View our Goals & Strategies below!
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Housing Goals
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| H-1.1 | Reduce regulatory barriers and streamline permitting processes to make Salisbury more attractive to local developers. | Town Meeting Board of Selectmen Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Short term | Land Use Economic Development |
| H-1.2 | Incentivize multi-family, missing middle, mixed-use, and diverse housing. | Planning Department Planning Board | Short term/ ongoing | Land Use |
| A. Update Salisbury’s existing Additional Dwelling Unit (ADU) bylaw to conform with state law and consider allowance of larger ADUs under a separate provision. | ||||
| B. Amend the Motel Reuse Overlay District and its dimensional standards to enable the creation of more affordable units. | ||||
| C. Continue public outreach, such as a bi-annual housing forum, to share information about the benefits & styles of multi-family housing. | ||||
| H-1.3 | Determine where multifamily zoning is best suited and rezone those areas to support more density while maintaining the community feel. | Town Meeting Planning Board Board of Selectmen Planning Department Department of Public Works | Short term | Land Use CSF Transportation Economic Development |
| A. Support development opportunities in Lafayette-Main Street District, now zoned for multi-family housing and sewered. | ||||
| B. Utilize existing infrastructure, including municipal water, sewer, and roads, for housing. | ||||
| C. Explore how the reduction of minimum lot size and frontage in the R-2 District would allow infill development, especially in areas with public water and sewer. | ||||
| H-1.4 | Form a special committee to work on zoning changes that would promote the development of smaller, more affordable homes and seek professional assistance on zoning changes. | Town Meeting Board of Selectmen Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Short term | Land Use Economic Development |
| H-1.5 | Seek consultants to develop plans for the Affordable Housing Trust, including a developer capacity analysis. | Town Meeting Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Medium term | Economic Development Land Use |
| A. Complete a Housing Production Plan for Salisbury and submit to the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities. | ||||
| B. Create a fund expenditure management plan for the Affordable Housing Trust to strategize the best use of Trust funds and utilize them as a leveraging source. | ||||
| H-1.6 | Align and harmonize the diversity of housing policies and initiatives in Salisbury, ensuring overarching consistency in the Town’s approach and policy (40B, CDBG, IZ, AHT). | Town Meeting Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Medium term | Land Use |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| H-2.1 | Create affordable housing to reach and maintain “safe harbor” status under Chapter 40B to strengthen the Town’s control over housing development and direction. | Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Short term/ Ongoing | Economic Development |
| A. Incentivize developers to build affordable housing through zoning. | ||||
| B. Review and update the Inclusionary Housing bylaw to meet current needs and the housing market, minimize uncertainty, and ensure affordable housing creation. | ||||
C. Preserve and extend units soon to be expiring from the SHI through acquisition, refinancing, or partnerships. | ||||
| H-2.2 | Seek and utilize existing housing programs (i.e., Government Rental Assistance/Grant Programs) for affordable housing. | Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Medium term | Economic Development Community Health |
| H-2.3 | Improve and preserve housing quality and living standards. | Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust Health Department | Ongoing | Community Health Community Services & Facilities |
| A. Continue Salisbury Housing Rehabilitation Program (SHRP) using funds available from EOHLC and other applicable grant/loan programs to assist qualified residents with the upkeep of their homes. | ||||
| B. Continue to support the implementation of the Board of Health Housing Certification Program and Rental Unit Program. | ||||
| C. Continue to provide Community Development Block Grant funds and Affordable Housing Trust funds to low- to moderate-income individuals, families, and homeowners for rehabilitating small-scale substandard units (i.e., SHRP). | ||||
| H-2.4 | Seek out and support the development of subsidized rental housing for ages 55 and over, townwide, with preference to spaces abutting or with easy connection to existing services. | Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust Council on Aging | Medium term | Community Health Community Services & Facilities |
| H-2.5 | Consider policies that regulate short-term rentals, balancing the need for affordable year-round housing and economic activity. | Town Meeting Board of Selectmen Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Long term | Economic Development Community Health |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| H-3.1 | Make zoning allowances to support development of homes that are more accessible to those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity (SROs, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing). | Town Meeting Board of Selectmen Planning Board Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Short term | Community Health |
