- June 15, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
NORTHFIELD — Town business owners and municipal leaders heard a consultant’s report on the results of a business survey, as well as strategies for post-COVID-19 business recovery initiatives on Main Street and Route 63 during a forum last week.
It was announced in March that six Franklin County communities — Greenfield, Montague, Sunderland, Northfield, Shelburne and Buckland — were among the 125 across Massachusetts set to split $9.5 million in state-issued awards aimed at alleviating some of the COVID-19 pandemic’s crippling effects on local downtown areas. Grants were awarded based on the size of the communities, with Norfield receiving $30,000 to pay for consultant services.
Northfield partnered with consultants from BETA Group Inc. out of Chicopee, and Plan Facilitator Jeff Maxtutis and Project Planner Charlie Creagh led an informational presentation on June 10. The presentation included collected data from a survey distributed to local…
