Plymouth Agricultural Committee

Commonwealth Capital Score:

The Right to Farm By-law and the Agricultural Committee will improve the opportunity for state funding for many projects in Plymouth by adding points to Plymouth’s Commonwealth Capital score (3 points for the Right to Farm By-law and 3 points for the Agricultural Committee), for example: 

For fiscal year 2010 the Commonwealth Capital policy will apply to the following grant and loan programs offered by the Executive Offices of Administration and Finance, Energy and Environmental Affairs, Housing and Economic Development, and Transportation and Public Works.  All municipalities seeking funding from these programs will need to submit a Commonwealth Capital application in order to receive points associated with their smart growth / smart energy consistency: 

1. Public Works Economic Development Program (EOTPW)
2. Transit Oriented Development Bond Program (EOTPW)
3. Water Transportation Capital Funding Program- (EOTPW)
4. Small Town Road Assistance Program- (EOTPW)
5. Community Development Action Grant Program (EOHED-DHCD)
6. Massachusetts Opportunity Relocation and Expansion (MORE) Jobs Capital Program- (EOHED-MOBD)
7. State Revolving Fund (EOEEA - DEP)
8. LAND (formerly Self-Help) Program (EOEEA- DCS)
9. PARC (formerly Urban Self-Help Program) (EOEEA - DCS)
10. Drinking Water Supply Protection Grant Program (EOEEA)
11. Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grant Program (EOEEA - CZM)
12. Alternative Energy Property Program- (EOEEA  - DOER)
13. Municipal Sustainability Grant Program (formerly the Solid Waste Management & Recycling Technical Assistance & Regulatory Development Program) - (EOEEA- DEP)
14. Off-Street Parking Program (EOAF)

http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/smart_growth/commcap_summary_fy10.rtf

http://www.mass.gov/Agov3/docs/smart_growth/commcap_application_fy10.rtf