Friday, June 22, 2012
Tuesday night Selectmen re-appointed and voted on new individuals for boards and committees.
Tuesday night Selectmen re-appointed and voted on new individuals for boards and committees. Agricultural Advisory Committee: Thomas P. Hanson as a full member and Matthew Hanson as an alternate Board of Health: Nelson Goldin Cable Advisory Committee: Ron Rego Community Development Committee: Ann Arvedon, Beverly Good, Edgar Roth, Robert Schecter, Pablo Maia, Stephen Bransfield and Joy Gould Conservation Commission: Robert Bois and William Merriam Council on Aging: Patricia Paganella Cultural Council: Rita E. Collins Disability Commission: Dennis Moran Economic Development and Industrial Corporation: Michael Gatlin and Christopher DiBenedetto Fair Housing Committee: Edwin S. Fields Historic District Commission: Gerald Couto Historical …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Plans to revitalize the Mt. Wayte Shopping Plaza discussed as Economic Development and Industrial Corporation readies a marketing plan/proposal.
Framingham’s Economic Development and Industrial Corporation took a meaningful step to make the town more attractive to businesses, when the four-member panel agreed to participate in the Municipal Magnet program sponsored by the MetroWest Chamber of Commerce. “We are charged by the Board of Selectmen to take a look at Framingham and find ways to make the town more attractive to businesses,” said Economic Development and Industrial Corporation (EDIC) Chair Mike Gatlin Tuesday night. MetroWest Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Bonnie Biocchi presented an overview of the program. “What the program does is look at what the town is doing and what is in place,” she said. “What businesses do the town support and what other businesses need to…
Thursday, October 27, 2011
No applications were received for the four vacancies on the Framingham EDIC board. The board is charged with providing redevelopment projects to eliminate blighted areas and create jobs.
Selectmen were poised to appoint someone to the Framingham Economic Development and Industrial Corporation at its meeting Tuesday night but no applications were brought forward. A spokesperson in the Selectmen’s office said the town will again advertise for the vacancies. “We have not received any applications for the open positions." According to the town's Website there are seven seats on the EDIC, of which three are filled. There are no minutes of meetings posted for 2010 or 2011. The town’s EDIC was established in 1995 to spark economic development and increase employment opportunities. EDICs are quasi-public entities created by a municipality in accordance with state statute. But the state does not directly fund EDIC projects. The …
Jim Rizoli
12:29 am on Friday, February 24, 2012
David......Go tell your story to the Boston City Council...They want to ban them. So I guess to them it's an unsightly problem that has to be dealt with. I guess people should draw smiley faces on them then they can call them art. Jim@ccfiile.com more ›