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Finance and Budgeting 139 <br />_ The following checklist should help in considering the secondary consequences of building <br /> • capital facilities or making other capital outlays.All questions are structured so that yes answers <br /> indicate an impact consistent with town policy as expressed in "Planning for Franklin,"the <br /> Residents' Master Plan Studies, 1974-76. <br /> Not <br /> Yea No applicable <br /> 1. Will this project either leave unchanged or slow the rate — <br /> of population growth in Franklin? — <br /> 2. Is the amount of growth that this project is designed to <br /> serve consistent with the most recent projections of the <br /> planning board? <br /> or 3. Will this project either leave unchanged or increase — <br /> the ratio of jobs in Franklin to residents of Franklin? <br /> 4. If the project is likely to stimulate residential <br /> a development in an area, as opposed to townwide, <br /> a) Will that development be totally in the center or — <br /> suburban district? <br /> b) Will that development be partially in the center <br /> or suburban district? — <br /> c) Can the stimulated growth in that area be — <br /> serviced with roads, schools, utilities, etc., <br /> without further town investments? — <br /> d) Are existing development controls adequate to <br /> relieve all other concerns about the stimulated — <br /> growth in that area? <br /> c <br />;e 5. If the project is likely to slow residential development <br /> in an area, as opposed to townwide. <br /> a) Is that area in the rural district? — <br /> b) Are one or more public service systems in the — <br /> area being used at or near capacity? <br /> 6. If the project is likely to stimulate commercial or <br /> E industrial development in an area. as opposed to <br /> townwlde <br /> S_ a) Is that area now zoned for commerce or industry? — <br /> to b) Can the stimulated development be adequately <br /> serviced with roads, utilities, etc.. without further <br /> town investments? <br /> c) Are existing development controls adequate to <br /> relieve all other concerns about the stimulated <br /> growth? — <br /> Ive 7. If located in a rural district, will this project itself be <br /> free of characteristics leading to an urbanized <br /> "character"? — <br /> Figure 5-5 Priority setting checklist proposed for the town of Franklin, <br /> Massachusetts. <br /> portation planning process. or when it does not have influence over special dis- <br /> tricts that construct sewage treatment facilities. A handful of metropolitan <br /> agencies have begun areawide capital improvements programs.These programs <br /> et- attempt to at least identify capital investments.being made by various govern- <br />-ts mental levels and then inform major decision making units of government.These <br /> k— projects are demonstration projects that, as yet,- have not demonstrated their <br /> ve sensitivity to local policy problems. <br /> fo- At the local government level a number of steps can be taken to at least.ex- <br /> cal change information. A local governmental unit can survey capital investment <br /> er- plans of overlapping governments and special districts that will be built within <br /> ns-• the jurisdiction.This activity can at least inform local officials, who then may <br /> IL <br />