Winter Island Master Plan - Public Meeting #1 Meeting Summary - March 7, 2011Salem Winter Island Park Master Plan
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Public Meeting Memorandum #1 March 7, 2011
Meeting Date: February 22, 2011 / 6:30pm
The first Public Meeting was held on February 22, 2011 at 6:30p m. The meeting started with a
general introduction of the consultant team and the master plan ning process. Following the
introduction, a power point presentation highlighted the existing and historical conditions along
with the many uses on site. In conclusion to an open discussio n, many valuable questions were
raised from the approximately 60 attendees. The group was then arranged in three separate
discussion groups. The focus for each group was to determine goals and uses that must, may or not
occur on the island. They are summarized as follows:
General Notes/Comments:
federal land rights and existing deeds will impact the future 1.Concerns were expressed for
use of the island and funding
2.Road to remain a public way
3.Consider the relocation of the harbor master to the Salem Pier/Wharf
strictions for use on the island?
4.Are traffic studies being conducted?
5.In regards to Article 97, can the city set re
6.Smith Pool shoreline owned by the state
7.Is the Plummer home held in a trust? No!
uld be parked on the city owned land off 8.It was mentioned that approximately 1,000 cars co
of Fort Avenue. To be verified with the city.
9. Can some out buildings be removed from the site?
Group Discussions
Note: some goals may overlap, but will be refined during the design process.
Goa : ls
1.Make Salem more friendly
2.Keep the island as a park
use as a park
nitiatives
3.Revenue to remain consistent with
4.Incorporate sustainable / low impact i
n it
5.Retain the ‘character’
and maintai
6.Improve what is there
7.Minimize and/or lower traffic use
fety 8. Enhance public sa
9. Incorporate safe access for pedestrian and vehicles
andscape and beach)
10.Prevent over use
(invasive, l
tmosphere
11.Improve maintenance
12.Create safe camping a
13. Less is more concept
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14.Serve all age groups
es
15.Celebrate the water and related us
(viewing, accessing, enjoying, learning and history)
16.Expand upon use with no car access
17.Determine best uses for buildings
rk (maximum capacity)
not campers
18.Analyze and determine loading? of pa
esidents and
19.Make the park a quality place for r
20.Make the park a more cohesive place
g uses
21.Avoid too many overlappin
22.Resolve clear direction for Barracks and Hangar
23.Maintain historic heritage
24. Establish uses that will enhance and establish year round use
Mus Oct cur:
s (kayak, sailing, trailers) 1.Boat access / program
uses
2.Pavilion
3.Beach use / activities
on (location?)
4.Fishing
5.Function hall, dining, concessi
tation
6.History and interpre
7.Restoration of Fort Pickering
se, public ice rink)
8. Maintain lighthouse
9. Reuse Hangar (i.e. conference center, multi u
in and enhance views
lcoming (relocate guard shack)
10.Mainta
11.Enhance we
12.Paths
)
13.Playground
ncerts, boat ramp fees
ebel Shakespeare, etc.)
14.Income generating uses (co
venues (R
15.Performing arts
16.Bathhouse improvements
on both sides)
17.Balance of uses
18.Alternate parking for boat use (Fort Ave
ropriate to seaside setting
s / regulate volume
19.Uses app
20.Better traffic acces
21.Theatre
22.Park management
23.Preserve open space
24.Rehab lighthouse
25.Park protection/vandalism
26. Increase open park space at perimeters of parking lot (ocean edge)
May Occur:
1.Satellite parking (at Fort Ave.)
2. Amphitheatre (With traffic management)
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3.Theatre for Reb
el Shakespeare
4.Additional moorings and dinghy’s
(site maybe too small‐link to the Willows?)
5.Trolley access
6.Cross country skiing
7.Wind Energy
t sites
ty at the moat’s steep edges (could be a ‘must’)
8. Maximize ten
9. Increase safe
10.Boat storage
11.Smaller B&B
12. Good seasonal restaurant
Mus Not t Occur:
1.Firing Range
2.Vandalism
ove or rehab)
3.Boat maintenance
on of the buildings (rem
icking at Fort Pickering
4.No deteriorati
5.Camping/picn
6. Over building
Building
Han r:
Uses:
ga
1.Community Center for Salem
use – ice skating rink
uilding or boat storage
2.Year round
3.Small boat b
4.Aquarium
5.Art Studios
6.Museum
7.Multilevel use
8.Theatre concepts
vilion and function hall 9. Pa
Barr cka s
1.Bed n’ Breakfast
2.Sailing program
3.Veterans organization
4. Conference center (or at Hangar)
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Oth Uer ses/Notes:
1.Consider long term lease
2.Lockers needed at beach
3.Tent site – some Salem citizens
stination point
4.RV’s (limit to save views)
5.Note: Boat ramp fee reviewed and potentially use as a de
key locations
6.RV’s to be relocated should go….
s at 7.RV’s that don’t expand into large estate
8. Eliminate 10 RV spaces at function hall
d maintained
9. Add dinghy docs for transient boat use
e park – improved an
nts
10.Accessible walk/trails around the entir
11.Host competitive regattas and boating, fishing tourname
hs with historic paths
ybe at front entrance)
12.Link exercise pat
13.No bike paths, but bike racks (ma
14.X‐County skiing
dents
15.Change market rates for parking
16.otentially have NO fees for Salem resi
17. reate better shore access at Cat Cove
P
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The various consultants and committee members will continue to research and review all related
items that impact the island’s current and long term uses. Ther e will be two more additional public
meetings that will be held in April and May, which will be post ed through the town as soon as
possible. We invite your comments and questions and you may do so by emailing the City or The
ecil Group at C ebednarek@cecilgroup.com.
Thank you for your input and concern toward a valuable part of Salem’s past history and future
utlook. o
The Cecil Group Team