| H-3.2 | Work with existing state and regional agencies to comprehensively assess and address the multiple issues of homelessness (i.e., a homeless needs assessment). | Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Medium term | Community Health |
| H-3.3 | Promote collaboration between the Affordable Housing Trust, Triton Schools, Council on Aging, Police, service providers (Pettengill House), and others to address homelessness. | Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Medium term | Community Health |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| H-4.1 | Develop design guidelines for multi-family housing in addition to LM, VC, & BCO overlays to assure design is consistent with the historic or desired character of the neighborhood or district being developed within, while maintaining flexibility that allows for a range of building scales, types, and densities. | Planning Board Planning Department Historical Commission | Short term | HCR |
| H-4.2 | Support Hazard Mitigation grants for house elevation to promote resiliency of community members and private property. | Planning Department | Medium term | NROS CSF Climate Change |
| H-4.3 | Promote adaptive reuse of vacant or underutilized buildings to preserve existing structures. | Planning Board Planning Department Historical Commission | Medium term | HCR |
| H-4.4 | Consider a future zoning change to increase the likelihood of maintaining historic family farms by allowing the creation of small family/farmhand lots on existing parcels used as working farms. | Planning Board Planning Department | Short term | Land Use HCR Economic Development |
Natural Resources & Open Space Goals
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| NR-1.1 | Create, maintain, and periodically update a list of the municipal, state, and private open spaces and natural areas important to conserve and protect, including existing conservation, preservation, and agricultural restrictions. | Planning Department Department of Public Works Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Assessor’s Office/ Board of Assessors Conservation Commission/ Conservation Agent | Short term/ ongoing | |
| NR-1.2 | Continue to work with local property owners, state agencies, and public land trust organizations (e.g. state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Trustees of Reservations, and Essex County Greenbelt) to protect key parcels of land through land acquisition, preservation restrictions, easements, and other measures. | Conservation Commission/Conservation Agent Planning Department Board of Selectmen | Ongoing | |
| NR-1.3 | Continue to identify, undertake, and pursue state and/or federal funding for resource area restoration and resilience studies and projects. | Conservation Commission/ Conservation Agent Town Manager Planning Department | Ongoing | Climate Change |
| NR-1.4 | Maintain an active membership in initiatives studying and implementing marsh restoration projects (e.g. Eight Towns & the Bay). | Conservation Commission Town Manager | Ongoing | Climate Change |
| NR-1.5 | Consider a Beach Betterment District to capture benefits from new beach area development to create a reliable fund for beach protection, clean-up, and restoration after storm events, and as a local match to leverage state and federal funds and other grants. | Town Manager Planning Department Planning Board | Short term | Climate Change |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| NR-2.1 | Adopt a Tree Bylaw that covers tree clearing, replacement, and preservation and include tree requirements in zoning and design standards for commercial and residential areas where applicable. | Planning Board Planning Department Conservation Commission Department of Public Works | Medium term | |
| NR-2.2 | Work with non-profit and state partners to increase roadside and beach clean-up efforts and enforce existing regulations regarding litter on public and private property (Chapters 118 & 170). | Department of Public Works Health Department Planning Department Police Department | Ongoing | Community Services & Facilities |
| NR-2.3 | Update and implement recommendations in the Harbor Management Plan that would increase public access to the Merrimack River and other waterways. | Harbor Commission | Ongoing | Climate Change |
| NR-2.4 | Continue to utilize the Public Improvements Fund established for the Salisbury Beach Overlay District (§ 300-68) to fund qualified public capital improvements to any area open to the general public within the District, including but not limited to utility upgrades, sidewalks, streets, period lighting, landscapes, hardscapes, boardwalks, benches, or canopies. | Town Manager Planning Department Department of Public Works | Ongoing | Historic & Cultural Resources |
