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There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about Slate Conservation Area in Chicopee MA.

On this page you can:

  • Sign the on-line petition
  • Request a lawn sign
  • Request Tee-shirts
  • Read past and present news paper articles
  • Chicopee City Council contact information
  • and much more

Status of signatures

Petition for Mayor John Vieau:
To buy back “Slate Conservation Area”and permanently protect it.


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Chicopee MA Page

If anyone has more newspaper articles or other information regarding the area commonly known as Slate Conservation Area,

Please contact us using the Contact Us form on this website. These items all help in our cause.   Thank-You!

Fournier Named Conversationalist

Springfield Union 07/07/1968 Article

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Conservationists Ask Demers to Establish Nature Center News

Springfield Daily News 04/14/1969 Article

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Re-Election Ad by Mayor Demers

Springfield Daily News 10/04/1969 Ad Re-Election Ad by Mayor Demers

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Re-Election Ad by Mayor Demers

Springfield Daily News 10/04/1969 Larger Ad Re-Election Ad by Mayor Demers

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Article in the Holyoke Transcript Telegram - November 20 1969 page 17

 An article in the Holyoke Transcript Telegram dated Thursday, November 20, 1969. It does not say much, but does pinpoint the date of the Aldermanic meeting where the decision about the Buena Vista property was made. It refers to the Aldermanic Meeting Tuesday night. That would be the aldermanic meeting held Tuesday November 18, 1969.

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9 Nature Trail First Project for Buena Vista Preserve

Springfield Daily News 12/06/1969 Article

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Conservationists Reveal Plan for 42 Acre Site

Springfield Daily News December 8 1969

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reference to the conservation land off Slate Road

Springfield Union 08/30/1983 Article

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24 Natural Resources Survey Under Way

Springfield Union 12/05/1971

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Latest News

 Chicopee residents lobby city to save Slate Conservation Area from industrial development       Air Date April 29, 2021

WWLP 22 News

Latest News

I-Team: Fight to save Chicopee Slate Conservation Area from industrial development intensifies.      Air Date June 10, 2021

WWLP 22 News

Section 2

Only 29 Acres in land taking As a starter

Sportsmen Club, Mayor Discuss Conservation Unit

Sportsmen Club, Mayor Discuss Conservation Unit

Springfield Union 05/26/1953 uncredited article Excerpt & Whole page

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Sportsmen Club, Mayor Discuss Conservation Unit

Sportsmen Club, Mayor Discuss Conservation Unit

Sportsmen Club, Mayor Discuss Conservation Unit

Springfield Union 04/14/1960 uncredited article 

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Chicopee Ahead with bird Stations

Ziemba Appoints Conservation Commissioners

Ziemba Appoints Conservation Commissioners

Springfield Daily News article by Gertrude Racine 02/08/1969

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Ziemba Appoints Conservation Commissioners

Ziemba Appoints Conservation Commissioners

Ziemba Appoints Conservation Commissioners

Springfield Union 06/03/1970 uncredited article 

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Section 3

Chicopee airpark proposal could result in 1,100 jobs, $1 million in taxes

Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1,000 new jobs to Chicopee

Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1,000 new jobs to Chicopee

Mass Live article by Holly Angelo.

Updated Mar 25, 2019; Posted Oct 24, 2008 

Mass Live article

Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1,000 new jobs to Chicopee

Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1,000 new jobs to Chicopee

Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1,000 new jobs to Chicopee

Mass Live article By Pamela Metaxas Updated Mar 25, 2019; Posted Aug 25, 2009

Mass Live article

DOING BUSINESS IN: CHICOPEE

Sale of 57 acres of land to Westover Development Corp. could bring 1,000 new jobs to Chicopee

Community Spotlight: Chicopee

CHICOPEE CITY LEADERS WANT TO MAKE IT EASY TO GET STARTED

Article By BusinessWest Staff March 15, 2011

BusinessWest Article

Community Spotlight: Chicopee

‘Grand mystery’: Is Chicopee site eyed for an industrial park actually a conservation area?

