Warrant Article Approved for 2015 Town Meeting
On Thursday January 29th, the Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved the creation of a warrant article to commit existing CPA dollars to progress the existing 25% design plan all the way through 100%. This completed design plan will put Groveland in position to receive MassDOT and other publicly available grants to construct the trail. This process is long and will take into consideration many, many souces of input incluing that from Groveland residents, MassDO
CPC Needs Assessment / Likely 2015 Warrant
Neighbors, On Monday October 27th, 2014, a member of the Groveland Open Space and Trails Committee (OSTC) offered the Community Preservation Committee (CPC) and those watching at home, early details for OSTC's likely request for a CPA warrant to be voted on at April's 2015 Town Meeting. Based on estimates by the Town's engineering partner, Fay Spofford and Thorndike (FST), OSTC projects it will seek a 2015 warrant article in the amount of $150,000. OSTC's proposal, along with
Onward to April 2014 Town Meeting
On February 3rd, the Groveland Open Space and Trails Committee (OSTC) secured the necessary warrant article for Groveland's April 2014 Town Meeting which will offer voters the opportunity to commit CPA dollars for some specific components of this project's initial design (e.g., field survey, title work, conceptual design) The OSTC is excited to announce that it will host multiple public information sessions before April 28th to educate residents, answer their questions, and a
CPC Meeting, January 6th 2014
Last night, the Open Space & Trails Committee (OSTC) presented a project overview to the Community Preservation Committee. The OSTC asked that the CPC consider creating a warrant article for April 2014 Town Meeting, to commit CPA funds for an initial phase of design. The OSTC made it clear that it has essentially completed as much due diligence as it can without funding to explore some initial-design work (e.g., title search, land survey, public outreach plan). The requested