Downtown Turners Falls Rapid Recovery Plan

The Town of Montague has developed a Local Rapid Recovery Plan for Downtown Turners Falls. The plan is supported by MA Department of Housing & Community Development’s (DHCD)'s Local Rapid Recovery Planning Program that was created to help communities recover from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Plan Objectives
- A set of actionable projects that reflect COVID-19 recovery needs, community priorities, available resources and incentives, and the capacity to implement at the local level
- Primary data that can be used by town officials to measure COVID-19 impacts on the local business community
FINAL LOCAL RAPID RECOVERY PLAN 10.08.21
RECORDING OF 9/28/21 PRESENTATION OF DRAFT LRRP. Use passcode 264159 to access the recording
Business Survey Results Report April 2021
Project Overview- SLIDE Deck for Public Meetings held June 2021
PROPOSED 12 Downtown Priority Actions
• Downtown navigational signs
• Build town hall annex into a multipurpose space for media and the arts
• Accelerate downtown streetscape improvements
• Advance master planning and site preparation in the Canal District
• Implement high visibility public art projects
• Expanded creative economy support
• Implement policies and practices to optimize downtown parking
• River access below the Falls at Indeck property
• Peskeompskut Park bandshell improvements
• Advance new housing in downtown
• Design guidelines for downtown
• Expanded business development support