WILMINGTON, MA — The Town of Wilmington is seeking public comment on the Draft Updated Open Space Plan. Comments are welcomed through July 1, 2015. To submit comments, please email vgingrich@wilmingtonma.gov or send them to the Planning & Conservation Department, 121 Glen Road. Public comment on the Plan will be accepted through July 1, 2015 and will be taken into account when finalizing the submission to EOEEA.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs (EOEEA) requires a community have an updated and accepted Open Space Plan in order to receive grant funding. The Final Plan will be submitted to EOEEA for review in July 2015.
The updated Plan builds on previous plans and incorporates the results of the recent town-wide open space survey. The Open Space Plan includes a status of the town’s existing open space and recreational spaces, future goals, and proposed action items. The Updated Open Space Plan goals focus on providing opportunities for mobility locally and regionally with walking and biking trails, balancing resources to meet open space demands, and providing a variety of open space amenities for a full range of users and interests, among others. The actionable tasks cover the next five years and include mapping existing trails, identifying locations for new amenities, and creating new walking and biking trails.
The Open Space Committee will be holding a public meeting to review the Draft Updated Open Space Plan on June 29, 2015 at 6:00PM at Town Hall, Room 9. The meeting is open to all.
To access the Draft Updated Open Space Plan, click HERE. For more information about the Open Space Plan contact Valerie Gingrich, Director of Planning and Conservation, at vgingrich@wilmingtonma.gov or at 978-658-8238.
(NOTE: The above press release is from the Town Manager’s Office.)
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