Douty Road land Community Preservation funding
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard.
- What: Special Town Meeting Article 36 (spelled "Doughty" in the captions; the agenda calls it Douty Road) would use Community Preservation money, $350,000, to begin work on the land.
- Where it stands: the Community Preservation Committee voted 7-0 in favor. On October 19, 2026 the Select Board opened and closed the warrant, voting to place and support Article 36 as amended.
- The change: the state coalition wanted assurance the land stays open space or recreation. The article now keeps the land under the Select Board with language that it be used for open space purposes in perpetuity.
- Next: Finance Committee meetings October 29 and November 9; Special Town Meeting November 16 at 7 p.m.
Sources
- https://www.sturbridge.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_10192026-450
- Meeting video: 2026-10-19 - Select Board
Discussion time
About 3 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 - Select Board | 3 |
Log
- 2026-10-19 - Select Board - Warrant closed with Article 36 amended; Community Preservation Committee had voted 7-0 for $350,000.
- 2026-10-05 - Select Board - Placed and supported as Article 36, $350,000 for MEPA permitting and preliminary design; site walk set for October 7.
- 2026-09-28 - Planning Board - Town planner announced a community-guided site tour on October 7.
- 2026-10-22 - Conservation Commission - Staff reported the Community Preservation Committee allocated $350,000 to start the project; the request is also on the November 16 special town meeting.
2026-11-06 - Article 36 on the November 10 Finance Committee agenda; Town Meeting November 16.