Pembroke Community Report Card
PEMBROKE | ||
1. TRANSPORTATION | ||
a. Public Transit | GATRA East, Rt. 139, 1 Stop at Marshfield Town Line | |
b. Highway Access | Rt. 3 (Exit 27) on very East Side of Town, Rt. 139, 53, 14, 27, 36 | |
c1. Rail - (Commuter) | NO Commuter Rail Service (Closest Stop: Kingston Station) | |
c2. Rail - (Freight) | NO | |
2. INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
a. Sewer | NO | |
b. Water (Municipal) | YES | |
c. Gas | Eversource | |
d. Fiber/ Broad | Verizon (36.1%), Fiber Xfinity (99.6%), Cable Earth Link (36.1%), Fiber | |
3. MARKETING/ENGAGEMENT | ||
a. EDC / IDC / RDA | NO | |
b. Branding | NO | |
c. ED Website | YES | |
d. Business Assoc | Pembroke Chamber of Commerce | |
4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | ||
a. ED Planner / Town Planner | NO | |
b. PDS Inventory | South Coast Rail - PDA (2010) | |
c. Brownfield Inventory | Limited | |
d. Master Plan | YES | |
e. ED Plan | NO | |
5. DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES | ||
a. Business Incentives (TIF-STA) | NO | |
b. Zoning Supporting ED | Limited | |
c. Expedited Permitting | NO | |
ED SAT REPORT: 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.
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.
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 |
