Bean Allard City Council presentation handout for 7 8 10
7/8/20101 Bean/Allard Task Force: Final Report • Ward 7 City Councilor • Conservation Commission • Recreation Commission • Agriculture Commission • Gene Tacy, Chair • Kevin Lake -Valerie
Vignaux, alternate • Carol Bertrand -Jody Lemoi, alternate g • Richard Jaescke • Zoning Revisions nominee -John Omasta, alternate • Peter Flinker -Donna Lilborn, alternate Courtesy of
RS Air Photo Project History City contact Property Owner Year Cons. & Farming Recreation Conservation Commission Beans 1974 YES Planning search for farmland opportunities 1998+ YES Planning
Goulet/Allard 2006 YES Recreation, working w/Planning Goulet/Allard 2007 YES YES Recreation searching for recreation sites: 2007-YES Island Road, State Hospital, Sheldon Field, Smith
Voc at VA, Venturers’ Field Road, Allard Farm 2008 CPA funding for citywide recreation assessment 2008 YES Recreation assessment completed 2009 YES Planning, working w/Recreation Beans
2009 YES Planning, working w/Recreation Goulet/Allard 2009 YES YES Planning and Recreation with Trust for Public Land Beans and Goulet/Allard 2010 YES YES Closing (anticipated) Late
2010 to early 2011 1971=3,688 acres 1985=3,440 acres 1999= 3,177 acres 1971 1999 Northampton Farmland Recreation Fields-NEEDS • Vision 2020 (1999) – TEN ballfields needed • Open Space
and Recreation Plan (2005) – TEN ballfields needed Recreation Actions--since 2000 • Expand Sheldon Field • Rehabilitate Veterans Memorial Field • Develop Ray Ellerbrook Recreation Area
2009 Recreation Assessment 1. Limited options 2. Some sites for 1-2 fields 3. Extremely limited for colocated fields
7/8/20102 2010 Recreation Field Deficiencies 20+ leagues, 3,500+ players, limited fields • The shortage effects 100s of kids and adults • No opportunity to rest and repair fields Field
Needs • Six multipurpose fields (soccer/related) – includes one field to rotate out of usage to repair • Two baseball fields – one 60’ and one convertible to 90’ Buildout Analysis Florence
Fields city centroid Environmental Justice Public Involvement • Four public hearings • 17 additional public meetings • Five City Council discussions • Conway School of Design brainstorming
• Bean/Allard Farm Task Force Traffic Analysis BEFORE Site Plan Approval – Existing counts collected – New counts planned – Trip generation – Trip direction
7/8/20103 Final Recommendations
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