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2008 Grant Recipients

Shelburne-Buckland Partnership 
Contact: Art Schwenger
Project: Potholes Access Engineering Study
Amount: $5,000
January 2008

2007 Grant Recipients

Franklin Regional Council of Governments and the Charlemont Planning Board
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Zoning Bylaw Updates
Amount: $3,500
January 2007

Becket Land Trust
Contact: Ann Connell Smith
Project: Acquisition of the Pink Quarry
Amount: $5,000
March 2007

Friends of the Keystone Arch Bridges
Contact: Dave Pierce
Project: Materials for trail signs
Amount: $400
April 2007

Housatonic Valley Association
Contact: Denis Regan
Project: Hinsdale Flats road signs
Amount: $5,000
May 2007

Town of Montgomery
Contact: Karen Bouquillon
Project: Town Master Plan
Amount: $5,000
June 2007

Buckland Historic Society
Contact: Muriel Shippee
Project: National Register Application- Wilder House
Amount: $3,225
July 2007

BRPC-Sandisfield
Contact: Nat Karns
Project: Comprehensive Zoning Review
Amount: $3,820
December 2007

Friends of Westhampton Library
Contact: Laurie Sanders
Project: Town Common Preservation
Amount: $5,000
December 2007

2006 Grant Recipients


Huntington Planning and Zoning Boards
Contact: Steve Hamlin
Project: Cluster Development Analysis
Amount: $3,000
January 2006

FRCOG/Colrain Planning Board
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Open Space Residential Design Bylaw
Amount: $5.000
February 2006

WFCR Field Notes
Contact: Laurie Sanders
Project: 10 Field Notes segments 
Amount: $5.000
February 2006

Westhampton Open Space Committee
Contact: Dick Tracy
Project: Conservation restriction on Turkey Hill
Amount: $5.000
March 2006

FRCOG/Buckland Zoning Board
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Zoning revisions for Clesson Brook Valley, Buckland
Amount: $5.000
June 2006

Friends of Keystone Arch Bridges
Contact: Dave Pierce
Project: Camera and hard drive for film project
Amount: $2.500
June 2006

Friends of Yanner Park
Contact: Linda Toscanini
Project: Park master plan
Amount: $3.000
August 2006

Westfield River Watershed Association
Contact: Mike Young
Project: Watershed education project/puppet show
Amount: $5.000
October 2006

Town of Middlefield
Contact: Kim Savery
Project: Complete master plan
Amount: $5.000
November 2006

Franklin Land Trust
Contact: Liz Kidder
Project: Develop strategic plan
Amount: $5.000
November 2006

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2005 Grant Recipients

Hawley Planning Board
Contact: Lloyd Crawford
Project: Wind Power Study
Amount: $5.000
January 2005

Housatonic Valley Association
Contact: Denis Regan
Project: Educational brochure on Hinsdale Flats Area of Critical Environmental Concern
Amount: $3,500
January 2005

Plainfield Historical Society
Contact: Judy Williams
Project: Research and document historic buildings
Amount: $5.000
February 2005

Buckland Planning Board/FRCOG
Contact: John Gould, John Cohen and Peggy Sloan
Project: Public meetings on zoning revisions
Amount: $2000
February 2005

Franklin Land Trust 
Contact: Rich Hubbard
Project: Map forest lands in several Franklin County towns
Amount: $3630
March 2005

Friends of the Keystone Arches
Contact: Dave Pierce
Project: Keystone Arches website, brochure and documentary
Amount: $3,250
June 2005

The Chester Foundation
Contact: Dave Pierce
Project: Chester Railroad Museum brochure and website
Amount: $1,750
June 2005

FRCOG-Town of Shelburne
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Zoning Revisions, Town of Shelburne
Amount: $5.000
August 2005

Town of Becket
Contact: Richard Furlong
Project: Open Space and Recreation Plan
Amount: $2,500
August 2005

Town of Hinsdale
Contact: Darlene Renzi
Project: Open Space and Recreation Plan
Amount: $2,500
August 2005

PVPC-Town of Chesterfield
Contact: Matt Barron
Project: Zoning Revisions, Town of Chesterfield
Amount: $234
September 2005

Friends of the Keystone Arches
Contact: Dave Pierce
Project: Documentation by the National Park Service
Amount: $800
September 2005

