Masconoo Park Community Visioning Workshop and Design Charrette

MASCONOMO PARK COMMUNITY VISIONING WORKSHOP AND DESIGN CHARRETTE MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA SELECT BOARD MEETING - JUNE 17, 2024

OVERVIEW ABOUT THE PROJECT ABOUT MASCONOMO WALKSHOP AND PIN-UPS

CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS NEXT STEPS

ABOUT THE PROJECT

ABOUT THE PROJECT • Town received an FY24/25 Coastal Resilience Grant from the Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management (CZM) • Begin implementing actions identified in FY23 Coastal Vulnerability Action Plan

SCENARIO 1 | PROTECT + PLAN AHEAD

VISIONING WORKSHOP AND DESIGN CHARRETTE

• Members of the community were invited to co-create the conceptual visions to improve resilience at Masconomo Park • The purpose of this workshop is to gather input from the community and develop a shared vision for the future of Masconomo Park in the face of a changing climate

STAKEHOLDER MEETING

COMMUNITY “WALKSHOP”

PUBLIC PIN-UP

REPORT OUT

ABOUT MASCONOMO

THE OLMSTED VISION

1. Project Background

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MASCONOMO OVER THE YEARS

~1900

MASCONOMO OVER THE YEARS

1934

MASCONOMO OVER THE YEARS

~1950s

MASCONOMO OVER THE YEARS

1961

MASCONOMO OVER THE YEARS

1984

MASCONOMO TODAY

MASCONOMO IN JANUARY 2024

FUTURE PROJECTED TIDAL CONDITIONS

1. Project Background

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WALKSHOP AND PIN-UPS

WHAT WE HEARD

CONCEPTUAL DESIGNS

CONCEPT 0 | DO NOTHING

1. Continue operations and maintenance as usual 2. Replace infrastructure in kind (difficult to fund through grant funding) 3. No migration of programming (or introduction of new programming) to extend uses into the future

MASCONOMO TODAY

2050 MHHW EXTENTS

1. Reconfigured public parking 2. Parking for working waterfront 3. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 4. Elevated band stand 5. Expanded playground with new ADA surfacing 6. Flexible event lawn 7. Secondary lawn area 8. Boardwalk 9. Terraced habitat exploration area 10. Overlook seating 11. Connection to future harbor walk

CONCEPT A

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PEELING BACK THE POINT

EXISTING GRADE MHHW (2030) 6.2 ft MHW (2030) 5.6 ft MLW (2030) -3.1 ft

4. Alternative Scenarios & Recommended Actions

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CONCEPT A (WITH TIDAL FLOODING)

1. Reconfigured public parking 2. Parking for working waterfront 3. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 4. Elevated band stand 5. Expanded playground with new ADA surfacing 6. Flexible event lawn 7. Secondary lawn area 8. Boardwalk 9. Terraced habitat exploration area 10. Overlook seating 11. Connection to future harbor walk

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1. Reconfigured public parking/Parking for working waterfront 2. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 3. Elevated band stand 4. Expanded playground with new ADA surfacing 5. Flexible event lawn 6. Secondary lawn area 7. Boardwalk 8. Terraced habitat exploration area 9. Overlook seating 10. Connection to future harbor walk 11. Overlook lawn

CONCEPT B

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CONCEPT B (WITH TIDAL FLOODING)

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1. Reconfigured public parking/Parking for working waterfront 2. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 3. Elevated band stand 4. Expanded playground with new ADA surfacing 5. Flexible event lawn 6. Secondary lawn area 7. Boardwalk 8. Terraced habitat exploration area 9. Overlook seating 10. Connection to future harbor walk 11. Overlook lawn

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1. Reconfigured public parking 2. Parking for working waterfront 3. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 4. Elevated band stand 5. Expanded tot lot playground with new ADA surfacing 6. Expanded older kids playground with new ADA surfacing 7. Flexible event lawn 8. Secondary lawn area 9. Boardwalk 10. Terraced habitat exploration area 11. Overlook seating 12. Connection to future harbor walk

CONCEPT C

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CONCEPT C (WITH TIDAL FLOODING)

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1. Reconfigured public parking 2. Parking for working waterfront 3. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 4. Elevated band stand 5. Expanded tot lot playground with new ADA surfacing 6. Expanded older kids playground with new ADA surfacing 7. Flexible event lawn 8. Secondary lawn area 9. Boardwalk 10. Terraced habitat exploration area 11. Overlook seating 12. Connection to future harbor walk

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1. Elevation of Beach St 2. (Potential) Elevation of pier & access road 3. (Potential) Elevation of parking 4. Boardwalk extension 5. (Potential) Elevation of bathroom/Harbormaster office 6. (Potential) Manchester Harbor Boat Club dock access 7. Adaptive nature preserve 8. Expanded terraced habitat exploration area 9. Reed Park boardwalk

CONCEPT C (2070) 9

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1. Elevation of Beach St 2. (Potential) Elevation of pier & access road 3. (Potential) Elevation of parking 4. Boardwalk extension 5. (Potential) Elevation of bathroom/Harbormaster office 6. (Potential) Manchester Harbor Boat Club dock access 7. Adaptive nature preserve 8. Expanded terraced habitat exploration area 9. Reed Park boardwalk

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2070 MHHW EXTENTS (WITH ASSUMED ROADWAY ELEVATION)

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2050 MHHW EXTENTS

1. Reconfigured public parking 2. Parking for working waterfront 3. Bathroom/Harbormaster office 4. Elevated band stand 5. Expanded tot lot playground with new ADA surfacing 6. Expanded older kids playground with new ADA surfacing 7. Flexible event lawn 8. Secondary lawn area 9. Boardwalk 10. Terraced habitat exploration area 11. Overlook seating 12. Connection to future harbor walk

CONCEPT C

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NEXT STEPS

THANK YOU TOWN OF MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA

NEXT STEPS

COMMUNITY MEMBERS

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Finalize cost estimates for conceptual design elements

TOWN OF MANCHESTER-BY-THE-SEA

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Set the Town up for success in applying for future funding

Sue Croft

Grants/Special Projects Coordinator

Chuck Dam

Public Works Director

Nathan Desrosiers

Town Engineer and Facilities Manager

Gregory Federspiel

Town Administrator

Bion Pike

Harbormaster

Cheryl Marshall

Director, Parks & Recreation

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT (CZM) Patricia Bowie

Coastal Resiliency Specialist

Kathryn Glenn

North Shore Regional Coordinator

Julia Knisel

Coastal Shoreline and Floodplain Manager

STAY CONNECTED! •

Contact: alex.maxwell@fando.com or (617) 379-5876

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For more information visit the project website: www.tinyurl.com/mbtscvap