[HISTORY: Adopted by the Special Town Meeting of the Town
of Townsend 1-4-2000 by Art. 16. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be a Master Plan Committee charged with assisting
the Town in its long-range planning. The members of the Planning Board
shall, during their respective terms, be ex-officio members of the
Master Plan Committee. The Planning Board may appoint up to 12 additional
members of the Master Plan Committee, to terms that expire at the
next annual Town election. In determining the number of additional
members, the Planning Board shall take into account the anticipated
workload, which is expected to vary from year to year.
For the purpose of this bylaw, the term "Master Plan" refers
to the Plan described in MGL c. 41, § 81D (Master or Study
Plan), including the economic development supplement. It also includes
any additional sections that may reasonably be part of the Master
Plan and do not come under other areas of state law.
The Master Plan Committee may, subject to appropriation, conduct
studies, make presentations to the Town and perform any other activities
that will assist the Planning Board in the maintenance of the Town's
Master Plan. This may include the creation of maps and drafting of
proposed updates to the Master Plan, provided that any changes to
the Master Plan may only be adopted by the Planning Board in accordance
with state law and the Town Charter. This authority is not exclusive
to the Master Plan Committee.
The Master Plan Committee shall schedule its activities so that
each section of the Master Plan is reviewed at least every 10 years.
The Master Plan Committee may, subject to appropriation and
upon request of the responsible board, perform similar activities
to assist town boards with respect to similar long-range plans that
do not come under MGL c. 41, § 81D.
The Master Plan Committee may, from time to time, review the
progress of the Town toward implementing the programs and reaching
the goals of the Master Plan and report back to the Town on such progress.