| NR-2.5 | Consider different methods to capture revenue from peak season beach visitors to fund beach protection and improvements. | Town Manager Planning Department | Medium term | Community Services & Facilities |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| NR-3.1 | Inventory & periodically update improvements, repairs, and equipment needed at existing facilities & necessary new recreational facilities for inclusion in a capital plan. | Department of Public Works Planning Department | Ongoing | Community Services & Facilities |
| A. Fund the designed beach playground and begin construction. | Town Manager Planning Department | Long term | Community Services & Facilities | |
| NR-3.2 | Consider an expansion of Partridge Brook Park by acquiring adjoining or nearby parcels of undeveloped and inaccessible land. | Planning Department | Long term | Community Services & Facilities |
| NR-3.3 | Continue to develop the trail system northward to the state line and east to the beach. | Planning Department Department of Public Works | Short term/ ongoing | Transportation |
| A. Extend the Old Eastern Marsh Trail to the state line and coordinate with the State of New Hampshire to link to the planned extension of the Seacoast Greenway through Seabrook. | ||||
| B. Work with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission on a feasibility study of potential short and long-term improvements of shared use paths on Beach Road, particularly to connect MVPC’s proposed shared use paths on Lafayette Road (Route 1) and North End Boulevard (Route 1A) via Beach Road. | ||||
| NR-3.4 | Periodically assess and strive to meet the recreational needs of Salisbury's residents and visitors, including youth and seniors. | Planning Department Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Department | Ongoing | |
| A. Work with Salisbury Elementary School to fundraise and explore grant opportunities for a new playground on school property or enable access to Partridge Brook Park’s playground for recess. | Planning Department Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Department | Short term | Community Services & Facilities | |
| B. Continue to support the Council on Aging's recreational offerings at the Senior Center by assessing recreational needs of seniors and elders and expanding facilities and programs as needed and feasible. | Council on Aging Director Planning Department | Ongoing | Community Health | |
| C. Implement the recommendations included in the Open Space and Recreation Plan regarding handicap accessibility. | Planning Department Department of Public Works | Medium term | Community Services & Facilities | |
| D. Update and resubmit the Open Space & Recreation Plan according to state requirements to maintain eligibility for grants. | Planning Department | Short and long term |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| NR-4.1 | Increase public awareness and knowledge of techniques and tax advantages of conservation and preservation restrictions to protect privately-owned resource areas, including wetlands | Planning Department Conservation Commission/ Conservation Agent | Ongoing | |
| NR-4.2 | Continue to encourage town boards and commissions and professional staff involved in the development review process to ask developers proposing projects near important open space and natural areas or the town’s trail system to consider donating land via Flexible Residential Development or offering conservation restrictions and/or access easements to the town. | Planning Board Zoning Board of Appeals Planning Department | Ongoing | |
| NR-4.3 | Revisit the Flexible Residential Development (FRD) Regulations to ensure open space acquisitions are strategic and identify maintenance and upkeep responsibilities for open space acquired by the town through FRD. | Planning Board Planning Department | Medium term |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| NR-5.1 | Undertake educational campaigns on Salisbury's natural resources, unique environment, climate risks, ongoing resource protection projects, and the steps individual property owners can take to steward the environment. The Town should utilize various platforms to widen reach, including digital and audio/visual walking tours and work to connect Salisbury’s historical character to its unique natural resource areas, including marshland. | Parks, Recreation, and Youth Empowerment Department Planning Department SCTV Conservation Commission | Ongoing | Climate Change |
| NR-5.2 | Increase signage at open space and recreation areas about Salisbury’s unique natural environment, municipal and non-municipal resource protection efforts, and the consequences of inaction and environmental degradation. | Planning Department Department of Public Works | Short term | Climate Change |
Historic & Cultural Resources Goals
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| HC-1.1 | Improve public understanding of the benefits of the Community Preservation Act and advocate for adoption. | Planning Department Historical Commission Planning Board Conservation Commission Parks, Recreation, and Youth Empowerment Department Parks & Recreation Commission Board of Assessors/ Assessor’s Office | Long term | Natural Resources & Open Space Housing |
| HC-1.2 | Maintain and improve the town’s historic burial grounds. | Cemetery Commission Department of Public Works | Ongoing | |
