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2015 Annual Report
RecreationFeasibilityStudy2015AnnualCPAReport JointprojectofPlanningandSustainabilityandParksandRecreation TheRecreationFeasibilityStudyhasfundedduediligenceandfeasibilitynecessaryforsixprojects 1.FlorenceFieldsRecreationArea: a.IdentifiedwhatisnowFlorenceRecreationFieldsanddidinitialplanningfortheproject. b.HelpbuildcapacityofthenewFriendsofNorthamptonRecreationasastewardshippartner. c.Completedthefeasibilityphaseofanewrecreationpavilion. d.Recordingagrantagreementtomakerecreationareaeligibleformajorstateplayground grant. 2.ConnecticutRiverGreenwayriverfrontpark a.IdentifiedwhatisnowtheConnecticutRiverGreenwayriverfrontparkandidentifiedwhat couldbeincluded,helpingleveragedonationoflandtocity. b.HelpbuildcapacityofthenewFriendsofNorthamptonRecreationasastewardshippartner. c.IdentifiedwhatisnowtheConnecticutRiverGreenwaytrailconcept. 3.RailTrailconnectivity:Identifiedtheopportunitytoconnectthe/╜ĊŦrailtrailnetworkwiththe statenetworkandwhatisnowtheplannedMassCentralrailtrailunderpass. 4.EllerbrookRecreationArea/ParcelC: a.IdentifiedwhatportionoftheNorthamptonStateHospitalcouldbecomepermanently protectedastheRayEllerbrookRecreationAreaandwouldnotbeneededforother municipaluses. b.Surveyidentifiedlandappropriateforrecreationwithoutpreventingtheuseofthe remainderoftheparcelforafuturefirestation,leveragingthepermanentpreservationof thisland. 5.LampronPark:FeasibilityandsurveyworktoconvertunprotectedLampronParkintoaprotected parktomakesiteeligibleformajorstateplaygroundgrant(survey,projectagreementrecording) 6.RockyHillGreenwayDesign:Feasibilityandinitialconceptdesignfornewmultiusetrail In2015,theprojectfunded: Recordingthegrantagreementtotworecreationareaseligibleforamajorstateplaygroundgrant$225 InitialfeasibilityanddesignfortheRockyHillmultiusetrail$5,394.11 CurrentStatus $7,520.97oftheoriginal$40,000grantremain.Wehavealreadycommittedandencumberedthese fundstocover: 1.CompletionofRockyHillmultiusetrailfeasibility 2.FeasibilitysoftcostsforanexpansionoftheSheldonFieldRecreationArea