Community Spotlight: Chicopee

Chicopee Is Well-positioned for Economic Growth

Article By BusinessWest Staff April 8, 2014

Businesswest Article

Chicopee City Council orders investigation of land located at 0 Fuller Rd

‘Grand mystery’: Is Chicopee site eyed for an industrial park actually a conservation area?

‘Grand mystery’: Is Chicopee site eyed for an industrial park actually a conservation area?

 Article in Reminder Chicopee Edition by   

Carolyn Noel, April 28, 2021. Regarding the area commonly known as Slate Conservation Area in Chicopee MA. 

Reminder Article

‘Grand mystery’: Is Chicopee site eyed for an industrial park actually a conservation area?

‘Grand mystery’: Is Chicopee site eyed for an industrial park actually a conservation area?

‘Grand mystery’: Is Chicopee site eyed for an industrial park actually a conservation area?

Mass Live Article by   

Jeanette De Forge, June 20, 2021. Regarding the area commonly known as Slate Conservation Area in Chicopee MA. 

Mass Live Article

The Valley Post - Award Wining News from the Pioneer Valley, Brattleboro, and Keene

The Valley Post - Award Wining News from the Pioneer Valley, Brattleboro, and Keene

The Valley Post - Award Wining News from the Pioneer Valley, Brattleboro, and Keene

Valley Post Article by Eesha Williams, June 24, 2021. Regarding the area commonly known as Slate Conservation Area in Chicopee MA. 

VALLEY POST Article

News Videos

22 News Air Date June 10, 2021

 I-Team: Fight to save Chicopee Slate Conservation Area from industrial development intensifies.      Air Date June 10, 2021 

22 News June 7, 2021

Mayor Vieau holds news conference regarding property on Fuller Road in Chicopee      Air Date June 7, 2021

This is Newscast covering Mayor Vieau's news conference

22 News June 7, 2021

Mayor Vieau holds news conference regarding property on Fuller Road in Chicopee   Air Date June 7, 2021

This the press conference in it's entirety

22 News Air Date April 29, 2021

 Chicopee residents lobby city to save Slate Conservation Area from industrial development       Air Date April 29, 2021 

22 News April 27, 2021

Development of a Chicopee property questioned by some city residents   Air Date April 27, 2021


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Environmental Finds in Slate Conservation Area

Mass rare species Viewer

Lady Slipper's recorded in Slate Conservation Area

Lady Slipper's recorded in Slate Conservation Area

 Here is a site where citizens can post their findings on protected species.


Massachusette Rare species viewer

Lady Slipper's recorded in Slate Conservation Area

Lady Slipper's recorded in Slate Conservation Area

Lady Slipper's recorded in Slate Conservation Area

Confirmed sightings of Lady Slippers in the Slate Conservation Area. 

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Lady Slipper's recorded in Slate Conservation Area

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Environmental Studies/Information

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Valley Vision 4:

Urban Tree Canopy Cover Assessment for the City of Chicopee

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Valley Vision 4:

The Regional Land Use Plan for the

Pioneer Valley. February 2014

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FY2018 - Community-Wide Assessment Grants Proposal

Urban Tree Canopy Cover Assessment for the City of Chicopee

Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Valley Vision 4:

  

 This is the Grant proposal that the City of Chicopee submitted to get money to clean up the Brownfields and do other community projects. On Pages 4 and 5, ii. Cumulative Environmental Issues, and iii. Cumulative Public Health Impacts are of particular interest. This report highlights some very important environmental concerns. Click on the above picture to open the report.

Urban Tree Canopy Cover Assessment for the City of Chicopee

Urban Tree Canopy Cover Assessment for the City of Chicopee

Urban Tree Canopy Cover Assessment for the City of Chicopee

  Assessing Urban Tree Canopy Cover in the City of Chicopee from a Climate Change Perspective. Prepared for: The City of Chicopee, Massachusetts and was Prepared by: Pioneer Valley Planning Commission. This report documents the benefits of maintaining and increasing the healthy tree canopy for the City of Chicopee.  Click on the above picture to open the report.  

