Hanover Town Meeting approves CPA funding for Sylvester Field
COURTESY OF WILDLAND S TRUST
On May 4, at Hanover’s annual Town Meeting, residents unanimously voted to approve the use of $250,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to help save Sylvester Field.
Open Space Committee co-chair Hal Thomas shared a presentation of the project at the Town Meeting. Hanover Historical Commission chair Peter Johnson also shared an informative presentation evoking the field’s rich history.
The town of Hanover, as project partner, will purchase the Conservation Restriction on the Field with the CPA funds. The town-held CR over the property will allow for a range of passive recreational activities such as hiking and cross-country skiing and will include provisions allowing for a trailhead parking area. The CR will also allow for habitat management, improvement and restoration, as well as the maintenance of the stone wall that is such a prominent feature of its road frontage, which wi