Northwestern Connecticut Regional Planning Collaborative.
This site is a six month project to demonstrate to the State that the small rural towns in the northwest corner of the State must have increased professional planning services readily and economically available to them. This is the only way to deal wisely with the pressing land use issues now facing them. The issues range from the best ways to preserve open space and still allow for economic and residential development to how to create regulations for various forms of affordable housing in our towns, while still maintaining the rural character.
The purpose of this website is to provide easy access to much needed information from professional planners who understand Open Space, Housing, and the economic needs of the Northwest corner. Additionaly we have provided links to related initiatives, organizations and publications that you may find of interest.
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Northwestern Regional Planning Collaborative is to help land use, housing and economic development volunteers maintain sustainable communities in northwestern Connecticut and to establish connections between local government and non-profits organizations toward this common mission.
The objectives of the Northwestern Regional Planning Collaborative are:
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To provide professional planning assistance and technical support through informal agreements between government and non-profit organizations
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To use the Collaborative as a conduit to facilitate meaningful communication and outreach by creating and maintaining a robust website
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To facilitate opportunities for learning and problems solving
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To provide relevant research, data, analysis and practical solutions focused on locally identified problems
CONTACT US
If you have any questions or comments, please contact us, and we will respond as quickly as possible. You can use this link to make comments on the web site, or ask questions of our planner.
Check out the new publication from our planning collaborative on Open Space regulations. |
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
10:00am -noon (registration and coffee at 9:30am)
Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce, 900 Bridgeport Ave Shelton, CT
Tom McGowan, Planner for the Northwestern Regional Planning Collaborative, and a panel of community representatives, will discuss the experiences of the towns that have implemented or have been working on zoning tools to address their affordable housing needs.
* Learn what zoning and land use measures promote development of affordable housing
* Discover examples of planning and zoning tools that are working in Connecticut
* Hear about the results of adopted practices and policies
* Ask questions that apply to your community
Click here for further information and directions
Please register by April 30th.
For more information, contact:
Tammy Freeberg
(203) 281-0011
(203) 281-0099 Fax
tammy@ct-housing.org
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