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<b>The Community One-Stop for Growth deadline is fast approaching- June 4,2025!</b></div>
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<b>Attention all Communities Working to Create a Better Downtown-</b></div>
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Do any of the following apply to an activity that your community would like to implement in your downtown/town center?</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0px;">District management feasibility study for the center</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0px;">Pedestrian Walkability Study</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0px;">Revise the signage code</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0px;">Municipally owned property reuse study</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0px;">Improve wayfinding to historic/cultural sites and parking in the center</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0px;">Create a placemaking plan</div>
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These are just a few ideas!</div>
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The MA Downtown Initiative Program provides technical assistance through consultant services for all areas related to creating a sustainable downtown or town center. The program provides the consultant services so no RFP process. The MA Downtown Initiative
is part of the Community One- Stop Application It is a very simple project completion part of the application. </div>
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If you would like to discuss your project/ideas or steps for completion in the Community One-stop, please contact Emmy Hahn at emmy.hahn@mass.gov </div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: black; line-height: normal;">Emmy Hahn
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<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: normal;"><i>International Downtown Association Pinnacle Economic Development Award Winner</i> </span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 8pt; line-height: normal;"><i>Rapid Recovery Program </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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