The documents listed below were used or created in the process of developing the community plan. Some are available on the townÕs website or on the community plan compact disc. All of these are available in the Planning Board office.
Fall 2000 Ð Spring 2001 Public Participation Phase report, April 22, 2001
Model of Citizen Participation, May 2000, Joseph Boyle, Thomas Devaney, Ryan Pierce, Rebecca Sozanski, UMass Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.
Belchertown Survey Results, raw data and various analyses and synopses, Spring 2000
Open Space and Recreation Plan Update 2002, Belchertown Conservation Commission
Master Plan Development Summary of Towns Comparable to Belchertown, December 21, 1998,
Jennifer Phelan, Center for Economic Development, UMass.
A Build-out and Fiscal Impact Assessment for Belchertown, December 21, 1998,
Jennifer Phelan, Center for Economic Development, UMass.
Belchertown Public Schools, Five Year Capital Improvement Plan, January 2001.
Greenways and Greenspaces for Belchertown, Spring 2002, UMass Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning.
Quabbin Subregional Housing Plan, 2001, 2002, Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, West Springfield.
Local Comprehensive Plan, Town of Orleans, Orleans, Massachusetts, 1999
Economic Development Plan, Belchertown Economic Developoment and Industrial Corporation, 1993, updated 2001
The General Laws of Massachusetts, Chapter 41, Section 81D
Partial Chronology of Planning Studies and Reports