2005 Parks & Rec -Town of Hillsborough Fairview Park planning

Browse Search

A. CHARGE to the Master Plan Committee: Develop a Master Plan for the Site, within the framework of any operating guidelines or other instructions as offered by the elected Boards, to include the following: 1. A map of the Site with the design for the Fairview Park, including proposed buildings, playing fields, roads, parking, trails, other facilities, amenities, infrastructure locations, vegetative cover, hydrology and other components that are commonly included in a park or public facility concept plan. The map of the Site shall include existing and planned buildings of the County Parks Operations Base and the Town and County Public Works facilities. Planning of the County Parks Operations Base and the Town and County Public Works facilities is limited to the location of buildings, roads, parking and other infrastructure. 2. A written report outlining the proposed uses, the design rationale, description of work group process, natural and cultural features, means of soliciting community input, the potential future phases, and construction cost estimates. If needed, the report should also include a phasing plan, showing how the Fairview Park and other public facilities could be developed over time in a cost-efficient fashion. The report should include a recommendation concerning which facilities should be constructed, utilizing the funds remaining from the $850,000 allocated for the project after the planning, design, and survey work (estimated to cost $200,000) have been completed. 3. The report should address and recognize the limitations imposed by safety considerations caused by the Fairview park site's previous use for waste-disposal, as addressed in part by a geo-technical report prepared in 1999 ("Report of Geotechnical Evaluation, Closed Hillsborough Landfill Site, July 19, 2000"). Further recommendations may be needed to address phased remediation of portions of the Fairview park site. 4. The Master Plan should address co-location of existing and future public facilities and provide for a synergy and compatibility of uses between park functions and other public functions wherever possible. The rights of neighbors should be respected by buffering incompatible uses. 5. The Committee should review the `old" 1988 Fairview Park Concept Plan as part of the Master Plan and determine its validity, if any. 2. EXPECTATIONS OF MASTER PLAN FINAL PRODUCT / MEMBERSHIP OF MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE Product: A Master Plan report and map, as described above. Timeframe for Product: by September, 2005