West Bridgewater Community Report Card
WEST BRIDGEWATER | ||
1. TRANSPORTATION | ||
a. Public Transit | NO | |
b. Highway Access | Rt. 24 (Exit 28) West Side of Town running North to South, Rt. 128 & 106 | |
c1. Rail - (Commuter) | NO Commuter Rail Service (Closest Stop: Bridgewater Station) | |
c2. Rail - (Freight) | CSX Operating Agreement, Old Colony RR | |
2. INFRASTRUCTURE | ||
a. Sewer | NO | |
b. Water (Municipal) | YES | |
c. Gas | Eversource | |
d. Fiber/ Broad | Verizon (14%), Fiber Xfinity (99.5%), Cable Earth Link (5.4%), Fiber | |
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 | W. Bridgewater MP, 2001 | |
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
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.
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 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.
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 |
