A Comprehensive Open Space, Park & Recreation Plan May 2018 Acknowledgements Franconia Township Board of Supervisors Grey R. Godschall, Chairman David B. Fazio, 1 st Vice Chairman Robert H. Nice, 2 nd Vice Chairman Curtis N. Kratz, Supervisor Dr. Charles Amuso, Supervisor Township Manager Jon A. Hammer Planning Consultant Gilmore & Associates, Inc. Table of Contents Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Purpose of the Open Space Plan .................................................................................................... 5 Purpose of the Parks and Recreation Plan ................................................................................. 5 Community Background ................................................................................................................... 6 Support for Franconia ..................................................................................................................... 13 Goals & Objectives ............................................................................................................................ 16 Farmland and Open Space ................................................................................................................ 17 Protected Resources ......................................................................................................................... 18 Vulnerable Resources ...................................................................................................................... 22 Conservation and Preservation ..................................................................................................... 25 Park & Recreation Inventory and Assessment ............................................................................ 32 Parkland Resources .......................................................................................................................... 32 Recreation Resources ....................................................................................................................... 34 Trail Master Plan ............................................................................................................................... 42 Plan Implementation ............................................................................................................................ 49 Action Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 51 Capital Improvement Program ...................................................................................................... 52 Appendices List of Tables and Figures Grant Funding Sources Municipal Planning Code Section 503-11 Franconia Township Ordinance #392 Checklist for Master Site and Maintenance Plan M O R Y D . 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