MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR - CANTON, MA

Community Meeting #1 - Monday, November 20th MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Project Goals:

• To prepare a MASTER PLAN which develops the under- used space into a MORE ACCESSIBLE AND DESIRABLE WATERFRONT area on Reservoir Pond

• Engage the community in order to prepare the plan in a transparent, coordinated, and WELL-THOUGHT OUT PROCESS

• Allow the COMMUNITY ASSETS to be showcased as important resources

• Use the master plan to write further GRANT APPLICATIONS to fund proposed improvements MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND PROJECT INTRODUCTION

Anticipated Schedule:

Task 1. Data Collection/Project Understanding September • Project kick-off with Town representatives • Initial site visit • Wetlands delineation, topographic survey/bathymetric survey

Task 2. Site Analysis October to November • Site assessment October 11th • Community meeting #1 November 20th • On-line survey #1 November 20th to December 1st

Task 3. Improvement Recommendations & Program of Proposed Uses December to January 2018 • Develop alternative site plans Early December • Community meeting #2 Early January • On-line survey #2 Two to three weeks from community meeting

Task 4. Implementation Plans Mid-January to mid-March • Final master plan February • Presentation to Town representatives Early March

Final Master Plan March 2018 MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND 2017 SITE CONDITIONS

1. Regional context

2. Existing site conditions

a. Current site uses

b. Opportunities & issues

3. Community input MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND REGIONAL CONTEXT

SWIMMING SPOTS REGIONAL HIKING FISHING & TOWN-OWNED Reservoir Pond Pequitside Farm BOATING SPOTS RECREATION Canton Aquatic Center at Museum of American Bird Reservoir Pond Baseball - 8 Bolivar Pond Art Bolivar Pond Basketball - 2 Ponkapoag Pond, Canton/ Silk Mill Pond Field hockey - 3 Randolph Blue Hills Trailside Conservation Area Football - 3 Houghton’s Pond, Milton Horseshoes - 1 Ponkapoag Pond Ponkapoag Pond, Canton/ Old Colony YMCA, Randolph Ice skating rink - 1 Mildred Morse Allen Stoughton Wildlife Sanctuary Houghton’s Pond, Milton Kayak rentals - 1 Stony Brook Reservation, Lacrosse - 3 Eleanor Cabot Bradley (fishing only) Hyde Park Estate Glen Echo Pond, Stoughton Playgrounds - 6 Bkue Hills Reservation, Signal Hill Roller hockey rink - 1 Randolph Ames Long Pond, Soccer - 7 Farnham-Connolly State Stoughton , Sharon Park Lake Massapoag, Sharon Swiming pool - 2 Tennis courts - 1 Canton Town Forest Whitman Pond, Weymouth Waterfront - 2 Eliot Hollow Ward Well Conservation Land Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary Borderland State Park MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND REGIONAL CONTEXT

Museum of American Bird Art 963 Washington Street, Canton, MA 02021 781-821-8853 [email protected] www.massaudubon.org

Approximate location of Earl Newhouse PLEASANT STREET Waterfront property

PEQUITSIDE FARM MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND REGIONAL CONTEXT

EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT PROPERTY & ARMANDO CENTER

TOWN-OWNED LAND

RESIDENTAL AREAS

PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

RESERVOIR POND MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND REGIONAL CONTEXT

ADA ACCESS TURNPIKE STREET WASHINGTON STREET ARMANDO BUILDING (PARKS & REC)

EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT PEQUITSIDE FARM EMERGENCY FIRE ACCESS RESERVOIR POND DAM ACCESS (Fishing only)

PLEASANT STREET MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING CONDITIONS: SITE USES

WILLIAMS ST LAUNCH PARKING RESERVOIR POND ACCESSIBLE PARKING

PARKING

BRETON STREET FISHING SPOT

EXISTING TRAILS LAWN AREA

WOODED AREA FISHING SPOT

ARMANDO CENTER

PLEASANT STREET MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: PARKING & LAWN

Gravel driveway and lawn looking towards Pleasant Street Gravel parking area MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: ACCESSIBLE PARKING & LAUNCH PARKING

Accessible parking area

Accessible parking area Car-top boat launch parking MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: SWIMMING & PICNICKING

Pond bank

Pond bank Grills & new picnic tables MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: FISHING SPOTS

Sewer manhole platform

Map from Bass Fishing blog

Sewer manhole MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: TRAILS & CONNECTIONS

EXISTING TRAIL SEGMENT RESERVOIR POND PLEASANT STREET SIDEWALK EXISTING CROSSWALK CROSSWALK TO BE RELOCATED WITH FLASHING LIGHT

ARMANDO CENTER

PLEASANT STREET MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: TRAILS & CONNECTIONS

Trail along Reservoir Pond bank Trail along Reservoir Pond bank

Trail from Reservoir Pond bank toward Pleasant Street Trail along Pleasant Street MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE USES: TRAILS & CONNECTIONS

Trail from Armando Center Trail to Armando Center Gate to Williams Street Crosswalk to Earl Newhouse

Trail ends at Pleasant Street Pleasant Street sidewalk MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING VEGETATION

RESERVOIR POND

RESERVOIR POND BANK INVASIVE SPECIES OPEN (BUCKTHORN STAND) MEADOW/ LAWN WOODED BUFFER

FERN GROVE

ARMANDO WOODED AREA CENTER

PLEASANT STREET MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING VEGETATION

