Hubbardston discussion centers on Eagle Scout ‘bog bridge,’ trail signage and planning review

At a Town of Hubbardston meeting, participants discussed an Eagle Scout project to build a “bog bridge,” plans for interpretive trail signage and picnic tables, concerns about environmental sensitivity at local sand pits and the formation of a proposal-review team to evaluate a planning grant that could fund a larger trail plan.

The discussion focused on whether the scout’s proposed bog-bridge project should proceed as submitted, how signage and other volunteer projects could align with an all-persons trail now under construction, and which town representatives should sit on a review team for a planning proposal whose quotes are expected in early March. "Mark has made some good progress towards getting it all finalized," Participant 2 said of the open-space planning work, adding that final approval of the plan would require a formal vote.

Committee participants said the scout’s timeline is…