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Home My Public Portal AboutSelect Board Meeting Packet 10.04.23 joint w/ BPPC and PPPC\\�ocapll I I I III1lf 7/7 T�o., O'oF.,'IDERe':..� 'G'\ : AF t= n4Fc�nlrji 1. Select Board Ned Chatelain Chair Mary Chaffee Vice Chair Kari Hoffmann Clerk Cynthia Bingham Dave Whitney Town Manager Peter Lombardi Assistant Town Manager Donna Kalinick Project Manager Conor Kenny Executive Assistant Erika Mawn Town of Brewster Select Board 2198 Main St., Brewster, MA 02631 townmanager@brewster-ma.gov (508) 896-3701 JOINT MEETING WITH SELECT BOARD, POND PROPERTY PLANNING COMMITTEE & BAY PROPERTY PLANNING COMMITTEE 2198 Main Street October 4, 2023 at 4:00 PM This meeting will be conducted in person at the time and location identified above. This means that at least a quorum of the members of the public body will attend the meeting in person and members of the public are welcome to attend in person as well. As a courtesy only, access to the meeting is also being provided via remote means in accordance with applicable law. Please note that while an option for remote attendance and/or participation is being provided as a courtesy to the public, the meeting/hearing will not be suspended or terminated if technological problems interrupt the virtual broadcast or affect remote attendance or participation, unless otherwise required by law. Members of the public with particular interest in any specific item on this agenda, which includes an applicant and its representatives, should make plans for in -person vs. virtual attendance accordingly. Members of the public who wish to access the meeting may do so in the following manner: Phone: Call (312) 626 6799 or (301) 715-8592. Webinar ID:890 9291 0526 Passcode: 509224 To request to speak: Press *9 and wait to be recognized. 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Recording Statement: As required by the Open Meeting Law we are informing you that the Town will be video and audio taping as well as broadcasting this public meeting. In addition, if anyone else intends to either video or audio tape this meeting they are required to inform the chair. 5. Public Announcements and Comment: Members of the public may address the Select Board on matters not on the meeting's agenda for a maximum of 3-5 minutes at the Chair's discretion. The Select Board will not reply to statements made or answer questions raised during public comment but may add items presented to a future agenda. 6. Review and Discuss Shared Areas of Interest for Bay & Pond Properties and Provide Policy Direction on Community Center, Housing, Partnerships, and Municipal Uses in Preparation for Next Community Forum 7. Adjournment Date Posted: 09/29/2023 Date Revised: Received by Town Clerk: Reed Hilderbrand LLC Landscape Architecture 130 Bishop Allen Drive Cambridge, MA 02139 MEMORANDUM ISSUE DATE POND AND BAY PROPERTIES COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING: REPORT TO COMMITTEES REGARDING SHARED AREAS OF INTEREST The Design Team has carefully considered and reviewed the feedback from Community Forums 1 and 2, as well as the results from the correlated surveys. An in-depth summary of our findings from the second forum and survey is attached. Based on these results, the Design Team is in the process of refining site plans for each property to reflect the preferences and values we heard. Our recommended next step in the community planning process is the presentation of one plan for each property to residents at a joint virtual forum in November. At that joint forum, we also recommend that the Design Team, Committee members, and Town staff share a clear set of challenges and opportunities, including high-level pricing information, for the concepts shown in each plan. Forum attendees will have an opportunity to review and respond to the plans, after which the Design Team will work with the committees toward generating one final plan for each property for review and consideration at the final forum(s) this winter. With minor refinements, these will become the plans that will be voted on at Town Meeting next spring. Much of the community feedback and data from the second forum and survey was clear and straightforward, as you will see in the summary of our findings. However, there are a few important areas where the feedback and data is not conclusive enough for the Design Team to make a final recommendation. On these topics, we are asking for policy direction from the Pond Property Planning Committee, Bay Property Planning Committee, and Select Board, as representatives of their greater community. It is critical that we reach consensus on these topics prior to completing the next round of site plans. We recommend a joint meeting with both Committees, led by the Select Board, to come to agreement on our approach going forward on these items: Community Center Considerations and Context • The Town Warrant article to purchase the properties approved at Town Meeting included “Community Center” as a Potential Town Use • The Town Vision Plan calls for the Town to “Provide a Community Center for all ages for social and recreational activities and include meeting rooms.” • Forum and survey feedback shows that, in general, the community is more interested in reusing the existing buildings on the Bay Parcel for a “Community Campus” rather than building a new, purpose-built Community Center • However, some of the most popular community center-type program interests expressed by residents at the forum and in the survey include an indoor pool, an indoor walking track, and a relocated Council on Aging Facility, which cannot be September 28, 2023 TO Bay and Pond Property Planning Committees Town of Brewster Select Board COPIES TO Peter Lombardi, Town Manager Donna Kalinick, Assistant Town Manager MUNICIPALITY Town of Brewster FROM Reed Hilderbrand PROJECT Town of Brewster Sea Camps accommodated within the existing building footprints; and also include amenities like internet computer rooms, community meeting rooms, and kitchen facilities (for preparing meals on wheels or similar), which would require extensive and costly building renovation • Several respondents questioned whether the Bay Parcel is the right location for a Community Center; some mentioned the Eddy School or other more central locations as a better site • The community does not seem to support a new YMCA stand-alone facility but there was support for possible YMCA programming held on site Suggestions • The Design Team suggests that we present two options to the community for the “Community Campus” zone; one of which will include a new Community Center and one that will show a more limited set of programs (those that can be feasibly accommodated in the existing structures with extensive renovation); these options will include approximate high-level cost information (in cost per square foot) for building renovations and for new construction • We suggest that an abbreviated set of key takeaways and/or further context regarding applicable previous planning studies and analysis of other possible community center sites that is relevant to this planning process be shared with the community at the next Community Forum by Town Officials (i.e., why the Eddy School should or should not be considered as a Community Center alternative location) Housing Considerations and Context • The Town Warrant article to purchase the properties approved at Town Meeting included “community housing” as a Potential Town Use for both properties and specifically mentioned “Appropriately scaled community housing near Route 137” as a potential use for the Pond Property in the Voter Information • The Town's most recent Housing Production Plan (HPP), adopted in 2022, calls for the Town to meet the State Mandate of 10% year round, deed restricted affordable housing by 2029. • Providing affordable and attainable housing is supported by the Town Vision Plan, the draft Local Comprehensive Plan, and the Select Board Strategic Plan, and it appears to have widespread conceptual support among the community • Responses to the forum and survey show that most people prefer seasonal workforce housing on the Bay Property; new affordable housing was the least- preferred option for the zone of the property that is best-suited to new development. It should be noted that seasonal workforce housing while needed, does not count towards the 10% Affordable Housing State mandate. • There was mixed feedback regarding housing on the Pond Property: many community members feel strongly that new affordable housing should be located on the Pond Property and many feel that housing does not belong on the Pond Property, mostly due to a sense that housing is in conflict with conservation goals and with Zone II regulations • Zone II regulations do not technically preclude the development of housing and associated infrastructure • If one or both of these properties is not used for affordable year round, deed restricted housing to meet the State's 10% Mandate and the Town's HPP goals, other properties will need to be purchased by the Town for building affordable housing in the near future Requests and Suggestions • The Design Team suggests that the Town prepare a brief presentation for the next community forum that puts the goals of the HPP, Vision Plan, and draft Local Comprehensive Plan in context as it relates to possible housing on these parcels and the need for purchasing additional land to meet the state Mandate if housing is not part of the plans for these parcels • We request policy direction from the committees and Select Board on the following: o Whether affordable housing should be included on at least one of these parcels, and o Approval for the Design Team to develop one iteration for each Property that includes appropriately-scaled affordable housing in order to give residents an opportunity to clearly convey their feedback on this critical issue Partnership with Mass Audubon/Nature Programming Considerations • There is general consensus that the Town should pursue some type of partnership with Mass Audubon on both properties • There is widespread interest in Nature Programming, especially with regard to coastal/marine and lake ecology • The Mass Audubon Wellfleet Nature Center came up often as a precedent, but its large size appears to be less preferred than a small “welcome center” type of structure on either property, in part because this type of program is already available at the Cape Cod Natural History Museum and Brewster Museum • Mass Audubon has Indicated they need a facility that could serve as a welcome center and provide office space for staff • Mass Audubon has expressed a need for (seasonal workforce) housing facilities for their staff, with the Bay Property as the more likely preferred site Suggestions • The Design Team recommends that the Town get more information from Mass Audubon about their needs for staff housing, classrooms, storage, or other facilities required to manage their desired programming • We recommend that the Town work with Mass Audubon to better understand what kind of financial considerations would be appropriate to support a partnership on the Bay Property and that the Town requests more information regarding whether there is a threshold or contingency to receive financial support from Mass Audubon based on the amount of conservation area and/or nature-based uses on the Pond property • We suggest that one nature center-type facility on one of the properties seems most likely, as opposed to two nature centers (one on each property) but should confirm this sentiment with Mass Audubon • We suggest that one of the Pond Property plans and one of the Bay Property plans each include a small nature/welcome center, including an office, small gathering space with wayfinding and display information, and restrooms • We suggest that one or more of the buildings on the Bay Property be designated for Mass Audubon staff use (seasonal housing, meeting and gathering spaces, classrooms), as needed and TBD in a later design/partnership stage Partnership with BCT and Conservation Restrictions Considerations and Context • There is consensus from the forums and surveys that the Town should pursue partnership with BCT at the Pond Property • The Town Warrant article to purchase the properties approved at Town Meeting included “habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation” as a Potential Town Use for both properties; possible partnership and pledged financial support from BCT was included in Voter Information • The Town Vision plan supports Conservation and Open Space preservation goals • A vast majority of community members support the idea of conservation at the Pond Property • Several community members have shared concerns that uses such as housing are in conflict with conservation goals Requests and Suggestions • The Design Team suggests that all plans for the Pond Property will include an area designated for conservation that covers at least 60% of the Property (all options shared at the first community forum showed more than 60% conserved area) • We suggest that the Town pursue a CR held jointly by BCT and Mass Audubon • We suggest that the Town requests more information regarding whether there is a threshold or contingency to receive financial support from BCT based on the amount of conservation area and/or other uses on the Pond Property (Note: BCT issued a Position Statement on 9/20/23, which is attached here) • We request direction as to an approximate minimum percentage of conservation area for the Pond Property as well as the associated limitations and constraints (i.e. parking) Municipal Use Considerations • Based on certain long-range community-wide planning considerations, there appears to be interest in reserving portions of the Pond Property for future municipal use, but there is some confusion around what that means and how those potential future uses should best be communicated to the committees and residents Requests and Suggestions • The Design Team requests policy direction regarding uses that the committees and the Select Board agree should be included as possible future uses and requests that the Town explain some of these potential uses at the next Community Forum REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA PA S S I V E AC T I V E PUBLIC SECLUDED PUBLIC, ON MAIN DRIVE SECLUDED AND EASILY ACCESSED FROM DRIVE MOST SECLUDED/ PRIVATE & PASSIVE ZONE PRIVATE/SECLUDED BUT EASILY ACCESSIBLE FROM ROUTE 6A, EASILY SEPARATED FROM REST OF CAMPUS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE ON MAIN ROAD CABIN GLADE ARRIVAL FIELDS SECLUDED ZONE POND RESERVE WOODLAND BUFFER COASTAL DUNE BEACH CENTRAL CAMPUS MOST PUBLIC IN VISIBILITY AND ACCESS, MOST SUITABLE FOR ACTIVE RECREATION OVERALL EXISTING FRAMEWORK REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA Option 1: Re-use Buildings for Seasonal Workforce Housing Option 2: New Year-round Housing (Affordable or Attainable) LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PRIVATE BENEFIT COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING,MAINTENANCE) REVENUE GENERATION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING RE-USE HOUSING AREA PUBLIC/PRIVATE BENEFIT HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH PUBLIC BENEFIT Secluded Zone Bay Property LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PRIVATE BENEFIT COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING,MAINTENANCE) REVENUE GENERATION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING RE-USE HOUSING AREA PUBLIC/PRIVATE BENEFIT HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH PUBLIC BENEFIT RENOVATE + REUSE CABINS AS SEASONAL WORKFORCE HOUSING THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (ADD SHARED BATH/ KITCHEN FACILITIES) MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS MAINTAIN WOODED BUFFER FOR PRIVACY DEDICATED ACCESS, SEPARATED FROM REST OF CAMPUS (BUT MAINTAIN ABUTTER ACCESS) RENOVATE + REUSE SPRUCE HILL HOUSE AS CARETAKER/STAFF HOUSING ZONE FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE APPROPRIATELY SCALED NEW HOUSING THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP (AFFORDABLE