Business View Civil and Municipal | March 2021

45 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL MARCH 2021 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110 617-720-5657 www.dambrosiobrown.com Smart. Efficient. Responsive. We provide tailored legal counsel and representation. DRACUT , MASSACHUSETTS down one of the main roads in town and still see farms because we’ve elected to keep our industrial area tucked off to the side.” Genest agrees, noting, “That’s one of our biggest draws. People come to Dracut because they love the small-town feel, the agriculture, and the ruralness of the community. As much as we’ve grown over the past several years, we still have that hometown feel about us.” A shared vision for Dracut’s near-term future includes more family-friendly amenities and entertainment options that would persuade residents and existing businesses to stay local. “I’d like to se a large indoor/outdoor seasonal facility, like a YMCA,” says Vandal. “We’re going to continue bringing business into town, but keeping it zoned properly,” adds Archinski. “If you’re willing to locate your business in Dracut, we can offer you a tax break. We’ve got a state- funded Tax Incentive Financing program that will pay half of your business taxes for five years, to offset some of your development costs. Basically, we developed a whole little neighborhood that way, one that was really low impact relative to services. That’s what I’m looking at, going forward. That program did us a lot of good.” A description of Dracut would not be complete without highlighting the work of the many community volunteers in a variety of capacities. These volunteers contribute vast amounts of time and effort serving on more than 50 boards and commissions that play an important role in the town’s success. Speaking to the special qualities of the town, Genest shares, “We might all be biased because we’ve been here for a long time. But really, Dracut is an awesome community to live in.” Archinski chimes in with his own personal sentiment, “I wasn’t born in Dracut, but I’ve been here about 40 years. I tell everybody: ‘I wasn’t born here, but I got here as soon as I could.’”