Goal |
Action |
How |
When |
Who |
| NEIGHBORHOOD
STREETSCAPES |
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| Preserve
Dead End Streets
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Review
and prioritize existing dead-end streets. |
Visit
each dead-end street. |
ST,
MT |
WNA,
Planning, Engineering |
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A
pedestrian linkage plan should be developed for dead-end and paper
streets. |
Neighborhood
and City jointly work together in developing a plan that meets the
neighborhood needs. |
MT |
WNA,
Planning, Conservation Commission, Land Trust |
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After
linkage plan is in place, recommend appropriate discontinuation/vacation
of dead-end streets |
Petition
City Council |
MT |
Abutters,
Planning Board, City Council |
| Sidewalks/Esplanades/Street
Trees/Crosswalks
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Inventory
neighborhood for gaps in sidewalks. |
Walk
neighborhood and talk to neighbors. |
MT |
Public
Works, Engineering |
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Concrete
sidewalks shall be exclusively used on all replacement and new sidewalks. |
Recommend
to Public Works; request in budget. |
OG |
Public
Works |
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The
use of grassed esplanades should be incorporated between sidewalks and
streets. |
Preserve
existing esplanades and promote the use of esplanades when new sidewalks
are installed |
OG |
Public
Works |
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Older
street trees should be removed and replaced where necessary in accordance
with the Parks Dept. tree inventory. |
City
Arborist performs a bi-annual review of neighborhood street trees. |
OG |
Parks |
| Intersection
Enhancements
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Crosswalks
shall be installed / maintained in high pedestrian traffic locations. |
Annual
maintenance of existing crosswalks and a review of intersections that
needs crosswalks. |
ST,
OG |
Public
Works |
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Relocation
of crosswalk at Pillsbury and Cottage. |
Work
with Police Department on acceptable location. |
ST |
Public
Works, Police |
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Review
the safety of the Woodbury/Preble Street intersection. |
Study
intersection and present alternatives to address safety concerns. |
ST |
Engineering;
Police Dept; MDOT |
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| Neighborhood
Livability |
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| Create
Neighborhood Core
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Develop
Willard Square into neighborhood center. |
Petition
City Council for public infrastructure enhancement funds (CIP Budget) |
MT |
City
Council; CIP Budget; WNA |
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Attract
and promote small service businesses in the Square. |
Adjust
zoning ordinance to be attractive to small business |
OG |
Planning
Dept; Planning Board; City Council; WNA |
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Provide
neighborhood identity/directional signs within the Square. |
Locate
key areas within neighborhood to place directional signs |
ST;
MT |
Planning
Dept; City Council; CIP Budget; Public Works |
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Provide
public seating and greenspace within the Square. |
Through
the redesign of the intersection |
MT |
City
Council; Engineering, CIP Budget |
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Explore
alternative traffic pattern in the Square. |
Study
the traffic patterns of the intersection |
ST;
MT |
Engineering;
Planning; outside Consultant |
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Explore
possible on-street and off-street parking for business in the Square. |
Through
the redesign of the intersection and an active thorough search of
neighboring available properties adjacent to the square. |
ST |
Engineering;
Planning; WNA |
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Develop
zoning regulations to promote the transformation of Willard Square into an
attractive New England style village (similar to Knightville Design
District). |
Petition
and work with City to modify zoning ordinance |
MT |
Planning;
Planning Board; City Council |
| Sound
& Responsible Development
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Work
closely with the City when developments are proposed. |
City
involves WNA early through neighborhood meeting. |
ST;
OG |
WNA;
Planning |
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Make
early contact / relations with potential developers. |
Amended
zoning/subdivision ordinance and Planning Board Regulations to add the
requirement |
ST |
WNA;
Planning; Planning Board; City Council |
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Enhance
and maintain existing business corridors. |
Explore
the City’s CIP Budget and/or CDBG program funds. |
OG |
WNA;
Planning; City Council; Community Development Advisory Board |
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Recreation
& Open Space |
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| Willard
Beach
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Dunes
and beach maintenance and kept clean daily. |
Parks
& Recreation working with WNA on developing an on-going daily/weekly
maintenance plan for the beach. |
OG |
Parks
& Recreation; WNA |
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Continuous
seasonal upgrading of plantings at entrances; benches; beach house; play
area fishing shacks; and parking lot. |
The
WNA Beach Committee works with the Parks Department in developing a
planting plan for the Willard Beach area. |
OG |
Parks
& Recreation; WNA |
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Continue
to provide the opportunity for storage of punts and mooring of boats. |
Petition
City Council for authorization |
ST |
City
Council; WNA |
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Clear
and attractive signage expanded and maintained to be reviewed
annually/seasonally. |
Petition
City Council for acceptable locations.
