Open Space & Recreation Planning

Marion OSRP

Marion has updated its community Open Space & Recreation Plan (OSRP)!

The draft Marion 2022 OSRP is now available - at this time we would greatly appreciate your review and comment, and participation in the OSRP Public Meeting (February 16th, 2023)!

Marion OSRP Final Draft

Previous Plan

The project is updating Marion's 2005 Open Space and Recreation Plan

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Holmes Woods

Marion Holmes Woods Park Planning

Marion and SRPEDD recently hosted a Workshop Event on Thursday, May 25th, 2023, to learn more about what the residents of Marion would like to see in a revamped Holmes Woods property.

To see a recap of the workshop, including the given presentation, a brief overview of the Holmes Woods survey result, and the designs created by workshop participants, please click here.

Project Timeline & Status

December 2022: Present to Marion's Stewards of Community Open Space (SoCOS) committee

February 2023: Survey release to the public

May 2023: Public Workshop

An aerial image of the Holmes Woods property in Marion. This image outlines the Holmes Woods parcel in yellow, labels the nearby streets in black text with white outline, marks an unnamed stream in blue, and identifies key features in the nearby area in orange text. The nearby key features include the police station, the fire station, the Sippican Elementary School, Tabor Academy, and a Sippican Lands Trust property known as Aucoot Woods.

An aerial image of the Holmes Woods property and its nearby surroundings.