OR ATTAINABLE HOUSING) MAINTAIN MAINTENANCE BUILDINGS MAINTAIN WOODED BUFFER FOR PRIVACY REMOVE SPRUCE HILL HOUSE & REWILD DEDICATED ACCESS, SEPARATED FROM REST OF CAMPUS (BUT MAINTAIN ABUTTER ACCESS) 0’0’100’100’200’200’ REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA Central Campus Bay Property Option 1: Re-use and Extensively Renovate for Community Campus Option 2: New Community Center Anchors Community Campus Option 3: New Community Center and Expanded Recreation LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PRIVATE BENEFIT COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING,MAINTENANCE) REVENUE GENERATION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING RE-USE HOUSING AREA HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH PUBLIC BENEFIT HOUSING AREA LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PRIVATE BENEFIT COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING,MAINTENANCE) REVENUE GENERATION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING RE-USE HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH PUBLIC BENEFIT PUBLIC/PRIVATE BENEFIT LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PRIVATE BENEFIT COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING,MAINTENANCE) REVENUE GENERATION RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES BUILDING RE-USE HOUSING AREA HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH PUBLIC BENEFIT PUBLIC/PRIVATE BENEFIT RENOVATE & RE-USE DINING HALL AS COA RENOVATE & RE-USE CABINS AS PICNIC PAVILIONS RENOVATE & RE-USE CABINS AS COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE RE-USE AS POOL PAVILION RE-USE AS POOL PAVILION PLAYGROUND SHORT TERM RENTALS RENOVATE & RE-USE CABINS AS RECREATIONAL STORAGE PLAYGROUND RE-USE AS POOL PAVILION RE-USE OUTDOOR POOL RE-USE OUTDOOR POOL RE-USE AS POOL STORAGE RE-USE AS POOL STORAGE RE-USE POOL PARKING EXPAND EXISTING POOL PARKING RE-USE ART CENTER RE-USE ART CENTER ZONE FOR NEW COMMUNITY CENTER (COA & REC) RENOVATE & RE-USE AS COMMUNITY STORAGE EXPANDED GATHERING SPACE FOR RECREATION (WITH BELOW GROUND SEPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE) REMOVE DINING HALL NEW PARKING ZONE FOR NEW COMMUNITY CENTER (COA & REC) FLEXIBLE GATHERING AREA/YOUTH RECREATION (WITH BELOW GROUND SEPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE) PICNIC PAVILION STAFF HOUSING RENOVATE & RE-USE FOR MUNICIPAL HOUSING (FIRE, POLICE, ETC.) PICNIC AND GATHERING (WITH BELOW GROUND SEPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE) EVENT PAVILION PICNIC/ EVENT PAVILION RENOVATE & RE-USE COMMUNITY MEETING SPACE STAFF HOUSING COMMUNITY GARDEN RENOVATE & RE-USE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING AS REC DEPT. OFFICES RENOVATE & RE-USE ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING FOR B&B RE-USE OUTDOOR POOL RE-USE AS POOL STORAGE EXPAND EXISTING POOL PARKING RE-USE ART CENTER NEW REC COURTS (TENNIS, PICKLEBALL) 0’ 0’ 0’ 100’ 100’ 100’ 200’ 200’ 200’ REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA Community Uses Building Area 700 - 1,000 SF 700 - 1,000 SF 2,000 - 10,000 SF 8,000-15,000 SF Picnic Pavilion Seasonal Artist Gallery Small-Scale Nature Center Council on AgingType 5,000 - 10,000 SF Event Venue Considerations Parking Demand Examples -could require demolition and renovation of enclosed structures LOW access to off-site parking Camp Canaan Rock Hill, SC -could be realized with minimal upgrades -could be realized with minimal upgrades -could require significant upgrades -would need to be appropriately scaled to the site LOW - MEDIUM access to off-site parking or dedicated group parking HIGH dedicated group parking or access to off-site parking LOW - MEDIUM dedicated group parking HIGH dedicated group parking Cape Cod Art Center Chatham, MA Flax Pond Lorusso Lodge Yarmouth, MA Green Briar Nature Cen- ter East Sandwich, MA The Center at Sachem Rock East Bridgewater, MA Matrix of Community Uses RE U S E NE W C O N S T R U C T I O N Community Center Community Center with Recreation Nature Center 15,000-24,000 SF12,000 - 15,000 SF 25,000 - 32,000 SF -would need to be appropriately scaled to the site -would need to be appropriately scaled to the site -would need to be appropriately scaled to the site MEDIUM - HIGH dedicated group parking HIGH dedicated group parking HIGH dedicated group parking 30,000 SF 15,000 SF HIGH VISIBILITY RE- PLACS 15,000 SF Harwich Community Center Harwich, MA Council on Aging Chatham, MA Wellfleet Bay Audobon Sanctuary Nature Center Wellfleet, MA Potential Sites for New Community Center Considerations for New Community Center Multi-purpose Room Gym Reception Parking Scale Comparison of 32,000 SF Harwich Community Center on the Arrival Fields of the Bay Property. Harwich Community Center offers a gym, meeting rooms, multi-purpose rooms, and other amenities with a 32,000 SF facility. Cost $$$$$$$$$$-$$$$$$$-$$$$$$$-$$$$$ * $ = approx. 100$/SF $$$-$$$$ Bay Property REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA Community Center & COA Bay Property Describe what you would want to see in a community center. What does it include? Tell us with your stickers! Fitness Classroom 1,200 SF Office 130 SF Classroom 1,300 SF Fitness Center 2,000 SF Meeting Room 750 SF Medical Exam Room 130 SF 8-Lane Swimming Pool 6,275 SF Gym 7,600 SF Game Room 450 SF Programming Youth sports After school programs Special events Fitness and exercise classes Educational classes and conferences Camps Adult sports Weekend retreat for all ages Plays/dramatic production Community dance Nature walks/hikes Baking and cooking classes Arts and crafts Senior Day Habilitation Program Senior Culinary Wellness Program Senior Professional Services Senior Social Service Agencies Facilities Fitness Center Fitness classrooms Sport courts Walking track Shared meeting rooms Multi-purpose room Game room Educational and activity rooms Kitchen/Cafeteria Indoor pool Medical exam rooms Offices Workspaces Examples Multi-purpose room 1,300 SF Existing Dining Hall 11,000 SF MINIMAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS 100’ WETLAND BUFFER ZONE EDUCATE ACCESS CONSERVE (BCT & MASS AUDUBON) HOUSING HC P POND PROPERTY (66 ACRES) HOUSING ~10 ACRES CONSERVE ~54 ACRES ACCESS ~1 ACRE EDUCATE ~1 ACRE PUBLIC PARKING (PERMEABLE) AND BIKE RACKS FOR TRAIL AND BEACH ACCESS ~0.4 MILES TO PUBLIC BEACH ZONE FOR AFFORDABLE OR ATTAINABLE HOUSING WITH PARKING LIMITED-USE PUBLIC BEACH MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS (KIDS NATURE CAMP & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES) PUBLIC BEACH WITH KAYAK/SUP STORAGE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND DROP-OFF ZONE REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA Hybrid Housing/Conservation Option Pond Property LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PUBLIC ACCESS (BEACH PARKING) CONSERVATION AREA REVENUE GENERATION HOUSING AREA HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING, MAINTENANCE) • AFFORDABLE OR ATTAINABLE HOUSING ALONG ROUTE 137 • MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMMING AT POND • LIMITED-USE PUBLIC BEACH WITH BOAT STORAGE (~0.4 MILES FROM PUBLIC PARKING AREA) • 1 SMALL PUBLIC PARKING AREA (8 SPOTS) • 1 ADA PARKING (~0.13 MILES FROM BEACH) • 54 ACRES OF PROPERTY CONSERVED (POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BCT & MASS AUDUBON) KAYAK/SUP STORAGE INCREASED TRAILS NEW ACCESSIBLE WALKING PATH FOR BEACH ACCESS TRAILS LIMITED-USE PUBLIC BEACH AFFORDABLE/ATTAINABLE HOUSING MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS CONSERVATION ZONE WITH NATURE EDUCATION 0’150’300’ 100’ WETLAND BUFFER ZONE EDUCATE ACCESS RESERVE HC P P P P RESERVE ~11 ACRES CONSERVE ~53 ACRES ACCESS ~1 ACRE EDUCATE ~1 ACRE POND PROPERTY (66 ACRES) SMALL PARKING AREAS ALONG IMPROVED DRIVE (PERMEABLE PAVING) AND BIKE RACKS WIDEN AND IMPROVE EXISTING ROAD TO ACCOMMODATE INCREASED VEHICULAR ACCESS MANTAIN GRAVEL DRIVE FOR DROP-OFF AND ADA PARKING ONLY POSSIBLE FUTURE MUNICIPAL OR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE (WITH 400’ SETBACK ZONE) CONSERVE (BCT & MASS AUDUBON) HIGH-USE PUBLIC BEACH SWIMMING DOCK WITH LIFEGUARD SUPERVISION INCREASED TRAILS NEW ACCESSIBLE WALKING PATH FOR BEACH ACCESS CONSERVATION ZONE WITH NATURE EDUCATION REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PUBLIC ACCESS (BEACH PARKING) CONSERVATION AREA REVENUE GENERATION HOUSING AREA HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING, MAINTENANCE) • POSSIBLE FUTURE MUNICIPAL USE OR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH 400’ SETBACK ZONE • MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMMING AT POND • HIGH-USE PUBLIC BEACH WITH BOAT STORAGE, MOORING, SWIMMING DOCK (~0.4 MILES FROM CLOSEST PARKING AREA) • 4 SMALL DISPERSED PUBLIC PARKING AREA (32 SPOTS) • 1 ADA PARKING (~0.13 MILES FROM BEACH) • 56 ACRES OF PROPERTY CONSERVED (POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BCT & MASS AUDUBON) MOORING BOAT DOCK SNACK SHACK KAYAK/SUP STORAGE PARKING HIGH-USE PUBLIC BEACH Municipal Use + Conservation + High-Use Public Beach Option (Pond Property) ~0.9 MILES TO PUBLIC BEACH MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS (KIDS NATURE CAMP & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES) PUBLIC BEACH WITH KAYAK/SUP STORAGE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND DROP-OFF ZONE 0’150’300’ 100’ WETLAND BUFFER ZONE EDUCATE EDUCATE ACCESS HC P CONSERVE ~53 ACRES ACCESS ~1 ACRE EDUCATE ~12 ACRES SMALL WELCOME/ NATURE CENTER SHARED WITH TOWN FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION POND PROPERTY (66 ACRES) CONSERVE (BCT & MASS AUDUBON) LIMITED-USE PUBLIC BEACH KAYAK/SUP STORAGE NEW ACCESSIBLE WALKING PATH FOR BEACH ACCESS MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS (KIDS NATURE CAMP & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES) PUBLIC BEACH WITH KAYAK/SUP STORAGE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND DROP-OFF ZONE CONSERVATION ZONE WITH NATURE EDUCATION PARKING AREA (PERMEABLE PAVING). ~0.9 MILES TO PUBLIC BEACH MINIMAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS INCREASED TRAILS REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA Conservation + Education Option Pond Property LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PUBLIC ACCESS (BEACH PARKING) CONSERVATION AREA REVENUE GENERATION HOUSING AREA HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING, MAINTENANCE) • SMALL WELCOME / NATURE CENTER ALONG ROUTE 137 • MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMMING AT POND • LIMITED-USE PUBLIC BEACH (~0.8 MILES FROM PUBLIC PARKING AREA) • 1 PUBLIC PARKING AREA (12 SPOTS) • 1 ADA PARKING (~0.13 MILES FROM BEACH) • 53 ACRES OF PROPERTY CONSERVED (POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BCT & MASS AUDUBON) LIMITED-USE PUBLIC BEACH SMALL WELCOME/NATURE CENTER TRAILS MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS 0’150’300’ 100’ WETLAND BUFFER ZONE EDUCATE ACCESS MEDIUM USE PUBLIC BEACH HC P P CONSERVE ~42 ACRES RESERVE ~11 ACRES HOUSING ~11 ACRES ACCESS ~1 ACRE EDUCATE ~1 ACRES POND PROPERTY (66 ACRES) RESERVE PUBLIC PARKING (PERMEABLE) AND BIKE RACKS FOR TRAIL AND BEACH ACCESS (~24 SPOTS). ~0.4 MILES TO PUBLIC BEACH POSSIBLE FUTURE MUNICIPAL OR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE (WITH 400’ SETBACK ZONE) CONSERVE (BCT & MASS AUDUBON) HOUSING ZONE FOR AFFORDABLE OR ATTAINABLE HOUSING WITH PARKING SMALL PARKING AREA FOR TRAIL ACCESS (~8 SPOTS). ~0.8 MILES TO PUBLIC BEACH MINIMAL ROAD IMPROVEMENTS CONSERVATION ZONE WITH NATURE EDUCATION SWIMMING DOCK WITH LIFEGUARD SUPERVISION NEW ACCESSIBLE WALKING PATH FOR BEACH ACCESS KAYAK/SUP STORAGE REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA • AFFORDABLE OR ATTAINABLE HOUSING ALONG ROUTE 137 • POSSIBLE FUTURE MUNICIPAL USE OR UTILITY INFRASTRUCTURE WITH 400’ SETBACK ZONE • MEDIUM-USE PUBLIC BEACH WITH BOAT STORAGE (~0.4 MILES FROM PUBLIC PARKING AREA) • MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMMING AT POND • 2 PUBLIC PARKING AREAS (32 SPOTS) • 1 ADA PARKING (~0.13 MILES FROM BEACH) • 45 ACRES OF PROPERTY CONSERVED (POTENTIAL PARTNERSHIP WITH BCT & MASS AUDUBON) Hybrid Housing/Conservation/ Municipal Use Option (Pond Property) LOW LOW LOW LOW LOW PUBLIC ACCESS (BEACH PARKING) CONSERVATION AREA REVENUE GENERATION HOUSING AREA HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH COST (INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING, MAINTENANCE) INCREASED TRAILS MEDIUM USE PUBLIC BEACH PARKING MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS MASS AUDUBON PROGRAMS (KIDS NATURE CAMP & RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES) PUBLIC BEACH WITH KAYAK/SUP STORAGE ADA ACCESSIBLE PARKING AND DROP-OFF ZONE 0’150’300’ AFFORDABLE/ATTAINABLE HOUSING 1 Donna Kalinick From:tino@brewsterconservationtrust.org Sent:Wednesday, September 20, 2023 12:07 PM To:Peter Lombardi; Donna Kalinick Cc:Doug; Cynthia Baran; Amy Henderson Subject:Responding to R-H's Query About BCT's Position Attachments:BCT Position Paper Summary_Long Pond Property.pdf Peter and Donna: In reviewing the informaon packet for today's PPPC meeng, I see that Reed-Hilderbrand's Memorandum to the BPCC and PPPC, dated September 14, 2023, suggests that "the Town request more informaon regarding whether there is a threshold or conngency to receive ﬁnancial support from BCT based on the amount of conservaon area and/or other uses on the Pond Property." The best available response to this request is a posion statement unanimously adopted by BCT's Trustees. The statement is intended to guide the Board's ulmate determinaon whether or not to release any of the $1.75 million pledged condionally to the Town to parally defray the purchase price of the Pond Property. The full statement was posted on BCT's website last month, and a summary was distributed to our email list. A copy of the summary is aached for your ready reference and may be shared with R-H, pursuant to their request and, if you deem appropriate, the PPPC. The BCT posion statement speaks for itself, but I also note that, concerning a potenal partnership with BCT, R-H's Memorandum requests direcon from the Town as to conservaon-associated "limitaons and restraints." Parking is menoned as the most salient example but, with respect to ANY proposed uses on the Pond Property and in light of the facts established by the hydrogeology report, the most direct means of addressing BCT's stated concerns would be for R- H to guide the PPPC in considering the potenal degree of risk that such uses might introduce contaminants signiﬁcantly aﬀecng the quality of Pond and drinking water and the availability, eﬀecveness, and cost of measures to migate those risks. If you need any other or addional informaon or have quesons or concerns, Amy and I would be pleased to meet with you to discuss further. Also, if and as you deem appropriate, we'd be happy to present and discuss BCT's posion statement with the PPPC. Regards, Tino Kamarck BCT’s role in the planning processes for the former Sea Camps properties is to preserve and protect important and vulnerable conservation values. Speciﬁcally, we must decide what the criteria will be for fulﬁlling our pledge of $1.75 million toward the Town’s cost of acquiring the Pond Property. The Pond Property has very special features. It is remotely located, directly adjacent to protected open space, heavily forested and almost completely free of any exis�ng development. It provides habitat for wildlife and the poten�al to connect to the walking trails of Long Pond Woodlands. Most importantly, the property – the ENTIRE property – is par�cularly important to the protec�on of water quality, both pond water and Town drinking water. While a large por�on of the property has only a slight slope (less than 2% grade), that slope increases to more than 12% grade as the terrain drops steeply -- more than 75 feet overall from the Route 137 frontage to the shore of Long Pond. The downward slope, ampliﬁed by the porosity of Cape Cod’s sandy, gravelly soil, means wastewater or runoﬀ anywhere on the property will ﬂow into Long Pond, unless it is 1 “Zone II” 2 “District of Cri�cal