Downtown Essex and downtown Manchester-by-the-Sea took a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but businesses and the Towns are making plans for a better future, and they would like to discuss those plans with residents at a virtual public forum later this month.
To learn more about the Towns’ Rapid Recovery Plan, and to provide your feedback, please participate in the public forum on Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.
The forum will share the findings of the plan and the top project recommendations — a set of actions the towns can take to improve the downtowns and stimulate recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.
This meeting is part of the Towns’ Rapid Recovery Plan effort. The RRP Program is a coordinated statewide effort to help downtowns and commercial areas recover and thrive. Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea jointly received a grant from the RRP Program to participate in the program. The RRP plan is an actionable, project-based recovery plan tailored to the unique economic challenges and COVID-19 related impacts in the commercial centers of Essex and Manchester-by-the-Sea.
The project is being led by a committee of town employees and officials, business owners, chamber of commerce and merchant group representatives, and residents from both communities with assistance from Dodson & Flinker, a planning consulting firm hired by the RRP program.
For more information about the RRP program, including a wealth of webinars about downtown economic development, please click here.
For more information about Essex projects being considered, click here.
For more information about Manchester-by-the-Sea projects being considered, click here.
On Sept. 29, those wishing to participate can join the forum via Zoom by clicking here. The meeting ID is 817 3169 6821 and the passcode is 936985.
To participate via One Tap Mobile, dial 929-205-6099, 81731696821#,,,,*936985#.
To participate via telephone, call 929-205-6099 and enter meeting ID: 817 3169 6821 and passcode: 936985.
