Hanson Community Report Card

Add New	HANSON		Add New
Add New	1. TRANSPORTATION		Add New
	a. Public Transit	NO
	b. Highway Access	Rt. 24 to West (Exit 31, 30 min) & Rt. 3 to East (Exit 27, 30 min), Rt. 27, 58, 14
	c1. Rail - (Commuter)	1 Mile from CBD (Hanson Station)
	c2. Rail - (Freight)	NO
	2. INFRASTRUCTURE
	a. Sewer	NO
	b. Water (Municipal)	YES
	c. Gas	Multiple
	d. Fiber/ Broad	Verizon (15.9%), Fiber Xfinity (99.6%), Cable Earth Link (9.7%), Fiber
Add New	3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT		Add New
	a. EDC / IDC / RDA	7
	b. Branding	NO
	c. ED Website	NO
	d. Business Assoc	YES
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	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

Economic Development Website

Consider establishing an Economic Development page on towns official web site. 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.