Finance and Budgeting Committee Meeting of the WPNM - Apr. 10th, 2025

This is a hybrid meeting. Members of the public are welcome to attend In-person: Windsor Town Offices, 1890 MA-9, Windsor, MA

Zoom link below. Direct questions to kconlin@newenglandforestry.org.

Agenda

1. Call to order and welcome
2. Approval of minutes from March 13, 2025
3. Recap of 4/7 PILOT event in Windsor and next steps
4. Update on financial structuring advice regarding WP autonomy – priorities for June visit with fundraising consultant and discussion with community foundations
5. Woodlands Partnership Implementation Grant – due May 15^th
6. Agent updates: MVP application, federal grants funding status, Collins Center study on emergency services; Heritage Area feasibility study; upcoming events – June 24 Annual Meeting
7. Scheduling next meeting(s)
8. Any item(s) not anticipated within 48 hours
9. Public comment
10. Adjourn

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89151326814?pwd=zuYm7AQRnu79EjOapruXE92Ouj7Y5Y.1

Meeting ID: 891 5132 6814

Passcode: 855545

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Finance & Budgeting Committee members: Joe Nowak – Adams (chair); Dicken Crane – Windsor (board chair); Chris Cozzaglio – Berkshire Regional Planning Commission (board treasurer); Robert O’Connor – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs; Keith Ross – Society of American Foresters, Massachusetts Chapter