MONTACHUSETT REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION (MRPC)
464 Abbott Ave. Leominster, MA 01453
REMOTE MEETING ONLY
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 7:00 PM
MEETING REGISTRATION LINK:
October 8, 2026, MRPC Commission Meeting Registration Link
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MRPC MEETING MATERIALS:
October 8, 2026 Commission Meeting Material
AGENDA
7:00 PM
7:05 PM
7:10 PM
7:15 PM
7:20 PM
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5.
Open Meeting, Introductions and Announcements
This meeting will be recorded to ensure we have an accurate record of our discussion. If
anyone has any concerns about being recorded, please let us know.
This meeting is held under An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the
State of Emergency signed by Governor Healey on March 28, 2025, allowing local and regional
governments to hold public meetings remotely or in a hybrid fashion through June 30, 2027.
All votes will be taken by roll call.
MRPC Minutes – September 17, 2026 – Approval of Commissioners Requested
Cash Schedule – September and October Cash Schedules will be Presented on November
5, 2026 – Information Only
Guest Announcements and Questions
Administrative Matters
5.1
Report of the Executive Committee Meeting of 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September
17, 2026, Concerning Executive Director Transition – Information or Action Item
5.2
FY25 Audit Presentation: Information or Action Item
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
8:10 PM
6.
Personnel Updates: Hiring of a Planner – Information Only
Staff Attendance at Southern New England American Planning Association
(SNEAPA) Conference, October 8 – 10, 2026, Newport RI– Action Requested
Staff Attendance at Transportation Research Board (TRB) Conference, January 10 -
14, 2027, Washington, D.C. - Action Requested
Staff Attendance (Three Employees) at EPA Region One, 2026 Brownfields Summit,
December 9 – 10, 2026, Newport RI – Action Requested
MRPC Lunch-and-Learn Meetings, FY27 - Information Only
Combined Meeting of the Montachusett Economic Development District (MEDD),
Montachusett Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (MRCEDS)
Committee, and Brownfields Group FY27 - Information
Other Administrative Matters
Department Updates
Status of all ongoing projects can be found by clicking on the link, below:
https://mrmapper.mrpc.org/webapps/v2.27/CurrentProjects/
MRPC staff are prepared to answer questions about any contract with any local, state, and
federal entity. Commissioners are welcome to ask questions about projects in their
respective communities
6.1
6.2
6.3
8:25 PM
7.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Planning & Development
Transit & Transportation
New Business
Open session - This time is reserved for topics that the chair did not reasonably anticipate
would be discussed.
8:30 PM
8.
Adjournment - Next MRPC meeting – Thursday, November 5, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
This meeting will be recorded by the Zoom app and will be made available for viewing at
https://www.youtube.com/user/MontachusettRegion/videos.
This notice is subject to change with reasonable notice provided to all.
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