Pioneer Valley Planning Commission

Welcome back to another Pioneer Valley Progress Report!

This week we marked 61 years of service to the 43 cities and towns of Hampden and Hampshire County at our Fall Reception in Holyoke, where we were able to enjoy welcoming remarks from Mayor Joshua A. Garcia (a PVPC alumnus) as well as honoring contributions to the region by MA Rural Affairs Director Anne Gobi and Springfield Water and Sewer Commission's Josh Schimmel, whose organization's accomplishments you'll read more about in the newsletter.

We were also extremely honored to be recognized for our efforts to expand economic equity in the clean energy sector this month by MassINC's Gateway Cities Innovation Institute and have more to share on convenings and planning work happening across our communities - large and small.

Please find further details on these updates and more in this month’s Pioneer Valley Progress Report!

-Kimberly H. Robinson

Pioneer Valley Progress Report: November 2023   NOVEMBER 2023   Welcome back to another Pioneer Valley Progress Report! This week we marked 61 years of service to the 43 cities and towns of Hampden and Hampshire County at our Fall Reception in Ho

The Municipal Digital Equity Planning services PVPC will be providing Springfield will look at both cold hard quantitative analysis, as well as the equally real human perceptions on digital equity of the people of Springfield.

At the end of the day, this work in about opportunity and inclusion for communities ready to embrace all of the 21st century digital resources available.

Springfield receives $102,000 to eliminate barriers to digital equity A formal study and plan will allow Springfield to apply for more than $147 million in available state internet grants.