Open Space Committee

Newbury Open Space Committee advances plan with May 19 comment deadline. The committee reviewed its multiyear comprehensive open space plan update in a May 12 Zoom meeting, with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission currently examining sections 1 through 5. Committee members will review draft

Newbury Open Space Committee advances plan sections, coordinates with historic preservation effort. The committee divided responsibility for completing its Open Space and Recreation Plan, with Assistant Planner Sadie Woodward drafting initial versions of Sections 1 and 2 for member review, and

Newbury Open Space Committee incorporates conservation mapping into its land protection plan. The Essex County Greenbelt Association presented prioritization maps across five conservation categories: Natural Resilience, Flood Mitigation, Habitat, Drinking Water, and Agriculture, targeting parcels

The Newbury Open Space Committee advanced updates to its recreation and open space plan at Tuesday's meeting. Committee members Mike Carbone, Bill Hoffman, Christina Hoffman, Jim Dooling, and Sean McElroy, along with Assistant Planner Sadie Woodward, met with Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

Open Space Committee advances draft plan toward regional review. The committee approved the prior meeting's minutes and received a compiled draft of the Open Space and Resource Plan (OSRP) from Assistant Planner Sadie Woodward, with Sections 6 and 7 still requiring substantial additional work.