Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
MASTER PLAN PHASE ONE CLOSES OUT: On Monday evening (Jan. 28) at the Stoughton Senior Center, the Town of Stoughton’s Master Plan Committee hosted a public meeting to present and receive public comment on the draft vision, goals, and key issues of Phase One of the Town’s new Master Plan. Master Plan Committee Chair Joseph Scardino welcomed the crowd, which filled the large conference room on a cold and snowy night. He said, “Thanks for coming despite the weather. It’s nice to see everyone getting involved with the Master Plan Committee.” He then introduced Sue Brown of Brown Walker Planners. Brown said that the Youth Focus Group listed “people and sports” as the best of what Stoughton has to offer. On their importance list, they …
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
A Stoughton Master Plan public forum is scheduled at the Senior Center the evening of Jan. 28.
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Wednesday, January 16
The following is a press release from Stoughton Town Planner Noreen O’Toole: On Monday, January 28 at 6 p.m. at the Stoughton Senior Center, 110 Rockland Street, the Town will host a public meeting to present and receive public comment on the draft vision, goals, and key issues of Phase One of the Town’s new Master Plan. The Forum is the second of two major public meetings which is part of the planning process to create a town-wide Master Plan. The Plan will identify policies, regulations and initiatives needed to guide future changes in the community. The consultant team, led by Brown Walker Planners, in conjunction with the Master Plan Committee, has engaged the community residents and business owners in a series of stakeholders …
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Welcome to "About Town with Mark Snyder," a column that will keep you up to the minute with what's what, who's who and what's going on around town. If you see or hear something we could use here, let us know by sending an e-mail to pmpco@aol.com.
RESIDENTS TURN OUT FOR MASTER PLAN VISIONING: Over 100 residents came to contribute their thoughts on a vision for Stoughton's future Monday night when the Stoughton Master Plan Committee hosted a Public Forum at the Stoughton Senior Center. A light dinner was served and Joe Scardino, Chairman of the Master Plan Committee and the Planning Board, introduced Interim Town Manager Joseph D. Faster, Jr., and then Sue Brown hosted a review of the "Community Snapshot" (compiled by the Town's consultants, her company, Brown Walker Planners). The snapshot provided some very interesting information on our town. The crowd was divided into smaller groups for discussion. The small groups later reported back to the total audience, which had diminished …
Monday, October 15, 2012
Five Things You Need to Know Today: How You Can Play a Part in Defining Stoughton’s Future; Stoughton High Cross Country Fundraiser at Orange Leaf; Homework Center at the Library; and more...
"Five Things you Need to Know Today" is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. 1. How You Can Play a Part in “Defining Stoughton’s Future” The following is a press release from Stoughton Town Planner Noreen O’Toole: On Monday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. the Town of Stoughton will host a public meeting at the Stoughton Senior Center, 110 Rockland Street to provide information and gather community input for the Town’s new Master Plan. Following a light dinner, the consultant team will give a brief presentation and ask for your help in defining Stoughton’s future. This will be an important opportunity for residents, business owners and other stakeholders to learn more about the Master Plan and share any …
Friday, October 12, 2012
A Stoughton Master Plan public forum is scheduled at the Senior Center the evening of October 15.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
A Stoughton Master Plan public forum is scheduled at the Senior Center the evening of October 15.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
The following is a press release from Stoughton Town Planner Noreen O’Toole: On Monday, October 15 at 6 p.m. the Town of Stoughton will host a public meeting at the Stoughton Senior Center, 110 Rockland Street to provide information and gather community input for the Town’s new Master Plan. The Public Forum is part of the Town’s planning process to create a town-wide Master Plan. The Plan will help the town identify policies, regulations and initiatives needed to guide changes in the community. The Town has retained the services of a professional planning team led by Brown Walker Planners of Newburyport to complete Phase One of the Master Plan focusing on creating a “community vision” and identifying “key issues” the town is facing. …
