Duxbury Community Report Card

KEY:			Add New	Add New
STRONG	FAIR	NEEDS IMPROVEMENT/ NOT ACCESSIBLE

Add New	DUXBURY		Add New
Add New	1. TRANSPORTATION		Add New
	a. Public Transit	GATRA East, 3A Area - 5 Stops
	b. Highway Access	Route 3 through Center of Town, Rt. 3A & 14 (Exit 22)
	c1. Rail - (Commuter)	NO Commuter Rail Service
	c2. Rail - (Freight)	NO
	2. INFRASTRUCTURE
	a. Sewer	NO
	b. Water (Municipal)	YES
	c. Gas	Eversource
	d. Fiber/ Broad	Verizon (98,5%), Fiber Xfinity (99.4%), Cable Earth Link (97.5%), Fiber
Add New	3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT		Add New
	a. EDC / IDC / RDA	Economic Advisory Committee
	b. Branding	NO
	c. ED Website	NO
	d. Business Assoc	Duxbury Chamber of Commerce
Add New	4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT		Add New
	a. ED Planner / Town Planner	Town Planner
	b. PDS Inventory	South Coast Rail - PDA (2010)
	c. Brownfield Inventory	NO
	d. Master Plan	Envision Duxbury, 2019
	e. ED Plan	NO
Add New	5. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES		Add New
	a. Business Incentives (TIF-STA)	NO
	b. Zoning Supporting ED	Limited
	c. Expedited Permitting	NO
N/A	ED SAT REPORT: N/A		N/A

RECOMMENDATIONS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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.

Master Plan

Consider updating the community’s Comprehensive Plan or Master Plan generally 5-7 yr life span. Those communities that do not have a plan should consider developing one. A Master Plan is a blueprint or vision on how a community wants to proceed with managing and planning for growth and development under zoning, land use, housing, environment, open space, economic development, transportation, and capital facilities etc.

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.