WNA should develop design templates of what the signs will look
like. |
ST |
City
Council; WNA |
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Willard
Beach shall remain in the public domain in perpetuity with total and free
public access. |
Work
with Parks and Recreation and the City Council to assure the continued
public access is preserved. |
ST;
OG |
City
Council; Parks & Recreation |
Spring Point Shoreway |
Continue
to provide seasonal maintenance and upgrading to paths, stairways;
arboretum; playgrounds and picnic areas. |
Work
with Parks and Recreation in developing a short term and long range
maintenance and replacement plan for the area. |
OG |
Parks
& Recreation; WNA |
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Annual
review to preserve and maintain clear and attractive markers for these
historic sites. |
WNA;
Maine Historical Society; SMCC |
OG |
WNA;
Maine Historical; SMCC |
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Preserve
and maintain important historical sites such as the Old Settlers Cemetery
and Fort Preble in their original form. |
WNA;
Maine Historical Society; SMCC |
OG |
WNA;
Maine Historical; SMCC |
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Preserve
Existing Open Space |
Continuous
upgrading and maintenance of existing as well as future open space (ex.
Willard School Park) |
Work
with Parks & Recreation and the City Council for allocated funding to
provide enhancements to open spaces. |
ST;
OG |
Parks
& Recreation; WNA; City Council |
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Adopt
2001 Open Space Plan |
Petition
City Council. |
ST |
City
Council; Planning Office |
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Maintain
existing open space within the neighborhood.
Explore the feasibility and aggressively seek to acquire and
preserve future open space(s) with funds from the City’s Land Bank
account. |
Work
with the Conservation Commission; Land Trust and the City to identify and
acquire important neighborhood open space. |
ST;
MT |
Land
Trust; Conservation Commission; City Council; Land Bank Fund |
Relationship with SMCC/Student Housing |
Encourage
neighborhood residents to open their homes to SMCC students (boarders). |
The
WNA should educate the neighborhood residents about the possibility of
having students as boarders. |
OG |
WNA;
SMCC |
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Fundraising
should be explored to provide a SMCC student scholarship/internship with
the WNA. |
Provide
an opportunity to an SMCC student to work for the WNA providing
neighbor-hood enhancements and support to the WNA Board. |
OG |
WNA;
SMCC |
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Work
with the administration at SMCC to provide a conduit between students
looking for housing and the neighborhood. |
Provide
SMCC Administration with a local list and/or web page address of WNA site
for homes within the neighborhood that have boarder rooms available. |
OG |
WNA;
SMCC |
Social & Cultural Opportunities |
Provide
outreach to the neighborhood’s senior citizen population offering them
program locations and transportation alternatives. |
Petition
the Transportation and Recreation Departments to provide senior
transportation to recreation activities. |
MT |
Recreation
Department; Transportation Department; Southern Maine Agency of
Aging/Property; CDBG Funds; CIP Funds |
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Encourage
and help promote cultural events on the SMCC campus. |
WNA
to work with the respective individuals/companies to continue
performances. |
OG |
WNA;
Parks Department; SMCC |
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Develop
a plan to integrate more public art within the neighborhood. |
WNA
petition City Council for acceptance of program to partner with local
artist to display their work. The
WNA will identify key locations for the placement of the art. |
OG |
WNA;
City Council; Local Artists |
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Develop
neighborhood lecture series to be held at specific historical locations
within the neighborhood. |
WNA
works with local historians to provide lecture series. |
OG |
SP/CE
Historical Society; Portland Harbor Museum; WNA |
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Explore
the possibility of using Small Elementary School for annual/semi-annual
neighborhood potluck / block parties. |
WNA
petitions Small School Principal and School Board for use of Small School. |
OG |
WNA;
Small School Administration; School Board |
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Provide
accessibility of public areas. |
Document existing conditions.
Work with City on necessary improvements. |
ST;
OG |
WNA;
Engineering; Parks Department |
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Create
a neighborhood gathering place. |
Review
potential public facility locations.
Enlist assistance of neighborhood groups, businesses, and City
representatives to promote this. Petition
City Council for inclusion in CIP budget. |
MT,
LT |
WNA,
City Council, neighborhood groups, neighborhood businesses |
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