Subcommittee Members

Task

Status

Charles Buker

Debra Huffman

Peter Kahn

Greg Kirby

Karen Mattor

Jim Taylor

Harold Watson

Natural resource inventory.

a)     Gather all material provided by the previous owners, such as topographical maps, soil type data, etc.

b)     Determine what further studies should be conducted to fully understand the land (e.g., botanic, biological, hydrogeologic assessments) and obtain these studies.

c)      Prepare a written summary of all data.

First report due in March, second report in May.

Tim Dutton

Debra Huffman

Karen Mattor

Wetland restrictions.

Research state and local restrictions on wetlands and other applicable soil types.

Report due in February.

Newton Coryell

PSNH issues.

Research the PSNH easement requirements and restrictions and PSNH-owned abutting land.

Completed.

Roger Blais

Amanda Boerner

Steve Keach

Bill Keating

Connie Kreider

Andy Powell

Access points.

Research the status and requirements of the two Class VI roads on and adjacent to the property and all potential access points.

Report due in March.

John Buckley

Tim Dutton

Andy Powell

Broader context.

Research the broader context in which the property exists - other town-owned properties, regional properties, aquifer protection land, etc.

Completed.

Charles Buker

Debra Huffman

Walks.

Conduct walks of the property for committee members.

Completed.

Chris Christensen

Tim Tenhave

Denise O'Dwyer

Cathy Provencher

Sue Siena

Template.

Study existing town plans to both locate references to this property and to develop a template to be followed for our master plan.

Template review  in February.

Newton Coryell

Nancy Gagnon

Debra Huffman

Greg Kirby

Mike Ruggiero

Lynn Wenz

Current uses.

Determine current uses of the property and map existing trails.

Completed.

Debra Huffman

Steve Keach

Trail through Wasserman Heights.

Contact the developers to discuss a trail through the proposed Wasserman Heights development, map the access trail and following through with any legal and liability issues.

Report due in February.

Ruth Roulx

David Rutzke

Historical uses.

Research historical uses of the property. Historical context is being researched by the Merrimack Heritage Commission.

Completed.

Nancy Gagnon

Andy Powell

Liability and legal issues.

Work with town staff and counsel to gain an understanding of the town's foreseeable liability and legal issues involved with various uses.

Completed.

Shannon Barnes

Community input coordinator.

Point person for community input.

Ongoing.

Charles Buker

Greg Kirby

Ed Carballo

Trash clean-up.

Create and execute a plan to remove existing trash from the property. Execution of the plan will require BOS approval.

Report due in February.

Greg Kirby

Lynn Wenz

Ed Carballo

Connie Kreider

Denise O'Dwyer

Sue Siena

Janet Cormier

David Rutzke

Ruth Roulx

Shannon Barnes

Harold Watson

Name the property.

Create and execute a plan to name the property. Execution of this plan will require BOS approval.

Report distributed January 6, to be discussed January 20th.

All

Future uses.

Determine various uses for which the property should be considered. For each use identified, assess the feasibility and desirability of each based on the data gathered in previous tasks and on an assessment of community benefit.

First draft due in April.

Input from all; preparation by Debra Huffman

Master plan.

Prepare a written master plan for the property including data from all committee and subcommittee reports and discussions..

First draft due in June.