Planning Concern” drawn instead into nearby Town drinking water well ﬁelds. The half of the property closest to Route 137 is in our Town’s well ﬁeld recharge area, a parcel iden�ﬁed by the Commonwealth 1, the Cape Cod Commission2, and Town Mee�ng 3 as par�cularly sensi�ve to risks of water- borne contaminants. This is because, under certain condi�ons – drought or heavy summer�me usage – the Town’s drinking water well pumps will draw water from the area. In addi�on, this por�on of the Pond Property has been iden�ﬁed as one of the few remaining places on the Cape where it may be possible to site a new drinking water well. The EPA has already classiﬁed Long Pond’s water quality as “impaired,” a result of the high density of exis�ng development in the Pond’s watershed. Addi�onal development has taken place within the Town well ﬁeld recharge areas, including adjacent to the Pond Property along Route 137. Obviously, each addi�onal increment of runoﬀ or wastewater added to those exis�ng burdens will increase the risk of contamina�ng Pond and drinking water quality. In recent years, the Town and its ci�zens have consistently acted on this logic – o�en in partnership with BCT -- to preserve available open spaces from 3 “Natural Resource Protec�on District” Long Pond Property Water Quality is Priority One development that might compromise water quality. As the Town’s website says, “Protec�ng our water quality and resources consistently ranks as one of the top priori�es of our residents.” The preliminary stages of the planning process have already yielded many sugges�ons for future uses of the Pond Property that would be compa�ble with conserva�on and pose no or only minimal risks to Pond or drinking water quality. Hikers could enjoy connec�ons of trail networks to adjacent conserva�on land. Under Brewster Rec’s management, the public could access the Pond shore for swimming and boa�ng. Mass Audubon has proposed educa�onal programs and a nature camp. For these and other poten�al uses, access and parking (and associated runoﬀ) are legi�mate concerns, but reliably resolvable using exis�ng technologies. However, more intensive development would almost certainly generate increased runoﬀ and/or wastewater – poten�ally including septage – thereby signiﬁcantly eleva�ng the risk to Pond and drinking water quality. Because sep�c systems currently in general use do not treat pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorus and contaminants of emerging concern such as PFAS, the threat to water quality is impossible to overstate. As the planning process for the Pond Property proceeds, these kinds of risks must be confronted and addressed directly, fully and candidly. BCT recognizes that people may diﬀer on just how severely a par�cular proposed use will impact water quality, and whether that impact will be “signiﬁcantly” adverse or whether it can be eﬀec�vely managed or mi�gated. But it is the posi�on of BCT that: 1) Protec�ng water quality and resources, par�cularly drinking water, has been clearly and repeatedly established as one of our Town’s highest priori�es. 2) The par�cular features of the Pond Property mean that discharge of runoﬀ or wastewater ANYWHERE on the Property will impact water quality. 3) Any proposed use of the Property should be evaluated openly and fully on that basis. And, 4) To be true to its mission and carry out the will of its donors, BCT must oppose any use determined by its Board of Trustees to pose a signiﬁcant risk to Pond or drinking water quality. “Because septic systems currently in general use do not treat pollutants such as nitrogen, phosphorous and contaminants of emerging concern such as PFAS, the threat of (intensive development) to water quality is impossible to overstate.” TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 28 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 1 SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY PON D AND BAY PRO PERTI ES COM PREH EN SIVE PLAN NING: GUID ING PRI NCI PL ES Several overarching themes for the Comprehensive Planning Process of both former Sea Camps properties have emerged through the community outreach process. The design team has distilled the feedback from the community forums and the subsequent surveys into a set of Guiding Principles. These Principles will help shape the final plans for each property and will act as guidelines for decision-making. They are reflective of input from the community and echo many of the sentiments that were adopted as part of the Town of Brewster Vision Plan. The values and interests reflected in these Principles are complementary and balanced equally; none is more important than others. In order to achieve shared community goals, each of these Principles will be realized in a balanced form in the final plans. The community is fully aware that this unprecedented investment in some of the largest privately-owned parcels in the region brings incredible opportunity and responsibility – to the environment, to maintaining an affordable way of life, and to the overall health of the community to ensure that it will thrive into the future. Guiding Principles • Expand opportunities for community use with a focus on wellness, recreation, arts, and education • Protect and conserve important natural habitat and water resources • Contribute to the Town's affordable housing goals • Balance cost with revenue generation • Re-use buildings and amenities where feasible • Provide resources for all ages • Build partnerships for activities and stewardship • Foster awareness of the sensitive ecologies and demonstrate sustainability • Build upon Brewster’s historic, small-town, and socially inclusive character • Plan for long-term needs of the Town GENERAL SUM MAR Y Pond Property The forum attendees and the survey respondents shared equally strong and conflicting opinions about housing and conservation at the Pond Property. Many community members feel conservation should be a primary goal and that housing conflicts with this; and many believe housing should be accommodated here and that it can be balanced with conservation. Option 4: Conservation and Education received the most first-choice votes in the survey and the most SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 28 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 2 “title” stickers in the forum. However, the number of stickers on housing within the options at the forum was much higher than the number of stickers on conservation options. Both forum and survey respondents prefer a lower intensity/use waterfront, due to the perceived capacity of the property in terms of access, parking, and character. Many feel that a high-use beach would require too much parking and that parking would need to be closer to the beach than what is feasible. Both the forum and survey feedback demonstrated some interest in future municipal uses, but there was some confusion around what this means. The forum attendees expressed interest in the small welcome/nature center along Route 137 but there were not as many comments on the survey regarding the nature center. Bay Property In general, the feedback from the forum and survey were similar regarding preferred scenarios and general comments. We heard repeatedly that cost – for new facilities, for renovation, and for upkeep – needs to be a part of the discussion. Re-using existing buildings was a common theme. There were many comments questioning the need for a new community center here and many suggested prioritizing re-purposing an existing building for this use. In the Secluded Zone, survey respondents preferred Option 1: Seasonal Workforce Housing, whereas the forum attendees preferred Option 4: Arts/Science/Nature option. Both groups agreed that the site should be “all-age friendly.” Both groups ranked Year-round housing (affordable or attainable) last in terms of preference. At the Arrival Fields, there was consensus that converting parts of the existing lawn into a pollinator meadow is a good idea. Survey basically ranked all three options equally in terms of first-choice preference (with Option 1: Community Center and Flexible Outdoor Gathering edging the others by a tiny margin), whereas the forum attendees preferred Option 2: Partial Re- Wild. For the Central Campus, Option 1: Re-Use & Extensively Renovate for Community Campus was the most preferred option across both platforms. There was unified agreement on wanting to re- use/remodel existing buildings and limit construction. There were also several comments regarding considering the Eddy school first before thinking about putting a community center at the Bay Property. At the Cabin Glade, there was most interest in Option 1: Remove Cabins and Restore Woodland and Trails from the survey, but this option was the second least popular from the forum. Both platforms were strongly opposed to short-term rentals but also expressed confusion as to what exactly this means. There was unified agreement on the boathouse being re-used as either a restaurant or an events rental space. For the Pond Reserve and Woodland Buffer, Option 1: Expand Trails and Nature Based Education was the most preferred option from both the forum and the survey. There was unified agreement on nature-based education. Whilst the forum results seemed to be neutral towards having a new nature center, results in the survey showed mixed feelings towards that idea. Many felt that the Brewster Museum of Natural History and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History are already excellent resources and that building a new nature center would be redundant. There SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 1 POND AND BAY PROPERTIES COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING: GUIDING PRINCIPLES Several overarching themes for the Comprehensive Planning Process of both former Sea Camps properties have emerged through the community outreach process. The design team has distilled the feedback from the community forums and the subsequent surveys into a set of Guiding Principles. These Principles will help shape the final plans for each property and will act as guidelines for decision-making. They are reflective of input from the community and echo many of the sentiments that were adopted as part of the Town of Brewster Vision Plan. The values and interests reflected in these Principles are complementary and balanced equally; none is more important than others. In order to achieve shared community goals, each of these Principles will be realized in a balanced form in the final plans. The community is fully aware that this unprecedented investment in some of the largest privately-owned parcels in the region brings incredible opportunity and responsibility – to the environment, to maintaining an affordable way of life, and to the overall health of the community to ensure that it will thrive into the future. Guiding Principles • Expand opportunities for community use with a focus on wellness, recreation, arts, and education • Protect and conserve important natural habitat and water resources • Contribute to the Town's affordable housing goals • Balance cost with reuse and revenue generation • Provide resources for older and younger generations • Build partnerships for activation and stewardship • Foster awareness of the sensitive ecologies and demonstrate sustainability • Build upon Brewster’s historic, small-town, and socially inclusive character • Plan for long-term needs of the Town GENERAL SUMMARY Pond Property The forum attendees and the survey respondents shared equally strong and conflicting opinions about housing and conservation at the Pond Property. Many community members feel conservation should be a primary goal and that housing conflicts with this; and many believe housing should be accommodated here and that it can be balanced with conservation. Option 4: Conservation and Education received the most first-choice votes in the survey and the most “title” stickers in the forum. However, the number of stickers on housing within the options at the forum was much higher than the number of stickers on conservation options. SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 2 Both forum and survey respondents prefer a lower intensity/use waterfront, due to the perceived capacity of the property in terms of access, parking, and character. Many feel that a high-use beach would require too much parking and that parking would need to be closer to the beach than what is feasible. Both the forum and survey feedback demonstrated some interest in future municipal uses, but there was some confusion around what this means. The forum attendees expressed interest in the small welcome/nature center along Route 137 but there were not as many comments on the survey regarding the nature center. Bay Property In general, the feedback from the forum and survey were similar regarding preferred scenarios and general comments. We heard repeatedly that cost – for new facilities, for renovation, and for upkeep – needs to be a part of the discussion. Re-using existing buildings was a common theme. There were many comments questioning the need for a new community center here and many suggested prioritizing re-purposing an existing building for this use. In the Secluded Zone, survey respondents preferred Option 1: Seasonal Workforce Housing, whereas the forum attendees preferred Option 4: Arts/Science/Nature option. Both groups agreed that the site should be “all-age friendly.” Both groups ranked Year-round housing (affordable or attainable) last in terms of preference. At the Arrival Fields, there was consensus that converting parts of the existing lawn into a pollinator meadow is a good idea. Survey basically ranked all three options equally in terms of first-choice preference (with Option 1: Community Center and Flexible Outdoor Gathering edging the others by a tiny margin), whereas the forum attendees preferred Option 2: Partial Re- Wild. For the Central Campus, Option 1: Re-Use & Extensively Renovate for Community Campus was the most preferred option across both platforms. There was unified agreement on wanting to re- use/remodel existing buildings and limit construction. There were also several comments regarding considering the Eddy school first before thinking about putting a community center at the Bay Property. At the Cabin Glade, there was most interest in Option 1: Remove Cabins and Restore Woodland and Trails from the survey, but this option was the second least popular from the forum. Both platforms were strongly opposed to short-term rentals but also expressed confusion as to what exactly this means. There was unified agreement on the boathouse being re-used as either a restaurant or an events rental space. For the Pond Reserve and Woodland Buffer, Option 1: Expand Trails and Nature Based Education was the most preferred option from both the forum and the survey. There was unified agreement on nature-based education. Whilst the forum results seemed to be neutral towards having a new nature center, results in the survey showed mixed feelings towards that idea. Many felt that the Brewster Museum of Natural History and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History are already excellent resources and that building a new nature center would be redundant. There was shared agreement on conducting dune enhancement activities to improve dune stability and coastal resiliency. SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 3 COMMUNITY FORUM #2 FEEDBACK SUMMARY The three sessions of Community Forum #2, held on August 5, 2023 in the Dining Hall of the former Sea Camps property at the Bay Property, were very well-attended, with approximately 200 people at the first session, and approximately 150 at the second and third session. Attendees were enthusiastic and engaged. The design team shared poster boards with program ideas and planning scenarios for each property. Community members reviewed the material carefully, discussed ideas and concerns with the volunteers present and each station and used small colored stickers to indicate their preferred options and programs and post-it notes to leave comments. Each of the visioning stations received