The Merrimack Valley Planning Commission welcomes our newest staff member and newest addition to the Environmental program: Macklen Wier. Macklen joins the Environmental program as an Environmental Planner. Macklen will support a variety of departmental projects...
Combined Sewer Overflows: Do's and Don’ts Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) events occur when there is heavy rainfall that causes a combined sewer system to get overwhelmed, causing household sewage to be discharged into a nearby body of water. We experienced the worst...
CSO's in the Merrimack River We experienced the worst year on record for Combined Sewage Overflow (CSO) events in the Merrimack River in 2023, with over 2 billion gallons of sewage being discharged into the river, toppling the previous record of ~ 800 million gallons....
Spring has sprung in the Merrimack Valley! As Earth Day approaches, local communities are gearing up for a celebration of our planet through a variety of efforts, and MVPC has rounded them up below for easy planning! Events...
The Massachusetts Housing Partnership (MHP) recently hosted an informational panel on Tools and Strategies for Explaining MBTA Communities Zoning. There were several planning experts across the state featured on the panel, including MVPC’s Community & Economic...
Introduction As part of the Active Transportation Plan, MVPC staff solicited input from people living near shared used paths across the region. The abutters survey was intended to gather information about the experience (good or bad) of living near a path and how...
What’s the TIP? Each year, MVMPO staff develop the region’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a five-year plan for capital improvements that are candidates for federal aid. In other words, the TIP only programs projects that will potentially make...
Introduction As part of MV Moves (Active Transportation Plan), MVPC’s Transportation Program conducted data collection, intercept surveys, and abutters surveys on the various shared use paths in the region. The knowledge gained from the data collection and public...
MVPC is excited to announce the kickoff of a new planning initiative lead by the Community and Economic Development department. Last year the department applied for and received a federal grant from the Economic Development Administration to conduct a study of...
MVPC welcomes latest team members and adds critical skillsets to the team which bolster capacity and expertise.