Friends of Tully Lake Records
In October 2003, a group of residents from the North Quabbin region in Massachusetts came together to oppose plans to develop a large tract overlooking the southeast shore of Tully Lake. Concerned about the environmental and social impact of the proposed development and asserting the rights of the towns and residents affected to have a say, the Friends of Tully Lake waged a five-year campaign that ultimately succeeded in convincing the Board of Planning in the town of Athol to reject the proposal.
The records of the Friends of Tully Lake document a successful grassroots initiative to prevent private development on a lake in the North Quabbin region. Maintained by Aaron Ellison and Elizabeth Farnsworth, leaders in the Friends, the collection includes notes and minutes of Friends’ meetings, communication with environmental consultants, exchanges with the Athol Planning Board, and some background information environmental regulations in Massachusetts.
Subjects
- Athol (Mass.)--History
- Dream Tim Builders and Developers
- Environmentalism--Massachusetts
- Real estate development--Environmental aspects--Massachusetts
- Tully Lake (Royalston, Mass.)
Contributors
- Dream Time Builders and Developers
- Ellison, Aaron M., 1960-
- Farnsworth, Elizabeth
Types of material
- Aerial photographs
- Maps