ADAMS, Mass. — The Open Space and Recreation plan is nearly complete after months of development and community input. 

 

After reviewing the 2019 plan, collecting feedback from a survey of 291 residents, holding three rounds of forums, and making multiple revisions, the OSRP committee narrowed this iteration of the plan to four main goals.

 

The plan acts as a "roadmap" for the town with goals and action items that preserve and improve lands and recreation assets, documents community priorities, and positions Adams for state grant eligibility, said Seth Jenkins, Berkshire Regional Planning Commission senior community planner at the third and final meeting on Earth Day last month at the Greylock Glen Outdoor Center.

 

The document also serves as an example for community members to show that they are always trying to make the town a better place and they are hearing them out. 

 

The document also serves as a way to show residents that officials are continually working to make the town a better place and are actively listening to community feedback, said Matt Burdick, OSRP member, Conservation Commissioner, and state Department of Conservation and Recreation employee. 

 

"Everyone in Adams had a chance to fill out the survey, they could have come up here. They could all put their feedback in. It's not just like one group gets to choose what happens for everyone. We listen to everybody's input. That's a big community thing," he said.

 

The goals presented were: 

The document will be available on the town website once approved by the state and will go before the Select Board for endorsement.