Planning & Community Development

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Responsibilities

The Director of Planning and Community Development provides technical support and information regarding land use and development to all Town Departments, Committees and Boards as requested. Additionally, the Director is responsible for representing the Town of Stoneham at Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors events as well as North Suburban Planning Council (NSPC) and the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) meetings.

Annual Reports

2022 Annual Report of the Planning & Community Development Director

View Past Annual Reports in our Archive Center

Latest Tri-Board Update

Planning & Community Development December 2022

Recent Communication

  1. Better Bus Redesign Stoneham TA and PCD
  2. Wortman MBTA Communities Presentation March 2022
  3. Stoneham Sq Pub Mtg 060822_202206091157408453
  1. MassDOT South Main North Border Intersection 610665 PHSlides
  2. Spot Pond Loop Update June 2023

Housing Production Plan

  1. Housing Production Plan Stoneham
  1. DHCD Approval Letter - Stoneham

Open Space & Recreation Plan

  1. Open Space and Recreation Plan - Appendix A (PDF)
  2. Open Space and Recreation Plan - Appendix B and C (PDF)
  1. Open Space and Recreation Plan (PDF)

Complete Streets

  1. Complete Streets Signed Policy (PDF)
  2. Complete Streets Award Letter (PDF)
  1. Stoneham Summer Design Charrette
  2. Copy of Stoneham CS Prioritization Plan

Other Planning Documents

  1. Economic Development Self-Assessment Tool Report - EDSAT (PDF)
  2. EDSAT Best Practices - Strategies and Processes for Local Economic Development (PDF)
  3. Massachusetts Downtown Initiative Grant - Complete Streets Downtown Study (PDF)
  4. Planning Update for Tri-Board - 06-01-2018 (PDF)
  5. Stoneham Square Strategic Action Plan (PDF)
  6. Tax Increment Financing (PDF)
  1. Stoneham Rapid Recovery Plan
  2. Stoneham Hazard Mitigation and Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Plan
  3. Stoneham Downtown Parking Study 2021
  4. Stoneham How To Do Business Guide 2022
  5. Envisioning an Age-Friendly Stoneham Report

Director's Regional & State-Wide Participation

  • Immediate Past President, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)
  • Member and Delegate, North Suburban Planning Council 
  • Member, American Planning Association, MA Chapter
  • Member, MAPC Arts and Culture Advisory Committee
  • Member, MAPC Economic Development Advisory Committee
  • Member, MAPC Executive Committee
  • Town Delegate, MAPC Council
  • Member, Massachusetts Association of Planning Directors
  • Member, Metro Common 2050 External Advisory Committee