Charlemont
Town Info
- Contact Info
- 157 Main Street
- Charlemont, MA 01339-5500
- PHONE: 413-339-4335 FAX: 413-339-0320
- select@bcn.Net
- Hours & Days Open
- Monday through Thursday
- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- Selectboard Meetings
- Tuesdays, 7:30 p.m.
FRCOG work in Charlemont during 2005
- Staff worked with the Town to prepare the Town's Commonwealth Capital application and supporting materials.
- Staff prepared an application for a Smart Growth Technical Assistance Grant and secured $22,000 in funding for revisions to zoning and subdivision regulations.
- Staff prepared mapping and an analysis of the number of lots which could be created by Approval Not Required (ANR) Plans funded by a $4,000 grant from the Highlands Community Initiative.
- 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 completed a local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the Town to address hazards such as flooding and severe winter storms.
- Staff worked on the Route 2 West Safety Study that includes Route 2 through the Town.
- 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 continued to provide the Town with technical support and assistance to develop a waypoint visitor information center as part of the Mohawk Trail Scenic Byway.
- 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 two FRCOG requested traffic counts in support of its Regional Traffic Count Program.
- Staff provided traffic volume and crash data to assist Charlemont Ambulance with Grant Application
- Staff fulfilled a data request from a Charlemont resident working on school issues.
- 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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