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Norwood seeks board input on 10-year comprehensive plan; emergency-notification, language access rise as priorities
Summary
Sarah Dixon presented the Town of Norwood—s comprehensive-plan roadshow to the Board of Health, asking members to rank strategy ideas for the next decade; members highlighted emergency-notification, language access and low-cost park improvements such as benches.
Sarah Dixon, the Town of Norwood—s director of community development, told the Board of Health on Dec. 8 that the town is finishing a year-and-a-half effort to update its 10-year comprehensive plan and is touring boards to solicit targeted feedback.
"It's been about 30 years since Norwood has engaged in a planning exercise like this," Dixon said, describing a steering committee of 10 people selected to help draft strategy ideas and to bring the plan to the planning board for adoption. She said the roadshow uses a simple 1/2/3 ranking system for board feedback: 3 for "I love this idea," 2 for mixed support, and 1 for "strike this idea." Dixon said the process emphasizes public…
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