Open Space Committee

The Open Space Committee wants to hear from YOU! We are forming an Action Plan for the Town as part of our Open Space and Recreation Plan update, and we need your feedback to help direct the Town. Tell us how you feel about open space in Newbury through our brief survey. 

CLICK HERE to take the survey!

If you prefer, there are also paper copies available at the Town Clerk's office at 12 Kent Way, the Newbury Public Library, the Byfield Mini Mart, and the Newburyport Bank on the Green! Please return all completed paper surveys to the box in the Town Clerk's office. Thank you for your time!

In addition to taking our survey, learn more and share your ideas about priorities for our town with Committee members at our public meeting on

May 20th, 2025 at 7pm

at the Newbury Town Hall Council on Aging Room, First Floor

12 Kent Way, Byfield MA

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ABOUT THE COMMITTEE

The Committee is made up of Newbury resident volunteers (like you!) who are passionate about preserving the beauty of Newbury. We are responsible for:

• Updating the Newbury Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP). Municipal OSRPs are required to be updated every 10 years to maintain eligibility for state funding for open space protection.
• Coordinating and overseeing implementation of actions recommended in the OSRP.
• Maintaining inventory of lands of potential interest for open space purposes and lands important for resource protection and other environmental concerns.
• Collaborating with the Planning Board on open space issues related to OSRD applications and long-range planning.
• Promoting appropriate use of existing public open space.
• Promoting or assisting in land conservation efforts identified as priorities in the Open Space and Recreation Plan.
• Assisting landowners interested in land conservation

The Open Space Committee meetings are held regularly to update the Town of Newbury Open Space and Recreation Plan and to work on issues related to the Town's open space and trails. Find the calendar of events on the right side of this page, or you can sign up for alerts by clicking here (townofnewbury.org/subscribe) and checking Open Space Committee under “News or Announcement” and “Meeting Agenda.”

Town residents who are interested in Open Space planning, land conservation, passive recreation and related issues are encouraged to participate fully in Committee meetings which are always posted and open to the public.

For more information about the work of the Open Space Committee, please reach out to the Town's Planning Department:

Sadie Woodward, Open Space/Planning Intern, [email protected], 978-465-0862 x319

Kristen Grubbs, Planning Director, [email protected], 978-465-0862 x336