Open Space and Recreation Planning Committee

The purpose of this Open Space and Recreation Plan is to provide a sound, comprehensive and rational framework which the Town of Hopedale can utilize to protect and enhance current and future open space and recreational opportunities for its residents.

The goal is to balance the growth of residential development with an exceptional quality of life for Hopedale residents. Hopedale’s anticipated growth has implications for both its existing open space lands and recreation facilities, several of which are in need of repair or replacement. An Open Space and Recreation Plan is an important planning tool that can help guide future growth and preserve specific parcels of value for open space, recreation, or historic preservation.

An Open Space & Recreation Plan is critical to Hopedale’s efforts to embrace growth management planning, protect the region’s water supply, and identify key parcels for preservation. It is paramount that Hopedale planners adopt and embrace this Open Space and Recreation Plan in order to plan for and establish reasonable controls on this development, acknowledging its inevitability as well as both its inherent benefits and constraints on municipal services and facilities