September 2018 Commission MeetingTown of Newbury Initiatives

Who is MVPC?

• Established in 1959: under Regional Planning Law

• Voluntary association of 15 towns & cities

• Funding: grants & contracts with federal, state &

local governments

• Governed by Board of Commissioners

• 15 Staff members: Transportation, community &

economic development, environmental, & GIS

MERRIMACK VALLEY PLANNING COMMISSION

2019 ASSESSMENTS Approved - February 15, 2018

FY20192010 PER CAPITA

COMMUNITY POPULATION 0.3739

AMESBURY 16,283 $6,088.11 ANDOVER 33,201 $12,413.65 BOXFORD 7,965 $2,978.06

GEORGETOWN 8,183 $3,059.57 GROVELAND 6,459 $2,414.98 HAVERHILL 60,879 $22,762.28 LAWRENCE 76,377 $28,556.88 MERRIMAC 6,338 $2,369.74 METHUEN 47,255 $17,668.35 NEWBURY 6,666 $2,492.38

NEWBURYPORT 17,416 $6,511.73 NORTH ANDOVER 28,352 $10,600.64

ROWLEY 5,856 $2,189.52 SALISBURY 8,283 $3,096.96

WEST NEWBURY 4,235 $1,583.44 TOTALS 333748 $124,786.30

GIS/IT Program

• MIMAP MIMAP 2.0

• Pictometry (2017)

• Annual parcel map update

• Stormwater Management (mobile app)

• Wetlands Area Calculations

• Mapping (Resource protection, Zoning, Open Space)

MIMAP 2.0

Pictometry

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Annual Parcel Update

Stormwater Management

Wetlands Calculations

Mapping

Environmental Program

• DPW/Stormwater• Energy Efficiency Planning• Great Marsh Management &

Community Resilience

Merrimack Valley DPW/ Stormwater Collaborative

Energy Efficiency Planning

• META Grant for Energy Reduction Planning

• Potential Green Communities Applicant for 2019

Great Marsh Management & Community Resilience

• Hazard Mitigation Plan-Nature Based Solutions

• MVP Designated Community

• Project Implementation and Funding: Beyond Sandy

Comprehensive Planning & Economic Development Projects

Newbury was FIRST to adopt its Housing Production Plan!

DHCD approval quickly followed.

Housing Production Plan

Byfield Village Center Planning

Assisted the Town with a MA Downtown Initiative (MDI) application requesting funds to develop a “Smart Growth Village Center Zoning District” in Byfield

Other Notable Projects

• Our Clean Energy Action Plan (completed in 2012) offered specific recommendations for Newbury (i.e. helping to achieve Green Community designation if desired).

• In our Priority Growth Strategy (completed in 2009, updated in 2015), Newbury has 3 PDAs of local significance and 1 PDA of regional significance.

• MVPC facilitates meetings with the region’s Mayors, Town Managers, Town Administrators, DPW Directors, and Planning/Economic Development Directors. Newbury takes full advantage of these opportunities.

Transportation Program

• Byfield Village Traffic Flow Bicycle/Pedestrian Improvement Study

• Plum Island Traffic and Parking Study

• Transportation Element of Newbury Master Plan

• Parking Study of Byfield Village area (ongoing)

Plum Island Traffic and Parking Study

• Monitored summer demand for public

parking.

• Identified recommendations for modifying existing parking and expanding supply.

• Developed concepts for improving safety for both vehicles and

pedestrians.

Newbury Master Plan Transportation Element

• Reviewed traffic, safety and transit conditions in the community.

• Identified four Transportation Goals and 31 Recommended Implementation Strategies.

• Major focus on improving bicycle and pedestrian travel in town.