What Is a Greenfield Development?

What Is a Greenfield Development?

Urban Tree Canopy Cover Assessment for the City of Chicopee

  A greenfield development is a real estate construction project on previously undeveloped land. Examples of typical greenfield development sites are:

  • Agricultural fields.
  • Forest land.
  • Unused land parcels.

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How is Land Protected?

What Is a Greenfield Development?

How is Land Protected?

Our citizens have a right to the quality of life that clean water and  undeveloped open space can provide. Which is mandated by Article 97 of  the state constitution. 

Click on the above picture for the Massachusetts website.

Asthma Capitals 2019

What Is a Greenfield Development?

How is Land Protected?

Springfield Area is #1 for lung issues in the United States. Ten people die every day from asthma. That is 10 too many. Most asthma-related deaths are preventable with proper management, access to adequate medical care, housing improvements and better air quality. Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in our nation. Click on the above picture to read the report.

Asthma Capitals 2021

2004 FINAL WESTOVER JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS) REPORT

2004 FINAL WESTOVER JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS) REPORT

Springfield Area has dropped from #1 (2019 report) to #12 (2021 report) for lung issues in the United States. The Asthma Capitals™ report ranks 100 cities in the continental U.S. based on these health outcomes: asthma prevalence, emergency department visits for asthma, and deaths due to asthma. We also examine risk factors that contribute to these outcomes. Risk factors include poverty, air pollution, access to specialist medical care, pollen counts, medicine use, tobacco policies, and the rate of uninsured residents.  Click on the  above picture to read the report.

2004 FINAL WESTOVER JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS) REPORT

2004 FINAL WESTOVER JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS) REPORT

2004 FINAL WESTOVER JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS) REPORT

Final Westover JLUS report from 2004

Prepared by the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission 26 Central St. West Springfield, MA 01089

Prepared for U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Economic Adjustment

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Time for procrastinating without action is over

2004 FINAL WESTOVER JOINT LAND USE STUDY (JLUS) REPORT

Time for procrastinating without action is over

The Daily Hampshire Gazette Columnist Marty Nathan

Time for procrastinating without action is over. Article in The Daily Hampshire Gazette by Columnist Marty Nathan July 7, 2021

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More to come

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Time for procrastinating without action is over

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City Councilor Contact Information

This information was taken from the City of Chicopee, MA website.

Click on the picture to be taken directly to the City's website.

Please, be respectful when contacting any member of city government.


Councilors-at-Large

  • Frank N. Laflamme, Vice President   Phone  413-592-0474 
  • Gerard (Jerry) Roy   Phone  413-593-9506 
  • James K. Tillotson   Phone  413-593-9374 
  • Robert J. Zygarowski   Phone  413-594-6078 

Ward Councilors

  • Ward 1: Joel McAuliffe Phone  413-459-0054 
  • Ward 2: Shane D. Brooks, President   Phone  413-530-2347 
  • Ward 3: Lucjan Galecki   Phone  413-885-6419 
  • Ward 4: George A. Balakier   Phone  413-594-813 
  • Ward 5: Frederick T. Krampits   Phone  413-592-1950 
  • Ward 6: Derek Dobosz   Phone  413-557-8981 
  • Ward 7: William Courchesne   Phone   413-531-7555 
  • Ward 8: Gary R. Labrie   Phone   413-538-9575   
  • Ward 9:  StanWalczak   Phone   413-532-9729 


City Hall Chicopee MA

Chicopee Blog

Chicopee State Park

New England Travels

CCC Company 1156 - Chicopee Falls, Mass. by Jacqueline T. Lynch

But if you’re looking for evidence of the CCC camp at the Chicopee State  Park, just walk around the park. The camp buildings are gone, abandoned  in June 1937, replaced by a stand of second-growth forest. The trails  and the beach and water are there for us to enjoy. As for most of the state and national parks and forests, that is monument enough.

This is an excerpt taken from Jacqueline T. Lynch's article.

