On the agenda: Whitman meeting — Data Center (Mar 19)
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Whitman, Massachusetts · Thursday, March 19, 2026 — 7 months ago
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NOTICE OF MEETING AND AGENDA, AM 8:30
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 18-25 OF CHAPTER
30A OF THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
THAT A MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE WILL BE
HELD AT 5:30 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARC 19, 2026, IN THE SELECT BOARD
MEETING ROOM, 2% FLOOR, 54 SOUTH AVENUE, WHITMAN, MA.
Cat. Foe Date posted: March 10, 2026, 8:00 a.m.
for the/Economic Development Committee
Justin Evans, Chair
AGENDA
Announce meeting is being recorded for WHCA to post on YouTube
Roll call: Justin Evans, Brittany Cavallo, Heidi Hosmer, Adam Somerville, Richard Blosz, Steve Egan,
John Galvin
Approve Meeting Minutes: 02/19/2026
Invited Guests:
Data Centers:
State incentives: sales tax exemption for large data centers
TIF (or DIF) and 43D: model that has worked in MA
Westfield considered 40-year PILOT
Electricity is the bottleneck, water less so in New England, access to fiber connection
Old Business:
Solar and Battery Model Bylaws
Chapter 43D expedited permitting
Community placemaking events
Discussion on future meeting topics:
RT 18 as commercial / industrial center
Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
Town owned properties / Vacant properties
SWOT — makes sense after exploring several opportunities /OCPC Downtown Study
Next meeting date
Adjourn
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- Aug 21, 2026 Filed on the Docket
- Aug 21, 2026 Full document archived — public record
- Sep 18, 2026 Record updated
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