Master Plan Committee

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Overview

At the October 27, 2025 Special Town Meeting, the Town Meeting voted to establish a new standing Master Plan Committee as a successor to the Master Plan Implementation Committee. 

The charge of the Master Plan Committee shall be:

1. to monitor the implementation plan within the Town’s current Master Plan, and to recommend to the Planning Board and the Select Board the actions necessary to implement such plan, including timing, resources, and responsibilities; 
2. to make recommendations to the Planning Board, Select Board, and Town Meeting regarding updates to the Town’s Master Plan; and,
3. to make recommendations to the Planning Board and Select Board regarding the scope and key focus areas of future Master Plans. 

The committee shall report annually to the Planning Board, Select Board, Warrant Committee and Town Meeting and shall submit an annual report to the Town Administrator for inclusion in the Town Annual Report. 

 The membership of the Master Plan Committee shall be comprised of not more than nine (9) members for terms that are renewed annually. One member shall be a member of the Planning Board and one member shall be a member of the Select Board. Other members shall have expertise in planning, architecture, economic development, transportation, landscape architecture, real estate, sustainability, conservation, parks, civil engineering, historic preservation, housing, facilities management, public policy, and/or diversity, equity and inclusion. Appointing authorities shall also consider equitable geographic distribution of members. The committee shall meet at no less than quarterly each year.

 Members of the Committee shall be appointed as follows:

• Not more than 3 members appointed by the Planning Board (one of whom shall be a member of the Planning Board)
• Not more than 3 members appointed by the Select Board (one of whom shall be a member of the Select Board)
• Not more than 3 members appointed by the Town Moderator

Members

No members have been appointed to this committee yet. If interested, please submit a volunteer application form which is available here: 

Appointed By: Planning Board (3); Select Board (3); Town Moderator (3)
Members: 9
Term: One year terms
Charge: To be posted