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Manchester-By-The-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan Manchester-by-the-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan Final – August 2014 Manchester-by-the-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan – FINAL Page ii Acknowledgements This plan is the result of the efforts of the ad hoc Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee as well as other volunteers, contributors and staff for the town of Manchester-by-the-Sea. Members of the OSRP Committee: Tom Arntsen Man-Essex Playing Fields Committee Helen Bethell Man Essex Conservation Trust Greg Blagden Man-Essex Playing Fields Committee Mike Chapman Winthrop Field Committee Muffin Driscoll Board of Selectmen Morgan Evans Citizen Volunteer Leslie Hammond Citizen Volunteer Beth Heisey ADA Committee Steve Jaworski Conservation Commission Carolyn Kelly Manchester Coastal Stream Team Kurt Melden Planning Board Gar Morse Winthrop Field Committee Ben Rossi Citizen Volunteer Chris Thomas Parks & Recreation Committee Tom Walker Citizen Volunteer Manchester-by-the-Sea municipal staff who contributed to the plan include: Matt Casparius, former Director of Parks & Recreation; Liz Dukes, Administrative Assistant; Bill Fitzgerald, DPW Director; Ellen Lufkin, Board of Health; Cheryl Marshall, Director of Parks & Recreation; Eva Palmer, Conservation Assistant; Bion Pike, Harbormaster; Mary Reilly, Conservation Administrator; Denise Samolchuk, Town Clerk; Ginny Thompson, Principal Assessor and Pam Thorne, Assistant Town Clerk. Other citizen volunteers who contributed to the effort include Lynn Atkinson, Lisa Bonneville, Carroll Cabot, Francie Caudill, Martha Chapman, Richard Costello, Terry Cowman, Steve Gang and Gretchen Wood. Manchester-by-the-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan – FINAL Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1: PLAN SUMMARY.......................................................................................................................... 1 Section 2: INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................... 3 A. Statement of Purpose ................................................................................................................ 3 B. Planning Process and Public Participation ............................................................................... 6 Section 3: COMMUNITY SETTING.............................................................................................................. 9 A. Regional Context...................................................................................................................... 9 B. History of the Community...................................................................................................... 10 C. Population Characteristics...................................................................................................... 11 D. Growth and Development Patterns......................................................................................... 12 D.1. Patterns and Trends............................................................................................................. 12 D.2. Existing Infrastructure........................................................................................................ 13 D.3. Long-Term Development Patterns..................................................................................... 16 Section 4: ENVIRONMENTAL INVENTORY AND ANALYSIS ............................................................ 17 A. Geology, Soils and Topography ............................................................................................. 17 B. Landscape Character............................................................................................................... 18 C. Water Resources..................................................................................................................... 18 C.1. Watersheds.......................................................................................................................... 18 C.2. Drinking Water................................................................................................................... 18 C.3. Flood Control, Environmental and Wildlife Features ........................................................ 23 C.4. Other Water Resources....................................................................................................... 28 D. Vegetation, Wildlife and Fisheries ......................................................................................... 29 D.1. Vegetation........................................................................................................................... 30 D.2. Fisheries and Wildlife......................................................................................................... 36 E. Scenic Resources and Unique Environments ......................................................................... 37 E.1. Beaches, Coves, and Harbor Parks..................................................................................... 38 E.2. Scenic Vistas....................................................................................................................... 38 E.3. Recreational Areas.............................................................................................................. 39 E.4. Reservations........................................................................................................................ 40 E.5. Historic and Cultural Areas ................................................................................................ 41 F. Environmental Challenges...................................................................................................... 42 F.1. Areas of Environmental Concern ....................................................................................... 42 F.2. Environmental Issues.......................................................................................................... 42 Section 5: INVENTORY OF LANDS OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION INTEREST......... 51 A. Private Parcels........................................................................................................................ 52 A.1. Protected Private Parcels .................................................................................................... 52 A.2. Unprotected private parcels ................................................................................................ 53 B. Public and Nonprofit Parcels.................................................................................................. 55 Section 6: COMMUNITY VISION ............................................................................................................... 65 A. Description of Process............................................................................................................ 65 B. Statement of Open Space and Recreation Goals .................................................................... 66 Manchester-by-the-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan – FINAL Page iii Section 7: ANALYSIS OF NEED .................................................................................................................. 67 A. Summary of Resource Protection Needs ................................................................................ 67 B. Summary of Community’s Needs .......................................................................................... 68 C. Management Needs, Potential Change of Use ....................................................................... 69 Section 8: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ....................................................................................................... 71 Section 9: SEVEN-YEAR ACTION PLAN .................................................................................................. 75 Section 10: REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 85 Manchester-by-the-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan – FINAL Page iv APPENDICES Appendix A ADA Assessment Appendix B Public Survey Results Appendix C Maps Appendix D Letters of Support Appendix E Letter and Rare Species List from NHESP Appendix F BioMap2 Report Appendix G Manchester-Essex Playing Fields Recommendations Appendix H USDA Soils Map and Report for Manchester Manchester-by-the-Sea Open Space and Recreation Plan – FINAL Page v Section 1: PLAN SUMMARY This Open Space and Recreation Plan (OSRP) is both an assessment of Manchester’s open space and recreational lands and a plan for action in managing and improving these areas and enhancing and promoting their use. The resulting Seven-Year Action Plan (see Section 9) was based considering many sources of input including property research, public surveys and meetings, historic data, past OSRPs and various reports as listed in the References section. Members of the Open Space and Recreation Plan Committee (OSRPC) arrived at an analysis of needs (see Section 7) which can be summarized as follows: Resource Protection Needs: 1. Increase safeguards for the town’s water supply, especially in the Gravelly Pond/Round Pond watershed and the watershed of the Lincoln Street aquifer 2. Identify and protect important wildlife habitat and natural resource areas. 3. Proactively manage town-owned open space parcels. 4. Improve the town’s open space parcels for walking, hiking, and environmental studies. 5. Increase public awareness of the town’s open space parcels. Community Needs: 1. Enhance passive recreation and
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