Orange hopeful for $24K grant to fund housing production plan
Downtown Orange. With the Selectboard’s approval, Orange Planning and Community Development Director Alec Wade intends to apply for a state grant to complete a housing production plan that will gauge the capacity for, and need for, housing growth in town. Staff File Photo/Paul Franz
Modified: 5/7/2021 3:15:50 PM
ORANGE The Selectboard voted unanimously on Wednesday to authorize the town’s planning and community development director to apply for a state grant to complete a housing production plan that will gauge the capacity for, and need for, housing growth in town.
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts honor the late Tim Brennan; seek nominees for Exemplar Award
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SPRINGFIELD Even though Tim Brennan would have wanted to step back from the spotlight, colleagues from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts have created an award honoring of the man they remember as the “face and voice for the region.”
And the organizations are seeking nominees from among the Pioneer Valley’s nonprofit organizations that mirror Brennan’s dedication to community while adapting to changing economic and cultural landscapes.
Nonprofits may be nominated or self-nominate through May 14 at tinyurl.com/brennanaward. The Planning Commission will announce the recipient of the inaugural Tim Brennan Exemplar Award at its annual meeting in June.
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts honor the late Tim Brennan; seek nominees for Exemplar Award MassLive.com 5/3/2021 Jim Kinney, masslive.com
SPRINGFIELD Even though Tim Brennan would have wanted to step back from the spotlight, colleagues from the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission and Economic Development Council of Western Massachusetts have created an award honoring of the man they remember as the “face and voice for the region.”
And the organizations are seeking nominees from among the Pioneer Valley’s nonprofit organizations that mirror Brennan’s dedication to community while adapting to changing economic and cultural landscapes.
Upcoming workshops will continue FRCOG efforts toward regional pollinator plan
A draft map showing regional pollinator corridors and pollinator habitat “stepping stone” areas. Contributed Image
A bee gathers nectar on the Bridge of Flowers in Shelburne Falls. STAFF FILE PHOTO/DIANE BRONCACCIO
Published: 5/3/2021 3:09:36 PM
An online pollinator workshop for Shelburne this week, and another workshop for the larger Franklin County area later this month, will continue ongoing work between the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) and area communities to develop pollinator-friendly planning practices.
With funding from an Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs planning grant, FRCOG is working with Greenfield, Heath, Shelburne, Conway, Bernardston, Montague, Wendell and Orange to map local pollinator habitat and resource areas; identify possible pollinator corridor linkages; recommend updates to land-use regulations to include requirements for native pla
South County Notebook: May 3, 2021
Published: 5/2/2021 4:00:12 PM
Whately to hold public meeting on Open Space and Recreation Plan
WHATELY Town officials and the Franklin Regional Council of Governments (FRCOG) will hold a public forum on Tuesday to review the Open Space and Recreation Plan.
Members of the public and regional stakeholders are welcome to attend the virtual meeting at 6 p.m., during which the draft Open Space and Recreation Plan will be presented for discussion.
An Open Space and Recreation Plan contains conservation and recreation goals for the town; includes an inventory of cultural, natural and recreational resources; identifies open space and recreation needs; and outlines a seven-year action plan with specific recommendations, according to a FRCOG press release.