Douglas Open Space Committee OKs July Minutes, Weighs Land Gift

Other Committee · Meeting of August 11, 2026

Douglas Open Space Committee fields two-acre land gift offer near Green Brook. Chaired by Sue Perkins, the committee approved its July 14 minutes as corrected and heard that a property owner near the brook's source is willing to donate two acres to the town, prompting a push to revisit an old town master plan reference to the waterway. Members also discussed an accessibility ramp for the Musinski property trail system after volunteer Dick Skinner raised the idea, debating a "so if it's a three-foot rise, what are you going to go, 30 feet way down?" ramp-length question pending on-site measurement.

The committee's town account showed just $68 as of a July 24 statement, with an expected $300 allocation not yet deposited. Members also noted new conservation agent Sarah Fortune missed her first two scheduled workdays, calling it "not a good sign." The meeting adjourned unanimously with no other formal votes taken.

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Source: the Other Committee meeting of August 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.