The North Adams Planning Board unanimously adopted a master plan for the city three years in the making Monday night.
The North Adams Vision 2030 initiative is the city’s first master plan since the 1970s. More than 15 public meetings and comment periods formed initiatives ranging from recreation and land use to housing and the economy.
“There has to be some visionary document that helps guide your processes day-to-day,” North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright said. “It can’t be in hard-cover. It needs to be in soft-cover so it’s bendable, pliable and subject to change. I really think that it was just way too long that we didn’t have any seemingly written direction here in the city from the entire community.”
The Planning Board will also seek endorsement from the city council.
