A reminder to our towns and politicians to keep working on re-opening Cobble Mountain Reservoir for passive recreation! Wildcat Road is open to drive thru, but remember no hiking in the woods! Looking at the banks, the old roads can be seen as they once were the traveled route between Russell, Blandford and Granville.

Here is the last Cobble Mountain Road Update from the Blandford Town Administrator:
The Town is continuing our efforts to resolve the ongoing issues associated with the Springfield Water & Sewer Commission security gates on Cobble Mountain Road south of Hayden Road. Below is a timeline of events:
• The previous Town Administrator confirmed that ownership of the road passed from Hampden County to the state’s Division of Capital Asset Management & Maintenance (DCAMM) in 1997.
• DCAMM provided Springfield Water the authority to erect security gates along the road “until further notice” as a precaution against terrorist attacks on the Cobble Mountain Reservoir dam in 2002.
• In 2020, the Town requested DCAMM revoke this authorization so that the gates could be removed. DCAMM has elected to allow Springfield Water to keep the gates in place for the time being.
• Last year, the Town further requested that DCAMM convey ownership of the road between Route 23 and Hayden Road to Blandford, or in lieu of that, provide reimbursement for $1.7 million in Chapter 90 funding expended by the Town on that stretch of Cobble Mountain Road over the previous 19 years. The Town has yet to receive a response to this.

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