Buckland
Town Info
- Contact Info
- 17 State Street-Buckland
- Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
- PHONE: 413-625-6330 FAX: 413-625-8570
- E-mail: twnadmin@town.Buckland.Ma.Us
- Hours & Days Open
- Tuesday through Friday
- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Closed 12:30 - 1:00 p.m. For Lunch
- Selectboard Meetings
- Second & Fourth Tuesday 6:30 p.m.
FRCOG work in Buckland during 2005
- With the assistance of the Buckland Natural Hazard Mitigation Committee, Staff completed a Local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan to address hazards such as flooding and severe winter storms, including the creation of floodplain and other GIS mapping of critical facilities (e.g. schools, nursing homes, police and fire stations, and shelters).
- Staff assisted the Planning Board, other municipal officials, residents and businesses in preparing zoning revisions and conducting public outreach.
- Staff participated in the Special Town Meeting where the new Zoning Bylaws and Map were approved.
- Staff continued work on the Route 2 West Safety Study that includes Route 2 through Buckland.
- Staff worked to advance projects along the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway including the purchase of scenic easements, development of a marketing plan, and development of historic markers, vehicle turn-outs, and river access points.
- Staff secured funding to complete a Corridor Management Plan for the Route 112 Scenic Byway.
- Staff secured a grant and began work on a Strategic Plan for Renewable Energy for the Pioneer Valley.
- Staff developed an emergency resource directory for first responders throughout Western Massachusetts.
- Staff updated state databases containing information on critical infrastructure and facilities in the region.
- Staff assisted in the development of a mutual aid agreement between the 101 towns of Western Massachusetts.
- Staff completed a pedestrian assessment survey and provided a map of the existing pedestrian facilities to the Town.
- Staff provided the Town with bicycle parking racks as part of Transportation Demand Management Program Share the Road in the Connecticut River Valley.
- Staff conducted nine municipal requested, and one FRCOG requested traffic counts. The FRCOG request count was in support of its Regional Traffic Count Program.
- Staff revised the State Street FootPrint Road Application and submitted the required copies to the State.
- Staff secured Brownfields funding and completed an environmental site assessment for the Buckland Freight Yard property, as requested by the community. The value of the environmental assessment work for this property in 2005 was $3,000.
- Staff completed the 2005 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Project Listing, a prioritized listing of regionally-significant economic development projects, which included four Buckland projects.
- Staff completed the reporting requirements to maintain the Town's eligibility for the Economic Development Incentive Program through the Franklin County Economic Target Area.
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