Acronyms & References

List of Acronyms and Terms Used at Select Board Meetings. This is a living document and is by no means comprehensive—it’s a foreign language.

ARPA /SLFRF: 
​American Rescue Plan Act  Final Rule
Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Federal government programs for COVID relief.

ATM:  Annual Town Meeting

CH:  Community Hall, Town municipal building,, 1 West Main St

JR:  Jacobs Road, Town municipal building, 18 Jacobs Rd, Town Offices

SH:  Sawyer Hall Town municipal building,, 1 East Main St, Post Office & Library

BUC: Building Use Committee
Town committee to oversee building use.

CARES: The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)
 
FCCDC/CDC:  Franklin County Community Development Corp
 
CCG:  Community Compact IT Grant
 
CDBG:  Community Development Block Grant
 
COLA:  Cost of Living Adjustment

Chapter 70: State aid program to public schools under DESE.
 
DESE: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

EEAC:  Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee
 
FRCOG:  Franklin Regional County of Governors

HAY: Hawlemont Agriculture and You
 A collaboration with local farmers and community members where children engage in hands-on learning as they care for animals, nurture gardens, and develop new skills in a real farm setting.

MLB:  Municipal Light Board
Municipal Light Board manages the Heath Broadband Network (Municipal Light Plant -MLP).

MLP: Broadband-MLP
The Heath Municipal Light Plant (MLP) is managed by the Heath Municipal Light Board (MLB) and the MLP Manager, with the purpose to oversee the building and operations of a fiber-optic broadband network for Heath homes.

MTRSD:  Mohawk Trail Regional School District
School district for Heath students. The elementary school is Colrain and secondary (7-12) is the MTRHS.

MVP:  Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness
The MVP grant provides support for cities and towns in Massachusetts to begin the process of planning for climate change resiliency and implementing priority projects.

Regional Animal Control: Franklin County Regional Animal Control
Sue Lively is Heath’s rep

SOA:  Student Opportunity Act 
 Mass Gov act to improve inequitable gaps for ethnic and racial groups.

TMS:  TMS Educational Solutions
The Management System, consulting firm used by MTRSD to calculate school assessments.

WRAP: Winter Recovery Assistance Program
"Provides cities and towns with funding to improve their transportation networks in response to harsh winter weather. Funds must be spent by June 30, 2023."
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People/Business/Service
Carson Ovitt, Carpenter, CH doors

Roger Harris, Project Engineerer for Rise Engineering, Green Communities Grant, Community Hall HVAC

Paul Harnett, Plumbing