Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
Westerly - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning
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The <strong>Westerly</strong> Comprehensive PlanObjective 5.Provide quality public school education and expand opportunities for all residentsseeking higher education and technical skills for job advancement and greater earningpotential.GOAL 4: ACTIONSAction 4.1Action 4.2Action 4.3Action 4.4Action 4.5Adopt an economic development strategy focused on job creation and preservationthat provides for specific responsibility within town government for implementation.Provide for annual review <strong>of</strong> effectiveness as measured by types and numbers <strong>of</strong> jobsin <strong>Westerly</strong>.Modify zoning and land use regulations to support adaptive reuse <strong>of</strong> vacant andunderused industrial and commercial buildings and associated areas (for example,mill villages).Obtain financial support from multiple sources for revitalization <strong>of</strong> downtown andits surrounding areas (zones DC1 and DC2). Modify land use regulations tocomplement this effort.Recruit the Community College <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rhode</strong> <strong>Island</strong> and/or other educationalinstitutions to provide local businesses and residents with educational and vocationalopportunities.Promote the use <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Westerly</strong> Downtown Arts District tax benefits and encouragecultural and performing arts as bases for economic development.GOAL 5Encourage a broad range <strong>of</strong> housing options that meet the needs <strong>of</strong> all income and age levels and allow citizens tolive in, work, retire and contribute to the community.Objective 1.Objective 2.Objective 3.Objective 4.Eliminate substandard and unsafe housing in the community.Encourage a broad range <strong>of</strong> housing options adequate to meet the needs <strong>of</strong>underserved middle and lower-income and special needs households and individuals.Continue support <strong>of</strong> those organizations that address the short-term needs <strong>of</strong> thehomeless.Promote utilization <strong>of</strong> alternative residential development mechanisms such asconservation development & cluster development which preserve open space andprotect important landscape features while creating buffers that enhanceneighborhoods.<strong>Westerly</strong>, <strong>Rhode</strong> <strong>Island</strong> 69
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