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Are there any more ways for us to do the same kind of thinking that people tend to create to? Are there any more specific reasons why people just can't get enough of the things they rekindle working by certain behaviors?Yes, there are many more ways to...
“We never knew this place existed.” “When our daughters come to visit next month, we are planning to take them back to see this.” And so, this is how we began our Water Access program as part of the Borderlands Pilot project in Killingly.
The team...
The residents of the Town of Killingly have spoken, and they say they care about their water. Killingly’s residents, as part of the Borderlands Project, identified water as one local asset they all want to preserve and promote. In response to this community-wide...
Now that we’re one-year, and about halfway through the Village Innovation Pilot, we have already learned quite a few lessons, from the mundane (now we know where to get the best pizza) to the lofty (local Pilot Teams are essential for project success)....
Both Borderlands Pilot Towns are busy preparing for their fall public workshops. Exeter's public workshop is October 29 at the Metcalf Elementary School. Killingly's public workshop is October 27 at the Westfield Congregational Church. At...
In June, the first set of Heart and Soul Visioning Workshops were held in Killingly and Exeter. Preliminary results of the online community surveys and focus group interviews were presented. The most exciting part of the evening was the...
The Borderlands Pilot towns, Killingly CT and Exeter RI, are off to a great start with Phase I, the Heart and Soul Visioning Process. The pilot teams have been meeting on a monthly basis to plan the activities of this phase. The first...
The Borderlands Project recently selected the towns of Killingly, CT and Exeter, RI as the two towns for the Village Innovation Pilot. They were selected from a pool of 12 towns that applied (out of the possible 20 Borderlands towns).
The Pilot...
The Borderlands Project launched its Village Innovation Pilot today. The Pilot is a strategic planning initiative being offered to two Borderlands towns (one in CT, one in RI) who want to conserve critical lands by channeling new growth into existing...
by Susan Westa (Green Valley Institute)
Last year I was lucky enough to spend a year on sabbatical with my family on the “left side” of the country (as my daughter says). As a planner it was especially interesting to see how different parts of...
by Vilma Gregoropolous
My family is known for being able to fix anything. One day my uncle, Lino sent his son, Abe, out to the alley to fetch an old wheelbarrow he wanted to straighten out and use. Abe walked up and down searching for a long...
David Schweid
On August 7, 2006 the Exeter Town Council approved an ordinance to amend the zoning regulations to allow, by special use permit, residential development on the second and third floors above commercial structures in the B (business) and...
We've just posted four of the five presentations from the panel discussion, Reinventing the Village: Perspectives on Economic Development and Affordable Housing in the Borderlands (held May 4, 2006). In addition to the presentation slides,...
David Preston
There can't be a much bigger event in Borderlands history in recent memory - or in the foreseeable future - than Wednesday night's West Greenwich town meeting. This is the Financial Town Meeting where the town will decide whether...
by Kevin Essington, The Nature Conservancy
When you hear “The Borderlands,” the twenty towns along the CT/RI border, what do you think of? Forests? Farms? Villages? Rural homesites? Dark skies? Quiet roads? Easy...
Thank you for visiting the Borderlands Project Website and Blog. As the homepage states, the purpose of this site is to provide you with information on the Borderlands Project, stimulate discussion on its future direction, and give you links to related...
by Kip Bergstrom, RI Economic Policy Council
When I first became involved with this project my focus was on preserving the forests of the Borderlands. While I think this is still a central goal, it is much more powerful when combined with the idea...