Imagine Holbrook: Vision Strategy Plan

Description

Holbrook, Massachusetts, is a town seventeen miles south of Boston, with a population of just over 12,000 people. The town is part of the larger Boston metropolitan region, and while it has a long history of agriculture and industry, in the present day Holbrook is largely residential, and many people commute in and out to neighboring cities for work. Like many towns in the region, Holbrook is looking to integrate its rich history and cherished values into a changing world, to manage pressures for growth along with protection of natural resources, and to ensure a healthy and thriving community in the decades to come.

To that end, in the winter of 2024, members of the Open Space Committee of Holbrook and the Conway School entered into a collaboration to create a Vision Plan for the town. This Plan provides an analysis of existing natural resources and land use patterns, and documents the values and aspirations expressed by members of the community that describe the town they want Holbrook to be. Taking into account changing demographics as well as a rapidly changing climate, this plan provides a foundation that can help guide ongoing and future planning endeavors, and act as a grounding for the development of an Open Space and Recreation Plan to be completed in the winter of 2025.

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