Avon Community Report Card
KEY: | ||
STRONG | FAIR | NEEDS IMPROVEMENT/ NOT ACCESSIBLE |
AVON | ||
1. TRANSPORTATION | ||
a. Public Transit | BAT - Rt. 28, 12 Stops | |
b. Highway Access | Rt. 24 on West Side of Town, Rt. 28 (Exit 35A) | |
c1. Rail - (Commuter) | NO Commuter Rail Service (Closest Stop: Montello Station) | |
c2. Rail - (Freight) | CSX Operating Agreement, Old Colony RR | |
2. INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
a. Sewer | NO | |
b. Water (Municipal) | YES | |
c. Gas | Eversource | |
d. Fiber/ Broad | Verizon (82.7%), Fiber Xfinity (99.8%), Cable Earth Link (82.7%), Fiber | |
3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT | ||
a. EDC / IDC / RDA | Industrial Development Commission + Redevelopment Authority | |
b. Branding | NO | |
c. ED Website | NO | |
d. Business Assoc | Avon Industrial Park Association | |
4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
a. ED Planner / Town Planner | Town Planner | |
b. PDS Inventory | South Coast Rail - PDA (2010) | |
c. Brownfield Inventory | NO | |
d. Master Plan | Avon 2040 MP, In Progress | |
e. ED Plan | NO | |
5. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES | ||
a. Business Incentives (TIF-STA) | NO | |
b. Zoning Supporting ED | Limited | |
c. Expedited Permitting | YES | |
ED SAT REPORT: N/A | ||
RECOMMENDATIONS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Economic Development Website
Consider establishing an Economic Development page on towns official website. Content on page to be populated with Town’s vision for economic development, contact information, services & resources, demographic information & economic development indicators, various studies, reports, project and meetings. Initiate page and build content overtime.
Update Priority Development Sites (PDS)
identify under SCR – Review and update local priority economic development sites identified under SCR process in 2010. Review master plan and economic development plan or strategy for consistency with priorities, goals, and objectives.
Economic Development Plan
Consider updating or developing an Economic Development Plan or Strategy. Generally, the economic development plan stems from the economic development section of a master plan which is a broader view of what a community vision may be for economic development. The Economic Development is more specific and targeted with goals and objectives consistent with the MP but drills down on SWOT and includes workforce, employment, unemployment, industry sector, wages, strategies, projects, funding resources, recommendations, next steps, and action items.
TRANSPORTATION | INFRASTRUCTURE | MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES | REPORT | ||||||||||||||||
MUNICIPALITIES | Public Transit | Highway Access | Rail (Commuter) | Rail (Freight) | Municipal Sewer | Municipal Water | Gas | Fiber | EDC/IDC or RDA | Branding | ED Website | Business Assoc | ED/Town Planner | PDS Inventory | Brownfield Inventory | Master Plan | ED Plan | Business Incentives (TIF-STA) | Zoning Supporting ED | Expedited Permitting 43D | ED SAT |
