<div dir="auto">I ditto what Harry offered. Dracut had a master plan, economic study, housing plan and a host of other studies 5-10 years ago. The cost was substantially less than consultants ($35,000 for a master plan!), With the town planner coordinating. It worked out well for Dracut.<div dir="auto">Betsy Ware</div><div dir="auto">Former CDD, Dracut </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 25, 2023, 8:56 AM Harry LaCortiglia via MassPlanners <<a href="mailto:massplanners@masscptc.org">massplanners@masscptc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div>
<p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Hi Jeanette,</font></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Have you reached out
to your Regional Planning Agency?</font></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">MVPC was able to
contract for updating our HPP at a cost that was far lower
than past updates done by private consultants. <br>
</font></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Just a thought...</font></font></p>
<font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Best,</font></font><br>
<font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">H. LaCortiglia</font></font><br>
<font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman">Georgetown</font></font>
<p><br>
</p>
<div>On 5/24/2023 2:54 PM, Tozer, Jeanette
via MassPlanners wrote:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dear fellow planners:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am seeking input regarding costs for
completing a Housing Production Plan. If you or your community
(or company) have worked on a Housing Production Plan within
the last couple of years, can you share the municipality's
name and the total cost of completing the HPP? Even ballpark
figures would be helpful.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I appreciate any insights you’re able to
share!<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jeanette<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Jeanette
R. Tozer, AICP
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">(she,
her)</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Affordable
Housing Trust Fund Manager</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">Executive
Office of Economic Development</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">City
of Worcester | 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">P:
508-799-1400 x31438<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d">E:
<a href="mailto:tozerj@worcesterma.gov" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">
<span style="color:#1f497d">tozerj@worcesterma.gov</span></a>
<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.worcesterma.gov/housing-neighborhood-development/affordable-housing-trust-fund" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span style="color:#1f497d">Worcester
Affordable Housing Trust Fund</span></a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
</div>
<br>
<fieldset></fieldset>
</blockquote>
</div>
-- <br>
MassPlanners mailing list<br>
<a href="mailto:MassPlanners@masscptc.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">MassPlanners@masscptc.org</a><br>
<a href="http://masscptc.org/mailman/listinfo/massplanners_masscptc.org" rel="noreferrer noreferrer" target="_blank">http://masscptc.org/mailman/listinfo/massplanners_masscptc.org</a><br>
</blockquote></div>