Merrimack Valley Planning Commission– MVPC

160 Main Street
Haverhill, MA 01830-5000
978-374-0519
Alan Macintosh, Assistant Directory of Environmental Programming

The MVPC's primary mission is to support the orderly growth of the region as a desirable place to live and work.

Essex County Communities serviced by MVPC: Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, Newburyport, North Andover, Salisbury, West Newbury.

 

Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

60 Temple Place
Boston, MA 02111
617-451-2770
Sam Cleaves – Sr. Regional Planner for the North Shore Task Force Area (Ext. 0211)

The MAPC is a regional planning agency representing 101 cities and towns in the metropolitan Boston area. Created by an act of the Legislature in 1963, it serves as a forum for state and local officials to address issues of regional importance. As one of fourteen members of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), MAPC has oversight responsibility for the region’ s federally funded transportation program.

The MAPC district is divided into eight sub-regions and encompasses coastal communities, older industrial centers, rural towns, and modern cities.

The North Shore Task Force serves the sub-region that includes the following Essex County Communities: Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Rockport, Salem, Swampscott, Danvers, Wenham.