Open Space and Recreation Plans
An Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) helps a community to act strategically to protect and enhance the natural, cultural, and recreational resources they value most, makes them eligible to…
Regional and Local Pollinator Plans
Eight Franklin County communities are working together to proactively identify, create and support pollinator habitat in and around areas of development to respond to declining populations of native pollinator species.…
Housing Plans & Studies
Housing plans identify the housing needs of a community and outline the strategies a town can take toward meeting those needs. In recent years the FRCOG has assisted the Towns…
Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment for the Deerfield River Watershed 2008
The goal of this project was to provide an inventory and assessment of potential sources of nonpoint pollution in the six priority subwatersheds of the Deerfield River watershed and provide…
Municipal Officials Training: Leasing Town-Owned Land for Farming
As part of our Municipal Official Continuing Education Series for 2016-2017, the FRCOG developed a presentation regarding the leasing and protecting of municipal farmland. Municipal Farmland Leasing and Protection Presentation…
Deerfield Tree Inventory 2016
The Town of Deerfield requested technical assistance in 2016 to conduct a public tree inventory on some of the Town’s more populous streets. Funding was provided by the District Local…
Franklin County Regional Housing Study (2014)
The Franklin County Regional Housing Study is an implementation project recommended by Sustainable Franklin County – A Regional Plan for Sustainable Development that was completed in 2013. Sustainable Franklin County…
Franklin County Farmer Survey Results
The Franklin County Farmer Survey was conducted in the fall of 2013 through the early winter of 2014. The survey identifies the needs and concerns of farmers in the region,…
