Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Select Board Approves Community Reinvestment Agreement for Downtown Designation Application
Summary
The Select Board approved a community reinvestment agreement and agreed to sign a state application to pursue official downtown designation; manager will clarify signatories and seek downtown-board participation before submission.
The Northfield Select Board voted to approve a community reinvestment agreement that is part of the checklist for applying to the state for official downtown designation.
Manager explained the agreement is a template requesting the Select Boards commitment to ongoing downtown redevelopment and recommends the downtown board and businesses sign the document as well. "This is basically a template from an outside agency," the manager said; he also said he would confirm the downtown organizations willingness to sign.
Board members asked who would sign on behalf of the town (manager or the select-board chair) and which community groups or businesses should be included. The manager said he would check with the downtown organization and have Tom and staff confirm signatories and participant lists. The manager also said the state confirmed that missing zoning amendments would not block submission and that municipalities operating under village designation would receive the same incentives for five years.
The board moved, seconded, and approved the community reinvestment agreement as presented, and the manager will finalize signatories before submission.
