HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-01-22 ad Hoc Birch Meadow Planning Committee MinutesBirch Meadow Planning Committee t
January 22, 2008 C !'c'
Attendees: Mary Ann, Roger, Jamie, Sl W%113%%, ary
Meeting began at 7:05
Roger knows an architect who lives in town (George Katsoufis) who has volunteered to
help lay out the committee's recommendations in drawings. George has worked on other
projects in town including Memorial Park.
Mary Ann will ask John F. if a web page presentation is a possibility for the committee's
presentation to the selectmen.
The committee discussed putting together the final recommendation to the selectmen and
broke the presentation into eight sections and made assignments for completions of the
sections.
1. Overview (Gary)
a. Charge of the committee
b. Initial analysis
c. Geographic focus area
II. Community Survey (Mary Ann)
a. An overview and summary of the surveys findings
III. Identification of Key Needs (Jamie)
a. Discussion of identified needs for the town and the Birch Meadow area by
the committee from the survey and from interviews by committee
members.
IV. Recommendations. This sections will address what is currently located in this
location, the issues and possibilities the committee considered for the location,
and the final recommendation with a reason for the decision.
a. Coolidge field (Shannon)
b. Higgins and Castine (Jamie)
c. Softball fields (Bob)
d. Pavilion area, tree grove, Morton field (James)
e. Imagination Station (Mary Ann)
f. Hill / T-ball (or multi-use court) (Gary)
g. Splashpark, Multi-use court, tennis courts (Shannon)
h. Amenities (walking path, water fountains, stands etc.) (Chris)
V. There will also be a final section that discusses additional findings by the
committee for identified needs for the community that were not appropriate in
the Birch Meadow area (teen center, community pool etc.)
VI. The final section will be a wish list of items needed to make some of the
...r. recommendations possible with the cost of each item.
VII. The next meeting will be Wednesday 1/30 at 7:00. Mary Ann will ask
someone from FORT to attend the first 15 minutes of the meeting and Bob
will ask a head of girls softball to attend the meeting from around 7:15 to
7:30. Roger will ask George K to attend the meeting from 7:30 on. After the
drawings of the plan are complete the committee will share the plans with the
Reading PD and FD. John will share the plans with men's soft ball and also
invite (name...Gray?) to attend an upcoming meeting.
Roger left the meeting at 8:00.
Shannon moved to adjourn the meeting. Mary Ann seconded. All in favor - motion
passes 5-0-0. The meeting adjourned at 8:25.