PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is progressing with its 10-year update of the Open Space and Recreation Plan with another public hearing held last Thursday.
Stationed around Council Chambers were bulletin boards listing the OSRP’s four major goals, 13 objectives, and around 65 actions. Attendees placed green stickers on their preferences, made other notes, and the evening concluded with a presentation from the Conway School on local environmental education.
“At its core, the open space plan really is the roadmap that we follow collectively to get to the goals that we have collectively enunciated on how we want to see our park system grow and develop,” Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath explained.
Open space and recreation plans are a tool communities use to plan for conservation and recreation needs and are reviewed by the Division of Conservation Services. Open spaces go beyond city parks, as preserves, land trusts, water bodies, farms, forests, and more fall under that category.