2012 CPA Report #24
2/21/13 City of Northampton Mail -Fwd: 2012 CPA Annual Report (CPA #24 -Recreation Feasibility Study) https://mail.google.com/mail/u/1/?ui=2&ik=765d89d169&view=pt&search=inbox&msg=13cc0aa8500cd3fb
1/2 John Frey <jfrey@northamptonma.gov> Fwd: 2012 CPA Annual Report (CPA #24 -Recreation Feasibility Study) Wayne Feiden <wfeiden@northamptonma.gov> Sat, Feb 9, 2013 at 3:34 PM To: John
Frey <jfrey@northamptonma.gov> Cc: Ann-Marie Moggio <amoggio@northamptonma.gov> Please consider this our 2012 annual report for CPA#24-Recreation Feasibility Study. This grant supporting
three recreation feasibility projects that have been completed. 1. Feasibility of recreation complex in the city, and eventually focusing on the Bean and Allard farms after other possible
sites were ruled out (2010-2011). This project, which included both some CPA funds (see below) and a large amount of recreation and planning departments staff time, considered citywide
options for recreation and the feasibility of the Bean and Allard farms. This project resulted in the development of the multi-million dollar Florence Recreation Fields. -LEVEREAGED
$1 million in PARC funds (As well as other CPA grants) 2. Feasibility of Lane site for Connecticut River Greenway riverfront park/boathouse (2011-2012). This project examined the feasibility
of the Lane Construction site for a riverfront park aimed at human powered grant. the project resulted in the development of the $700,000 phase 1 riverfront park. It also supported survey
to allow a future expansion of the park with a multi-use trail towards Hatfield. -LEVERAGED $400,000 PARC grant and $120,000 in community contributions (As well as another CPA grant).
3. Feasibility of expanding Sheldon Field (2012). This project funded the recording fee to allow a future expansion of Sheldon Recreation Field. LEVERAGED donation of land to expand
Sheldon Field. The funds are also supporting one final project which will be undertaken in 2013. We expect to close the account by the end of 2013, although there is always a chance
that the project could be delayed into early 2014. 4. Feasibility of multi-use recreation trail connecting the state Norwottuck Rail Trail with the Connecticut River Greenway river front
park at Lane. This work will help leverage the feasibility preliminary design necessary to apply for a PARC grant for this project. 24 -Feasibility Study /Northampton Recreation Commission
Account #3100931-593106-09 Date Description Expenditure 1/12/09 Initial Balance 12/23/09 BEAN/ALLARD-070 -Bean 21E $278.75 1/11/10 BEAN/ALLARD Conway School $500.00 1/25/11 BEAN/ALLARD
O'Reilly, Talbot, Okun $2,323.81 3/4/11 LANE PARK-Berkshire Design -Boathouse/Greenway Survey $3,787.50 3/22/11 LANE-PARK-Berkshire Design -Boathouse/Greenway Survey $1,779.50 4/25/11
LANE PARK-Berkshire Design -Boathouse/Greenway Survey $1,687.50 5/16/11 LANE-PARK Berkshire Design -Boathouse/Greenway Survey $1,437.50 10/21/11 LANE PARK Berkshire Design -Damon Road
Topo $1,275.00 1/24/12 LANE PARK Bershire Design -feasibility from Damon Rd to boathouse $2,000.00 6/27/12 SHELDON FIELD Registry of Deeds -Jasinski Sheldon Field $125.00 11/7/12 LANE
PARK Registry of Deeds -Permit Recording, CT River Greenway $75.00 11/14/12 LANE PARK-Registry of Deeds, Record Wetlands CT River Greenway $75.00 PLANNED 2013 Feasibility multiuse trail
from Norwottuck Trail to Lane riverfront park $24,655.44 Please let me know if you need any other information. Thanks. --Wayne Feiden, FAICP, Hon. WMAIA Director of Planning and Development
City of Northampton 210 Main Street, Room 11
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