| HC-1.3 | Adopt a Demolition Delay Bylaw to allow the Town time to determine alternative viable options for preserving historic structures including rehabilitation, sale, or relocation. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Short term | Land Use |
| HC-1.4 | Pursue funding through the Massachusetts Historical Commission to support historic preservation planning activities via the Survey & Planning Grant Program and to support the physical rehabilitation of Town-owned buildings through the Massachusetts Preservation Projects Fund. | Historical Commission Town Manager Planning Department | Short term | Community Services & Facilities |
| HC-1.5 | Coordinate key stakeholders to plan for the preservation of Ben Butler's Toothpick. | Historical Commission Town Manager | Medium term |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| HC-2.1 | Continue to update the inventory of historic resources. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Ongoing | |
| HC-2.2 | Conduct an archaeological reconnaissance survey to identify and document areas of archaeological sensitivity. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Medium term | |
| HC-2.3 | Consider nominating Ring’s Island, Salisbury Square, and Salisbury Beach to the National Register of Historic Places. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Long term | |
| HC-2.4 | Consider a thematic National Register of Historic Places nomination for the town’s working farmlands. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Long term |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| HC-3.1 | Develop public art, signage, and interpretive projects that highlight and increase awareness of the town’s historic, cultural, and natural resources. Potential projects include: signage along the Rail Trail, at parks & open spaces, and at the beach along boardwalk; Salisbury Elementary field trips; library talks & archive advertisement; native history; oral histories; and social media outreach. Collaborate with: Essex National Heritage Area, Salisbury Historical Society, Salisbury Elementary; Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment; Salisbury Public Library; Coastal Trails Coalition; MA Department of Conservation & Recreation | Historical Commission Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Planning Department Salisbury Cultural Council Salisbury Public Library | Ongoing | Natural Resources & Open Space |
| HC-3.2 | Investigate the feasibility of a “Discover Salisbury” information kiosk at the beach center to promote Salisbury’s historic, cultural, & natural resources. | Planning Department Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Department | Long term | Natural Resources & Open Space Climate Change |
| HC-3.3 | Increase access to Salisbury’s historic buildings and collections. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Short term/ ongoing | |
| A. Increase open hours for Town-managed historic sites such as the Pike Building. | ||||
| B. Support private organizations in opening their buildings for longer hours or making their collections of historic artifacts and documents more public. | ||||
| HC-3.4 | Renew the town’s efforts to determine an appropriate use for and rehabilitation of the Ring's Island Meeting House and Ring’s Island District #1 School House. Potential uses could include the storage of archives, historic documents, and materials; office space or inside storage for the harbormaster; or space for SCTV. | Town Manager Historical Commission | Medium term |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| HC-4.1 | Support the Salisbury Historical Society’s efforts to develop and operate a museum. | Town Manager Historical Commission | Medium term | |
| HC-4.2 | Prepare a community-wide historic preservation plan to guide the work of the Historical Commission in documenting, protecting, and preserving the town’s historic resources. | Historical Commission Planning Department | Short term | |
| HC-4.3 | Incorporate historic preservation more directly into local permitting and planning processes by formalizing the role of the Historical Commission (such as requiring comment from the Historical Commission for all Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals applications). | Historical Commission Planning Department | Short term | |
| HC-4.4 | Implement An Arts & Cultural Plan for the Town of Salisbury to encourage better coordination between arts and culture organizations. | Salisbury Cultural Council Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Department Planning Department | Ongoing | |
| HC-4.5 | Support voluntary organizations within the town that provide the community with events, activities, and community participation. | Salisbury Cultural Council Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Department | Ongoing |
Community Services & Facilities Goal
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| CSF-1.1 | Modernize Town equipment and update technology to improve services, assessing cloud storage capabilities and exploring other digitization methods to preserve Town records, minimize space needs, and promote accessibility to the public. | Department of Public Works Human Resources Department Heads | Short term/ ongoing | Historic & Cultural Resources |
