In January 2000, former Governor Cellucci initiated the EO-418, of which Community Development was a large component. Six of the fifteen OCPC communities signed on to participate in the EO-418 Community Development Plan program, a program designed to help local officials balance economic progress with preserving the quality of life in their communities.

This Program provided all communities across the Commonwealth with up to $30,000 in technical assistance (pre-planning) and planning services in four core areas; Housing, Open Space/Natural Resource Protection, Economic Development and Transportation.  The Program was jointly funded by four state agencies; Department of Housing and Community Development , Executive Office of Environmental Affairs, Department of Economic Development and the Executive Office of Transportation.  Representatives from these agencies formed a working group responsible for reviewing and approving each Town's Community Development Plan Scope of Services. The Scope of Services described the planning work that the Town proposed to do and was a prerequisite for accessing program funds.

The following OCPC municipalities participated in the EO-418 CDP program and submitted plans to DHCD in July 2004.  Community Development Plans are available in Adobe PDF format by clicking the PDF links below. Not all plans are yet available online. Check back periodically at the DHCD site or on this page for PDF updates. To read these documents, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. It may be downloaded free from the following site: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html