PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city is soliciting feedback on a draft 10-year Open Space and Recreation Plan, with comments due by July 24.

This follows a couple of years of planning and community meetings, and the finished plan allows Pittsfield to continue seeking state grants for these types of projects.

The draft Open Space and Recreation Plan, created in partnership with the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission, catalogues Pittsfield’s resources, environmental characteristics, and needs and articulates an action plan for the next ten years.

It was presented to the Parks Commission at its regular meeting last week, and commissioners are expected to vote on the draft next month.  Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath noted that any endorsement will be of a draft form that will go to the state for review and require letters of support.

“At the end of the day, this enunciates a vision for where we’re going and what we want to do, not only in the parks, but just generally in the city, relative to the environment, and how we manage our important ecological property,” he said.

“This sort of sets the stage for how we develop responsibly into the future, so it is that important.”

The full article is available on iBerkshires.