Open Space Commission Meeting Monday, July 15, 2024 06:00 PM Casco Community Center

Regular Meeting

• 1.Call Meeting to Order

• 2.Review and approval of Meeting Notes/Minutes from 6-17-24 Meeting

• 3.Public Participation for non-Agenda items.

• 4.Update from the Chair

  a. Work with Other Projects 

  i. Casco Safe Streets

  1. Join the Ride on Saturday, July 27 at Casco Day Parade

  2. Preliminary Sketch of Quick Build at intersection of Mayberry and Meadow Roads.

  ii. COMP PLAN Implementation WORK

New Business

• 5.Berry Property Efforts – where is the Select Board on this?

• 6.Webbs Mills Picnic Tables? – Same Question

Old Business

• 7.Boat Launches/Water Access

• 8.News from Loon Echo

  a. Owl Pond

  b. Rolfe Property

  c. 70-Acre Wood

• 9.Vote for the Trails Bond in November:

  a. The Maine Trails Bond (LD 1156) will provide $30 million in competitive grants over four years to organizations and towns for motorized, non-motorized, and multi-use trail projects. Funds will be managed by the Bureau of Parks and Lands for the design, maintenance, and construction of trails statewide.   

  b. Passing a first-ever Trails Bond will help make Maine a national leader in recreational and multi-usetrails that bolster local economies, strengthen community connections, and improve our quality of life. 

Adjournment

Reminders to the Attending Public: Open Space Commission meetings are open to the public, but the public may not speak unless recognized by the Commission Chair or Vice Chair in their absence. Except during a public hearing, comment time is limited to 2 minutes per speaker during public participation or on agenda items. Matters related to personnel will not be heard. 

Future meeting dates (subject to change) 

August 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM