Mill Redevelopment Workshops (2015)
Mill Redevelopment Workshops (2015)
TA Connect represented by MassDevelopment and the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Division of Community Services worked with CMRPC and the participants to help identify opportunities and resources that might help advance redevelopment of each site. The project created or assisted in the creation of marketing materials and a summary of next steps for each community. One of the unique aspects of this project is the peer-to-peer problem solving. The project is funded in part by the District Local Technical Assistance.
Participating Mills
1. Hardwick, Hardwick Knitters Mill
2. West Warren, Wrights Mill
3. Sturbridge, Holland Road Mill
4. Palmer, Thorndike Mill
5. Holden, Jefferson Mill
Series of Workshops
August 12, 2015 – Project Overview and Site Presentations
September 8, 2015 - Tour De Mill (Press Release)
October 13, 2015 - State Resources
December 16, 2015 - Models and Developers
Resources
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Kerrie Bowie
Massachusetts Division of Ecological Restoration (MDFG), Tim Purinton
Preservation Massachusetts, Dan Kolodner
EOHED MassWorks,Permitting and Building Codes, Erica Kreuter & Tim Wilkerson
Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development,
Mass Downtown Initiative (MDI) Emmy Hahn
Chapter 40R Bill Reyelt
Community Services Elaine Vinja
MassDevelopment Services Financing Shyla Matthews
Coordinator of the Mass Downtown Initiative Emmy Hahn
Tania Hartford
Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission Trish Settles tsettles@cmrpc.org 508 459 3320
Models
Bigelow Spinning Mills, Clinton
Fisherville Mill, Grafton
Pleasant Street Mills, Easthampton
For more information, contact Trish Settles, CMRPC Manager of Municipal Collaborations at 508 459 3320 or tsettles@cmrpc.org.