POND BANK EARL NEWHOUSE WOODLANDS Nyssa sylvatica, tupelo Populus deltoides, Quercus palustris, pin oak Acer platanoides, cottonwoods Norway maple Quercus palustris, pin oak Prunus serotina, black Sorbus aucuparia, cherry Robinia psuedoacacia, Quercus bicolor, European mountain ash black locust swamp white oak Abies spp., fir Liriodendron tulipifera, tulip Frangula alnus, Acer pensylvanicum, tree Tsuga canadensis, glossy buckthorn striped maple hemlock Castena dentata, American Euonymus alatus, Salix babylonica, chestnut Pinus strobus, white pine burning bush weeping willow , black pine Acer rubrum, red maple Pinus nigra Smilax rotundifolia, Robinia psuedoacacia, red pine bull briar black locust Quercus rubra, red oak Pinus resinosa, Ilex opaca, American holly Dennstaedtia punctilobula, Clethra alnifolia, Sassafras albidum, Hayscented fern sweet pepperbush sassafras Picea abies, Norway spruce Frangula alnus, glossy buckthorn

Euonymus alatus, burning bush INVASIVE SPECIES Vitis labrusca ‘Concord’, Acer platanoides, Frangula alnus, Concord grape Norway maple glossy buckthorn

Toxicodendron radicans, Robinia psuedoacacia, Euonymus alatus, poison ivy black locust burning bush MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING VEGETATION MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING VEGETATION MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING VEGETATION MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND EXISTING SITE AMENITIES MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND PREVIOUS STUDIES

Reservoir Pond: Current Conditions & Use Options, 2016

• Provide water access for canoes, kayaks & small boats, car-top only

• Establish pedestrian & swimming access for designated swimming area

• Provide enhanced parking area MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND BOAT LAUNCH POTENTIAL MA Office of Fishing & Boating Access (FBA)

• FBA reviewed C.the Design site in spring 2016 & determined it V. DESIGN WATER ELEVATIONS was appropriate 1. forRamp car-top Rotation boat launch only A. General Preferred: Lakes and Reservoirs - Perpendicular to bank line, 0 degree rotation. 1. Design water elevations should be established and used forRivers the boating - 15 degrees facility rotation downstream from perpendicular to Why?design instead of OLW and OHW. If the OLW and OHW elevationsbank line. are used for the facility design, components of the facility may Maximum: be much Rivers larger/longer - 30 degree and from perpendicular to bank line. exceed the intended period of use. • Typical trailerIV. SLOPElaunch is between 12% to 15% grade 2. An example of this would be the ramp length at a flood control reservoir where the pool is drawn down in the fall after A.the primaryGeneral and limited use period. Based on the OLW, the ramp length would extend to 3 ft. vertically below OLW (minimum pool)• Reservoirand the ramp length Pond might be 200bank 1. ft. Launch long. is Usingramp an slopethe averagedesign must below steep water enough of 4%;to float a boat from the trailer before (DLW) elevation, based on water elevationsthe for tow the vehicleperiod oftires use, reach ramp the length water, and not so steep that tow vehicle traction might7% be no moremaximum than 80 ft. long. This(for saves becomes30 construction feet) a concern. dollars for 120 ft. of ramp. 2. There is a narrow range of ramp slope that has been nationally accepted as a 3. The• topLess of the thanlaunch ramp 12% is the upper means moststandard. part ofthat Boaters the V-grooved acrossthe the concretecar’s country hav reare successfully axle manipulated will rampsbe within ramp. The top of the ramp should be above thisthe DHWslope levelrange to for provide many tractionyears. for the towin vehicle. water when boat can float

4. The toe of the launch ramp is the lower end of the V-grooved concrete ramp. The ramp toe extends below the DLW level to provide a hard surface for the trailer to travel on during launch and retrieval. In a river or lake the toe of the ramp would typically be precast concrete and in a reservoir the entire ramp would be cast-in- place concrete. . M IN 5. Top and toe elevations of a launch ramp have a 7.0%direct effect on 1the2. 0period% of - 12.0% serviceability of the ramp for boaters. It is important to carefullyMAX. evaluate the historic water fluctuations for the water body at the 0%proposed site to ensure useability of the ramp during the intended period- 15. of use and to avoid over 15.0% constructing. RAMP SLOPES - PROFILE

B. Application

1. The preferred launch ramp slope of 15% will allow the boat trailer to be in deep 7.0%TOP OF RAMP enough1 ' MIN. water to launch and retrieve12.0% from the trailer without the rear tires of the DHW tow vehicle being in the water. Establishment of boat ramp slopes has been matched to the required depth needed to launch a typical trailerable boat from its PRECAST trailer. 15.0% CONCRETE PLANKS VERTICAL CURVE DLW 2. The areaCAST- under IN- the PLACE trailer tongue should be above the waterline so the operator 3 ' MIN. does notCONCRETE have to stand RAMP in the water to operate the boat trailer winch during launch AGGREGATEor retrieval.BASE TOE OF RAMP CONCRETE RAMP - PROFILE

Launch Ramps - 28 Launch Ramps - 26 MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND COMMUNITY INPUT

• How often do you come to the Earl Newhouse property?

• What activities do you participate in here?

• What additional activvities would you like to see here? MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND COMMUNITY INPUT

• Are there activities that you feel are inappropriate here?

• If you could change anything, what would it be?

• What would you not want to see change?

• What else? MASTER PLAN for the EARL NEWHOUSE WATERFRONT on RESERVOIR POND COMMUNITY INPUT

• On-line survey:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/cantonENW1

• Next steps • Community meeting #2 (early January)