FY21 Assessments
FY21 Assessments for each Franklin County Town, as well as all members of the Franklin County Emergency Communications System (FCECS), are available. These assessments support the budgets for the General…
Rural Policy Advisory Commission Drafting MA Rural Policy Plan
MA Rural Policy Plan Released The MA Rural Policy Advisory Commission (RPAC) released its Rural Policy Plan for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (PDF file, 30mb). The Plan identifies, highlights and offers policy…
Shared Use and Community Kitchens Webinar
Webinar with content from the Sept 27, 2018 workshop on shared use and community kitchens:
Read the Ecological Resilience in Deerfield Report
In conjunction with the Deerfield Tree Inventory project, students from the Conway School of Landscape Design conducted a town-wide ecological assessment, assessing the role of trees in climate change resilience. Read…
View the Buckland Rail Yard Plan
The Conway School of Landscape Design partnered with the FRCOG to re-imagine the parking lot and rail yard behind the Salmon Falls Gallery in Buckland in fall of 2017. David…
Charlemont MVP Plan Available for Review and Comment
The Town of Charlemont’s draft Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Resiliency Plan is available for public review and comment. Click on this link to read the MVP Plan and/or attend the…
Ashfield and Conway MVP Plan Available for Review and Comment
The draft Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Resiliency Plan for the Towns of Ashfield and Conway and the South River Watershed is available for public review and comment. Click on this…
Buckland MVP Plan Available for Review and Comment
The Town of Buckland’s draft Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Resiliency Plan is available for public review and comment. Click on this link to read the MVP Plan and/or attend the Buckland…
Draft Colrain MVP Plan Available for Review and Comment
The Town of Colrain’s draft Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Resiliency Plan is available for public review and comment. Click on this link to read the MVP Plan and/or attend the…
Wendell Community Food Assessment Findings Published
FRCOG Planning staff assisted the Town of Wendell’s Agricultural Commission, along with the Wendell Energy Committee, with a Community Food Assessment in 2017. The focus of the assessment was to…
