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Public Meeting Notice
Public Meeting Notice Rural Policy Advisory Committee Meeting - December 10, 2021
Overview
RPAC Meeting
Friday, December 10, 2021
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Agenda
- Welcome and Introductions. – Linda Dunlavy
- Adopt Minutes from October 8, 2021 - Trish Settles
- Northern Central MA private well testing project and potential for pursuing statewide private well regulations with Amie Shei, Vice President for Programs, The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts and Brian Scales, Executive Vice President, RCAP Solutions
- Updates from MA Healthy Aging Collaborative, James Fuccione, Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative
- Discuss Legislation, Policies & Priorities
- ARPA, the MA budget surplus, the MA FY23 budget and rural issues – understanding the current landscape and setting RPAC CY22 priorities with Rep. Paul Mark
- Preparing for coordinating effort with Rural Caucus
- Making a case for impact of Covid on rural areas
- Update on other rural advocacy conducted in the past quarter
- Broadband, housing, rural schools, Auditor Bump infrastructure report
- Other topics of importance
- ARPA, the MA budget surplus, the MA FY23 budget and rural issues – understanding the current landscape and setting RPAC CY22 priorities with Rep. Paul Mark
- Discuss RPAC Future Topics and Actions Steps – Linda Dunlavy
- Future agenda items – Wealth Creation: A New Framework for Rural Economic and Community Development by Shanna Ratner