Open Space Committee approves memorial sign and apple tree purchase.
Open Space Committee · Meeting of July 30, 2026
HUBBARDSTON — Open Space Committee approves memorial initiatives and trail funding. Chair Bob Hatch and the eight-member committee unanimously approved a 12-inch by 15-inch memorial sign honoring former member Dottie Athens at an estimated cost of $330, and voted unanimously to purchase six Nonesuch apple tree seedlings as a memorial to Select Board Chair Jeff Williams for planting at Malone Conservation Area. Treasurer Susan Worth reported account balances totaling $26,538 across three accounts.
Chair Hatch revised a funding request to the Parks Commission for approximately $7,500 in project support, which Worth will present at the next Parks Commission meeting.
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Source: the Open Space Committee meeting of July 30, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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