Article 6 in a series on the Arlington, MA Master Planning process. Prepared by Barbara Thornton
Article 5 in a series on the Arlington, MA Master Planning process. Prepared by Barbara Thornton
Article 4 in a series on the Arlington, MA Master Planning process. Prepared by Barbara Thornton .
Article 3 in a series on the Arlington, MA Master Planning process. Prepared by Barbara Thornton.
Article 2 in a series on the Arlington, MA Master Planning process. Prepared by Barbara Thornton
Arlington, relative to other communities in the region, is a densely developed residential suburb with some commercial centers and a variety of interesting, walkable neighborhoods spread over a topography of hills, streams, ponds and flat lands. The Town’s property tax revenue pays for about 76% of the cost of operations, a relatively high percentage made more challenging because the Town has little room to add new property tax generating uses such as commercial or industrial development, and state law limits the growth in revenue from property tax to 2.5% a year, less than many of the inflationary costs local governments must cover.
Article 1 in a series on the Arlington, MA master planning process. Prepared by Barbara Thornton
Arlington, located about 15 miles north west of Boston, is now developing a master plan that will reflect the visions and expectations of the community and will provide enabling steps for the community to move toward this vision over the next decade or two. Initial studies have been done, public meetings have been held. The Town will begin in January 2015 to pull together the vision for its future as written in a new Master Plan.