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Town of Leicester TOWN OF LEICESTER Board of Health Office of Development & Inspectional Services Building/Code Enforcement Conservation Commission Leicester Town Hall, 3 Washburn Square, Leicester, MA 01524 Planning Board www.leicesterma.org Moose Hill Water Commission 508-892-7003(Building/Health)/508-892-7007 (Planning, Conservation, ZBA) Zoning Board of Appeals OPEN SPACE & RECREATION PLAN COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 27, 2021 @ 6:00PM Hybrid Meeting In-Person Virtual https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/717060109 Meeting Room 3 United States (Toll Free): 1 866 899 4679 Leicester Town Hall, Lower Level Access Code: 717-060-109 6:00PM – Open Meeting 1. Town-Owned Open Space and Recreational Properties 2. Section 3: Community Setting Draft 3. Section 5: Land Inventory Draft 4. Features Maps Review 5. Feedback on sample public forum fliers (follow-up from last meeting) 6. Final Survey Updates 7. Adoption of Minutes 8. Miscellaneous 7:00PM - Adjourn Leicester 2021 DRAFT OSRP Town-Owned Open Space and Recreational Properties Public Acres Level of Access + Management Current Use & Site Name (GIS) Protection Fee Agency Grant Used Amenities Recreation Potential Condition Town of Leicester Parks Burncoat Park/Town and Recreation Park 101.72 Perpetuity Full Department Self Help Recreation Town of Leicester Parks Cedar Meadow Pond and Recreation Beach 0.43 Limited Limited Department - Recreation Town of Leicester Department of Public Cherry Valley Cemetery 2.56 Limited Full Works - Historical/Cultural Cherry Valley Grammer Town of Leicester School School 0.77 Limited Full Department - Recreation Town of Leicester Parks and Recreation Community Field 7.90 Limited Full Department - Recreation Town of Leicester Conservation Conservation Area 3.28 Perpetuity Full Commission - Conservation Town of Leicester Department of Public Elliot Cemetery 0.84 Limited None Works - Historical/Cultural Land and Water Conservation Hillcrest Country Club 295.67 Perpetuity Full - Fund Recreation Town of Leicester Parks and Recreation Leicester Town Common 2.35 Perpetuity Full Department - Historical/Cultural Leicester Water Supply Town of Leicester Water Land 30.78 Perpetuity None Supply - Water Supply Town of Leicester School Memorial School 27.85 Limited Full Department - Recreation Town of Leicester Department of Public Pine Grove Cemetery 46.69 Limited Full Works - Historical/Cultural Town of Leicester Department of Public Quaker Cemetery 1.84 Limited FullDRAFTWorks - Historical/Cultural Leicester 2021 DRAFT OSRP Town-Owned Open Space and Recreational Properties Town of Leicester Department of Public Rawson Brook Cemetery 1.35 Limited Full Works - Historical/Cultural Town of Leicester Parks and Recreation Rochdale Park 9.03 Limited Limited Department - Recreation Town of Leicester Parks and Recreation Russell Memorial Park 10.77 Perpetuity Full Commission - Recreation Town of Leicester School School Fields 25.09 Limited Full Department - Recreation Town of Leicester School School Playground 0.83 Limited Limited Department - Recreation Town of Leicester Department of Public St Joseph Cemetery 6.29 Limited Full Works - Historical/Cultural Town of Leicester Parks and Recreation Towtaid Park 5.08 Perpetuity Full Department - Recreation Subtotal: 581.12 DRAFT HABITAT FEATURES DEN OPEN SPACE AND RECREATIOHONL PLAN Source: Data provided by the Town of Leicester, ON PAXT CMRPC, massDOT and the Office of LEGEND Geographic Information (MassGIS), N Commonwealth of ME assachusetts, Information Town Boundaries Major Road H D R O Technology DivisLion. 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