Board of Selectmen FY 2009 Goals

The Littleton Board of Selectmen  held a public hearing on Monday, June 23, 2008 at 7:30 PM in the Littleton Town Offices, Room 103, 37 Shattuck Street, Littleton, MA 01460 and then and there adopted the following goals for Fiscal Year 2009:

• Economic Development - Promote economic development that is consistent with community character by focusing development and redevelopment efforts on properties that are already zoned for business or industrial uses, including consideration of expanded uses for those lands; while preserving open space and agricultural lands. Establish a visioning process to present a "conceptual design"-- a picture-- of what the Common and other business areas of town might look like after redevelopment, including design guidelines; and identifying challenges in achieving that vision. Promote economic development that provides a net financial benefit for the community. Pursue appropriate state funding for any necessary infrastructure improvements. Address commuter rail / public transportation needs.
• Environmental Preservation and Conservation - preserve five to ten acres of prime farmland, establish green initiatives
• Town Government Study Committee - continue to implement TGSC's recommendations.
• Roadway Improvement Plan - reconstruct Goldsmith Smith during the coming fiscal year; undertake design of further roads on the priority list
• Public Safety - prepare design plans for a new police station designed with maximum energy efficiency; seek construction funding from Town Meeting, continue to pursue outside funding sources
• Fiscal Management issues - exercise budget restraint; develop multi-year fiscal projections to guide strategies for budgeting and collective bargaining; increase the senior citizen property tax work-off program
• Regulatory issues - sign by-laws, junk & debris
• Information/Communication issues - improve lines of communication with other local boards and committees, state officials, televise more town board meetings, increase volunteer participation

Joseph Knox, Chairman, Board of Selectmen