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Conservation commission to prepare fall RFP and seek Town Meeting funds for NRI and conservation‑plan update
Summary
The commission agreed to prepare an RFP this fall to gather price estimates for an updated Natural Resources Inventory and conservation plan and to ask for funding at next March’s Town Meeting; Tim Kendrick recommended referencing the Ashuelot River Management Plan.
The Washington Conservation Commission agreed July 8 to pursue a funded update of its Natural Resources Inventory (NRI), conservation plan and maps.
The commission plans to prepare a request for proposals (RFP) this fall to obtain price estimates and then ask for funds at the next Town Meeting (expected in March). The minutes state: "We will get an RFP together for fall in order to get prices for a warrant article for next March." The commission discussed budgeting and noted the NRI update should reference the Ashuelot River Management Plan; Tim Kendrick said he would share the name of a contractor who previously completed an NRI for NEFF.
Nan Schwartz agreed to look for the original RFP to inform the new procurement. The commission indicated it will develop a budget and include the warrant article at next year’s Town Meeting if pricing supports the request.
Next steps: commission members will draft an RFP for fall release, compile a budget to support a March warrant article, and follow up with potential contractors identified by Tim Kendrick and others.
