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Development will be designed and constructed that achieves the maximum potential to serve the needs of the new residents/users as well as the neighborhood context and will be done in a manner that ensures that it will be maintained to a high quality with undue long-term burden on the Township.
Benefits
Clear and reasonable maintenance responsibilities should be placed upon the developers or a fee structure should be in placed to support the additional costs to the Township for maintenance and upkeep of any new public spaces directly attributed to new developments.
Public/Private management and maintenance agreements should be negotiated to ensure that public access to new public spaces is maintained in perpetuity.
Parks and Recreation Department staff should be involved in the review of proposed development projects to ensure that proposed public spaces are designed to meet the needs of existing and future local users, especially for the Cricket Avenue Site and the redesign of Schauffele Green.
Undertaking this effort as development if planned prior to construction allows for the greatest potential integration of public spaces to fit into the Township’s Parks and Recreation System.
Private Developers
Ardmore Business Association
The Ardmore Initiative
Building & Planning Department
Lower Merion Township Economic Development and Parks and Recreation Departments and Private Developers selected by the Township to lead redevelopment activities
Effort and Resources
Importance
2.
Ensure that the Parks and Recreation Department is engaged in the review of public and private economic development projects. Development model public/private public space ownership, access, management and maintenance agreements.
Short Term, 2012-2014 and Ongoing
Objective 1: Maximize the Parks and Recreation Effectiveness of the Ardmore Area Redevelopment Plan Implementation Projects.
Support Partners
Lead Partner
Leadership
PARKS & RECREATION
1.
Timeframe
Recommendations
Goal 3: Collaborate with Township planners on the redevelopment of the villages to ensure that public recreation facilities, opportunities and partnerships in recreation facilities, programs and management are incorporated into the improvements.
The Plan: Action Plan
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PLAN UPDATE
Chapter 4 Action Plan
G OA L 3 : C O L L A B O R AT E W ITH TOWNSHIP PLANNERS ON THE R E D E V E L O P M E N T O F T H E VILLAGES TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC R E C R E AT I O N FAC I L I T I E S , OPPORTUNITIES, AND PARTNERSHIPS I N R E C R E AT I O N FAC I L I T I E S, PROGRAMS, AND MANAGEMENT ARE I N C O R P O R AT E D I N TO T H E IMPROVEMENTS.