| Agenda: | Small Town Summit
Agenda
Thursday, January 11, 2018
Dalton Town Hall
462 Main Street, Dalton, MA 01226
7:00 pm – 8:00pm
1. Welcome and introduction to Small Town Summit for newcomers
2. State legislation:
• Updates on pending bills
• Discussion of legislative action alerts
• Workgroup to continue tracking legislation relevant to small towns
3. Payments for State-owned Land: workgroup update and next steps
4. Testimony for January 23 meeting of the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
5. February 11 Ag Summit at Mohawk Trail Regional High School, Buckland
• session on how town leaders can support agricultural businesses
• updates on Federal and State ag policy from US Representative Jim McGovern, MA Senators Adam Hinds and Anne Gobi, and MA Representatives Paul Mark and Steve Kulik
6. Additional issues attendees want the Summit to pursue
8:00pm – 8:30pm
Networking and workgroup meetups |