MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION

Serving the Montachusett Region Since 1968

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Montachusett Regional
Planning Commission

1427R Water Street

Fitchburg, MA 01420

 

Tel. 978-345-7376

Fax. 978-348-2490

email: mrpc@mrpc.org

 

Executive Director

Glenn Eaton

 

Ashburnham

Athol

Clinton

Gardner

Harvard

Lancaster

Lunenburg

Phillipston

Shirley

Templeton

Westminster

Devens

Ashby

Ayer

Fitchburg

Groton

Hubbardston

Leominster

Petersham

Royalston

Sterling

Townsend

Winchendon

Welcome to the MRPC.

The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission is in its fourth decade of providing technical planning assistance to its 22 member communities.  Located in north central Massachusetts, the MRPC was formed in 1968 under the State Enabling Legislation, Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40B and is one of thirteen agencies across the Commonwealth.  The MRPC is not a federal, state, or county agency but rather, it is a regional advisory board consisting of representatives from each member community.  Our purpose is to carry out comprehensive regional planning in the Montachusett region, an area of approximately 685 square miles that is home to some 228,000 individuals (2000 Census). 

 

MRPC is available to provide a wide variety of services to its member communities including economic development studies and initiatives, drafting of applications for state funding on behalf of a community, administering grants, traffic studies, zoning and subdivision updates, assistance with town master plans and open space plans, mapping assistance through our Geographic Information System (GIS) and many other services.

 

What's New on the Website....


 

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MRPC Announces Availability of DLTA Funds.  The MRPC has issued a Request for Service Delivery (RSD) for member communities as part of the latest round of District Local Technical Assistance funding.  Eligible entities are encouraged to review the RSD and submit proposals by January 27, 2012 for Round 1 and February 22, 2012 for Round 2.  To download the RSD, click here.

 

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Request For Proposal Housing Rehabilitation Program Services. The Montachusett Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) invites qualified parties to submit a proposal to provide services for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program, and/or USDA Housing Preservation Grant (HPG) Housing Rehabilitation Activities administered by MRPC on behalf of various communities for the FY2011, 2012, and 2013 grant cycles.  For a complete copy of the request, click here.

 

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Montachusett FFY 2011 Annual List of Federally Funded Projects. Federal, Statewide and Metropolitan Planning regulations (23 CFR part 450) require each state and MPO to report an annual list of projects for which funds have been obligated.  As part of this process, a listing of transportation projects has been compiled for the Montachusett Region.  Please click here to see the FFY 2011 Annual Listing for the Montachusett MPO.

 

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Montachusett MPO Release of Draft Amendment to the FFY 2012-2015 TIP.  The Montachusett MPO voted to release for a 30 day public review and comment period, Amendments to the FFY 2012-2015 Montachusett TIP.  The requested Amendments reflect the addition of projects to the FFY 2012 and 2013 Highway and Transit Elements as a result of advertising delays and new grant approvals.  The comment period will run from Monday December 12, 2011 until the close of business on Tuesday January 10, 2012.  For a copy of the announcement memo on the comment period, click here.  For a summary listing of the proposed Amendments, click here

 

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Montachusett MPO Endorsed Documents from August 24, 2011.

MPO Endorsed 2011-2012 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP)

MPO Endorsed FFY 2011 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) Amendment

MPO Endorsed FFY 2012-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)

MPO Endorsed 2012 Montachusett Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

 

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MPO Endorses Amendment to the FFY 2011-214 TIP and Revisions to the MPO MOU.  The Montachusett MPO at its April 13, 2011 meeting voted to endorse an Amendment to the FFY 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and Revisions to the MPO Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).  For a Summary on the TIP Amendment, click here and for a copy of the revised MOU, click here.  

 

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MRPC Seeks Local Input in Development of the TIP.  As part of the annual development of the Montachusett Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the MRPC seeks input from interested organizations, agencies and citizens.  The TIP is a prioritized listing of transportation and transit projects proposed for implementation during the next four federal fiscal years and is the product of a comprehensive, continuing and cooperative effort to improve the regional transportation system by local officials, the Montachusett Joint Transportation Committee (MJTC), the Montachusett Regional Transit Authority (MART), the MRPC and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).  Discussions related to the development of the FFY 2012-2015 Montachusett TIP will continue to be held over the next few weeks at meetings of the MRPC, the MJTC and the MPO.  As such, we invite those organizations, agencies, local boards and citizens with an interest or responsibility for planning that may be affected by transportation in the Montachusett region provide their input to the draft development process.  For a copy of the announcement memo, click here.

 

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Updated Local Elected Officials Maps added to website.  The MRPC has updated its State Representatives and State Senators maps to reflect the results of the 2010 election. For the State Representatives map, click here; for the State Senators, click here.

 

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Static and Interactive Mean Wind Speed Maps added to website.  The MRPC GIS Department recently completed a series of maps related to Mean Wind Speed in the Montachusett Region.  Static and interactive maps are posted at the following links.  Static pdf maps, click here.  Interactive pdf maps, click here.

 

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Montachusett Regional Emergency Back-up Power Sources Mitigation Plan Completed.  Th e MRPC has finalized the Montachusett Regional Emergency Back-up Power Sources Mitigation Plan and posted it for download.  For the full report, please click here.  For the Appendices, please click here.  Please note that the report is approximately 2MB in size while the Appendices are 33MB.  Both are in pdf format.

 

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Amendment to the FFY 2011-2014 Transit Elements of the Montachusett Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) endorsed by MPO.  The Montachusett MPO voted at its November 10, 2010 meeting to endorse an amendment to the FFY 2011-2014 Montachusett TIP.  The Amendment is related to changes in the Transit Elements based upon input from MART.  For a copy of the MPO Endorsed Amendment, click here

 

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MPO endorses FFY 2011-2014 Montachusett Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) and October 1, 2010-September 30, 2011 Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP).  At a meeting of the Montachusett MPO held on August 11, 2010, MPO members endorsed the FFY 2010-2014 TIP and 2010-2011.  For a copy of the appropriate document, see the links below:

 

FFY 2011-2014 TIP Project List Summary

FFY 2011-2014 TIP - Full Report

October 1, 2010-September 30, 2011 UPWP

 

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MPO Endorsed Amendment to the Montachusett Public Participation Plan (PPP) released.  The Montachusett MPO voted on April 5, 2010 to endorse an amendment to the Montachusett Public Participation Plan related to the ability to shorten the public comment period under extraordinary conditions on certain documents.  For a copy of the Amended Montachusett PPP, click here.

  

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MRPC and MJTC Minutes Added to Website. The minutes from the regularly scheduled MRPC Commission and MJTC meetings are now available online.  See the Minutes box under the Reports/Studies/Forms  section of the Documents page.

 

 

MRPC Staff (Left to Right)

Front Row - Stephanie Brow, Nancy Belliveau, Bobbi Jo Johnson, Ann Carabba, Shelly Hatch,

Sheri Bean, George Kahale

Second Row - Glenn Eaton, Linda Parmenter, John Hume, Renee Marion, Jason Stanton,

Brad Harris, Brian Doherty, George Snow

 Storm Water Pollution Reduction Project

Montachusett Regional Energy Plan Webpage

FINAL Montachusett Energy Wrap-up Presentation (4.7 MB)

FINAL Montachusett Energy Plan (2.7MB)

FINAL Montachusett Energy Plan Appendices (23MB)

 

 

 

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Montachusett 2012 Regional Transportation Plan Webpage

 

For information related to the  2012 Regional Transportation Plan as well as copies of the RTP, check out the RTP webpage.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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