$400k grant for open space

Daily Hampshire Gazette: Easthampton lands $400k state grant: Money will fund new park, trail along Mount Tom range

Easthampton moved one step closer to building a new park with a scenic view from Mount Tom after landing a $400,000 state grant. …

… The city worked in partnership with the Kestrel Land Trust and Campbell to secure an option agreement for the property that would allow the city one year to acquire the necessary funding to purchase it, no later than September 2019.

“None of this would have been possible without the forward thinking of Gary Campbell,” said Mayor Nicole LaChapelle in a statement. …