Committee considers waterfront park at Shanahan Field; CPC eligibility to be pursued

S3 told the committee he found a 2008 project approval that included an allocation of $12,000 for landscaping aimed at creating a waterfront park or waterfront improvements near Shanahan Field. He said he contacted the town clerk via a public records request and that Mike Dempsey had originally located the record.

Committee members cautioned about river buffers and conservation restrictions along the Merrimack River; S1 said CBC/CPC funds cannot be used for maintenance and that any CPC application must explain long-term maintenance arrangements. S3 said he plans to file the CPC eligibility application and present the concept at the next CPC meeting to see whether the project is feasible given conservation limitations and neighbor concerns.