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Regional BDC asks Grafton for $1,915 annual support and describes workforce programs
Summary
A BDC director asked the select board to continue the region's $3-per-person annual contribution (about $1,915 for Grafton), outlined regional workforce and infrastructure programs and handed out executive summaries and printed surveys for local officials to complete.
A representative of the regional development BDC told the select board the organization asks towns for $3 per resident annually to support regional programs and offered the town printed copies of a community survey. The presenter identified themselves as the director of regional strategies and said those funds leverage additional federal and regional funds to support workforce development and infrastructure programs.
The presenter described a 'pathways' workforce program (P3) and an upcoming "reality" simulation for high-school students to learn budgeting and career options. Board members asked whether BDC uses grant writers or READY funding resources; the presenter said some programs have grant-writing support and offered to follow up with printed survey copies and additional executive summaries left for the board members.
