized master plan chapters. Staff said the state indicated this approach would be allowable. Planning staff cautioned that compiling the documents in‑house would be a substantial internal workload.
Option 2 would…
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