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Ad Hoe STURGES PARK MASTER PLANNING COMMITTEE MINUTES
August 23, 2012 — TOWN HALL BOS MEETING ROOM
Committee Attendance: J. Feudo (Staff Liaison), L. McGonagle, V. Sachetta, J. Jadul, L. Egan, G.
Juffre, G. Katsoufis, F. Driscoll
Also Attending: D. Walsh, J. Bonazoli
• Leslie McGonagle called the meeting to order at 6:40pm.
• Dave presents the Sturges Park Concept Plan.
• Meeting set up with Cons Comm, September 12, 7pm, BOS Meeting Room
o 1:1 or2:1?
• Involve Trails Committee regarding walking/woodland trails
• George presented his plan (5 phases)
• Playground
• Rehab of vegetation (landscaper volunteer, but who owns it ?)
• Where do we put the swamp? _
o Parking increase — 15 -20 cars
o Relocation of resource areas
• Need to make up wetlands.
• Marie: Mulch in playground is terrible. Poured -in -place rubber is very expensive.
• Use reclaimed asphalt for walking trail, but wood chip /stone dust for woodland trail
• John put $150K for master plan projects
• Like plan, good for future, need to raise the playing field, assume 1:1 ratio (reference what was
done at Memorial Park), here are areas we outline for your review
• Val to work with George on PPT presentation for ConsComm, send to John to distribute to
committee for review /comments before 9/12 meeting. George to send presentation to John on
Thursday, 9/6, noon.
• BOS presentation: History of park, recommendations, ...
• Check to see if grants /matching grants are available
• Motion to accept the minutes. Accepted.
• Meeting adjourned at 7:54pm.
• Check with Boy Scouts to maintain
• Resources: Trail, REI, DPW,
• Use practice field for soccer under the lights
• Have fill from Parker — finish on top is expensive part (loom, hydroseeding)
• Talk to builders to get some top loil
• Split playground up — XScape line ... no decks, all continuous
• Create social space — benches, brick patio
• Easement for cut - through?
• Signed COI papers
• Review survey results after the ConsComm meeting — 56 respondents
• Meet 30 minutes prior to ConsComm
• Motion to adjourn 7:49pm
by:
Hoc Sturges Park Master Planning Committee Member