Page 1 of 25 FIVE YEAR ACTION PLAN WORKSHEET Year 1 2009 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Launch Master Plan visioning process Planning Consultant Prepare status report of 1998 Master Plan Implementation Plan Raise or appropriate funds to prepare update of 1998 Master Plan Select consultant to coordinate Master Plan Update
Page 2 of 25 Year 1 2009 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Define process for working with Ch. 61 landowners when town has right of first refusal Work with state to preserve historic artifacts within Deering Wildlife Management Area Research options for acquiring, maintaining and improving recreation areas Encourage State to clean up and make safe remnants of buildings at Deering Wildlife Management Area o Historic Society Board of Selectmen Board of Selectmen
Page 3 of 25 Year 1 2009 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Develop guidebook, map of open spaces Conservation Commission Approach National Grid about possibility of creating pathways along transmission lines Distribute information to educate homeowners about preventing /remedying pollution that results from activity on their properties Perform water quality testing of Dorothy Pond & Little Dorothy Pond & implement measures to improve water quality Board of Health Aquarian Water Co. Ponds & Lakes Comm. Board of Selectmen Dept. of Public Works Dorothy Pond Assoc. Ponds & Lakes Comm.
Page 4 of 25 Year 1 2009 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Perform water quality testing of Brierly Pond; determine ownership and condition of dam Board of Selectmen Dept. of Public Works Ponds & Lakes Comm. Ensure all applicable parties receive copy of Plan and understand responsibilities Work with news media to publicize Open Space Plan update and conservation and recreation matters Research fundraising options to acquire, maintain, improve conservation and recreation areas
Page 5 of 25 Year 1 2009 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Consider designating funds from sale of tax title land to acquire & maintain conservation and recreation areas Board of Selectmen Elicit in kind services from local businesses to engender buy in for Master Plan Work with State to preserve historic artifacts at Deering Wildlife Management Area Millbury Improvement Initiative Historic Society
Page 6 of 25 Year 2 2010 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Create methodology for rating existing or potential conservation land Establish self learning nature trail through Davidson Sanctuary Identify location and construct skateboard park Develop maintenance/ improvement plans for recreation facilities Dept. of Public Works
Page 7 of 25 Year 2 2010 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Update EOEA buildout analysis Planning Consultant Develop trail on abandoned railroad ROW Consider establishing local conservation land trust Seek assistance from state and federal agencies to prepare management plans for municipal lands Interested residents
Page 8 of 25 Year 3 2011 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Assess municipal properties for ecological, scenic or cultural significance Hold annual environmental festival or biodiversity day(s) Incorporate outdoor classroom concept into school curriculum Construct local beach and parking area on townowned property Millbury Improvement Initiative Environmental Club at MHS Millbury Superintendent s Office Ponds & Lakes Comm.
Page 9 of 25 Year 3 2011 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Prepare watershed management plan Ponds & Lakes Comm. Dept. of Public Works
Page 10 of 25 Year 4 2012 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Amend zoning bylaws and adopt regulations that comply with Master Plan Designated Dept., Board, Commission or Committee Implement non regulatory Master Plan recommendations Consider adopting bylaw that protects historic stone walls Apply conservation easements to municipal properties deemed to have ecological, scenic or cultural significance Designated Dept., Board, Commission or Committee Historic Commission Board of Selectmen
Page 11 of 25 Year 4 2012 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Consider adopting Wetlands Protection Bylaw Protect aquifers and recharge areas; develop regulations to protect Dorothy Pond & Blackstone River aquifers Consider adopting Community Preservation Act Aquarian Water Co.
Page 12 of 25 Year 5 2013 Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Begin planning process to update Open Space Plan
Page 13 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Promote creation of Open Space Communities Encourage use of low impact development measures Promote redevelopment of brownfield properties Prioritize preservation of 180+/ acre area including Mt. Ararat, abandoned Old Common Rd., and unprotected parcels in E. Millbury that link existing open space resources Town of Millbury Local Land Trust
Page 14 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Encourage continued enrollment in APR program Local Land Trust Encourage continued participation and enrollment in farmland and forestry tax reduction programs Enforce Scenic Road Bylaw Designate additional scenic roads Assessor s Office Local Land Trust Historic Commission Conservation Commission
Page 15 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Ensure preservation of and access to canal remnants Apply for state and federal grants to maintain historic buildings Nominate properties for National Register of Historic Places and inform property owners of tax credit availability Consider designating historic areas as Local Historic Districts Historic Commission Historic Commission Historic Commission
Page 16 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Ensure that ecologically important municipal properties are managed appropriately Conservation Commission Work with state/federal and conservation agencies to coordinate resources to protect significant private properties Encourage recreationbased businesses to located in Millbury Fundraise, solicit money and in kind services for Windle Field improvements Local Land Trust Millbury School Committee Windle Field Committee Millbury Improvement Initiative
Page 17 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Install picnic tables in appropriate locations Expand recreational programming by providing year round activities Continue existing recreation programs Make neighborhoods more pedestrian friendly through construction of sidewalks Millbury Improvement Initiative Millbury Improvement Initiative Millbury Senior Center Lions Club Dept. of Public Works
Page 18 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Develop mini parks Upgrade recreation facilities Meet ADA requirements for recreational and athletic facilities Improve access to and awareness of open spaces by providing parking, signs, trails Dept. of Public Works Disabilities Commission Butler Farm Committee
Page 19 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Improve hiking, biking, cross country skiing and work on trail connections Work with communities and regional entities to establish regional trail network Implement efforts to advance Blackstone River Bikeway Work with transmission line owners to provide public access to pathways Board of Selectmen
Page 20 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Enforce MA Rivers Protection Act and stormwater regulations Ponds & Lakes Comm. Minimize sedimentation and contamination of ponds and streams resulting from municipal activities Encourage appropriate development and recreational uses along Blackstone River and tributary streams Maintain/plant woody vegetation around ponds and along rivers Dept. of Public Works Ponds & Lakes Comm. Ponds & Lakes Comm.
Page 21 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Maintain dams and correct deficiencies noted in 2005 inspection reports Dept. of Public Works Pond Associations Enforce Wetlands Protection Act and floodplain regulations Encourage wetland owners to protect habitats through land donations or conservation restrictions Work to ensure development proposals will not endanger health of wetlands Board of Appeals Local Land Trust
Page 22 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Encourage Millbury Improvement Initiative to raise money to finance open space, recreation and community improvement projects Pursue grants to accomplish conservation and recreation goals. Solicit for donations of land, money, services Use attractive land markers and signage to recognize donations of land and finance recreation improvements Millbury Improvement Initiative Local Land Trust Millbury Improvement Initiative Local Land Trust
Page 23 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Involve volunteers to identify, map and certify vernal pools Millbury Superintendent s Office Distribute packet of Best Management Practices to property owners and businesses within Zone II areas Create display at Municipal Office Building and Library about caring for private wells, septic systems and underground storage tanks Hold annual collection day for household hazardous materials Aquarian Water Co. Board of Health Dept. of Public Works
Page 24 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Provide conservation and recreation information at Library and Municipal Office Building Carry out proposed actions, schedule meeting with Action Strategy parties to gage progress Encourage community groups to help maintain town recreation & conservation areas Help local pond associations obtain assistance from state Lakes and Ponds Program Ponds & Lakes Comm.
Page 25 of 25 Ongoing Milestone Responsible Parties Evaluation Date /Additional Revise and update Action Strategy annually