The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission is excited to share that we will be facilitating the 2025 Merrimack River Water Quality Roundtable on Tuesday, April 29th from 9:00 am-11:30 am again this year! Since 2021, the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission has...
On February 26, 2025, MVPC Executive Director Jerrard Whitten and Deputy Director / Finance Director Jenifer Dunlap joined regional planning agencies and legislators from across the Commonwealth at the State House for DLTA Day. This important event highlighted the...
MVPC TO RELEASE RFP FOR LOWER MERRIMACK RIVER WATER QUALITY PROJECTS Lower Merrimack River Region to address water quality concerns with Earmark Funding administered by the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission. HAVERHILL, MA – The Merrimack Valley Planning...
At the beginning of February, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities finalized regulations for Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Units. The final regulations provide clarity for communities on what types of ADUs must be allowed, and what kinds of...
THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (FEMA) ISSUES FINAL APPROVAL FOR UPDATED MERRIMACK VALLEY REGION MULTI-HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Ten Merrimack valley communities received final approval of their updated multi-hazard mitigation plan in February 2025. With an...
The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) is excited to share that we have been awarded a Community Compact Efficiency and Regionalization Grant for $198,500 to develop a regional approach for a Merrimack River Cleanup Project involving the communities of...
Lower Tower Hill Public Space Plan Merrimack Valley Planning Commission’s (MVPC) Transportation Program is piloting a public space plan in the Lower Tower Hill neighborhood in Lawrence. Lower Tower Hill is located at the intersection of two active transportation...
Originally created in 2006, MIMAP still stands as one of our most widely used applications. Since then, it has gone through a complete revision in 2015. Now a decade on, it is once again starting to show its age – some functions are no longer working as the technology...
At its January meeting, the Merrimack Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization (MVMPO) endorsed an updated Congestion Management Process (CMP) for the Merrimack Valley region. The CMP, a federally required transportation planning document, was prepared by MVMPC’s...
MVPC hosted a housing summit to officially launch the Housing Production Plans (HPPs) of all fifteen cities and towns in the region. Elected officials, municipal staff, housing advocates, and community organizations gathered at North Essex Community College to discuss...