We are happy to share that the Parks and Recreation Department has been nominated for a $3 million Next Level Conservation Trust grant for the acquisition of the Carpenter Nature Preserve and a $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for the development of phase one of the Carpenter Nature Preserve.
The $3 million Next Level Conservation Trust grant will reimburse the Town for acquiring the land. There are contingencies to receiving this grant – both acquisition of the land and the opening of a public park in a reasonable amount of time are required.
The $500,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant will be used toward the development of the Carpenter Nature Preserve.