many visitors and lots of discussion, stickers and comments. The purpose of the forum was to share our design progress and hear community feedback. Overall, the responses in all three sessions were quite similar in terms of tone and content of responses. Stickers helped to indicate which programs and options were of high interest, while conversations with attendees and sticky note comments provided deeper insights into the concerns and interests of the community. It is important to note that our assessment of the forum “results” is not an exact science. We rely on our collective observations, a shared understanding of conversations and feedback we heard, and a careful reading of the comments and stickers that attendees placed on the boards. We can’t rely on the sticker counts alone to determine which options were most preferred by the forum attendees. It is inexact to compare the stickers in a parallel fashion because the various options contained overlap between programs proposed and because most attendees placed stickers next to specific activities within options that they preferred instead of next to the option title to indicate an overall preference. Some forum attendees were also observed placing more than one sticker on their preferences. However, the sticker counts, considered alongside the comments and conversations, do help indicate key interests and concerns from the community as well as points of contention, which we have summarized below. We have also included example comments from attendees to provide a sense of the varied interests and perspectives. At our next public forums this fall, we will refine plan options to balance the community feedback received at the forums and through the surveys alongside Brewster’s visions as a town. SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 4 RESPONSES TO BAY PROPERTY VISIONING OPTIONS SECLUDED ZONE OPTIONS PRESENTED Option 1: Re-use Buildings for Seasonal Workforce Housing Option 2: New Year-Round Housing (Affordable or Attainable) Option 3: Family Zone Option 4: Arts / Science / Nature Option 4: Arts/Science/Nature was the most preferred option, with high interest in re-using some existing cabins as artist cabins, rentals/residences, pop-ups. Within that option, there was high interest in re-using the amphitheater for performances, renovating the Spruce Hill House for art/nature classes, residency, nature center or museum, and scientists/educators in residence through a partnership with an outside organization. Option 1: Re-use Buildings for Seasonal Workforce Housing was the second most popular choice. However, there were concerns related to cost and liability issues. There was the least interest in Option 2: New Year- Round Housing (Affordable or Attainable). Other popular suggestions relating to Option 3: Family Zone included renovating the existing cabins and the Spruce Hill House for a Day care center and teen center, a picnic and playground area, and a day camp/after school activities. Example comments: • Option 1: Re-use Buildings for Seasonal Workforce Housing o We have to do housing. We can do other things elsewhere o Who will be the landlord and supervising renters? o No seasonal housing. Insurance liability o Revenue neutral-Charge rent that covers cost of a property manager, may be additional staff in summer, and maybe charge enough to make money for the town • Option 2: New Year-Round Housing (Affordable or Attainable) o Small, 2 bedroom cluster housing duplex or triplex starter housing. Make it feel like Brewster but support singles with kids and younger people who need housing o No housing year-round. Keep it a natural environment. Affordable housing on pond property on 137 o I support affordable housing! o Need housing for next generation! o No year round housing • Option 3: Family Zone o Great Idea. Make Brewster more attractive to younger families o Retain Sea Camp as a Camp for kids/Teens o Brewster needs a middle school + high school teen center - teens often have nowhere to go in their free time • Option 4: Arts/Science/Nature o Could be housing for the actors' performances for Cape Cod Shakespeare Festival SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 5 ARRIVAL FIELDS OPTIONS PRESENTED Option 1: Community Center & Flexible Outdoor Gathering Option 2: Partial Re-Wild Option 3: Recreation Focus Option 2: Partial Re-Wild was the most popular option for the Arrival Fields. Converting parts of the existing lawn area into a pollinator meadow was well received. There was interest in converting parts of the existing field and lawn area into a flexible outdoor event space and "town common" as an alternative, as shown in Option 1: Community Center & Flexible Outdoor Gathering. Many felt opposed to asphalt. There was least interest in Option 3: Recreation Focus. Example comments: • Pollinator meadow/tree plantings at front "look of forest" • I garden at the current community garden. It's wonderful!! We need a second community garden to save our long waitlist. • Create agricultural opportunities (organic) • No Black Top anywhere • Put community center near pool, not here • No new buildings - let's use what is already here • Leave tennis courts at Stony Brook School • Tennis (yes), basketball (yes), no pickleball (too noisy) SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 6 CENTRAL CAMPUS OPTIONS PRESENTED Option 1: Re-Use & Extensively Renovate for Community Campus Option 2: New Community Center Anchors Community Campus Option 3: New Community Center and Expanded Recreation Option 1: Re-Use & Extensively Renovate for Community Campus was the most preferred option. The consensus among the public was to re-use as much infrastructure as possible within the Bay Property. In particular, the community was interested in renovating and re-using the dining hall as COA. Other structures that were particularly in favor of re-use included the pool pavilion and the art center. Overall, there was not much interest in having a new community center, with many comments suggesting the Eddy Elementary School should be considered for a COA/Community Center. Within Option 3: New Community Center and Expanded Recreation, although some raised their concerns about the noise level for pickleball, there was some interest in having new recreation courts. Having an enclosed pool was also a popular comment. The community mentioned that this would allow year-round options, such as swim teams, lessons, water aquatics, therapy pool etc. Example comments: • Reuse as much as possible. These buildings are a gift we should re-engage • An elementary school could make a terrific COA/community center • Year round, rented to artists, studio space in existing heated building like 204 Harwich cultural center (33 artists now pay $350 per month with no A.C. • No B&B • Saving any building should require a 2/3 vote at town meeting • What about main building for some community center function? • Use all viable buildings • Use event pavilion for town dances and music events. Focus on local artists • What's the budget? • Renovate building for mental support, rehab and physical therapy • No pickleball • Not tennis. We have tennis at Stony Brook • Enclosed pool for all year round options-swim teams, lessons, water aquatics, therapy pool use • Go carefully on enclosed pool. Maybe too expensive for next 10 years (where will we get lifeguards all year round?) SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 7 CABIN GLADE OPTIONS PRESENTED Option 1: Remove Cabins and Restore Woodland and Trails Option 2: Re-Use Cabins for Arts and Culture Campus Option 3: Revenue Generating Short-Term Rentals Option 4: Re-Use Cabins for Seasonal Workforce Housing There was most interest in Option 2: Re-Use Cabins for Arts and Culture Campus. Specifically, the community was highly interested in re-using the theater for performances and re-using the boathouse for events. Re-using cabins as artist residencies/artist's space was also popular. Some mentioned that the Town could consider grants for support and funding. Option 4: Re-Use Cabins for Seasonal Workforce Housing was the second most popular choice. However, there were quite a number who did not agree. Some mentioned that Ocean’s Edge could house seasonal workers instead, others voiced that “housing will destroy (the) property”. Suggestions for Option 1: Remove Cabins and Restore Woodland and Trails included hybridizing option 1 and option 2 together. Option 3: Revenue Generating Short-Term Rentals was of the least interest, with many strongly opposed to using the property for short- term rentals. However, within that option, there was interest in reusing the boathouse for bar/restaurant/snack bar/events (partnership). Example comments: • Designate buildings for art + education + communication + music, writing, poetry etc. Consider grants for support • Work with established Cape Cod art groups to develop opportunities for building use • How do you fund maintenance + operations of this? Higher taxes (option 2) • Use grants to support arts programming + provide additional funding • Keep this type of arts/community use close to 6A • Artist space- could be shared, able to leave work in progress, monthly dues, membership, also individual • I put a sticker by both (a) cabins for artists and (b) cabins as workforce housing. Both sound great. I need more info about the costs, impact + benefits of each • No seasonal workers - let Ocean Edge house their own • Boathouse as a rental venue - weddings, parties, etc. (option 4) • Housing will destroy property • There are much better places for housing than this unique environmentally sensitive place. Think big - we can afford to buy land • Desperately need workforce housing. Work with Biz • Town seasonal employees only • Area for summer housing • Stated objectives- see "vote to purchase" - second pink panel near entrance door - does not include housing on the Bay Property. If we need housing, are there other parcels more suited? SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 8 • Short term rentals – absolutely not • Opposed to short term rentals - logistical nightmare + liability • Charge rent that includes costs for a property manager dedicated to housing on site. Employers can fund fully and or subsidize for seasonal • Organize housing in good condition for summer workers with supervision managed by local businesses • Would like to see a hybrid of option 1 & 2- specifically, preserve areas for woodland trails and use balance for arts/culture utilization • Removing buildings will be too costly to maintain (option 1) WOODLAND BUFFER AND POND RESERVE OPTIONS PRESENTED Option 1: Expand Trails and Nature Based Education Option 2: Expand Trails Option 1: Expand Trails and Nature Based Education was the most preferred option, with high interest in conducting dune enhancement activities to improve dune stability and coastal resiliency as well as continuing to provide beach access for residents. The community seemed to be neutral towards Mass Audubon. Whilst some were opposed, others were excited about their potential involvement within this area. Example comments: • Maintain resident only beach • Lessons: Canoe, kayak, small sail boats, swimming, exercise stations for all levels, walking trails • No Mass Audubon! • Great spot for Mass Audubon/BCT involvement • Changing area at the beach + more shower • Add another path to beach at other end of parking lot (old path open up) • Without fencing, the dunes will disappear! Keep the fencing! • Remove old rifle range buildings • Walking trails that are kept up • Connect trails to Spruce Hill • Dog walking path - on leash SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 9 SHARED COMMUNITY PARKING Overall, attendees would not like to remove or add paved parking. Most would like to retain what is existing, including parking at the beach, and if necessary to add more parking, there is a preference for it to be permeable. Some expressed interest in parking to accommodate RVs and bicycles. Example comments: • Keep Brewster for residents only • Natural & permeable parking for activity uses • Bus access to decrease parking • Don’t eliminate existing beach parking BUILDINGS – DWELLING TYPES Many attendees were in opposition to housing, and their concerns seemed to be around tax money and liability. If there were to be housing, attendees generally would like it to be for town residents only or for seasonal workforce. Regarding seasonal workforce, attendees were concerned about the town being the landlords, and they would like to see local businesses to partner and be responsible for housing. Most attendees seemed uninterested in seeing year- round housing at the Bay Property. Example comments: • Housing for town employees only • Housing for a caretaker on premises only • A dormitory would be okay if only for workforce housing. • Remove existing cabins and re-deploy the space, it is not the best use of this special place to add housing here • Small affordable housing units that could be rented year-round, with a preference to reuse existing structure where practical and new construction where it isn’t • No housing, this should be only a recreational site • Concerned about supervision, liability, and safety if there is housing on the site SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 10 BUILDINGS - COMMUNITY USES There was an emphasis on uses that would generate revenue. Some attendees were opposed to the new construction of a community center on the site while others would like a combined community center and COA with recreation that is like Harwich. Overall, there was a strong sentiment to reuse existing structures. Attendees did not feel strongly, and some even opposed having a nature center on site. Attendees were interested in active and youth recreation on the Bay Property, as well as some year-round uses. Example comments: • Art Class Programs • Employee Housing in the exisng structures could include essenal workers and childcare providers • Community drop-in tennis courts, pickleball, basketball, volleyball, yoga, guest speakers, cards, games • Assistance for gardening at home • Crosswalk for walking and biking from CCRT • A multi-generational community center with an indoor pool and gym • Investment in youth facilities, supervision, development, recreation • Reuse of existing structures for seasonal use BUILDINGS - COMMUNITY CENTER & COA Attendees would like the community center to be a multi- generational place with recreation. There was a strong response to having an indoor pool or year-round aquatic center, with interest in potentially winterizing the outdoor pool with a dome covering. Attendees also expressed interest in having town meetings and internet computer rooms at this site. Example comments: • Keep the tennis courts at Stoney Brook • Maker space for intergenerational interaction • Music programs for all ages • An outdoor pavilion with cooking area as part of the center, rental fees could help to offset the expenses, maybe even host concerts under the pavilion (Similar to Dennis Pavilion) • An indoor track with AC for people who can’t walk outside that has water stations • Game room with a coffee/tea station • Kitchen and pantry for serving meals on wheels • Active Adults group trips, kayaking, paddleboarding, bicycling, bus trips, musicals, concerts • Emergency infirmary or treatment areas SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 11 RESPONSES TO POND PROPERTY VISIONING OPTIONS OPTIONS PRESENTED Option 1: Hybrid Housing/Conservation Option 2: Housing, Revenue + Conservation Option 3: Municipal Use + Conservation + High Use Public Beach Option 4: Conservation + Education Option 5: Hybrid Housing/Conservation/Municipal Use All five Pond Property options received over 100 total stickers. It is not feasible to define which option was the most popular from sticker counts alone because there was overlap between options, and most attendees placed stickers next to specific activities within options that they preferred instead of next to the option title to indicate an overall preference. However, the stickers and comments clearly indicated the following key interests and concerns from the community: • There was an equal amount of interest and opposition to affordable or attainable housing along Route 137. Affordable/attainable housing received the highest amount of stickers on all options that proposed housing, but there were also many comments strongly opposing housing in favor of conservation. • Some conservation in partnership with the Brewster Conservation Trust and Mass Audubon was popular amongst attendees in all options. In Option 4: Conservation and Education, there was high interest in a small welcome/nature center along Route 137. • Overall, the community opposed a high use public beach and instead preferred a limited use beach because of the sensitivity of the ecosystem and desire to keep the beach pristine. • There was some interest in reserving an area of the property for possible future municipal or utility infrastructure, such as a well or a cell tower. Compared to housing and conservation, the community seemed more neutral about this possibility. SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 12 OPTION SUMMARIES The summaries below describe the attendees’ overall preferences within each of the five options. Example comments convey key interests and concerns. OPTION 1: HYBRID HOUSING/CONSERVATION Within Option 1: Hybrid Housing/Conservation, affordable or attainable housing along Route 137 was the most popular proposed program. Conserving 45 acres in potential partnership with BCT & Mass Audubon was also of significant interest, and there was support for a limited use public beach and Mass Audubon programming at the pond. Example Comments: • Yes, housing is needed. • Use existing trails. No need to add more, already walk them regularly. • Affordable housing condos • Not good for housing...need to protect pond and drinking water. • Lots of wetlands – can we do this level of activity? • Year-round housing • No housing OPTION 2: HOUSING, REVENUE + CONSERVATION Within Option 2: Housing, Revenue + Conservation, affordable or attainable housing along Route 137 was the most popular proposed program. Many residents questioned how a sewage system for new housing would be accommodated. Conserving 34 acres in potential partnership with BCT & Mass Audubon was also of significant interest. There was support for a limited use public beach, Mass Audubon programming at the pond, and an art/science/nature residency. Example Comments: • Yes! Affordable housing key - keep our kids living and working in the Cape. • Housing yes! • What about sewer system to accommodate new housing? • Need sewer pipe down Route 137, after that is installed you can add housing. • Year-round housing abutting 137 (affordable) • Affordable housing, prioritize town employees • No housing • Small parking lot will help keep area pristine. • Possibly larger housing area • Any housing best in another location. Lets' preserve our land + water • Affordable housing condo 1-2BR SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 13 OPTION 3: MUNICIPAL USE + CONSERVATION + HIGH USE PUBLIC BEACH Within Option 3: Municipal Use + Conservation + High Use Public Beach, reserve for possible future municipal or utility infrastructure was the most popular proposed program. There was little interest in a high-use public beach and several comments in opposition to high-use. Example Comments: • Allow limited passive recreation only • Beach not suited for high use- beach near wetlands. • No boat launch, no moorings, no swimming dock. • No high use public beach. Already paying for a new boat area off Bog road. • We need a new well site • No to high use – this is a pristine area – needs to be carefully protected • Sailing lessons – adults/kids • Fishing Access • Use reserve for well • No reserve • Keep as camp for kids/teens OPTION 4: CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION Within Option 4: Conservation and Education, a small welcome/nature center along Route 137 was the most popular proposed program. Another popular choice was limited-use public beach access with some comments expressing interest in sailing access and lessons. Example Comments: • By far the best scenario – suits the land, water, terrain, topography etc. • Keep natural for nature and managed recreation and education • Shuttle to beach ADA • Dog paths year round • Pond property works, leave as is for nature • Sailing • Sailing lessons like Boston community boating or smaller scale for adults and kids • Limit use, this beach should remain pristine • No welcome center • Preserve pond property without building – our natural resources are so important (water) • We need affordable housing SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 14 OPTION 5: HYBRID HOUSING/CONSERVATION/MUNICIPAL USE Within Option 5: Hybrid Housing/Conservation/Municipal Use, affordable or attainable housing along Route 137 was the most popular proposed program. Conservation in partnership with BCT and Mass Audubon, and Mass Audubon programs by the pond were also popular choices. The "reserve” area was not a popular program choice, but several comments supported reserving an area for possible future municipal or utility infrastructure. Example Comments: • Ideal spot for housing, easy access to 137, doesn't interfere with the remainder of the property • "Reserving" a portion of the property would not preclude conservation + it would give us more time to plan • Reserve area – consider a limited time conservation restriction, let future residents plan/decide • Concerns about housing here - water pollution • No housing without sewers • This option makes the most sense. It’s good to promote the housing and conservation aspects plus reserve potential water supply options. • We NEED the housing! We need J1's. Habitat houses near 137 • This seems to satisfy the most needs and balances the use of the property • No housing on town property • Day camp • No tall cell towers • No reserve • Too much parking! (32 spots) • No paved parking • Provide expanded dock fishing SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 15 SURVEY KEY TAKEAWAYS Secluded Zone • Strongest sentiments about wanting housing (or opposing) – dire need on the cape • Comments about preferring year-round affordable because benefits town/families long- term, but also many comments opposed to any housing here because it is prime Bay property that they think should be for community use / have a sentiment this is unfair towards working middle class families that can’t afford to live in that area. • Many feel housing makes the property less available to the public and thus don’t support. • Many people think employers are responsible for finding housing for their employees not the town (a lot of reference to Ocean’s Edge specifically) – however are supportive of re- use for small local businesses or town employees • Several have interest in family/youth amenities: kid’s day camp, splash pad, children’s activities, teen center, day care • Not interested in removing Spruce Hill House • Like idea of connecting Spruce Hill house/property • Concern about taxpayer burdens – want to keep costs low and feel cost understanding is critical to choosing preferences • Lots of interest in combining options whether it be a housing option with family zone or art/nature activities, or combining the art/nature and family zone activities • Concern about redundant programming (Do day camp/art and nature programs or residencies already exist and are they sufficient?) • Liability concerns • Concern about maintaining workforce housing and managing/supervising them – if used that way making sure the zone is completely separated from the rest of the property • Many support housing options with caveat that sewers needs to be addressed • Many have the belief that they purchased the property to keep it from big development hence there shouldn’t be housing (I think this has to do with maintaining Brewster’s character) • Interest in making this “all-age” friendly • Not a ton of comments about arts SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 16 Arrival Fields • Lots of interest in pollinator meadow/visual prominence of fields/meadow • Many believe or ask if we can repurpose one of the existing buildings for community center instead • Sentiments around not wanting tennis because it is already at Stony Brook, and not wanting pickleball because already in surrounding towns – not sure needed, though some see the benefit of keeping it recreational at this property and think it would be well-used • Several comments about preferring community center in central campus – do not like this location • Many think event space is met by Drummer Boy Park • Critical of need for community center and especially building a new one/ think should include discussion of consolidating elementary schools • Want to maintain 6A viewshed • Do not build mentality for the property • Location too far from center of town for community center Central Campus • No short-term rentals or b&b • Opposition to new community center / want it to be carefully considered and in a different location (this prop should be for open space/rec etc.) • Want to re-use/remodel existing buildings and limit construction • Interest in indoor pool • Mixed on municipal housing but majority of comments are not into it • Balance cost / choose reno wisely / Rid excess structures / don’t overbuild and limit construction / phased approach • “keep young and aging population active, health and involved in the community” • Scout storage • Interest in year round use of property • Save dining hall SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 17 Cabin Glade • Most recognize cost to renovate cabins is going to be too much and that they are not in good condition • No short term rentals • Like restaurant in boat house • Confusion on what short term rentals mean (people are opposed to tourist rentals) • Concern with maintenance cost for re-using buildings • Boathouse should be re-used (restaurant and events rental space) • Mixed on new parking location but most comments about it see as essential to protect dune. Those opposed think it’s a waste of money having just put in existing lot and don’t like longer walk. • Concerns with managing short term rentals/ workforce (who becomes management/admin? Should not be town/they would struggle. Don’t want town to be landlord for buildings.) Pond reserve and Woodland Buffer • Mixed feelings about the new nature center. Whilst most loved the idea of partnering with Mass Audubon, some feel that the Brewster Museum of Natural History and the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History are already excellent resources. Building a new nature center would be redundant. • Could be phased? Option 2 = phase 1, option 1 = phase 2 • Less is more mentality for this zone • Nature based education- trails (connect to spruce hill) General - People understand cost needs to be weighed - People understand this is a “wish list” and we need to think holistically - Condition of ex facilities needs to be considered and people will understand that - Issue with community center conversation without talking about Eddy school SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 14 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 18 Pond • Strongest sentiments from people both for and against housing. o Some want to conserve property /protect resources / maintain secluded feel o Some recognize dire need for housing and see it as essential, that this can be balanced with conservation • General opposition to residency program • Many people commented that they think there should be more parking to allow for easier/more beach access. If there is a public beach many feel parking isn’t close enough, so question its feasibility. • Interest in using beach for boating (sailing, kayaking, sup) and swimming (not strong sentiments about snack shack or boat mooring) • Many not interested in high-use public beach • Many prefer housing at Long Pond over Bay (makes more sense to have it separate from community activities) • Bike access (considering lack of parking) • Not a lot of comments about nature center / Audubon specifically Town of Brewster Sea Camps Survey 2 Results August 21, 2023 REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 2 Demographics 626 191 449 239 683 9 252 160 12 Please select one of the following: 874 responses 874 responses 874 responses Please select your age range: Do you have children under the age of 18 living in your household? REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 3 Demographics 677 Did you attend the Town’s first Sea Camps community forum on May 20th? 189 Did you attend the Town’s second Sea Camps community forum on August 5th? 866 responses 682 192 874 responses REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 4 Bay Property Planning Scenarios REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 5 Secluded Zone Please rank the above options for the “secluded zone” at the BAY Property in terms of preference, with most preferred being first, and least preferred being last. Option 1: Re-use Buildings for Seasonal Workforce Housing Option 2: New Year-Round Housing (Affordable or Attainable)Option 3: Family Zone Option 4: Art/Science/Nature Programs REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 6 Other thoughts, ideas or concerns (Secluded Zone): • There is a desperate need for housing so temporary or full time housing makes the most sense • At the start of this input process (which I think is very very good) I was strongly in support of including work-force housing on the Bay property, but now I see that as a poor idea which mostly supports outside commercial interests. Affordable/attainable housing makes much more sense in terms of investing in Brewster’s future as a residential community (as contrasted to a primarily seasonal town for visitors and 2nd-home owners). • We have such an extreme housing crisis, that I feel we should address that in any ways we can via this new property. • I like all the options because they call for active use of the secluded zone. The housing crisis Brewster faces is acute, and addressing it should be the first priority. Annual housing ensures the people who make Brewster work can afford to stay here and raise a family. • I would like to see a way to blend option 1 and 2. • We need housing, and this is the best location on either Sea Camps property. • This prime real estate should be used by the town population and absolutely NOT Year round housing on the Bay...I like the idea of a day care type camp area/family zone • Strongly oppose ANY housing on the property. Too expensive to renovate and too many opportunities for trouble on such a widespread property. Green space should remain a major goal. • I think there is a way to combine option 1 and option 3 or 4 • The property was used as a camp / daycare for kids for more than 50 years. This is how it should continue to be used • I am a big advocate for affordable housing but this property is not appropriate for this use. It is a rare and beautiful property which should be maintained for future generations with a view toward teaching people of all ages about nature, the environment and Cape Cod history • In Option 1 I strongly like having the seasonal workforce housing separate from the rest of the campus. What about combining Options 1 and 4 - use the secluded zone in the summer for the seasonal workforce and in the fall and spring to provide housing and classrooms for science education of school groups - a revenue-generating use? I strongly dislike all of Option 3 as it seems to duplicate programs/ spaces already available at other locations (e.g. playground at Drummer Boy Park, after school programs at the elementary schools). • There should not be any housing on this property. It will destroy the property and it is a liability for the town. The town should not be in the business of providing housing for the Cape towns or Brewster for that matter. • Seasonal workforce particularly J1 students and H2B visa holders will trash the property. Garbage will be blowing all over and into the ocean. Parties, loud music and no respect the way someone invested in the community would handle. 