MVPC Merrimack Valley review of upcoming announcements and activities Merrimack Valley Region.
MVPC Regional Review – November
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MVPC’s Rowley MVP Storymap Receives Recognition
The storymap developed to facilitate virtual public engagement during Rowley’s MVP planning process with MVPC receives recognition as best practices.
Clean Transportation for Rural Areas Virtual Webinar
The Transportation and Climate Initiative is a multi-state compact to reduce carbon emissions and invest in better, cleaner, more equitable transportation. What does this mean for rural communities and transportation in Massachusetts? What are the benefits, and who decides how the program is run?
Citizen Planner Training Collaborative Fall E-Workshops
CPTC Offers Fall E- Workshops. Regional planning commissions around the state are sponsoring 23 workshops from mid-October through early December. The collaborative holds workshops for planners and for members of planning and zoning boards and welcomes participants with varying amounts of experience.
MVPC Launches Merrimack Valley Data Portal
MVPC unveils the Merrimack Valley Data Portal, a centralized resource for demographic and regional data to inform development initiatives in the region.
MVPC Review – October
MVPC Merrimack Valley announcements and activities update.
Merrimack Valley Communities Receive MVP Resiliency Funding
The Baker-Polito administration announced more MVP Planning & Action Grant funding to Massachusetts cities and towns. In the Merrimack Valley, Haverhill, Lawrence, Newburyport and Salisbury received funding to implement priority action projects identified by resiliency planning.
The Merrimack – River at Risk Virtual Movie Night
On August 26th, the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission (MVPC) and Northern Middlesex Council of Governments (NMCOG), co-hosted a screening of “The Merrimack- River at Risk” a new documentary film by renowned filmmaker Jerry Monkman, and produced by the Society for the Protection of NH Forests. For those who missed this showing, the Merrimack River Watershed Council will be hosting a screening on September 24th at 7 p.m.
MVPC’s September in Review
Check out MVPC’s latest announcements and activities.
Merrmack Valley Receives Green Communities Grants
The Baker-Polito administration recently awarded $13 million in Green Communities Grants to Massachusetts cities and towns. In the Merrimack Valley, Andover, Boxford, Merrimac, Newburyport, North Andover and West Newbury received awards to fund clean energy projects.