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Open Space & Recreation Committee
ALL MEETINGS ARE HELD VIRTUALLY DURING PANDEMIC
Members
- Diane Simms, Chair
Term expires: December 31, 2021 - Sharon Friedman
Term expires: December 31, 2021 - Perry DiMascio
Term expires: December 31, 2021 - Rebecca Foster
Term expires: December 31, 2020 - Vacancy
Term expires: December 31, 2021
Open Space & Recreation Committee Meeting Schedule 2020
Conservation Areas to visit in Mansfield
Open Space Savanager Hunt 2020
Minutes and Agendas
Responsibilities
The Open Space and Recreation Committee’s charge is as follows:
- Review the most recent goals and objectives of the Mansfield Open Space and Recreation Plan and follow implementation recommendations as feasible and appropriate.
- Work to establish a process of ongoing review and updating the Town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) as appropriate. The next plan update is due in 2023.
- Maintain and update an inventory of Town-owned open spaces and recreational facilities Town-wide
- Based on the findings of the OSRP, work with the Board of Selectmen and other relevant Town boards, commissions, and committees to maintain a list of target properties considered desirable for protection for various municipal uses.
- Work with private property owners and non-profit agencies to identify opportunities to preserve priority open space properties. Work with the Town staff to research possibilities for outside funding for open space acquisition, management and recreation area improvements.
- Make recommendations to the Recreation Commission, the Conservation Commission, Board of Selectmen and to Town Meeting regarding the acquisition and management of open and recreational spaces for municipal purposes.
- Work with the Mansfield Conservation Commission regarding oversight and stewardship responsibilities for existing open space parcels, including maintenance of existing at passive recreation parcels (i.e. trail maintenance, updating kiosks and trail head signs, associated parking area maintenance).
- Work with the Mansfield Recreation Commission regarding oversight and stewardship responsibilities maintaining and updating existing recreation facilities.”
Open Space and Recreation Plan
View Open Space and Recreation PlanContact Us
Katelyn Gonyer
Conservation & Environmental Planner(508) 851-6455
Kgonyer@mansfieldma.com
Jane Doucette
Conservation Clerk
(508) 851-6454
jdoucette@mansfieldma.com
Directions
6 Park Row
Town Hall, First Floor
Mansfield, MA 02048
Hours
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday
8 a.m. to Noon
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