110% absolutely not • Housing will need to address septic issues. Brewster will need to consider town sewers. • I think that spruce house should be used for caretaker housing but I like the family choice as a young mother, I don’t have many options here in Brewster • Spruce Hill house should stay a caretaker place for any of the options. • I strongly oppose using this property for any type of housing. • Could combine several options: e.g. have some seasonal workforce housing, but use some of the area for family zone and nature programs use. • I don’t want to have any public housing in this area. • The greatest need is year round housing • In the option for affordable housing, since Spruce Hill is already developed, it seems non-strategic to remove the House. Given conservation principles, it seems more prudent to renovate and reuse the House to meet a community need rather than to re-wild already developed land. • It would be great to explore if a combination of these could be pursued ( art/ scienc. AND seasonal housing) • sell the property to generate cash to allow other projects on the Bay property to move forward; stipulate that a portion of the land is to be used for affordable housing • I like the idea of seasonal workforce housing, but also realize that it would be an added responsibility to ensure that there’s management and supervision of those living there. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 7 • As much as affordable housing is needed on the Cape, this property should focus more on conservation and education. • I have 3 young children and would love the family area idea but think housing really needs to be a priority to keep families on the Cape and in the schools. • We strongly LIKE making it an active sports & activity center for kids and adults. We strongly DISLIKE it being used for any kind of housing. (Except caretaker of course!) • Using the property for any kind of housing is not what we voted for. This should be a recreational area for Brewster families. • There can be both year-round housing and increased arts/performances, science, family programming/ camps, etc. - combine option 1 and 4. • I wonder if Habitat for Humanity could partner with the town for building/renovating units for affordable housing. • Not in favor of removing Spruce Hill structure. Seasonal housing should be revenue positive • My concern is increasing taxpayer dollars • Options 2 and 3 could be combined if there is enough interest in both options. • Don’t demolish buildings with character and historic value, Refurbish and repurpose for camplike activities for children and teens, the arts, and for seniors who would benefit from the housing as well as intergenerational programs with the kids and teens as well as the artists. Remember this is a historical property and it should be treated as such. • I think we need the affordable housing or seasonal housing, but I do not think Spruce Hill House should be removed. • Year round housing plans already in place off Millstone Rd. Affordable housing efforts in Brewster, as well as other cape towns need to be reimagined. I strongly oppose any permanent housing at the bay property except for caretakers. • I strongly favor seasonal workforce and artist residencies where feasible on the property. • I’m only in favor of housing town/municipal workforce; not interested in opening these properties to Ocean Edge or restaurant workers; those businesses should house their workers themselves. If the intent is to use the housing for both public and private sectors, then option 4 becomes my top choice. • The best solution is to combine options 3 and 4, there’s no reason both of those things can’t be occurring simultaneously. • My concern is that the Town is asking the wrong questions of the public. Instead of what is important to “you”, why aren’t we asking what is important to “Brewster,” and the future thereof? For example: if the percentage of youth population decreased between 2010-2018, is it important that we create a supply of youth and/or family activities? One could argue that creating a supply to drive demand is not a logical choice, and could result in vacant, unused space netting in a loss of effort and financial resources. If the objective is to increase youth population, why not support the young, local families that bring children into the community? Creating a happy, healthy and supportive home for would-be families ought to increase the potential for increasing the youth population and building a more sustainable long-term community. • As part of this process it is imperative to understand what Brewster’s vision is beyond this project. What makes Brewster different from the other towns on the Cape? How do we want Brewster to fit into the Cape Culture in 10 years, 30 years, 50 years? These questions ought to be defined and presented before resolving for an expensive and defining undertaking. • Could you combine Option 2 and I and have some housing reserved for year round and some for seasonal workforce. • Cost must be a primary consideration in the execution of any scenario. With all the money that has been lavished on school related expenditures, the town must start being much more cost-conscious. 2. My primary reason for supporting the acquisition of this property was to preserve open space. I do not support any extensive construction at this site. 3. I do not like the idea of building affordable / attainable housing on this property. Many of us who must support ourselves are unable to buy property in such a prime location. I resent paying taxes to provide the means for others to live there who cannot otherwise afford it. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 8 Arrival Fields Please rank the above options for the “arrival fields” at the BAY Property in terms of preference, with most preferred being first, and least preferred being last. Option 1: Community Center and Flexible Outdoor Gathering Option 2: Partial “Re-Wild”Option 3: Recreation Focus REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 9 Other thoughts, ideas or concerns (Arrival Fields): • Without attaching a price tag to a community center, you are not getting real feedback. Nice for brainstorming but will hit the wall when asked for funding • Brewster needs a community center to support various town programs and events. • I think a community center should be included, but not a huge new structure. Converting the main house would be better than using more land for a new building. • There is no need for a community center. This is simply a nice to have desire not a real requirement. Should it be built, it will inevitably be larger, more expensive than planned, and will result in a large ongoing requirement for budget. People seem to think it will give them a free gym, free rec spaces, etc......just like the pool. But now we understand the pool has to be paid for, there are operational costs, etc. Please don’t build the center. • Making use of the preexisting sports facilities will ensure the bay parcel remains lively and welcoming! A pollinator garden is nice, but we can use similar plantings in less concentrated form to get similar benefits integrated into the other plans. • It would be great to have a new community center but cost would be prohiibitive. • We have Drummer Boy Park for community gatherings. It was purchased for Rec space. I don’t think there’s enough parking. Outdoor gatherings yes, cost of building a Community center, no • I love the idea of pollinator/butterfly meadow with native plants. • Put the tennis /pickelball elsewhere, and do a combo of 1 and 3 • Tennis should remain at Stony Brook. The courts there are more accessible for kids and the community. In addition, they were paid for by the USTA and cannot be repurposed for Pickle Ball. • If it has it been determined that the 2 elementary schools cannot be combined so that one could be used as a community center, I strongly agree with Option 1. Or at least keep the arrival fields as is for now pending determination of the best place for a community center. I do not like the pickleball/tennis/ basketball courts in Option 3 as I am not convinced we need more of them. • We do not need tennis courts as we have tennis courts at Stony Brook school . Leave the tennis at Stonybook and plus the USTA partially paid for those courts and is not likely to purchase new courts for Brewster and those courts are for the public and Brewster sea camp is for residents only and should stay that way. (I am sure the USTA did not allow their investment to be turned into pickleball courts!!!) Stonybrook Elementary school students also play tennis for gym class and need the courts at Stonybrook. Have the US pickleball Association pay for pickle ball courts if they are needed at camp but they cannot be for residents outside of Brewster. • Dislike pickle ball courts. Already enough in surrounding towns. Community gardens is a great idea! • I would love to see a mix of one and two • I did not want to choose any option. Do not alter this area at all. We bought this property to protect the character and cultural history of the town and to preserve the historic vista from 6a. We don’t have to mess with things that have served us for generations. • Community center is what is needed most. Though existing facilities should be prioritized first. This community center at the central campus may be the best option. • Open space is hard to find which has flexibility for many venues and events. We already have a community garden & don’t need a vineyard. • Prefer combined re-wild and recreation focus. I think the “event space” need is adequately met by Drummer Boy park. • Not in favor of any development in this area. Would prefer we retain visual prominence of open fields and meadows. Could be used for special event parking but no community gardens or courts or community center building. This is an extremely important area visually for town of Brewster as we travel 6A in keeping open rural character. Don’t muck it up with development. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 10 • All discussions about a Community Center need to include a discussion about the near certainty of the consolidation of the two elementary schools. Enrollment declines will make this feasible and desirable for the town in a few short years. • I love the re-wilding idea, but there should still be additional parking in that huge field. • We need to get back to our community focuses self sustaining roots, a community garden or several would be amazing… we can’t have an economy that only focuses on tourists and seasonal workers. • Love putting tennis and pickle there. No neighbors to disturb in that area and it would be so well used by towns people of all ages! Love! • Because we already have Drummer Boy Park for flexible outdoor gathering, it would be better to compliment it with something different - or at least consider both places together. • We have enough recreation areas; a community center would be nice • Please DO NOT mix pickleball and tennis at the same location. It’s a nightmare at Stony Brook. Choose one or the other, and have one at Stony Brook and one at Sea Camps. If deciding on tennis, please do consider Har-Tru courts, which are synthetic clay and much more suitable for the senior tennis program than the hard courts. (They also can’t be used for pickleball, so it would be a natural way to split these groups up.) • We already have Drummer Boy Park as a town common, concerts, etc. There are also tennis courts in the old camp. Fix them and keep as much open and wild space as possible. Remember this is a historic property and should be treated as such. • I strongly support a second Community Garden. I’ve gardened in the current BCG for 10 years - we have a long waiting list and need a second. Also, I support a new community center. I toured the administrative building on Aug. 5 and realized it’s hardly suitable, even with a gut renovation. • I think we should reuse Eddy school for community center, not build a new one. I like the current COA! • I think the recreation focus is the strongest option by far because this focus is very close to how it was used prior. • don’t need another community garden; great to rewild unless need for sports and community space. • How is all this development going to be paid for. What are the rough estimates for these plans and how much would the property tax rates in the town have to be raised to pay for these ideas. Are usage fees being considered? • A pollinator meadow (small, medium or large) would be a nice component to all 3 designs • I see NO NEED for a new buildings to house a Community Center and would prefer we RE-USE the Arts Center, Dining Hall, the Boat House and Event Pavilion as our Community Center buildings. I believe the Historic Main (year-round) Administration building should be restored to include some exhibits related to Cape Cod Sea Camps and other Brewster cultural history. This seems like an ideal project for leveraging non-profit and recreation funding sources with CPA historic funds... If pickleball courts or animal friendly areas are considered, I feel it will be VERY important to keep these areas small, precise and CONTAINED to prevent those private interests from overtaking or pressuring/ intimidating others who might be less aggressive or vocal, from also using those areas. • After the school over rides we can’t afford to build a community center. Convert the Eddy school to a community center - we don’t need 2 elementary schools especially with the declining school age population. • Is there a shortage of courts and fields in Brewster? There are already tennis courts near the beach on this property; use of some land for additional courts would be fine, but I’d prefer to see gardens in this area of the property. And no new building — reuse only! • Consider noise factor from sports and provide sound buffer, especially from COA • I like the idea of a community garden. Can we combine it with other scenarios? • Pickleball and Tennis are a priority. These foster active healthy living for both seniors and young children. Everyone benefits. • No community center should be considered until the Eddy School disposition time frame is determined and a future use of the building is determined • It is essential this town develop an intergenerational community center that can be utilized year round and does not take another 20 years of discussion. Isolation is one of the top health concerns for all ages. A community center with effective programming for family, youth and aging populations along the continuum would be greatly effective with reducing isolation, increasing activity of all types and strengthening the community of all ages. