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FinCom reviews Norwood 2035 comprehensive plan draft and narrows strategies on housing, stormwater and economic development
Summary
The Finance Commission reviewed the draft comprehensive plan (Norwood 2035), discussed priority themes — housing, transportation, town centers, green infrastructure — and evaluated specific strategies including a municipal housing trust, continued TIFs, stormwater funding options and a town-wide master plan.
The Finance Commission heard a presentation Dec. 11 on the town's comprehensive planning process, called Norwood 2035, and provided feedback on a narrowed list of strategies the steering committee recommends. The presentation summarized prior roadshows, public input and a process that reduced an initial long list of strategies to a smaller set of priorities.
Presentation highlights included housing, transportation, downtown and Route 1 revitalization, cultural and natural resource protection, and green infrastructure. Commissioners discussed and scored individual strategies:
- Housing…
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