Join the Public Forum on The 2023 Housing Production Plan, ‘Building Belmont’s Future’

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Photo: The forum takes place on Thursday, Nov. 3 at the Beech Street Center

Belmont in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council in hosting a hybrid Public Forum on Thursday, Nov. 3 to discuss the town’s 2023 Housing Production Plan, titled “Building Belmont’s Future.”

The event will take place at the Beech Street Center, 266 Beech St., beginning at 6 p.m. and participants can also attend remotely via Zoom. The event will also be live-streamed by The Belmont Media Center.  

To register for the event please click here. Registering helps plan for both in-person and on-line attendance. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email with information about how to join the event.

Belmont and the MAPC, the regional planning agency for Greater Boston, and Metro West Collaborative Development, will investigate updating the town’s current Housing Production Plan (HPP) and launch a preliminary visioning process that will likely inform a future Comprehensive Plan.

As an early step in the planning process, Belmont and MAPC will use the forum to introduce the project team, review the HPP process, and discuss current housing needs and context. The event will be held in hybrid format to engage as many residents as possible.

To find out more about the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) please click here. 

To view the flyer for this event please click here. 

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Belmont Business Owners Being Asked In Survey How To Stimulate Local Economy

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Photo: Businesses in Belmont Center.

The Town of Belmont is sponsoring a survey conducted by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) to guide town policy and is asking for information about what changes Belmont business owners would change to stimulate the town’s economy, including their insights into how to create jobs, support business development, and strengthen the community as a whole.

We are currently distributing a town-wide business survey, which can be found at Belmont’s town website at www.belmont-ma.gov or directly on https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BelmontBizSurvey.

All responses are optional, will be kept confidential, and will only be published in aggregate. The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete per business.

For more information, contact Raul Gonzalez, Economic Development Planner for MAPC, at 617-933-0722 or by e-mail at rgonzalez@mapc.org or Patrice Garvin, Town Administrator for the Town of Belmont, at 617-993-2610 or at pgarvin@belmont-ma.gov