ENVIRONMENTAL AND OPEN SPACE
1. All existing environmental issues on the site are resolved.
2. Development on the site mitigates and helps solve existing storm runoff problems.
3. Development occurs in a way that protects natural resources and contributes to the quality of life of the neighborhood and city.
8. There is open space along the back of the site for hiking and cross-country skiing. There is no road connection through to Augusta.
9. Trails through the site connect the Vaughan Field neighborhood to the school, and Winthrop Street to the open space at the back of the site.
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The environmental issues involve removal of lead paint, asbestos, and perhaps some oil from the buildings. Back in the 1980s there was an oil spill that flowed into the field behind the Reed Auditorium. It would seem to me that the State of Maine should be responsible for the corrective action. Great opportunity to have used stimulus funds.
ReplyDeleteThe Stevens School consists of three three distinct land parcels: 1. the main campus, 2. the Reed Center plus land, and 3. the two upper fields. At one point the State considered selling the land as three parcels in order to give smaller developers the opportunity to create bid proposals.
To protect our natural resources and quality of life of the neighborhood and the City, I would suggest working out an agreement that would have the main campus set up for development. Have the City be given or purchase the upper fields and the Reed Center building, land, and Mediation Building. This idea would give focus to just create ordinances and planning for the sale of the main campus. The City would be able to use the Reed Center as a community center (or whatever) and the Mediation building could be rented to the RSU#2.
There are two land parcels that provide open space: 1. the upper field and 2. the field behind the Reed Center. Development in the upper field would not negatively impact any existing neighborhood. The land behind the Reed Center is far more accessible and visible -- with planned use, this site would be utilized.
From my view, the Vaughn Field needs controlled entrances and exits. The Entrance/Exit to the Vaughn Field should be from the parking lot, not from private property bordering the field.
Any development on the main campus needs a plan for handling surface water so that it just doesn't go down the hill. The soil behind the Reed Center was described as soil that will not contain water. Water will just pass through.
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