East Bridgewater Community Report Card

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

Add New	EAST BRIDGEWATER		Add New
Add New	1. TRANSPORTATION		Add New
	a. Public Transit	NO
	b. Highway Access	Rt. 24 to West (Exit 28), Rt. 18 & 106
	c1. Rail - (Commuter)	NO Commuter Rail Service (Closest Stop: Campello Station)
	c2. Rail - (Freight)	CSX Operating Agreement, Old Colony RR
	2. INFRASTRUCTURE
	a. Sewer	Limited, Rt. 18
	b. Water (Municipal)	YES
	c. Gas	Eversource
	d. Fiber/ Broad	Verizon (9.1%), Fiber Xfinity (99.1%), Cable Earth Link (6.8%), Fiber
Add New	3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT		Add New
	a. EDC / IDC / RDA	NO
	b. Branding	NO
	c. ED Website	In Process
	d. Business Assoc	YES
Add New	4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT		Add New
	a. ED Planner / Town Planner	NO
	b. PDS Inventory	South Coast Rail - PDA (2010) - Update in Progress
	c. Brownfield Inventory	YES
	d. Master Plan	In Progress
	e. ED Plan	NO
Add New	5. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES		Add New
	a. Business Incentives (TIF-STA)	ETA
	b. Zoning Supporting ED	Limited
	c. Expedited Permitting	NO
N/A	ED SAT REPORT: N/A		N/A

RECOMMENDATIONS CRITICAL TO PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Town Planner/ Economic Development Planner

Consider the hire of a Town Planner with community & economic development experience to initiate the development and implementation of a local economic development program.

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 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.