Monday, June 23, 2008

Granby Master Plan Charrette Schedule

June 23-28 Granby High School Cafeteria Rte 202
Monday
9:00 set up room
1:30 media event / private tour
1:45 public tours begin
5:30 community pizza dinner/public meeting--Overview of the Master Plan effort & the Charrette
Tuesday and Wednesday are designed to do two things: 1) provide opportunity for working groups on all plan elements; 2) provide time for all residents to get involved in the planning process by walking around the Charrette space to be educated about and then voting on top strategies to go in the plan
Thursday—explore alternative futures/compare Granby with the rest of the Commonwealth
Friday—draft Granby’s new Master Plan
Saturday—celebrate!

Tuesday – working groups, tours, voting on strategies
9-12: Charrette Tours: self guided tours all day long, guided tours on the hour (15 minute tour); all residents are encouraged to take the tour before the end of the day Wednesday and vote on their top 3 strategies in each plan element
9-10:30: economic development
10:30-12: infrastructure/energy
12-1: LUNCH
1-2:30: mobility
2:30-4: schools
4-5:30: history/culture,
5:30: dinner and public meeting—with Tim Brennan, Executive Director-PVPC

Wednesday -- working groups, tours, voting on strategies concludes
9-12: Charrette Tours: self guided tours all day long, guided tours on the hour (15 minute tour); all residents are encouraged to take the tour before the end of the day Wednesday and vote on their top 3 strategies in each plan element
9-10:30: housing
10:30-12: agriculture
12-1: LUNCH
1-2:30: natural/open space/recreation
2:30-4: land use
4-5:30: community

Thursday – working day with guest presenters in the afternoon (Michael DiPasquale, Architect on site all day)
9-10:30: WORK! Synthesizing results of working sessions into draft plan, tallying up voting and elaborating on strategies accordingly
10:30-12: Mobility—MassHighway District 2 invited
12-1:30: WORK
1:30-3: How does Granby compare with other Massachusetts communities with respect to economic development—results of a comparative analysis presented by Marc Horne, Northeastern University Center for Urban and Regional Policy
3-4:30: How does Granby compare with other Massachusetts communities that have assessed their ability to grow smart—Eric Hove, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
4:30-5:30: WORK
5:30: dinner and public meeting—results of voting on strategies/public discussion of implementation

Friday: work 2:00--send plan to printer!

Saturday: celebrate! 8:30-10:30: Pancake breakfast—receive copy of draft Master Plan