Open Space and Recreation Plan 2016-2023

 
The Open Space Committee periodically prepares and updates an Open Space and Recreation Plan for the Town. The plan focuses on the open spaces, natural resources, and recreational opportunities within the Town and offers recommended goals and strategies for their acquisition, preservation, and development. Specific elements of the plan include: Plan Summary, Community Setting, Environmental Inventory and Analysis, Inventory of Lands of Conservation and Recreation Interest, Community Goals, Analysis of Needs, Goals, and Objectives, Five Year Action Plan, and Public Comments.
 
The Open Space and Recreation Plan outlines a blueprint for the Town to best protect and use its available undeveloped areas and natural resources. The Open Space and Recreation Plan also serves as a foundation for more comprehensive planning efforts, such as a Town Master Plan or Economic Development Plan, both of which address a range of Town issues such as transportation, infrastructure, housing, water management, and zoning.
 
The Plympton Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) is a vitally important planning tool that the town uses to help preserve its natural resources, historic assets, rural character, and the quality of community life as these relate to open space, historical sites, and recreation. Filing an updated and approved OSRP with the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs also qualifies the Town to receive special grants to help fund the purchase of open space.

The Plympton Open Space Committee encourages residents to read the Plan and to submit comments or suggestions for projects that fall within the Plan's current scope.

View the Plympton Open Space and Recreation Plan 2016-2023