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MASTER PLAN COMMITTEE
JANUARY 9, 1996
PRESENT: Andrea Honda, Shaun Burke, Bill Madan, Duane Frederick, Marydee
Flynn, Kathleen Nash, Shirley Hanlon, John Sullivan, Tom McShane,
Bernie Dolan. (Marianne Macdonald -recorder).
ABSENT: Chris Trombetta, Lionel Brooks, Peter DeTrilio, Joe Pasquale, Jim
Burke, Tom French.
7:30 - Meeting called to order.
2. Correspondence- copy of letter from Mr. Pasquale to the Mansfield Board of
Selectmen.
3. Greeting by Chair to Advisory Committee Members.
Acknowledgment, thanks given to Mansfield Cable for broadcasting the Jan.
9th and Jan. 23rd meeting.
4. Discussion of Roles of Master Plan Committee and Master Plan Advisory
Committee.
Master Plan comprised of Planning Board members, 3 Citizens at large,
representatives from the Board of Selectmen, the ZBA, the Conservation
Committee. Town Planner Shaun Burke and Town Manager are non -voting
members of the Master Plan Committee. The Advisory Committee is comprised
of any citizen of :Mansfield and also representatives from any Board in
Mansfield. The Master Plan Committee is seeking a number of things from
the Advisory Committee. They are looking for comments and ideas, to pro-
vide direction, to review and provide guidance with tasks, act as a
sounding board, to participate in scheduled presentations. Also, to assist
in summarization- the summary would be used to identify new goals or re -
,,focus the'"1988 Plan goals and define new tasks. The 'forum is less formal
than that of a public hearing.
5. Presentation of Open Space and Recreation Plan by Richard Lewis.
a. Planning process discussed- State requirement for funding local and
State programs.
b. Goals and Objectives-
1. Acquire More Open Space Lands- top priority at both Town Meeting
and Charettes.
2. .Protect Aquifers and Groundwater Recharge Areas- Mr. Lenny Flynn
spoke of the significance of the Canoe River Green belt. Norton,
Easton, Sharon, Foxboro and Easton own most of the land in their
Towns, acquisition will be in Mansfield.
c. Provide for Public Access to Conservation Lands and Manage in Accord=
ance with Community Needs - public education i.e, through brochures,
etc..
d. Expand and Improve Recreational Facilities- Mrs. Lorilee Fish sees
space for recreational areas a top priority. Also discussed was the
need for recreational areas in East Mansfield. Questions were raised
concerning whether or not Mansfield bylaws (developmental) were being
met. The bylaw in question states in a development lots be set aside
for recreation- some members of the Planning Board see this as a need
that is not being met. Mr. McShane asked Lorilee Fish if needs for
recreation can be projected out (as school needs are). Mrs. Kathleen
Nash suggested encouraging private and public cooperation in expanding
recreation facilities. Cost of public swimming pool discussed.
6. Public Comment: none
7. Summary: An outline of the Master Plan Committee and Master Plan Advisory
Committees was done. Mr. Richard Lewis gave a presentation of
the Open Space and Recreation Plan. A number of items were dis—
cussed including a revolving fund for a land acquisition fund,
making the Canoe River green belt acquisition a priority, the
Flint farm as a conservation and recreation potential, need for
recreation facilities in East Mansfield,public and private
cooperation in expanding recreational facilities, a swimming
pool would require land and 1.3 million dollars, doing something
more useful with (land) development regulations, revamping Urban
Self Help for smaller Towns, Rails for Trails at 11.9 miles,
obtaining an estimate based on school projections for the number
of recreational fields needed.
8. Meeting adjourned 9:00 p.m. (Dolan —Frederick)
9. Date of Next Meeting: Tuesday, January;23, 1996.
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Signature of Clerk Date of Approval