Medway & Millis October 2021
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<strong>October</strong> <strong>2021</strong> Find Us On Facebook | <strong>Medway</strong> & <strong>Millis</strong> Town News Page 17<br />
<strong>Medway</strong> Master Plan Community<br />
Forum Open House on Oct 3<br />
We want to hear from you<br />
The Town of <strong>Medway</strong> is in<br />
Phase II of The <strong>Medway</strong> Master<br />
Plan, a 10-year vision and road<br />
map for <strong>Medway</strong>’s future. The<br />
Plan will be the foundational<br />
policy document for the Town,<br />
guiding local decisions about future<br />
growth, preservation, and<br />
change.<br />
Join the <strong>Medway</strong> Master<br />
Plan Committee for its second<br />
community-wide forum to learn<br />
more about the project and share<br />
your perspective. This is an inperson,<br />
Open House Event and<br />
is free and open to the public. It<br />
will take place on Sunday, Oct. 3,<br />
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at <strong>Medway</strong><br />
High School, 88 Summer<br />
Street.<br />
During the Open House, you<br />
will be given the opportunity to<br />
provide your input and make<br />
your voice heard in developing<br />
<strong>Medway</strong>’s master plan for the<br />
next ten years. You will have<br />
the opportunity to participate in<br />
some hands-on activities to learn<br />
about the results of the summer’s<br />
community engagement<br />
program and give your feedback<br />
helping the project team shape<br />
the next phase of the plan.<br />
All are invited to attend multiple<br />
presentations form the Towns<br />
project consultant, JM Goldson<br />
to learn the results of this summer’s<br />
community survey and<br />
other engagement efforts.<br />
Multiple children’s activities<br />
will be available during the<br />
presentations so all can attend.<br />
During the presentations your<br />
child(ren) will enjoy special storytime<br />
readings, coloring and<br />
henna tattoos! Refreshments will<br />
be available for all.<br />
Before you come to the Open<br />
House, think about:<br />
• What makes <strong>Medway</strong> special?<br />
• What makes community<br />
members proud to be part of<br />
this community?<br />
• What are the community’s<br />
greatest opportunities?<br />
• What are the greatest challenges?<br />
More information on a<br />
Master Plan<br />
One of the statutory responsibilities<br />
of a Massachusetts<br />
municipal planning board is to<br />
establish the community’s master<br />
plan. In 1999 and again in<br />
2009, the Planning and Economic<br />
Development Board adopted<br />
a master plan; those plans<br />
were subsequently affirmed by<br />
Town Meeting. The plans have<br />
been used over the past 20 years<br />
to guide the Town’s planning<br />
and zoning initiatives.<br />
Updating a local master plan<br />
is an essential way to understand<br />
forces that are shaping the built<br />
and natural environment, to envision<br />
a desired future for a community,<br />
and to identify priorities<br />
and develop specific strategies<br />
for implementation.<br />
The project begins with an<br />
examination of existing conditions<br />
to identify issues and opportunities<br />
for seven primary<br />
elements: 1) land use; 2) open<br />
space and recreation;<br />
3) natural<br />
resources; 4)<br />
housing; 5) economic<br />
development;<br />
6) cultural<br />
and historical<br />
resources; 7) municipal<br />
services<br />
and facilities;<br />
and 8) transportation.<br />
The Town<br />
will also consider community<br />
environmental and fiscal sustainability<br />
and resilience in the<br />
master plan. The Master Plan<br />
will integrate and build upon<br />
the Town’s recent planning work<br />
to establish a meaningful vision<br />
and develop strategies that are<br />
realistic and fiscally responsible.<br />
The process of developing<br />
a master plan allows the community<br />
to understand the forces<br />
shaping the town’s built environment,<br />
identify desired futures for<br />
the community, and select effective<br />
strategies to achieve the<br />
community’s vision and goals.<br />
To this end, the Planning and<br />
Economic Development Board<br />
has established a Master Plan<br />
Committee (MPC). It includes<br />
representatives of various Town<br />
boards and committees, local<br />
organizations, and citizens at<br />
large. Committee members<br />
have been appointed for a twoyear<br />
term. To learn more about<br />
this project, visit https://tinyurl.<br />
com/yxkdrktm. For more information<br />
about the Town’s MPC:<br />
https://www.townofmedway.<br />
org/master-plan-committee.<br />
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