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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Hi Everyone - Writing to encourage you to take advantage of the MDI program in the Community -One Stop. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The consultant technical assistance is $25,000- it is a great tool to address a very specific issue you are working on in your district. MDI consultants do a lot! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Ideas: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Public Infrastructure placement (benches, trash barrels, etc)</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Placemaking- public art placement, potential events for economic impact</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Pedestrian Orientation Study- is the district pedestrian friendly? Wayfinding</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Wayfinding & Branding in the District </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Have an underutilized parcel? Feasibility Study</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Housing Study for increasing housing on upper floors </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Design Guidelines</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Parking Management Plan</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">These are just a few ideas. But I'm sure you can list many more! Call & we can discuss ideas. Look at the MDI program page for past reports. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mass.gov_info-2Ddetails_massachusetts-2Ddowntown-2Dinitiative-2Dmdi&d=DwMFAw&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=EaWBFhlgouCM-eqEWgXO8um7Dw-706JXLWQdmGem7AY&m=HF2E8WFInQSaoYm-xOdhbTdVYcmwSS0tixZbkDIgfOGzK4xV2X3jofMdDaswtTO1&s=rF4_af7nw_TCjLyCqJm4LLNK4QlASaBKJr-Tfy3psuo&e=" id="OWA62a712e3-4eea-bf33-3a98-c4a31e7632ef" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">Massachusetts
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> Some Specifics: </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">One MDI project per municipality</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">Application in the One-stop has to come through the municipality, but can be implemented by a designated organization (BID), final applications due 6/5/24</span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">No match </span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">MDI funds are planning/study funds and cannot be used for implementation. </span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;">The date for submitting an Expression of Interest has passed. That does not preclude you from submitting a project in a final Community One-Stop Application, due June 5, 2024. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: black;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: blue;"><u><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mass.gov_guides_community-2Done-2Dstop-2Dfor-2Dgrowth-23-2Dfull-2Dapplication-2D&d=DwMFAw&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=EaWBFhlgouCM-eqEWgXO8um7Dw-706JXLWQdmGem7AY&m=HF2E8WFInQSaoYm-xOdhbTdVYcmwSS0tixZbkDIgfOGzK4xV2X3jofMdDaswtTO1&s=dXI_l0ndOoz-WmMpe8zt21TJz4Es4QgGlRJhn78qw1I&e=" id="OWA84eecc8c-2bee-4ea5-4ac3-ed25c3db91e3" class="OWAAutoLink" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="color: blue; margin: 0px;">Community
One Stop for Growth | Mass.gov</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: normal;">Elizabeth (Emmy) Hahn
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/service-details/massachusetts-downtown-initiative-mdi" id="OWA33d7c1fa-79ca-96e1-3976-c086695ffca0" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Massachusetts
Downtown Initiative (MDI) | Mass.gov</a> </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal;"><a href="https://www.mass.gov/info-details/rapid-recovery-plan-rrp-program" id="OWA49eacdfb-7633-cde1-73f1-08769b28abf1" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">Rapid
Recovery Plan (RRP) Program | Mass.gov</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal;"><i>International Downtown Association Pinnacle Economic Development Award Winner</i> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal;">MA Downtown Initiative</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: normal;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal;">Executive Office of Economic Development</span><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: normal;"> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: normal;">1 Ashburton Place, Room 2101<b>,
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<span style="font-size: 12px;">p: 857.268.3855</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(135, 135, 135); line-height: normal;">The best way to reach me is by e-mail:
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: normal;"><a href="mailto:elizabeth.hahn@mass.gov" id="OWA9dc1fcb6-dfba-0763-4d18-37799544c843" class="OWAAutoLink" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">elizabeth.hahn@mass.gov</a> </span></p>
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