Open Space Committee

The Deerfield Open Space Committee prepared presentations for a May 11 Town Meeting vote on a $100,000 Conservation Fund. Chair Julie Caswell reported that the Finance Committee voted to recommend the articles April 27, noting the fund would enable rapid response to open space acquisitions and

Open Space Committee prepares conservation fund and river access improvements for town meeting. The committee, chaired by Julie Caswell with members Christopher Curtis, Andrea Leibson, and Alan C. Swedlund, identified four speakers to promote the conservation fund initiative. Plans advanced for a

Deerfield $100,000 conservation fund heads to town meeting with committee backing. The Community Preservation Committee unanimously recommended the fund for town meeting, and the Open Space Committee is preparing talking points and informational materials to support it. Committee Chair Julie

Deerfield Open Space Committee tackles trail funding and playground plans. The committee discussed a pending $79,000 MassTrails grant application that includes three trail components — a 1.7-mile Connecticut Riverview Loop Trail, a River to Ridge connector, and rebuilding of a Pocumtuck Ridge Trail

Deerfield Open Space Committee backs $100,000 conservation fund. The committee unanimously approved a grant agreement to allocate $100,000 in Community Preservation Act funds for a new Conservation Fund under the Conservation Commission, setting allowable uses for land acquisition, easements, trail