Pioneer Valley
Planning Commission
Press Release
CONTACT:Stuart Beckley, Easthampton City Planner, Phone: 1 (413) 529-1406
Jessica Allan, PVPC Senior Planner, Phone: 1 (413) 781-6045
David Boyle, Master Plan Committee Chair, Phone: 1 (413) 527-1580
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 1, 2007
Easthampton Speaker Series Launches with Focus on Education
The Easthampton Master Plan Committee will sponsor the first of a series of community issues-related talks on Wednesday, February 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 50 Payson Avenue, top floor. School Superintendent Debra Carter and State Representative John Scibak will lead a discussion titled "The Process and Need for Constructing a New School." This presentation is free and open to the public.
Future talks will be held in the coming months, and will touch on other key topics of importance in developing Easthampton’s master plan, such as economic development, housing, open space preservation, clean energy, and transit.
The Easthampton Master Plan Committee, formed in October 2006, consists of 40 citizen volunteers who will be working on the master plan over the next year. Easthampton residents and businesses will have further opportunities to contribute to the plan through this continuing speaker’s series, forums, and a community planning event.
For more information about the master plan in Easthampton, contact Stuart Beckley, Easthampton City Planner, at (413) 529-1406 or Jessica Allan, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Senior Planner, at (413) 781-6045.