Woods Hole Group, Inc. Activity 4.1.9 Consider Potential Land Acquisition and Redevelopment Opportunities to Improve Public Beach Properties and Facilities Purpose: Acquire additional land to support added beach visitor facilities (e.g., parking, restrooms, mobile venders, educational materials, mini-parks, etc.) for Marshfield’s public beaches. The Marshfield Harbor, Rivers, and Waterways Management Plan includes a recommendation for “efforts to increase parking at Town beaches.” Existing Activities: The results of the online survey indicated that lack of parking and facilities were two of the respondents’ biggest concerns (51% and 52% of respondents indicated that the current conditions did not meet their needs for parking and facilities, respectively; Appendix A). During the development of this Plan, various conceptual ideas for expansion of the Rexhame parking lot were developed. These conceptual plans were presented to the Marshfield Conservation Commission, and received favorable feedback. ‘The conceptual plan for the preferred alternative, which would have removed the two seaward rows of parking lot to enhance the coastal dune, converted all pavement into a pervious parking lot, and revegetated and restored a series of paths and trampled areas in the dunes, while at the same time increasing the area of the parking lot by 70%, received negative feedback from state regulatory agencies. Because Rexhame is located on a barrier beach, the performance standards under the state Wetlands Protection Act do not allow for conversion of coastal dune to an area for parking. The Town of Marshfield has considered additional land acquisition in the past, but has not been able to act on a property quick enough to see the purchase to fruition. Planning, budgeting and prioritizing will increase the likelihood of a successful transaction in the future, which could help meet the growing needs for additional beach parking and amenities. Detail 1) Identify areas where additional land would be useful for parking, facilities, etc. 2) Discuss the potential for purchasing adjacent/nearby land with abutters, specifically the parcels on Beach Street on and adjacent to the Cut River (where the current Lobster Pound and privately run parking lot is), the Sea Rivers Trust parcel north of Rexhame Beach, and the lots on Ocean Street between Billings and Hutchinson Roads. Investigate how other Towns handle property acquisition, particularly for parcels listed for above their assessed price; consider doing a cost-benefit analysis. 4-2), etc.). See Figure 4-3 through Figure 4-6 for some examples of these parcels. Marshfield Beach Management Plan oo ‘December 2017 Town of Marshfield 2015-0001-00