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13 point action plan

1. Conservation Management

Adopted or Endorsed Historic Commission Conservation Commission Planning Board Recreation Commission Transportation & Parking Agriculture Commission Youth Commission City Council

Two Year Report Exotics removal Boundary markers program Expanded friends-of partnerships Improved cataloging of conservation values

2. Conservation Acquisitions: Nature 25%

3. Conservation Acquisitions: People

Two Year Report Mineral Hills, Broad Brook, Mill River 18.1% ecologically pristine in conservation 10.6% ecologically pristine by cons. com. Conservation Commission and Office of Planning Development Lead: (plus additional private with cons.and Restrictions)

Two Year Report Option for Ct. River Greenway by River Run 1% neighborhood serving in conservation

4. Agriculture: Preserve Farmland

5. Agriculture: Support Farming

Two Year Report Jasinski Agriculture Preservation Restriction Lease Florence Organic Community Gardens 3.2% in working landscape (APR)

Two Year Report Surplus Rogers farm to private farming Agriculture Commission farmers forum Agriculture Commission road priorities

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6. Recreation Acquisition

7. Recreation Development

Two Year Report Sheldon Field expansion (Jasinski donation) Florence Recreation Fields (during plan writing) 1.5% of city in parks and recreation

Two Year Report Develop Florence Recreation Fields Develop Connecticut River Greenway

8. Conn. River Waterfront Park & Boathouse

9. Recreation Maintenance

Two Year Report Land to be acquired in 2013 Grant for riverfront park Future: Boathouse responsibility of Northampton Youth and Community Rowing

Two Year Report New Friends of Northampton Recreation and long-time partners DPW recreation division

10. Multi-Use Trail Development

11. Pavement to Parks

Two Year Report Park-and-Ride lot with trail access Connecticut River Greenway King Street off-ramps AND Railroad underpass Manhan retaining wall, Leeds bridge

Two Year Report Conceptual support transportation and parking, bicycle and pedestrian, planning board EPA Green Streets technical assistance grant

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12. Heritage Landscapes

13. Improve Public Awareness

Two Year Report Preserve historical memory in conservation land Rebranding New Haven and Northampton canal

Two Year Report Information kiosks Conservation signage Wayfinding FNTG maps