Firm QualificationsTaintor & Associates has prepared comprehensive plans and growth management strategies for clients throughout New England. The firm has prepared strategic plans covering challenges such as economic development, growth management regulations, affordable housing, downtown revitalization, corridor planning, scenic byways and tourism marketing efforts.Our zoning experience ranges from the preparation of zoning ordinances and bylaws to address specific issues, to complete zoning revisions and re-codifications. Taintor & Associates has worked closely with communities and national and regional organizations to determine specific objectives for economic development. These projects have included zoning analyses, business land use studies, design guidelines, tourism development, marketing strategies, and corridor management plans. We have worked with a variety of organizations and agencies to assess methods to improve or expand business opportunities in order to broaden a community’s tax base, provide additional services, improve the appearance of an area, increase tourism, or increase employment options. The firm has proven citizen participation, consensus building and mediation expertise. We use a variety of techniques to assist clients – towns, cities, regions or state agencies – to define plans that reflect the clients’ needs and objectives. We have extensive experience working with both local government and the private sector. We pride ourselves on our balanced approach to community development wherein economic development and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive. We recognize that the ultimate success or failure of the planning process will depend on the degree to which residents, businesspeople, and public and private landowners “buy into” the Plan’s policies and recommendations. Therefore, the planning process must address the needs of these varied groups and result in strategies that are practical, affordable and yet effective. |
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TAINTOR & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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