Business View Magazine | December 2020

410 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2020 planning document moving forward over the next decade. So, there is no doubt that this initiative was very important to be worked on during that time, and all our board committees did so while meeting virtually.” Barry LaCasse, the Assistant Town Manager/ Finance Director, adds, “I would also like to mention that the Town of Mansfield is pursuing a Green Community designation, which is another important “green” initiative. The Green Community Designation provides a road map along with financial and technical support to municipalities in Massachusetts that pledge to cut municipal energy use by an ambitious the pandemic, followed by the Governor’s Stay at Home Advisory. No one really ever thought we would have to test it and do this in just one day. It was amazing to see the staff go virtual with various tools, such as GoToMeetings, and stay that way.” In the meantime, while the staff was working remotely, there were still many initiatives moving forward. A very significant one was completed by the beginning of this fiscal year in July. Dumas explains, “During that whole period from March to July, the town was working on completing its update to Mansfield’s Comprehensive Master plan. That is our guiding