46 Springdale Avenue Springdale Study Committee Proposal for Future Use November 5, 2015

Committee Due Diligence  Studied All Potential Uses o Active Recreation o Passive Recreation o Senior Use (Housing + Senior Center) o Minimal to Dense Development o Conservation Development o Sale to Single Owner  Conducted Town Survey o Over 500 Responses 2

Committee Due Diligence  Met with Experts + Other Town Officials 3 o Planning Board o Conservation Commission o Open Space Committee o Parks + Recreation Commission o Audubon Society o Paul McManus, Ecotec o Town Manager and Assistant Manager o Town Building Inspector o Town Superintendent o Town of Lincoln Housing Authority o Lincoln/Sudbury, Weston (Town Pools)

Unfriendly 40B  Ultimate Reason for Committee’s Existence o Ongoing threat of unfriendly 40B development resulting from lack of affordable housing o Committee felt need to address this as core issue 4

Sensitivity to Environment  Preservation of Open Space Highly Valued o Survey results clearly favored preservation of open space o Sensitive to ecological value of property o Meadow, vernal pool, historical spring o Development could cause “severe degradation” (Audubon) 5

Proposal  Retain town ownership of entire property  Rent existing facilities to pay for maintenance of property and to reduce outstanding debt  Create access to open space for passive recreational use  Revive Dover Housing Partnership Committee to develop a housing plan and conduct a comprehensive town-wide education campaign 6

Proposal To-Dos (Property)  Prepare existing house(s) and barn/paddocks for rental use  Create a new paved driveway with curb cut to west  Convert existing driveway to a crushed stone drive with termination and approximately five parking spaces where meadow commences  Rent/lease facilities and use income to maintain entire property and reduce debt  Maintain field ; hay annually in August or later  Mow a path along the right (westerly) side of property back to Wylde Woods 7

Proposal To-Dos (Other)  Revive Dover Housing Partnership Committee (DHPC), responsible for proposing long-term solution to affordable housing shortage, including possible revival of Open Space Bylaw  Establish Long Range Plan Education Subcommittee, responsible for town-wide education focused on raising awareness of threat of unfriendly 40B development going forward, and solutions for preserving as much open space as possible 8

Proposal Finances*  Income o Main house possible $6,000/mo. o Caretaker house possible $2,500/mo. o Barn/stalls? o $102,000 annually  Additional Income o Sale of easement between 46 and 50 Springdale * preliminary estimates 9  Expenses o Remove debris (Snyder responsibility?) o Remediate possible lead paint and asbestos: $40,000 o Repair barn (possible donation) o Create new driveway: $85,000 o Create gravel drive: $75,000 o Hay field and mow path: $1,000 annually o General maintenance: $9,000 annually o Interest on loan: $165,000 annually o $200,000 startup; $175,000 annually

Regulatory Steps  Creation of new driveway requires curb-cut permit from Superintendent of Streets  Would also require Conservation Committee review and permission  Conversion of existing driveway to a public gravel road with limited parking requires formal subdivision application, complete with engineered plans  Waivers could be requested, and may be granted, given there would be no on-site development associated with the road  Would need to issue RFP(s) for rent/lease of facilities and possibly for remediation and facilities improvement services 10

46 Springdale Avenue Springdale Study Committee Proposal for Future Use November 5, 2015