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The state formally granted the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission $150,000 to update the region’s Housing Production Plans during a ceremony yesterday.

During the first of three planned phases, Haverhill-based Merrimack Valley Planning Commission will conduct a comprehensive update of the region’s housing plans, focusing on solicit public input about key housing issues. These involve the communities of Amesbury, Andover, Boxford, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Lawrence, Merrimac, Methuen, Newbury, North Andover, Rowley, Salisbury and West Newbury.

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