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RTC Property Development Plan Concept Requirement Summary

  1. Background
    1. 58.344 acre parcel adjacent to the Rails to Trails and the Chapel Farms Subdivision
    2. Various restrictions and desires for the use of the property
  2. Objective-Develop a detailed plan for the property which is highly responsive to the community.
  3. Considerations
    1. Funding
    2. Portion for residential development?
    3. Existing and anticipated recreational assets
  4. Possible Suggested Uses-Ideas already suggested for the property.
  5. Required Coordination-lists adjoining property owners, potential users and appropriate Town Officials
  6. Deliverables
    1. First Interim Report-October 23, 2003
    2. Second Interim Report-November 22, 2003
    3. Preliminary Report-December 22, 2003
    4. Final Report-January 21, 2004

 

Interim Report by Mr. Delaporte dated November 13, 2003 (Summarized)

  1. Introduction
  2. Community Outreach
    1. Area adjacent to RTC property and lack of awareness by residents
    2. Survey at grocery stores and lack of awareness by residents
  3. Change in approach to provide information
  4. Examination of Available Recreational Assets
    1. Will be conducting inventory and identifying deficiencies
    2. Will be suggesting organizational change
  5. Perspective on Parks
    1. Interconnection of parks
    2. “Greenness”
    3. Organizational entity
  6. Recommendation
    1. Central Park missing
    2. “green spots” within a 15 minute walk of residences
    3. Will recommend a solution for Idlewild Park
    4. Master Plan and build out over time
    5. Major recommendation is the “blending” of the Chapel Farms and Lapedes (sic) neighborhoods into and around the RTC Property
    6. Studying East-West road issue
    7. Will address parking and minimizing parking
    8. Presumptive notion that RTC Property should be a grand civic space or central park
  7. Two Concepts to Consider
    1. A modern Olmstead Park
    2. Avalon (re: from the movie “Avalon”)

 

Attachment-A Conceptual Strategy for Easton’s “Central Park”

  1. The Concept
    1. Create new Central Park on RTC property
    2. Support construction of “east-west connector” through the property
    3. Create and support mixed-use development on the edges of the park
  2. Recommended Treatment Strategies for the RTC Property
    1. Pursue “wet” strategy along creek (about 10 acres)
    2. Create main body of new park in central area of site (about 30 acres)
    3. Provide for residential development on northern end of property (about 20 acres)
    4. Design east-west connector to provide for multiple objectives
  3. Recommended Treatment Strategies for Adjacent Properties
    1. Rezone or purchase Lapidus (sic) property to create mixed use development
    2. Purchase Sand and Gravel Operation on US 50
    3. Enter into partnership with County and/or Board of Education regarding their property on the west side of the rail trail
    4. Enhance and improve visual and actual connections between the play fields and the new park, and create a “green entry” at the intersection of US 50 and the Parkway
    5. Seek improved visual and actual connections between the new park and downtown at the rail station through property acquistions

     

     

     

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