February 13, 2013 Public Forum Summary Report

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1 February 13, 2013 Public Frum Summary Reprt Exercise 1. Name the tp five things yu like abut the character f Nrth Attlebrugh: Grup 1 Tp Five: 1. Schls- high quality f educatin and efficient use f funds 2. Diversity f twn- industrial/cmmercial/residential land 3. Cnvenience/access/lcatin- highways/95 4. Services- Electric cmpany, Fire, DPW, Plice 5. Thriving dwntwn Other things mentined: Frm f gvernment - RTM (representative twn meeting) Likes having access t multiple peple Gegraphy/physicality/tpgraphy Recreatinal facilities Quality is gd Diversity/lakes/cnservatin Micr cmmunities Neighbrhds Lake areas, subdivisins, apartments Husing dwntwn, diversity 1

2 Peple and demgraphics Lw prperty taxes Single tax rate Shpping/mall Mved t twn because f mall Grup 2 Tp Five: 1. Gd schls 2. Great dwntwn 3. Gd Parks and Recreatin Department 4. Mix f character f land uses 5. Cmmunity participatin and spirit 6. Public Safety Other things mentined: Nrth Attlebrugh Municipal Light Supprtive f businesses Prximity t majr highways and transprtatin Yuth sprts Prximity t retail centers Excellent cmmunity hspital Z Wrld War I Park Neighbrhds and village centers Clse knit neighbrhds Diverse religius cmmunity 2

3 Grup 3 Tp 5: 1. Gd place fr family 2. Great public Safety 3. Gd schl system 4. Availability f Parks 5. Perfect Lcatin fr bth business and residents Other things mentined: Trees and plantings Small twn feeling Availability f Jbs Great Plice frce Caring peple/friendly cmmunity Active dwntwn Grup 4 Tp Five: 1. Cmmunity events 2. Histrical building, traditinal dwntwn mm and pp shps 3. Amunt f invlvement in business in twn t supprt cmmunity 4. Trail in twn n Ellis Rad By Scuts wrk 5. Clse t cmmuter rail Other things mentined: Kids day Dwntwn beach day Mix f land use prperty uses (frm rural t dwntwn, etc.) Open areas preserved areas Public safety 3

4 Heritage f the peple in twn Wrld War I Park Julia s garden Fire barn Munt Hpe Cemetery Exercise 2. Name the tp five things yu wuld like t imprve: Grup 1 Tp Five Imprvements: 1. Mre cmmercial and industrial space 2. Dwntwn parking 3. Senir husing develpments Affrdable husing fr yung peple. Mix f rental/wner/starter hmes 5. Brwnfield redevelpment/remediatin Other things t imprve: Taxes t lw Rad imprvements Mre playing fields Mre hiking trails Need better balance f cmmercial/industrial and residential (need mre cmmercial/industrial develpment) New twn hall Centralize elementary schls t imprve efficiency Imprve water and sewer distributin New zning bylaws 4

5 Grup 2 Tp Five Imprvements: 1. Mre husing fr senir citizens (including assisted living) 2. Mre husing fr yunger adults (affrdability) 3. Better and mre ballfields 4. Pedestrian access/ cnnectin alng Rute 1 5. Attract mre businesses t twn Other things t imprve: Artificial turf field at high schl Mre sidewalks/trails Reduce cmmercial vacant space Mre industrial space (rezne in industrial park) Mre fcus n activities and services fr elderly Grup 3 Tp Five Imprvements: 1. Address abandned buildings/revitalize dwntwn 2. Bigger senir center/library 3. Public transit 4. Imprve infrastructure - rad/sidewalk/waterways/greenery Other things t imprve: Mre business grwth/jbs Affrdable husing fr the elderly Rad imprvements Revitalize dwntwn Mre recreatinal pprtunity Grup 4 Tp Five Imprvements: 1. Platfrm fr mm and pp shps t grw 5

6 2. Better jungle gym playgrund area 3. Change zning t bring back ld histrical feel in dwntwn 4. Dwntwn shuld be mre upscale 5. Need Ballfield imprvements Other things t imprve: Imprve key prperties that need help Deal with abandned prperties in twn Public/private partnerships Wrk with federal gvernment t deal with regulatins and barriers t develpment New senir center Better educatinal system - leverage nline educatin t allw earning f credits Exercise 3. What d yu see in ther cmmunities that yu wuld like t see here? Grup 1: Indr sprts cmplex/ice rink, basketball curts Bike trails/walking paths, multi-use trails Cmmunity farming/gardens Cumberland Turf playing fields Imprved sidewalks/ada cmpliant Senir center in Fxbrugh Nantucket Twn Hall - fire, plice centralized New fire statin RMV back in twn New library Make dwntwn mre quaint/imprvements 6

7 Histric preservatin and pen space preservatin Fld cntrl in center f twn Grup 2: Mixed use develpment Incentives t develp blighted/vacant parcels Majr htel Parking lt and shuttle t Mansfield MBTA statin Mre infrmatin/ disseminatin f twn s assets histric resurces Better cean view Less blight Amenities and services fr industrial park ccupants An icnic twn hall in New England style Emphasize live, wrk, play Gateway t dwntwn Grup 3: Franklin has a grwing industrial sectr Nn-chain, lcally-wned gd restaurants (need ur wn Nrth End) Mre pet friendly public spaces dg walk path Receptacles in streets Mre recreatin A cncrete/physical fcal pint where peple want t cme like Prvidence s Water Fire (with parking) Explre husing ptins Recreatinal/amusement park Grup 4: Open space and farmlands Aesthetics arund the public use areas such as recreatin and schls Bike path like East Bay/Blackstne Appearance f Rute 1 7

8 Quaint feel f dwntwn shps like Wellesley Hspital/day surgery/medical center Better industrial park Better playgrunds Reginalize stuff t make it super Exercise 4: Nrth Attlebrugh Master Plan Lg/Slgan ideas Elements fr Lg: 1. Imply water & energy 2. A cmpass pinting nrth (implying Nrth ) Mile River running thrugh the twn is a majr natural resurce Elements fr Slgan: 1. Nrth 2. Big Red 3. Pride/Tgetherness/Genersity/Caring 4. Ging Frward 5. Big Red Mving Frward 6. Nrth Attlebrugh n the water (10 Mile River) 7. Big Heart 8