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This report was compiled by the Boxford Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee
(OSRPC), a group of residents appointed by the Board of Selectmen in January 2014;
with the assistance of the Town’s ADA Coordinator Mary Anne Nay. Ideally, this report
should be updated at least at five-year intervals in order to be available for immediate
consideration of the Commonwealth’s allocation of Land Acquisition for Natural
Diversity (LAND), Parkland Acquisitions and Renovations for Communities (PARC) and
other state administered grants and for on-going consideration of local planning support.

The protection of water resources, rural character and wildlife habitat and the provision
of adequate open space for active and passive recreation are considered priorities for
Boxford. Thus, steps to facilitate the protection of the town’s natural resources and to
develop additional open space for recreation through the preservation, development and
management of key parcels of land are a focus of the town’s future endeavors.

Technology
We continued our commitment to increase the transparency in all forms of public
administration of the Town of Boxford, and to strive to expand our use of technology to
better inform the public. The Solar Array will again be the focus of our transparency
effort to keep the public in-the-know about all that relates to the project. Please visit the
site at http://www.town.boxford.ma.us/Pages/solar/ to be better informed of the Town’s
progress.

In the May election, the Board said goodbye to longtime Selectman Charles Killam and
welcomed Alfred Vaz, Jr. to the Board of Selectmen. We would like to thank Charles
Killam for his many years of service to the town. Charlie has served multiple roles over
many years but, he relished his return to the Board of Selectmen after a 30 year absence
and was a passionate advocate on many issues town-wide.

We look forward to the future - confident that Boxford maintains its position as one of
the finest communities in the state to live and raise a family.

Peter C. Perkins, Chair
Charles J. Costello, Clerk
Mary Anne Nay
William R. Cargill, Jr
Alfred Vaz, Jr.

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