FY23 FULL BUDGET REPORT ADOPTED

Church Street Park Expansion (NEW)

Active

$3.7M

Reserves and Grant Resources

Location: Church Street Park

Strategic Plan Goal: Engaged, Inclusive Community; Economic Prosperity

Brief Scope & Justification: There is interest from private leagues to partner with the Town to host professional cricket leagues that will attract tourism and international matches. The partnership would include some level of shared funding. The project will upgrade the cricket pitch field area at Church Street Park to include infrastructure improvements increasing seating capacity and the ability to broadcast cricket matches. An expansion project to enhance the existing park. Phase I would improve the Cricket facility by adding improved pitches; increased seating areas, safety netting, broadcasting features and other elements that support tournament level league play and partnerships. Phase II would utilize town owned property (3.4 acres) to add new amenities (i.e. practice pitches, basketball court, restroom/shelter, road improvements and sidewalk along Church St. with associated stormwater controls.

Dog Park (NEW)

Active

$1M

ARPA Grant Resources

Location: To Be Determined

Strategic Plan Goal: Engaged, Inclusive Community

Brief Scope & Justification: To construct an off leash dog park facility of approximately 2 - 3 acres that includes separate space for small dogs and large dogs. The site would need to include parking, vegetated buffers, fencing around the play areas, as well as potential restroom facilities depending on available space, and electronic controlled gates for entry using a scanned card or other tag style device that would be bought from the Town. There is expressed interest through citizen survey and master plan process. Annual tags or licenses for each dog that uses the site may generate some offsetting revenues. If located near an existing facility, the savings on parking, restrooms and utilities would be significant. Several other local municipalities already have similar facilities.

Future Town Parks & Open Space*

Active

$12.3M

Future Bond Proceeds

Location: Undeveloped or Available Land

Strategic Plan Goal: Thriving, Livable Neighborhood

Brief Scope & Justification: To protect limited open space through the acquisition of parkland as identified by the Parks Master Plan over the next 10 years with a variety of park classifications contributing to the overall total acreage of parkland. This could include focus areas within the Town Center, historic preservation and open green spaces. Additionally supported by the Land Acquisition Policy. Purpose to develop a robust park systemwith adequate acreage and various park types, equitably distributed throughout Town. This project would only include land for the future public purpose of parks and open space aligning with the Town's land acquisition policy goals.

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