Planning & Community Development News
Ongoing Projects
Main Street Improvement
This state funded project will improve vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian safety and reduce vehicular queues at the intersections of Main Street and West Street, as well as Main Street and South Street. Work will include resurfacing of the intersection approaches, improved pedestrian and bicycle accommodations and access, new signage and pavement markings. A traffic signal will be installed at the Main Street and West Street intersection, which will be coordinated with the existing signals.
Complete Streets
A complete street is one that provides safe and accessible travel alternatives for all modes - walking, biking, transit, and motorized vehicles. Complete Streets designs contribute toward safety, health, and economic vitality that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities. Having multimodal options to travel between home, work, schools, recreation, and retail destinations are essential in promoting more livable communities.
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Agricultural Commission Members Wanted!
Are you a local farmer, and / or someone who wants to support our local farmers? The Town of Ware is seeking members of the community interested in joining the Town Agricultural Commission! The Agricultural Commission will promote agricultural-based economic opportunities; to preserve, revitalize and sustain the Ware agricultural industry; to encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle in the Town of Ware; and to represent and give a voice to the Ware farming community. The Commission will work in close cooperation with other Town boards and committees to develop a work plan to guide its activities. Such activities include but are not limited to, the following: assist in writing the Town's Right-To-Farm Bylaw; serve as facilitators for encouraging the pursuit of agriculture in Ware; promote agricultural-based economic opportunities in Town; act as mediators, advocates, educators, and/or negotiators on farming issues; work for preservation of prime agricultural lands; and pursue all grants and other initiatives appropriate to creating a sustainable agricultural community.
Contact the Ware Planning and Community Development Office for more information at (413) 967-9648 ext. 120