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 11 Central Campus Please rank the above options for the “central campus” at the BAY Property in terms of preference, with most preferred being first, and least preferred being last. Option 1: Re-use and Extensively Renovate for Community Campus Option 2: New Community Center Anchors Community Campus Option 3: New Community Center and Expanded Recreation REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 12 Other thoughts, ideas or concerns (Central Campus): • No short term rental spaces please. That goes against the entire point of the purchase of this property. • I do not think we should spend money on building a community center when we already have 2 schools, a library, a natural history museum, drummer boy park and the freeman’s way fields, and a half a dozen good size churches in town. We have more than enough space for community gatherings, no need to build more. Don’t make the Eddy school mistake again. Some of the retirees are trying to turn this town into a resort which will only make it less affordable for locals. • Indoor pool • you should have some estimated costs here before asking people their views.... • Much prefer remodeling existing buildings rather than building new community center. • It would be helpful to know the tax implications for all • Add a building for Scouts/Scout storage as one of the community buildings. • This is hard to anawer as I don’t know if the existing facilities are in good care that they can be reused for a community center. If they are, then that’s the best option to go. However I if they will need signicant upgrades and repair, the better option is to build new using highest net zero building practices. This will future proof the facilities for generations, make them more inviting and showcase the importance and value we have in community facilities. • Proposals for a “New Community Center” are difficult to process without knowing anticipated construction date and cost. During 2nd Forum there were many references to Harwich’s Community Center. From what little I know of Brewster finances (SB renovation, paying for Nauset HS, paying for Sea Camps properties) I doubt that we can afford any significant building project within the next 5 years, perhaps longer. If a “significant” building can be built without serious impact on tax rate, then I’d swap my 1st and 2nd choices. To revisit an old discussion, however, I believe that the decision to not move out of Eddy school was a mistake. The cost of renovating Stony Brook is significant; spend more, do it right, and free up Eddy for many functions of a Community Center. • I feel boxed in on some questions because although I like idea of Community Campus, I cannot express preference for Community Center without also considering the Eddy School as a potential alternative Community Center • Using the BAY property for an all ages community center needs to be looked at carefully. It would be a long term project. The cost would be a big concern. Maybe using the Eddy School in the more near term timeframe and leaving the BAY property for further in the future as a community center. Recreational uses could be added in the near future. • The best use of the Eddy School would need to be looked at. Could it be used for housing instead of a community center? Of course, cost will always need to be considered. Funding from sources other than property taxes needs to be included to help gain the support of all taxpayers. Upon reflection, the BAY property certainly would be a wonderful location for a Community Center. Brewster would be the envy of every other town on the Cape! • There are many properties in this zone that could be extensively rehabbed for reuse, but it would come with a steep cost. Moving the current rec department to the bay property makes sense, and allows for plenty of space for both growth and community gathering. • Has anyone asked the scouting community about a partnership of some sort? A building could be converted into a scout hall and the outdoor activities used by them as well? • Think the current dining hall should be saved- can be used by community while future planning goes forward. Hate to lose the big kitchen right now • please make pool covered for year-round use and add showers/bathrooms/changing rooms • I support a new Community Center. I also support a collaboration with the Y. I belong to our Y in NJ (during 9 months of the year) and it is fabulous - very much a community center itself. Fitness, indoor swimming, child care, classes, meeting rooms for local nonprofits, etc. This would be a great partnership for Brewster. • Converting the outdoor pool to a year round indoor/outdoor facility is an option that was not mentioned that I would strongly support. A year round aquatics program would be an asset to the full town as well as the council on aging to provide aerobic activity during winter months. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 13 • It is my opinion that extensive renovations can be just as expensive as new construction and if we want to create a community center it should be a ground up new design so that the stakeholders get what they desire in the facility. • Does the community center really need to be on water front property? Seems a waste of beautiful open space and a huge expense for the tax payers after the exorbitant expense of the Bay property, which I thought we were buying to enjoy for outdoor activities. I really dislike the idea of a community center on that property. • Relocating the senior center to this location is a great idea. Allows for active senior living. Pickeball, tennis, pool, water aerobics, paved walking trails are all a must have along with cognitive stimulation/ education classes in the senior center. Let’s keep our young and aging population active, healthy and involved in the community. • Town of Brewster does not need to engaged in the running of B&B. Also why compete with many beautiful, old captains’ homes that already function as B&B’s. They provide commercial tax base we don’t want to lose. • Although I like to reuse, and renovate, rather than build all new, cost/tax burden again concerns me. • I do like the tennis/pickle ball courts in this area, rather than closer to 6A. • I spent many summers at CCSC, and I know the buildings need A LOT of work. We are a 40 something working family already considering leaving Brewster because it is so expensive to live here. I don’t think it makes sense to put in millions of more dollars into this space, as I know it would be a huge tax increase. • I would be concerned the unintended consequences of adding full time housing to the recreation areas in Option 3 (noise complaints, feeling of ownership of people living there and not wanting strangers in “their yard”, etc). If not for the housing, option 3 would be my first choice. • Please limit additional construction, also, not everything needs to be decided and done at once. Take time and use a phased approach to test investment in the property. • I am not in favor of using any buildings for an airb&b or other rental use - possibly with the exception of municipal housing (for police/fire etc). I am in favor of creating space that can be rented on a daily basis for outdoor/pavilion/sports parties and summer picnics for groups • Please prioritize young families! It is so difficult to get to public forums with small children at home, but know that we are here and paying taxes and so eagerly awaiting more opportunities to spend time outside with our kids and community! • Option #1 -- Renovate for Community Campus -- I believe that the existing cabins in this area and those in the Cabin Glade Area should be renovated as affordable housing. Although affordable housing would overlap two existing zones, there is sufficient integration when viewed on the larger “Bay Property” map. Existing vegetation within these two areas would provide adequate housing buffers. • I believe in using the Administrative Building for a public use which would produce revenue. Rather than a bed and breakfast, it might be easier and equally financially lucrative to conduct weddings/and or receptions in this building. This would entail less bookeeping, arrangements and cleanup. • It would be great for local organizations to have access to repurposed storage buildings such as Brewster Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts and other organizations without their own facilities. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 14 Cabin Glade Please rank the above options for the “cabin glade” at the BAY Property in terms of preference, with most preferred being first, and least preferred being last. Option 1: Remove Cabins and Restore Woodland Trails Option 2: Re-use Cabins for Arts and Culture Campus Option 3: Revenue Generating Short-Term Rentals Option 4: Re-Use Cabins for Seasonal Workforce REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 15 Other thoughts, ideas or concerns (Cabin Glade): • Please don’t suggest any short-term rentals. There are thousands in Brewster already. Please consider utilizing the boathouse as a food/drink venue for beachgoers regardless of plan choice. It’s the only logical spot for an on-site vendor besides far up the hill. • Preserving the boathouse for events (rentals as well as public events) seems like a great idea. Why tear down buildings if they can be put to use? • Restoring dune & relocating parking shouldn’t be optional -- essential for coastal resilience. • In option 1 I strongly dislike removing the existing parking lot that was just built unless there is no alternative because of erosion. In option 3 I strongly dislike having short term rentals or any kind of permanent bar/snack bar within the Bay property. Consider instead contracts with food trucks. I also strongly dislike having exercise stations on walkways. Consider putting them at Drummer Boy Park instead. • It’s not clear what the distinction is between seasonal housing and short term housing. Housing for summer workforce is desperately needed to support local businesses. This Gould be priority in this area and if there is possibility to rent out some facilities to make revenue, then that should be undertaken as well. • Option 2 would be a candidate for the YMCA or Audubon or other experienced organization of this type to run. Option 3 competes with many similiar resourcees available. I run a two House/Camp VRBO rental complex in Brewster and one the size indicated would be a good revenue generator but very complicated due to it size and extend of regulation by state and federal governments financially. Option 4 is just a real headache to run, control and police. • The walking path with exercise stations is only in Option 3. It should be part of Option 1. I’m uncertain what is meant by “short term rentals,” but I assume that it is some sort of residential use of the cabins. I oppose any residential use of these cabins, as I believe we shouldn’t be driving through a residential neighborhood to access First Light Beach. I also question the financial efficiency of renovating these cabins for any residential use. • No housing or rental options. Boathouse is worth saving and might be a place that could be rented for functions. Why not reutilize the recently created beach parking and expand with second overflow lot to increase capacity? It would be a waste of town funds to remove. Best to remove the majority of the structures on site. Will be costly to renovate, provide utility services and maintain. Especially with controlled access which is required. • Short term rentals is very concerning both as an impact of traffic and use of the land but also the town will come into direct competition with residents that are renting properties. The town is not set up to run this type of operation, nor should they be. • Housing is general (seasonal, short term etc.) should only be considered for the secluded zone. It is tucked away from most of the rest of the facilities and these plans for cabin glade would put seasonal workers or renters right in the middle of everything that residents are trying to utilize or access which will just create unneeded congestion. • I’m sympathetic to the view that the town should not be a summer innkeeper for seasonal workers. However, they are necessary for our economy that is nearly entirely tourist-driven. So, it seems to be a necessary evil. This would clearly need to be managed by a third party - we do not need to create a new town department to try to figure this out. Expertise exists elsewhere. • I like parts of each plan, but not one specific plan. I don’t think we should have rental housing in the portion of the property. It would really limit the privacy of those living there and I feel like it would be a hybrid of community and housing. I love the idea of the boathouse being used as an event space and/ or pairing with local restaurants a la the food trucks at Nauset. I like the idea of hammocks, a walking path with exercise stations, and maintaining the outdoor theatre. • beach parking lot should be pulled back no matter what is done to the adjacent upland areas. Like to see trail incorporated into final scenario • How would renters be chosen for short-term rentals? What is “short-term” length? If camp activities are chosen and children are on property, extensive background checks would need to be done on anyone living on the property. • The walk from the proposed parking is too long. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 16 • I worry about the traffic and transient nature of using these cabins as rentals. • I think there may be a significant opportunity to re-use the boat house as a revenue stream for its original purpose; a boathouse. You could create a Request For Proposal (RFP) from the public sector to run it as a kayak/SUP/Sailboat rental/day camp.... with a creative rent structure (i.e. percentage of sales, fixed rent w/breakpoint %...) with subsidized daily/season pass rates for residents. The RFP could also include a requirement for facility improvements paid for by the prospective tenant but defined by the town. • I’m not in favor of a bar/restaurant in the boat house. Perhaps kayak, small sailboat storage on rental basis. • The boat house should be used for events… together with a nice tent we could host wedding every weekend all summer and probably generate as much revenue as restaurants. Also, cabins could be used by families for these events. Another idea is that Brewster residents could rent a cabin for summer (maybe prioritized based on need) allowing them to rent their homes during summer. Many residents move to Nickerson for this purpose - its unpleasant but if it allows them to pay their property taxes and stay in Brewster it might be worthwhile. • I have concerns about the town becoming a “landlord” for rentals. It sounds as though it could become a nightmare situation to handle. We do need housing for seasonal workers and I think these arrangements could be made ahead of time. as opposes to rentals. • The upkeep of these cabins will be expensive. They’re not insulated and they have only cold water. (I’ve stayed in them.) I don’t think they should be used for housing. We should be looking at the maximum benefit for all Brewster residents. • Anything that can be renovated should be used, if the cost doesn’t exceed cost for new. The practical solution should always be first choice. • It is likely to be very expensive to renovate/reuse the cabins. Better to just tear them down. • I think we should prioritize community access along with some revenue generating ideas. A beach snack bar would be great! • Brewster residents should be given priority for the cabin rentals. It would be great for extended family to have such a special place to stay. A structure for small weddings, parties or reunions should also be considered. • Regardless of how the cabins are used, I think the boathouse would serve well as a event/restaurant/ bar etc. • Use boathouse as beach cafe/restaurant (generate income for town; may need to lease since it is not winterized). 2. Leave beach parking where it is - it is ideal location for beach and possible restaurant. 3. Remove all camper cabins; too expensive to renovate these now. 4. Remove the 2 old tennis courts near dunes. 5. Make walking trails (and throughout entire property). 6. Use outdoor theatre; renovate if needed so it can generate rental income from community groups. • I am not in favor of turning this property into vacation rentals. If we do that, we might just as well have allowed Ocean’s Edge to buy the property in the first place. Community and environmental values should be guiding these decisions. I also wonder if the seasonal worker housing would give first dibs to those working for Brewster businesses. • Moving the parking further from the beach and restoring the coastal dune should be a part of all options for this area. • I really like the idea of using the boathouse as a food center/restaurant, snack bar, place for events. • Perhaps the Wampanoag Nation, BCT and APCC could partner with the town on preserving the native plants and this property. I strongly dislike the notion of short term rentals and feel Ocean Edge can find additional space on its property to house more seasonal workers. • How about restoring the dune from option 1 combined with some seasonal workforce housing in option 4? Improving coastal resiliency should be a priority. • Cabins should NOT be used for residential purposes. They should be removed, relocated, sold or repurposed for day activities or art / music studios or classroom space for Brewster residents. • Would like parking to stay in same location Strongly opposed to any overnight housing! Light snacks and ice cream in a small section of the boat house or the small shed near beach walkway. Picnic tables and a few benches beside the boathouse. