we are onelancaster
Mission
Mission
Mission
OneLancaster is group of residents of Lancaster, Massachusetts who are committed to responsible and sustainable development that preserves the rural and historic character, natural resources, and quality of life in our community now and for generations to come.
Vision
Mission
Mission
We envision the future of Lancaster in close alignment with the goals and objectives of The Town We Want section of the 2007 Lancaster MA Master Plan as a beautiful and thriving town with its historic village character intact, and open space, woodlands, wild river frontage, beautiful ponds, and rural character preserved.
We especially emb
We envision the future of Lancaster in close alignment with the goals and objectives of The Town We Want section of the 2007 Lancaster MA Master Plan as a beautiful and thriving town with its historic village character intact, and open space, woodlands, wild river frontage, beautiful ponds, and rural character preserved.
We especially embrace the following goals taken directly from that Master Plan:
To protect and preserve the Town’s rural and historic character, its ponds, rivers and wetlands, its physical landscape and historic buildings, its classic New England pattern of village and working countryside. We recognize that the regulatory structure of our Town is largely what will make this possible.
To encourage business development that is appropriate in type, location, and design so that it enhances its surroundings, rather than having to be shielded from them.
To participate in long term regional initiatives to reduce the volume of traffic flowing through Lancaster, and in shorter-term initiatives for safer traffic flow and control.
To increase the supply of affordable housing in Lancaster so as to enable Lancaster’s young people and elders to continue to live in their home community.
To reflect in all that we do the uniqueness and diversity of the various villages, neighborhoods, and other distinctive areas of the Town, while at the same time unifying them in terms of connectedness, shared vision,
and equitable services.
Values
Mission
Values
We subscribe to the “triple bottom line” framework, and believe that development and growth solutions in Lancaster should be viewed through three domains:
people, planet, and prosperity.
We value the quality of life that Lancaster offers to its residents, including the environmental beauty and wealth of our forests, rivers, ponds, wetlands
We subscribe to the “triple bottom line” framework, and believe that development and growth solutions in Lancaster should be viewed through three domains:
people, planet, and prosperity.
We value the quality of life that Lancaster offers to its residents, including the environmental beauty and wealth of our forests, rivers, ponds, wetlands, farms, and fields.
We support economic development that does not compromise our clean air, clean water, ability to see the night sky, or to enjoy peace and quiet.
We advocate for affordable housing that is
environmentally just.