Fill Mound
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Alternative Alignment
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Park Street Solar Site. North of the Holly Circle wetland area, the City has acquired an
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Southern Connection to Nonotuck Park. The gravel path between two wetlands
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Mound of Fill. A 250,000 square-yard-mound was created in an area of open space south
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Park Street Solar Field
Above: The existing path to the east of the fill mound is already flat and wide enough to accommodate the shared-use path, and is lined with young poplar trees.
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Nonotuck Park
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easement for a path along the eastern edge of a second solar array.
that climbs a relatively steep hill to connect to the southernmost athletic fields in Nonotuck Park could be improved to a 10-foot-wide accessible paved path to connect the Shared-Use Nature Path to the park. The alignment of the original path may need to be adjusted to be accessible (See grading plan below and right). of Treehouse Circle when the City deposited soil dredged from Nashawannuck Pond around 2005. The Shared-Use Nature Path follows the alignment of an existing gravel path that skirts the eastern and northern edges of the mound. Some residents of Treehouse Circle who responded to the survey or attended the virtual community meeting expressed concern that the path would pass close to the houses on the south side of Treehouse Circle and disturb residents. As an alternative, it would be possible to regrade the mound to accommodate an accessible path farther south to minimize disruption to residents.
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down a hillside among mature white pine trees and cottonwoods and veers west towards Park Street. (See page 27 for more details on the Park Street Branch.)
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Natural Playground and Picnic Area. The open area between the mound of fill and
River Valley Way boasts a spectacular view of Mt. Tom and is close to both the new White Brook K-8 School and the multi-generational housing at the Treehouse Community. Near the confluence of the main Shared-Use Nature Path and the Park Street Spur is a flat open space suitable for a natural playground and picnic area where path users and neighbors can gather to enjoy the view while young children explore a playground composed of natural features and others venture off to play on the grassy slopes of the mound. (See following sheet for more details.)
Park Street Spur. From the fill site, a branch of the Shared-Use Nature Path winds Not for Construction. This document is a student project and not based on a legal survey.
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Galen Hammitt | Walker Powell | The Conway School
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FINAL DESIGN DETAIL Fill Site
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Prepared for the City of Easthampton | Spring 2020
Treehouse Community
PLAINS TO SCHOOL: A Shared-Use Path for Easthampton
FINAL DESIGN DETAIL - Fill Site
