OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PLAN UPDATE - Ted Cady

The Open Space Plan Committee has been meeting twice a month to update
Warwick's Open Space and Recreation Plan with assistance from the
Franklin Regional Council of Government Planning Department.  The folks
from the Planning Department say that they really enjoy coming to
meetings in Warwick because we have a group with a lot of energy.

Not only do we have a lot of energy on the committee, but we also have a
lot of expertise.  David Brown, Brad Compton, Matt Hickler and Karro
Frost have completely revised the list of species found in Warwick. 
They and the committee have come up with new categories that may set a
standard for the rest of the state, which are Invasive Species and
Migratory Species.  For many of us migratory species help mark the
seasons.

Usually it is adults that do the planning, but Clare Green, and Chris
Duerring included teenagers and students from the Community School in
the planning process.  The students like the same things about Warwick
that the Open Space Survey showed that adults like, but their wish list
was different. Some of their high priority things probably would not be
of interest to adults such as a skate board park, but others are
possible.  The Community School students would like a trail and board
walk to the Lilly Pond, a sign in register at the top of Mt. Grace, and
a pavilion for picnics at the school.  One of the more exciting ideas
from the teenagers was a Zipline.

The Open Space Survey has been processed.  People still like the same
things about Warwick as in past years, but feelings about some other
aspects of life in Warwick have changed.  We will include a summary next
month.  There will be a public forum in October and we hope you will
attend and let us know how you feel about where the town should go into
the future regarding open space and recreation.  We meet the second and
fourth Wednesday at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall and you are welcome to
attend.