Halifax Community Report Card
HALIFAX | ||
1. TRANSPORTATION | ||
a. Public Transit | NO | |
b. Highway Access | Rt. 24 West (Exit 28, 20 min), Rt. 3 East (Exit 18, 40 min), Rt. 44 South (30 min), Rt. 106 & 58 | |
c1. Rail - (Commuter) | NO Commuter Rail Service (Closest Stop: Abington Station) | |
c2. Rail - (Freight) | NO | |
2. INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
a. Sewer | NO | |
b. Water (Municipal) | YES | |
c. Gas | Eversource | |
d. Fiber/ Broad | Verizon (14.9%), 5G Xfinity (99%), Cable Earth Link (40.1%), 5G | |
3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT | ||
a. EDC / IDC / RDA | NO | |
b. Branding | NO | |
c. ED Website | NO | |
d. Business Assoc | NO | |
4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
a. ED Planner / Town Planner | NO | |
b. PDS Inventory | South Coast Rail - PDA (2010) | |
c. Brownfield Inventory | NO | |
d. Master Plan | Halifax MP, 2010 | |
e. ED Plan | NO | |
5. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES | ||
a. Business Incentives (TIF-STA) | ETA | |
b. Zoning Supporting ED | Limited | |
c. Expedited Permitting | NO | |
ED SAT REPORT: View Report | ||
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.
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.
Economic Development Commission
Consider establishing an Economic Development Commission (EDC) or similar entity to work with Town Planner on support for town -wide economic development. EDC should have mission statement, goals & objectives, and projects in collaboration with town.
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 |
