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The Broadacres property on Morse Road is the latest parcel of Town-owned conservation land to get a new trail map. The Conservation Office has been updating maps over the last year, though this is the first trail map for Broadacres, which the Town of Sudbury acquired in 2019.
The Broadacres land includes parcels for conservation and open space, as well as parcels for recreation. The Bruce Freeman Rail Trail passes through the middle of the land, providing a connection to Parkinson Field to the south. On the opposite side of Morse Rd., a portion of recreation land has been turned into a parking lot for the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. In the area marked for parking on the map above, some sheds were demolished and removed by the town. Several structures, including a house, still remain on the opposite side of the road.
The long-term uses of the land are still undecided in many respects. There have been two unsuccessful efforts to develop a community garden on the conservation portion of land in recent years. The town has plans to eventually develop a full-fledged Ope Space and Recreation plan, and in the near-term the Park and Recreation department is inching towards completion of a fields needs assessment. The completion of that work may give the community a better sense of what to expect in the years ahead.