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Hubbardston open-space committee schedules public walk, weighs ATV deterrents and state forest comments
Summary
The Open Space Committee set a public scouting walk for Aug. 6 and a follow-up meeting for Aug. 7 to collect comments on the DCR draft plan for Hubbardston State Forest; members discussed trail names, benches, accessibility, and physical and communications measures to deter ATVs from newly opened trails.
The Town of Hubbardston Open Space Committee agreed on an early-August public walk to review planned trail improvements and to prepare comments on a draft state plan, while also debating how to deter all-terrain vehicles from sensitive trail segments.
Committee members set a scouting walk for Aug. 6 at 5 p.m., meeting at the junction of Mount Jefferson Road and Cross Road, and scheduled a short follow-up meeting for Aug. 7 at 7 p.m. to finalize committee input for submission before the draft plan comment deadline (committee members said August 15 is the target date to provide feedback to the state).
Why it matters: The discussion covered multiple open-space projects — trail naming and mapping, a new picnic/bench overlook, an Eagle Scout trail connector, and possible trailhead and culvert upgrades identified in a draft plan released by the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) — all of…
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