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Parker Square and Memorial Park 2018 Master Plan City of Waterville March 06, 2018 Overarching Guidelines Reconnect to the River (visually + physically) in a passive/natural way Celebrate + frame the view from Farnsworth Uplift

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Parker Square and Memorial Park 2018 Master Plan

City of Waterville

March 06, 2018

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City of Waterville, Ohio Parker Square & Memorial Park Master Plan

Overarching Guidelines

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  • Reconnect to the River (visually +

physically) in a passive/natural way

  • Celebrate + frame the view from

Farnsworth

  • Uplift historical features or qualities of

the site.

  • Develop a plan that can work with or

without the Valtin & Bonino property.

  • Maintain the original public square as

a passive open area

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Visioning Ideas

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1. View down Farnsworth 2. Motor vehicle parking not necessary 3. Bike Parking. Develop leveled area under bridge into a path 4. Water access for canoes and kayaks 5. Public Restrooms 6. Plaques and education information 7. Open up water’s edge 8. Not an active recreation park 9. Gateway structure/cannon – use salvaged bricks

  • 10. How should items currently in Memorial Park be

handled?

  • 11. Chimney Swift Towers
  • 12. River Road / Farnswarth Road Streetscape
  • 13. Acquisition of Valtin property
  • 14. Carillon
  • 15. Suspension Bridge to the Island
  • 16. Shelter structure
  • 17. Concession stand – Food Trucks
  • 18. Festival accommodations – electric
  • 19. Porch swings – no playground
  • 20. Keep original public square open
  • 21. Screening along north & south side of park
  • 22. Art/Sculpture
  • 23. Path along river (walking. Biking)
  • 24. Lighting – match Downtown lights
  • 25. Develop use restrictions
  • 26. Canoe/Kayak storage
  • 27. Performance Venue
  • 28. Bike racks
  • 29. Trash containers
  • 30. Drinking fountain w/ bottle filler and dog dish
  • 31. Acquisition of Bonino property
  • 32. Flag pole
  • 33. Responsible / sustainable riverbank management

practices

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Maumee River

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LEGEND “A” LIST 1. Parker Square 2. Entry Plaza

Low Brick Wall w/ Signage 3 Flagpoles School Building Artifacts Historical Plaques

3. Historic Cannon 4. Chimney Swift Towers 5. Overlook 6. 10 ft. wide Multi-Use Path 7. Event Lawn 8. Canoe Kayak Landing 9. Canoe Kayak Storage

  • 10. Parking
  • 11. Porch Swings
  • 12. Rain Garden / Native

Plantings

  • 13. Native Riverbank

Plantings LEGEND “B” LIST 1. Event Lawn / Performance Venue 2. “Stage Platform” 3. Public Restrooms, Carillon, Shelter Concession Stand. 4. Natural Water Feature / Sprayground 5. Promenade Walk 6. Sidewalk

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March 06, 2018 Preliminary Master Plan

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