Cooperative Development Institute
Contact: Jennifer Gutshall
Project: Preservation Options for the Benson Place
Amount: $3,000
October 2005

Hampshire Regional School
Contact: Tara O'Brien
Project: Students Record Community Character
Amount: $4,300
October 2005

PVPC-Town of Blandford
Contact: Julia Mueller
Project: Zoning Bylaw Update
Amount: $543
October 2005

Worthington Open Space Committee
Contact: Scott Heyl
Project: Open Space and Recreation Plan
Amount: $5000
November 2005

Conway Master Plan Committee
Contact: Whitty Sanford
Project: Conway Master Plan
Amount: $5,000
December 2005

Huntington ZBA-Planning Board
Contact: Steve Hamlin
Project: Zoning Bylaw Review
Amount: $3,000
December 2005


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2004 Grant Recipients

Blandford Historical Commission
Contact: Lee Ann Thompson
Project: Inventory of Watson Park's historic resources
Award: $3,500
January 2004

Friends of WFCR, Inc.
Contact: Laurie Sanders
Project: Ten Field Notes programs focused on Highlands issues and resources
Award: $4,800
February 2004

Franklin Land Trust/Ashfield Trails Committee
Contact: Mark Zenick, Susan Todd
Project: Development of a new trail network in Ashfield
Award: $1,377
February 2004

Town of Conway
Contact: Janet Chayes
Project: Implementation of the Community Preservation Act
Award: $4,000
March 2004

Appalachian Mountain Club/ Nobleview Committee
Contact: Gary Forish
Project: Property appraisal to prepare a conservation restriction 
Amount: $2,000
April 2004

Cummington Planning Board
Contact: Ben Forbes
Project: Community outreach meetings for open space plan implementation and zoning revisions
Amount: $5,000
May 2004

Heath Historical Commission
Contact: Del Viagengo
Project: Preparation of National Register of Historic Places nomination
Amount: $5.000
May 2004

Ashfield Town Center Committe
Contact: David Dann
Project: Survey of the Town Center parcel which the town was acquiring
Amount: $1,428
July 2004

Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA)
Contact: Annie Cheatham
Project: Assist in efforts to create town Agricultural Commissions
Amount: $5.000
September 2004

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission-Savoy
Contact: Brian Boeskin
Project: Develop Right to Farm Bylaws
Amount: $2,000
October 2004

New Marlborough Planning Board
Contact: Terry Walker
Project: Prepare a Legal Status Of Roads Map
Amount: $5.000
December 2004

Franklin Regional Council of Governments-Leyden
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Update zoning bylaws and subdivision regulations
Amount: $5.000
December 2004

Charlemont Planning Board
Contact: Gisela Walker
Project: ANR Buildout Analysis
Amount: $4.000
December 2004

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission -Tolland, Cummington, Plainfield
Contact:
Project: Smart Growth Matching Funds for Zoning review and bylaws
Amount: $2,167
December 2004

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2003 Grant Recipients

Town of Cummington, Open Space Committee
Contact: Judy Moore
Project: Funding for the development of town-wide planning maps.
Award: $600
January 2003

Hilltown Community Development Corporation
Contact: Marie Burkart
Project: Support for the Hilltown Community Market.
Award: $5,000
March 2003

Becket Land Trust
Contact: Ann Connell Smith
Project: Trail design, historic artifact identification, interpretive map + signage development.
Award: $3,000
April 2003

Franklin Regional Council of Governments
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Funding towards the creation of an Open Space Plan for the Town of Rowe.
Award: $5,000
April 2003

Friends of the Keystone Arch Bridges
Contact: David Pierce
Project: Funds to support the organization's incorporation.
Award: $550
May 2003

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Historic Preservation Programs
Contact: Bonnie Parsons
Project: Establish a barn condition assessment program.
Award: $5,000
June 2003

Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture
Contact: Annie Cheatham
Project: Assistance to farmers in the Highlands region
Award: $5,000
June 2003

Lakes and Ponds Association-West (LAPA-West)
Contact: Tom Burke
Project: Fund a Lake Steward position for the Highlands and support the LAPA-West symposium
Award: $5,000
June 2003

Westfield River Wild and Scenic Advisory Committee
Contact: Jim Caffrey
Project: Support for the Committee Coordinator
Award: $5,000
July 2003

