Open for Public Comment
The planning and outreach strategy used to develop plans and policies has three tiers:
Invitees to Listening Sessions include a diverse set of community stakeholders from municipal departments, local businesses, non-government entities, and local interest groups and those groups from abutting communities are also invited to participate.
WHY YOU SHOULD PARTICIPATE
The Public Outreach Strategy was designed to involve the public in the planning process. The purpose of public outreach and stakeholder involvement is to:
- Generate public interest in planning.
- Accommodate special populations identified in the Town.
- Solicit public input.
- Engage local stakeholders.
- Create opportunities for the public and local stakeholders to be actively involved in the planning process.
- Current Opportunities
- Success Stories
CURRENT PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Draft FFY 2026 Old Colony MPO Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP):
The FFY 2026 Old Colony Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) describes and provides budgetary information for the transportation planning tasks and activities, which are to be conducted in the region during the federal fiscal year. The UPWP is prepared and endorsed annually by the Old Colony MPO, prior to the start of the planning program. The Old Colony Planning Council has the responsibility of preparing the UPWP and implementing the tasks contained here within.
The FFY 2026 Old Colony UPWP describes the planning to be undertaken by the Old Colony MPO.
Available for public comment through June 13, 2025.
To submit comments or ask questions, please contact:
Charles Kilmer at ckilmer@ocpcrpa.org
2026-2029 OCPC AAA Area Plan Draft:
With this 2026-2029 Area Plan on Aging, we seek to outline our role and function in the
Massachusetts elder service network and provide a framework for achieving the goals of the mission and vision statement. This Plan presents a detailed explanation of our most recent elder needs assessment process, the goals, and partnerships for addressing the focus areas of the ACL, the OCPC-AAA Area Plan goals, and objectives for the next four years, and a summary of the quality management measures used to monitor program and agency performance.
Available for public comment through June 30, 2025.
To submit comments or ask questions, please contact:
David Klein at dklein@ocpcrpa.org
Draft Sections 1-4 of Abington Open Space & Recreation Plan:
Open Space and Recreation Plans are a Commonwealth of Massachusetts planning initiative. The purpose of an Open Space and Recreation Plan is to inventory, assess, and plan for future open space and recreation resources for individual municipalities. The plan identifies natural and recreational resources within a community and takes inventory of all parcels, features, and resources.
Available for public comment through June 26, 2025.
