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Open Space and Recreation Plan
In 2020 the City of Gloucester began planning for an update to the City's previous 2011-2017 Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP). Gloucester's Open Space and Recreation Plan is a tool through which a community plans for the future of its conservation and recreation resources. It allows a municipality to plan for the protection and management of “green infrastructure” of water supply, land, working farms and forests, viable wildlife habitats, parks, recreation areas, trails, and greenways with the same importance as is placed on planning for schools, roads, water, and wastewater infrastructure. OSRPs are informed by a thorough public participation process and reflect the needs of its community members. The City's Open Space & Recreation Committee oversees the development of a the City's OSRP, with the assistance of staff from the Community Development Department and consulting support from the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC).
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Full Plan
- 2022-2029 Gloucester Open Space and Recreation Plan
- 2022-2029 Gloucester Open Space and Recreation Plan Appendices
By Section
- Cover Page and Table of Contents
- Section 1: Plan Summary
- Section 2: Introduction
- Section 3: Community Setting
- Section 4: Environmental Features & Analysis
- Section 5: Inventory of Lands of Conservation & Recreation Interest
- Section 5.1: Inventory of Rockport Owned Land
- Section 5.2: Inventory of State Owned Land
- Section 5.3: Inventory of Federally Owned Land
- Section 5.4: Inventory of Utility Owned Land
- Section 5.5: Inventory of City Owned Facilities
- Section 5.6: Inventory of City Owned Open Space
- Section 5.7: Inventory of Conservation Owned Open Space
- Section 5.8: Inventory of Private Open Space – Accessible to the Public
- Section 5.9: Inventory of Private Open Space – Inaccessible to the Public (additional category)
- Section 5.10: Inventory of Land of Unknown Ownership
- Section 6: Community Vision
- Section 7: Analysis of Needs
- Section 8: Goals and Objectives
- Section 9: Seven-Year Action Plan
- Appendices
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