The Town of Malden was devastated by the 2020 Babb Road Wildfire, which destroyed more than 80 percent of the community’s structures, displaced most residents, and gutted the Town Hall and its municipal records. SCJ was hired to complete a Planning Report focused on housing, land use, parks, and utilities to assess Malden’s current conditions and a pathway toward continued recovery. SCJ worked with the Town in outreach, data collection, plan draft and development, public comments, and feedback in under two months to keep the community eligible for their planning grant funds.
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