Town of New Marlborough
Contact: Terry Walker
Project: Update of an Open Space Plan
Award: $2,500
August 2003

Town of Tyringham, Planning Board
Contact: Bill Cosel
Project: Revision of land-use bylaws
Award: $1,600
August 2003

Plainfield Historical Society
Contact: Ann Irvine/June Nash
Project: Acquisition of a historic mill site
Award: $5,000
August 2003

Huntington Conservation Commission
Contact: Phil LaBranche
Project: Series of outreach programs
Award: $400
September 2003

Franklin Regional Council of Governments/Town of Buckland
Contact: Peggy Sloan
Project: Zoning bylaw update
Award: $5,000
October 2003

Town of Ashfield
Contact: David Dann, Town Administrator
Project: Support Town Center Land Use Committee's study of recently purchased town property
Award: $1,428
December 2003

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2002 Grant Recipients

Towns of Worthington and Middlefield
Contact: Jane Christensen, Worthington Planning Board
Project: Consultant fees for the creation of telecommunication facilities site plans for the towns of Worthington and Middlefield.
Award: $3,000
March 2002

Hilltown Land Trust
Contact: Wil Hastings, President
Project: Funds to hire staff person to document baseline data for HLT's 15 existing conservation restrictions.
Award: $2,623
April 2002

Town of Blandford

Contact: Rosemary Arnold, Conservation Commission
Project: Funding for update of Open Space and Recreation Plan.
Award:$5,000
July 2002

Town of Conway
Contact: Peter Jeswald, Conway Ad Hoc Zoning Bylaw Review Committee
Project: Zoning by-law visioning and revising.
Award: $5,000
October 2002

Deerfield River Watershed Association
Contact: Gisela Walker, Deerfield River Watershed Association
Project: Support for the Deerfield River Watershed Forum.
Award: $1,815
October 2002

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission/Jacob's Ladder Trail Scenic Byway
Contact: Diana Souza, Environment and Land Use Planner
Project: Jacob's Ladder Trail Constituent Town Zoning Review.
Award: $5,000
October 2002

Hilltown Land Trust
Contact: Wil Hastings, President
Project: Project Outreach.
Award: $2,050
October and November 2002

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
Contact: Joellyn Gregory, Senior Planner
Project: Geographic Demonstration Project.
Award: $5,000
November 2002

Town of Williamsburg
Contact: Sally Loomis, Community Development Planning Committee
Project: Funding for an update of the Open Space and Recreation Plan.
Award: $5,000
November 2002

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Historic Preservation Program
Contact: Bonnie Parsons
Project: Prepare an historic district nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for the village of South Worthington.
Award: $5,000
December 2002

Town of Tyringham
Contact: William Cosel, Community Development Plan Committee
Project: Funding for an update of Tyringham's Open Space and Recreation Plan.
Award: $5,000
December 2002

Franklin Land Trust
Contact: Liz Kidder, Special Events and Grants Coordinator
Project: We Saved It-Now Let's Share It!
Award: $5,000
December 2002

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2001 Grant Recipients

Franklin Land Trust
Contact: Mark Zenick, Director
Project: Organizational capacity building.
Award: $5,000
May 2001

Westfield River Wild and Scenic Advisory Committee
Contact: Liz Mikulecky, Coordinator
Project: Upper Westfield River Watershed recreational trails inventory.
Award: $3,000
May 2001

Town of Huntington
Contact: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
Project: Huntington Village Park development.
Award: $5,000
June 2001

Farmington River Watershed Association, Inc.
Contact: Kevin Case, Executive Director
Project: Upper Farmington River outreach and education (newsletter and workshops).
Award: $2,475
July 2001

Berkshire Natural Resources Council, Inc.
Contact: Tad Ames, Executive Director
Project: Land acquisition prioritization program.
Award: $5,000
September 2001

Town of Buckland
Contact: John Cohen, Planning Board
Project: Community Preservation Act (CPA) implementation.
(HCI Pilot Initiative)
Award: $2,500
November 2001

Town of Shelburne
Contact: Christine Baronas, Board of Selectmen
Project: Conservation/community preservation assessment
Award: $5,000
December 2001

Town of Goshen
Contact: Joe Dunn, Goshen Community Development Committee
Project: Funding for a partial Open Space and Recreation Plan, town survey and GIS datalayer of tax maps.
Award: $4,600
December 2001

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