Southwick open space panel elects Phil Price vice chair
Other Committee · Meeting of July 28, 2026
Southwick's Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee elected Phil Price as vice chair and set a July-through-October schedule to rewrite the town's 10-year plan. Meeting jointly with the Open Land Management Committee, where Martha Kane serves as secretary, the panel confirmed a $2,600 fiscal 2026 budget line covering work by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, which is drafting a new public survey and updated chapters under a state format changed in 2025. One member argued for fuller narrative minutes rather than vote-only records tied to YouTube video, saying, "I would not feel comfortable recording these are the discussions." Members also flagged a recurring request to map trails on individual town-owned properties and an ADA self-evaluation on open space equity expected by January.
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Source: the Other Committee meeting of July 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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