{"id":79,"date":"2011-11-01T15:41:39","date_gmt":"2011-11-01T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pcd\/2011\/11\/01\/495metrowest-development-compact-meetings-to-be-held-in-framingham-and-worcester\/"},"modified":"2011-11-01T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2011-11-01T15:41:39","slug":"495metrowest-development-compact-meetings-to-be-held-in-framingham-and-worcester","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/pcd\/2011\/11\/01\/495metrowest-development-compact-meetings-to-be-held-in-framingham-and-worcester\/","title":{"rendered":"495\/MetroWest Development Compact Meetings to be held in Framingham and Worcester"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tFor the last twenty years, the communities in the 495\/MetroWest<\/span> region of Massachusetts have undergone significant growth in employment and population. Looking forward, the region’s public and private sector leaders recognize the need for collaborative approaches to infrastructure and land use to ensure the vitality of the region’s economy and quality of life. The 495\/MetroWest<\/span> Development Compact, an initiative of the Patrick-Murray Administration through the Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development and regional agencies and organizations,  is creating a shared framework for state, regional, and local strategies for priority development and land preservation as well as transportation and other infrastructure investments in the 37 <\/a>municipalities<\/a>in<\/span> the region.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n\tThe Compact is guided by six fundamental principles: <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n