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Open Space Plans Nicky's Park: Nicky's
Park Conservation Area consists of about four acres, of which about
1.5 acre is freshwater wetlandand is located between Harry Kemp
Way (town way) on the southeast and State Route 6 on the northwest.
Residential development forms the other sides of the area. Harry
Kemp Way coincides with the 80-foot wide layout for the defunct
Old Colony Railroad, property acquired by the Town of Provincetown
in 1967. See
Nicky's Park Management Plan. Open Space & Recreation Plan Updated. The Conservation Commission, Recreation Commission, and Open Space Committee updated the Town's Open Space and Recreation Plan. The Town hired the Horsley Witten Group, Inc. to help undertake that effort. See updated 2007 Open Space and Recreation Plan as approved by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs on February 5, 2007.This update replaces the 1995 Open Space & Recreation Plan Map of Open Space properties. The Town of Provincetown owns some 99 acres of Open Space. See map. Property Management Plans. The Open Space Committee has drafted management plans which provide guidelines for conservation and passive recreation uses at the Shank Painter Pond Wildlife Sanctuary (a/k/a Shankpainter Pond Uplands) and at the Whistle Path Woods Town Conservation Area. (a/k/a the Locke Property).
Harbor Plans Municipal Harbor Plan. Article 32 of the April 7, 1997 Annual Town Meeting approved the Municipal Harbor Plan for the Town of Provincetown. The Plan establishes a reasoned approach to the future use and management of Provincetown Harbor and its edges. Five key issue areas have been addressed in this plan, and are reflected in its recommendations: preserving the Harbor's Built and Natural Assets; promoting Commercial Fishing and Aquaculture; providing for Diverse Vessel Use and Needs; assuring Public Access to the Shoreline for Recreation; and planning for Future Harbor Uses. The Harbor Plan is implemented by the Harbor Committee. Historic Mean High Water. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has provided the Town of Provincetown with a digitization of the Historic Mean High Water line. See that line on the Town's aerial photographs of Provincetown Harbor. Transporation Center feasibility study. Read the feasibility study for a MacMillan Pier Transportation Center.
Master Plans Local Comprehensive Plan. Article 15 of the April 3, 2000 Annual Town Meeting approved the Town of Provincetown's Local Comprehensive Plan. The LCP is a master plan which constitutes Provincetown’s Local Comprehensive Plan as defined in Section 9 of the Cape Cod Commission Act (Chapter 716 of the Acts of 1989). It contains sections on Town Vision, Land Use and Growth Management, Natural Resources, Open Space and Recreation, Historic Preservation and Community Character, Economic Development, Affordable Housing , and Community Facilities and Services. The LCP is implemented by the LCP Implementation Committee.
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