2024 Legislative Breakfast
Join us for the Joint North Shore Task Force (NSTF) and North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC) 2024 Legislative Breakfast!
Friday, March 22, 2024 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Nahant Life Saving Station | 96 Nahant Rd, Nahant, MA
The North Shore Task Force (NSTF) is a group of 16 communities north of Boston working collaboratively on regional issues.
The goal of NSTF is to cooperate with, and to assist, each member municipality in coordinating its planning and economic development so as to obtain maximum benefits for the North Shore district.
Member communities focus on a broad range of issues that affect the North Shore, including sustainable development, equitable housing, clean energy, climate change and transportation. NSTF is guided by the principles found in MetroCommon 2050, MAPC's regional development blueprint for the Boston Metropolitan area.
Leadership
Each community has two representatives to NSTF, appointed by either its Mayor or Board of Selectmen. The committee Chairman is elected by the membership annually. An MAPC staff person also provides support to NSTF in the role of Subregional Coordinator.
The Task Force is co-chaired by Katrina O’Leary, Town Planner for the Town of Middleton.
Meetings
- March 21, 2024 | 9:30 - 11 a.m.
- April 18, 2024 | 9:30 - 11 a.m.
- May 16, 2024 | 9:30 - 11 a.m.
- June 20, 2024 | 9:30 - 11 a.m.
All meetings will be virtual (Zoom), and you can join each meeting through this link.
Subregional Coordinator:
Sarah Scott, sscott@mapc.org
Interested in staying up to date on NSTF events, meetings, and information? Please contact Sarah (sscott@mapc.org).
Meetings and Presentations
February 2024:
- Legislation Overview with MAPC’s Government Affairs Team
January 2024:
TAP Overview and Project Share-Out
November 2023:
- Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness (MVP) Program Overview with Michelle Rowden from the MA Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
October 2023:
- Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) presentation from the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
- Perfect Fit Parking presentation and the Perfect Fit Parking Phase 3 Update.
September 2022
- Regional Electric Vehicle Opportunities and MBTA Communities/3A Technical Assistance Needs (notes here).
August, 2022
- Legislative Update from MAPC's Government Affairs Team
June and July 2022:
- Summer Break!
May 2022:
- Joint Legislative Breakfast with the North Suburban Planning Council
April 2022:
- Rethinking the Retail Strip, Chris Kuschel, AICP, MAPC Land Use Specialists' Manager and Principal Planner
March 2022:
- Climate Resilient Land Use Strategies, Anne Herbst, MAPC Principal Environmental Planner
February 2022:
- MAPC Economic Development Overview, Angela Brown, MAPC Chief of Economic Development
January 2022:
- MAPC Technical Assistance Program Overview, Ralph Willmer, FAICP (former), Raul Gonzalez, and Andrea Harris Long, AICP, MAPC Technical Assistance Program Coordinators
- MAPC Hybrid Engagement Resources, Sasha Parodi, MAPC Events Planner and Special Projects Specialist
- ARPA Information and Resources, MAPC Government Affairs Team
Resources
Check here for useful tools and resources shared by NSTF members and invited presenters.
Beverly | Danvers | Essex | Gloucester |
Ipswich | Hamilton | Manchester-by-the-Sea | Marblehead |
Middleton | Nahant | Peabody | Rockport |
Salem | Swampscott | Topsfield | Wenham |