| CSF-1.2 | Improve ADA accessibility and public safety. | Department of Public Works Town Manager Planning Department | Short term/ ongoing | Community Health |
| CSF-1.3 | Enhance Town Hall by expanding its capacity for physical assets and providing amenities for staff, including a full and functional kitchen. | Town Manager | Long term | |
| CSF-1.4 | Develop and routinely update a Capital Plan, which includes an inventory of Town infrastructure, assessment of facility conditions, and a plan for maintenance. | Town Meeting Planning Department Department of Public Works | Short term/ ongoing | Transportation Historic & Cultural Resources |
| CSF-1.5 | Upgrade and utilize the Memorial School to its full capacity to support Town functions. | Department of Public Works | Medium term | Community Health |
| CSF-1.6 | Protect and preserve Town-owned historic assets and include the Historical Commission in planning for any projects that involve historic Town-owned buildings, sites, and objects. | Board of Selectmen Planning Board | Ongoing | Historic & Cultural Resources |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| CSF-2.1 | Relocate the Department of Public Works to the water treatment plant facility to consolidate operations, improve departmental efficiency, and increase its physical capacity. Subsequently, move the Fire Department to the current DPW facility and assess the best use of the current fire station’s advantageous location near the Town Center. | Town Meeting Board of Selectmen Department of Public Works | Short term | Land Use |
| CSF-2.2 | Establish and fund a Parks and Recreation Department separate from DPW, with dedicated year-round and seasonal staffing positions to manage recreational programming and services. | Town Meeting Department of Public Works Parks, Recreation, & Youth Empowerment Department | Short term | Natural Resources & Open Space |
| CSF-2.3 | Increase funding and staff capacity for recreation maintenance within the Department of Public Works to ensure proper maintenance of parks and recreational facilities. | Department of Public Works | Medium term | Natural Resources & Open Space Community Health |
| A. Prioritize maintenance of the beach and beach facilities, and establish a facility at the beach for parks and recreation equipment. | ||||
| CSF-2.4 | Ensure that the town's public safety facilities, equipment, and staffing levels enable prompt, professional responses to the community's needs. | Department of Public Works Health Department Fire Department Police Department | Medium term | Community Health |
| CSF-2.5 | Undertake a Town-wide assessment of staffing needs. Furthermore, support Town staff and student career development by establishing an internship or capstone project program, potentially coordinating it with nearby schools and state agencies. | Town Manager Planning Department | Short term | Economic Development |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| CSF-3.1 | Balance providing drinking water services that are adequate to serve existing and projected development while protecting water resources. | Department of Public Works Health Department | Medium term | Community Health Climate Change Natural Resources & Open Space |
| CSF-3.2 | Promote water-saving measures: individual actions, investigate changing the billing system from flat rate to usage-based (e.g., increase water usage fees and reduce flat quarterly fees), and incentivize private well use for irrigation over town drinking water. | Department of Public Works | Medium term | Community Health Climate Change Natural Resources & Open Space |
| CSF-3.3 | Enhance wastewater collection and treatment facilities to adequately serve existing and projected development. | Department of Public Works Health Department | Medium term | Community Health Housing |
| CSF-3.4 | Improve solid waste collection services, including recyclables, and reduce litter throughout town in tandem with the Health Department. | Department of Public Works Health Department | Medium term | Community Health |
| CSF-3.5 | Identify a location for and install a new public water well. | Department of Public Works | Medium term | Climate Change Natural Resources & Open Space |
| CSF-3.6 | Supplementing a Capital Plan, modify the Town’s maintenance funding structure, which can be supported by multiple revolving funds for roads, utilities, and resiliency, first seeded by state grants and sustained through utility fees. | Town Meeting Planning Department Department of Public Works | Medium term | Transportation Economic Development |
| CSF-3.7 | Improve operation of the tide gate at Town Creek and implement remote operation during high water and ice events & replacement of the water level monitoring system. | Department of Public Works Conservation Commission | Medium term | Natural Resources & Open Space Climate Change |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| CSF-4.1 | Provide adequate funding and technology to support elected and appointed boards and commissions in their work. | Town Meeting | Ongoing | Historic & Cultural Resources |
