Committee appoints new steward, sets 2026 stewardship agenda
Open Space Committee · Meeting of January 26, 2026
Ipswich Open Space Committee appoints steward, weighs affordable housing fund petition. The committee introduced new Steward Sarah Hardwick during its January 26 Zoom meeting and discussed 2026 stewardship priorities including conservation monitoring improvements, public engagement enhancements, and affordable housing collaboration. Alan Manoian has applied for a Metropolitan Area Planning Commission grant to support affordable housing efforts, while members discussed a potential citizen petition to dedicate some Open Space fund revenue to housing.
Committee member Wayne Castonguay and others emphasized the need to preserve the fund for core stewardship operations.
In the full story:
- The complete report — 356 words
Source: the Open Space Committee meeting of January 26, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Keep reading with a 14-day free trial
Subscribe to Ipswich News to keep reading this post and get 14 days of free access to the full post archives.
A subscription gets you:
- Subscriber-only posts and full archive
- Post comments and join the community
- 24x7 access to local news