MRPC adopts economic development strategy for region
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission adopted its 2024-2029 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), a federal prerequisite for U.S. Economic Development Administration funding. Chair Kristofer Munroe presided as the regional body voted to approve the economic roadmap identifying
Montachusett Regional Planning Commission · Meeting of August 6, 2026
FITCHBURG — Montachusett Regional Planning Commission adopted its 2024-2029 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS), a federal prerequisite for U.S. Economic Development Administration funding. Chair Kristofer Munroe presided as the regional body voted to approve the economic roadmap identifying priorities including broadband expansion, brownfield redevelopment, attainable housing, advanced manufacturing, workforce development, and climate resilience.
The commission accepted June and July 2026 cash schedules with combined receipts of $572,029.74 and reported receiving a $447,000 EEA grant for municipal vulnerability preparedness. Munroe was appointed to the Massachusetts Rural Policy Advisory Commission.
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Source: the Montachusett Regional Planning Commission meeting of August 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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