| CSF-4.2 | Improve the Town’s formal complaint system. | Department of Public Works Health Department Police Department | Short term | Community Health |
| CSF-4.3 | Improve community outreach to determine the best use of CDBG funding for social service providers, infrastructure, and housing to meet community needs. | Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust | Short term | Housing Community Health |
| CSF-4.4 | Fund and support SCTV in developing a Media Center and headquarters, and increase volunteers to enable continued enhancements to public programming. | Town Meeting Planning Department | Short term | |
| A. Support state legislation that would make streaming funds available for community television networks (Bill s.41). | ||||
| B. Upgrade and relocate the SCTV studio to modernize and enhance SCTV functions. | ||||
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| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| CSF-5.1 | Continue to support the Council on Aging to improve its capacity to serve the elders of Salisbury, especially emergency services. | Planning Department Health Department Council on Aging | Short term | Community Health |
| CSF-5.2 | Improve outreach and visibility for senior service. | Council on Aging | Short term | Community Health |
| CSF-5.3 | Continue and expand services to secure affordable housing for seniors. | Planning Department Affordable Housing Trust Council on Aging | Medium term | Community Health |
| # | Recommendation | Responsible Parties | Timeframe | Related Elements |
| CSF-6.1 | Upgrade and modernize the Elementary School building. | Town Meeting Department of Public Works | Long term | Economic Development |
| CSF-6.2 | Increase collaboration with nearby schools, such as Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, to integrate professional and vocational skills into school programs. | Planning Department | Short term | Economic Development |
| CSF-6.3 | Enhance partnership between school district and Town to improve outreach and communications, including for after-school programs and essential services. | Planning Department School District | Medium term | Economic Development |
| CSF-6.4 | Add new library programming, support existing programs, fund staffing, and improve public outreach to promote library services. | Town Meeting Planning Department Salisbury Public Library | Medium term | Economic Development |
| A. Identify and pursue stable, long-term funding sources to support coordination capacity, maintain SYC’s resource hub, and expand programming aligned with community needs. |
View the Draft Goals, Strategies, & Implementation Plan below!
This first draft of the Goals, Strategies, & Implementation Plan portion of the Master Plan will be revised based on public comment, Town Staff feedback, and the Master Plan Committee's review. The draft document is below. Revisions will be reflected in the Full Draft of the Master Plan.
Recommendations
Phase 1 organized recommendations for each element into three goals and corresponding strategies. Similarly, Phase 2 will identify goals and strategies for housing, natural and cultural resources, open space and recreation, and community facilities and services.
Goals are statements of the community’s desired long-term direction. While often broadly written, goals must also be specific enough so that it is possible to assess whether progress has been made in achieving them and determine successful completion.
Strategies are statements that identify the community’s preferred actions in relation to the goals of each element. They represent “operational” actions that a community will undertake to meet its goals. Some of the strategies in a master plan may be existing policies and others can be newly created during the planning process.
Together, goals and strategies will reflect and support Salisbury's vision and the ambitions for the period covered by the plan. They will be informed by a robust community engagement process, soliciting input from Salisbury residents, to determine community values and goals and to identify patterns of development that will be consistent with these goals.
Implementation Program
The Implementation Program will compile the recommendations from all elements into a program of specific actions to be completed sequentially. It will identify any necessary regulatory changes, needed resources (such as funding, staff, or volunteers), lead responsibility, and priority ranking for each action.
For this Master Plan to be useful to Salisbury over the next ten years, the Town must ensure that it is actively utilized and updated as needed. A Master plan should be treated as an adaptable, responsive planning tool that may require adjusting as the Town’s priorities and needs evolve. Thus, while an implementation program brings all of the Plan’s recommendations into focus and organizes them into a plan of action, it is not absolute; rather, it provides a suggested framework for the Town to carry out identified goals and strategies in a flexible manner. An evaluation plan is built into the implementation program with mechanisms to assess progress, accomplishments, and barriers as implementation proceeds.