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Slate Conservation Area

Trail Marker for Slate Conservation Area Chicopee, MA

Slate Conservation Area

https://www.mass-trails.org/towns/Chicopee/slateconservationarea.html

Chicopee Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) Jan 7, 2019

This is the link to the open space and recreation report filed by Mayor Richard J. Kos April 30,2015.

The document is 117 pages in length. I have taken excerpts from this document which follow.

It is a very interesting read. Enjoy.

https://www.chicopeema.gov/documentcenter/view/7840

Taken from page 83, Chicopee Open Space and Recreation Plan April 30, 2015

Bike and Pedestrian Accessibility

A need for bike paths ranked as the top priority for city improvements among survey respondents (58.9%). Alternative modes of transportation including bike paths, bike lanes, and multi-purpose trails were important or somewhat important to 73.6% of respondents. An overwhelming 85.4% said they support the development of new greenways and multi-use paths in the city. When asked where should multi-use paths be located, 55.1% said within existing neighborhoods, 51.2% said on the Chicopee River, 43.5% said on the Connecticut River, and 32.5% said on Memorial Drive. At the neighborhood meetings, a strong desire to see paths along the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers were expressed. Chicopee’s unique location at the confluence of two major rivers was recognized as special and meaningful. Residents expressed frustration about the very limited access to these rivers and were agitated about delays in the design and construction of the Connecticut Riverwalk and Bikeway and the continuance of the Chicopee Canal and Riverwalk beyond Grape Street.


Taken from page 84, Chicopee Open Space and Recreation Plan April 30, 2015

Land Conservation
Conserving forests, farms and wildlife habitat was the second highest priority among survey respondents
(50.4%) after a need for bike paths, with only 3.7% stating no need to conserve any more of these areas. When asked to rank priorities relative to open space preservation, 72.8% noted land should be preserved for conservation purposes, whereas most believed land should be preserved for recreation and outdoor education purposes: active recreation (76.8%), access or outdoor recreation (75.8%), passive recreation (75.4%), and access to rivers, streams and ponds (74.6%). In another question, 79.1% believe open space for conservation to be very important or somewhat important. And, 47.6% stated there is not enough open space (forests, wetlands, agriculture lands, natural areas, undeveloped land) in Chicopee protected from development.
When asked what respondents would be willing to do to preserve land in Chicopee, 57.7% said they would
“encourage my city councilor to vote for city-supported land acquisitions,” and 39.8% said they would
“volunteer on a committee/board.” 

Taken from page 85, Chicopee Open Space and Recreation Plan April 30, 2015

Facilities and Improvements

The most heavily visited parks include Szot, Rivers, and Sarah Jane Parks. When asked why respondents have not visited certain parks, 47.6% stated “facilities do not provide equipment/space for activities I’m interested in.” Residents recognized a need for investment in bike routes (off road and roadway shoulders), sidewalks, walking/jogging paths, trees, and safety (crime related). The need for a dog park was articulated in both the survey and neighborhood meetings. Pet waste is a problem throughout city parks and on sidewalks that needs to be addressed.

Taken from page 91, Chicopee Open Space and Recreation Plan April 30, 2015

Open Space

From a biodiversity conservation perspective, NHESP recommends land protection in the BioMap2 cores or protecting land adjacent to existing conservation land, or a combination of both when feasible. All of the areas identified as Core Habitat and Critical Natural Landscape as noted in the environmental inventory in Section 4 are important for biodiversity protection in Chicopee. However, lands around Westover Air Reserve Base with dry habitats on sand support specialized species and habitats that are uncommon in interior Massachusetts, making them focus areas for biodiversity protection. These areas combined with wetland habitat on the northern edges of the airfield make future protection of these lands very important for preserving biodiversity of the region. In addition, the buffers along the Connecticut and Chicopee Rivers and Stoney and Fuller Brooks help maintain these important aquatic habitats, all their aspects of biodiversity, and the water quality humans need, making protection of the remaining buffers along the waterways a high priority. 

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