Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

44 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 Get the Job Done Right! projects with sustainability and community in mind. She notes, “We do have a couple of major 200 to 300 unit developments coming in. Those are obviously going to increase our population and shift an additional burden onto our schools, so that’s an area we’re keeping our eye on. When housing developments come in sets, with one- or two-bedroom units, that’s not as much of an impact on the town. But when you get to three, four, and five bedrooms, now you’ve got to ask yourself, ‘How is this going to impact public safety? How is it going to impact education?’ There’s a lot more thought that goes into it at that point.” The economic development process in Dracut involves a similar balancing act. According to Archinski. “Since the day I was elected, I’ve felt the struggle between wanting to keep the town rural and generating enough growth so that the tax burden doesn’t fall on the homeowners. Ultimately, I think we’ve done a good job finding and maintaining that balance. You can drive