Open Space Committee

Regular Meetings

  • 7:00 p.m.
  • The 4th Monday of every month
  • Town Hall
    25 Green St.
    Ipswich, MA 01938

*Pursuant to current Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, the Committee is opting to meet remotely via Zoom until March 31, 2023. 


Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

View Most Recent Agendas and Minutes | View All Archived Agendas and Minutes Prior to 2013

Members

  • Andrew Brengle (2023) Co-Chair
  • Wayne Castonguay (2023) Co Chair
  • Erin Coates-Connor (2023)
  • Andrea Lacroix (2023)
  • Ralph Williams (2023)
  • Katie Banks Hone (2023)
  • Monty Monroe (2023)

Associate Members

  • Jeff Denoncour (2023)
  • Ed Monnelly (2023)
  • Larry Eliot (2023)

*Associate members shall not vote on any matter before the board with which they sit. The presence of associate members may not be counted in the determination of the presence of a quorum.

 

About the Committee

The Ipswich Open Space Committee is a volunteer committee that meets monthly to pursue town goals related to the conservation and protection of open space properties throughout town. It was formed in the mid-1980s as a subcommittee of the Conservation Commission, and it prepared the town's first 2 open space plans in 1979 and 1985.

By 1990, the state's guidelines for open space plans had changed to require significantly more information and analysis, so, under the leadership of volunteer Jim Berry, the town approved forming a standing committee at Town Meeting in 1992. Open space plans were completed in 1994 and 2000.The town's open space plan was updated again in 2006, 2010, and 2013. The most current version of the plan is 2020. The most recent versions of the plan can be linked to here. Additionally, the Open Space Committee oversees the town's Open Space Bond land acquisition program, which is described in detail here.