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6 Park Raw, Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048
VI EN-7 i V E D Conservation and Environmental Planner
r I E Katelyn Merrill Gonyer
2011 AUG I l P 12: 2U
1` ' MEMORANDUM
TO: Michael Trowbridge, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen
FROM: Katelyn M. Gonyer, Conservation and Environmental Planner
DATE: August 3, 2017
SUBECT: Open Space and Recreation Committee Charge- Revised
On June 7, 2017, the Mansfield Board of Selectmen voted to establish the Mansfield Open Space
and Recreation Committee. This Committee shall be comprised of up to five (5) members, each
serving a one-year term, and subject to reappointment by the Mansfield Board of Selectmen.
The composition of the Open Space and Recreation Committee will include:
• One (1) member of the Conservation Commission*;
• One (1) member of the Recreation Commission*;
• One (1) member of the Conservation Commission, Recreation Commission or Planning
Board*
• Two (2) residents from the public at large.
*(If there are no volunteers from the Conservation, Recreation Commission or Planning Board,
then the Board of Selectmen may appoint members from the public at large.)
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 (OSRP) and follow implementation recommendations as feasible and appropriate;
• Work to establish a process of ongoing review and updating of the OSRP as appropriate.
The next plan update will be due in 2023;
• Maintain and update an inventory of Town -owned open spaces and recreational facilities;
Phone (508)261-7378 Fax (508)261-7343 Emailkgonyer@manseldma.com
• 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 Town staff to research possibilities
for outside funding (including non-profit, state and federal funding) for open space
acquisition and management, and for recreation area improvements;
• Make recommendations to the Recreation Commission, Conservation Commission,
Board of Selectmen and Town Meeting regarding the acquisition and management of
open and recreational spaces for municipal purposes;
• Work with the Conservation Commission regarding oversight and stewardship
responsibilities for existing open space parcels, including maintenance of existing 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 for maintaining and updating existing recreation facilities.
Cc: Shaun P. Burke, Director of Planning and Development
Mitch Bregnard, Chair, Recreation Commission