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 17 Pond Reserve and Woodland Buffer Please rank the above options for the “pond reserve and woodland buffer” at the BAY Property in terms of preference, with most preferred being first, and least preferred being last. Option 1: Expand Trails and Nature Based Education Option 2: Expand Trails REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 18 Other thoughts, ideas or concerns (Pond Reserve & Woodland Buffer): • The Brewster Museum of Natural History is fabulous! Why do we need to spend money to build a new nature center on the Sea Camps property when CCMNH is a wonderful resource? And in the same town! • I question the need for a new nature center when Brewster already has the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History. I would be in favor of the nature residency/programming in Option 1 if it could be achieved without a new nature center. • Why doesn’t the Audubon get a prime location on the main campus?? I would think they’d favor that instead of being off to the side. We don’t need new buildings when there are already so many on the property. Audubon should be our priority organization as we have listed them as a partner since the beginning. • Having MA Audubon in Wellfleet run programs here is a great idea. They have an excellent program in Wellfleet and are good stewards off the land they are stewards. • No additional vehicle ar access or parking. Need to limit and control this to west side and central part of site. No structures or houses for any living, even seasonal. Why isn’t this area connected to spruce hill property and designed as a larger contiguous area? They should be included as one. • The Museum of Natural History (and many, many other places on Cape) provides nature education. We don’t need to replicate that. • all of these suggestions have too many arts culture nature programs. While as an artist and former educator myself I appreciate those programs, they should not be foremost. Leave the place to people for solitude. Less is more on this property. • This could be phased. Option 2 = Phase 1. Option 1 = Phase 2 • Nature based education is so important. Engage our youth to care about the fragile and special place we live. The nature trails can be enjoyed by all. • I disagree with the residency portion of Option 1. Brewster needs to be very careful about preserving the quiet nature/trait of the town and REALLY consider all unintended consequences of the options that are considered for any of the areas at the bay and at the pond. the appeal of Brewster is it’s quiet town characteristics and that needs to be preserved. expanding the properties to surrounding communities or people who don’t have Brewster’s best interests at heart has the potential to change our town and not for the better. • From a resiliency perspective, dune restoration/enhancement should not be limited to the existing coastal dune. Coastal dune should also be restored within the area currently occupied by the tennis courts. If dune restoration/enhancement is implemented proactively in this area, planning for phased retreat from the existing parking area can be delayed because rates of shoreline change and erosion along this section of beach are relatively slow (due to presence of sturdy drift fence and history of beach and dune nourishment). Restoration of dune where the tennis courts are currently located would buy additional time. It would also be worth considering a redesign of the complete monstrosity of a stormwater management system that was hastily constructed at the west end of the beach parking area. In lieu of a full redesign, revegetation of the detention basin with coastal salt tolerant species would help stabilize and add habitat value to the feature. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 19 Community Center Programs and Facilities (Including COA & Rec Dept.) Please select the programs that you are interested in seeing at a Community Center or Community Campus. Select as many as you wish. Please select the “N/A” option if you are not interested in a Community Center/Campus and related programming at the BAY property. Youth sports N/A Senior culinary wellness program Senior professional services Plays/dramatic production Cooking and baking classes Senior day habilitation program Community dance Camps Weekend retreat for all ages After school programs Educational classes and conferences Senior social service agencies Fitness and exercise classes REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 20 Community Center Programs and Facilities (Including COA & Rec Dept.) Please select the facilities that you are interested in seeing at a Community Center or Community Campus. Select as many as you wish. Please select the “N/A” option if you are not interested in a Community Center/Campus and related programming at the BAY property. Multi-purpose room Educational and activities room Walking track Indoor pool Offices N/A Fitness classrooms REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 21 Pond Property Planning Scenarios REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 22 Pond Property Options Please rank the above options for the POND Property in terms of preference, with most preferred being first, and least preferred being last. Option 1: Hybrid Housing and Conservation Option 5: Hybrid Housing, Conservation and Municipal Use Option 2: Housing, Revenue and Conservation Option 3: Municipal Use, Conservation and High-Use Public Beach Option 4: Conservation and Education REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 23 Other thoughts, ideas or concerns (Pond Property): • Definitely preserve as much as possible. Thus option two is the worst. I do see the need for affordable housing though. So a balance with most kept as it is would be best. • Housing is a crisis on all of Cape Cod that negatively impacts our local businesses and families. This is an excellent opportunity to use municipal property to address housing issues and create quality housing opportunities for young families in particular. • Without some additional measures to manage down nitrogen, phosphorus and PFAS chemicals, any concentration of septage anywhere on property poses significant risk to pond and drinking water quality. Similarly, the “municipal use” alternatives for Option 5 are limited because Superintendent Anderson has said unequiviocally that a Town well cannot be sited downgrade from any sepatge. • Would love to see the beach used for town and perhaps Best for kayaking, sailing and rowing again • Prefer not to have municipal use of property, or high traffic use. • the pond is beautiful and I would love to see us move the community sailing/ boating/ paddle board from upper mill here. I do think the beach and waterfront needs to be easily accessible. It would be great to add an area where dogs were allowed to walk and perhaps access the beach with families. • I strongly object to putting in a high-use public beach with a boat dock and a snack shack in this very ecologically sensitive area (Option 3). Option 4 needs a small public parking (permeable) area .4 miles from the beach. In general I am not in favor of any residency program here and would like to maximize the area used for conservation and minimize beach access. Since Mass Audubon Programs are included in all 5 options, I assume for funding purposes a partnership with them is required? • conservation only- the rest is not needed. It is a waste of money!!! No housing This will destroy the property and our water supply comes from this area! • If there was a sewer pipe running down 137 we could have housing but this is a backup well area so housing is not an option • Access to pond for swimming, picnics and fishing • I am shocked that housing is being proposed on this property. We did NOT buy it for housing!!! We bought it to protect it and were told a restriction would be placed on it!! It was sold to us to be protected. It’s right on a pond! It’s abutting other conservation land! Please go back and review all discussion and town meetings regarding purchasing these properties. • Affordable housing for seniors is important. Consider opportunity for tony homes in this area to increase density and foster community. • Re housing - How to enable seniors who want to downsize and stay in Brewster. Consider a home for home-sharing. Please ensure that all new housing or renovations on whatever campus are designed for accessibility and universal design. Maybe require generators from bidders re climate changes. • I oppose any Residency use. Affordable/Attainable housing along Route 137 is fine, and offers an opportunity for Brewster to model innovative construction and ownership methods. I’m somewhat indifferent to whether beach is High Access or not, because I rarely swim in our wonderful ponds and have one much closer to my home if I’m inclined to do so. If the demand for increased pond use is present, then the beach should be High Access. • Not enough parking in any option • I love the Long Pond property - it was always my favorite part of Camp (during the years I worked there). One of the best parts was how undeveloped it was and how it felt so secluded. I’d love to share the seclusion and keep it largely woodland aside from a portion that should be dedicated to affordable permanent housing. • Paddle Boarding/Kayaking Center & Group Rides • We live very close to the pond and some parking and access would be great, also really encourage the idea of some affordable housing. • Feels like eco responsible housing is a great use of the pond property. Do it for the town but keep it there. • Protecting our wellhead is key. I oppose housing her that could jeopardize Brewster water supply. But I’d like an active waterfront, with access to kayaks, sailboats, other amenities. REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 24 • If an attainable housing option is selected, the following will need to seriously be considered. This property where housing is being suggested is practically next to a school (Laurel), where many Brewster residents send children to camp over the summer as well. Who will be allowed to live here? What will the criteria be for those selected to live in this housing? Will housing be open to only current Brewster residents? Only current Cape Cod residents? What will housing look like? Bigger buildings or small independent houses? How many structures? How many available living facilities? What kind of revenue will this generate for the town? How long until Brewster sees ROI upon installing appropriate tenants? I know this is different from low-income housing, but I moved to Brewster with my family recently from another state where I lived closely to such housing, and it was not a good scene. I specifically chose Brewster partly because it is so family-oriented and safe. I hope the town takes serious, critical action to ensure anyone being provided attainable housing is background checked and will be an involved (or minimally, a respectful) member of the community. I have seen affordable housing in fancier towns on the cape that are still absolutely nowhere I would want to live next to. The caliber of people allowed to participate in this community is paramount to the success of the town. • Also, we desperately need a cell tower. Reception is painful. • Kayak and boat rentals • If possible, I would like to see swim classes for kids at the Pond • We should have a beach with docks and swimming/boating in ALL of these scenarios. No snack shack needed! If we do reserve a portion of the “pink” infrastructure area, we need to explore the ability to have part of a required “buffer” on the Long Pond Woodlands property, making sure the present CR allows it. • We need affordable housing to meet percentages, and to provide workers for local businesses. A snack shack would be source of litter which will need to be picked up from the trail and the beach. (I can be a pessimist). It also needs to be supplied with goods to sell • and equipment to maintain. This involves more traffic for an area that seems to be destined to have some conservation involved. People like to walk. It is good exercise, trails cost nothing to use, although they require maintenance. Walking through a beautiful area is always a welcome change of pace. • I think the most logical and compassionate thing to do is to provide for affordable housing in this area.. if we don’t want to build affordable housing for our residents and workers in Brewster, then where are we? And what do we represent? We have a huge amount of land, and we can give the gift of housing to those who cannot afford it. And if we have help for those people and we have the school system to support it and then we have our future residence of future. Let’s look forward. • I am not in favor of any housing option that might pollute the aquifer and/or town water. • pond already has too many boats, should not increase the traffic. this property should be conservation land with trails • Don’t want property overwhelmed by public use, but more use allowed as in Option 5. • Strongly disagree with any new building development on property including revenue generation with artist residency and affordable housing. Keep property in its current, undeveloped state. Allow passive recreation only, no “high-use” public beach. Why do 3 of 5 scenarios include housing? Why aren’t there more open space options? • If we are going to use the beach area, parking needs to be nearer then indicated. • Priority: Municipal use of beach area; need to maximize parking here somehow. 2. Connect trails on this property with next door town property; create parking for trail walkers since can’t build on other town property. 3. Conserve at least ½; accept funds from BCT and MassAudubon. 4. Don’t go to war in battle for housing here - find other locations. • Parking is an accessibility concern with young families. Please consider our needs when assessing parking - it is not feasible for those of us with young children (under 5) to park a significant distance away from the beach. We adults cannot carry kids that far and they often can’t walk that far themselves either! • Would love to see High to medium public beach use combined with conservancy, education and affordable housing. Do not agree with using this property for future municipal use ( ie cell tower, etc) REED HILDERBRANDTOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS, BREWSTER MA 25 • It is important to use this parcel in an environmentally sound manner. Having Mass Audubon as a partner in programming/education would be great. However, I strongly object to new affordable housing within the pond parcel. The land topography poses difficulties for safe construction at an affordable price and it adds to the septic system load for the lake. Given the problems the town is facing for new septic construction, it would be best to avoid more systems in a drainage area which quickly flows into the lake. Many suggesions for affordable housing have been made for the Bay property. It would be best to limit new housing to the Bay/Sea Camps parcel.0 • change zoning so that housing could be apartment style - you can provide a greater number of units in a smaller space. people would be able to afford an apartment vs. a house. • This space is not appropriate for housing. I have read BCT’s hydrology study and believe any housing would negatively impact Brewsters water quality and probably prevent location of a well in this area. Protection of Brewsters water quality is important and will become increasingly difficult. We need affordable housing but not here. • Housing is a must on this parcel. I like option 5 because it still allows for possible future needs as well • I would like to see housing options pursued but am of course concerned about protecting the water sources in the area near Rte 137. I recognize that that concern might limit or even eliminate the housing option with those plans. • Unsure what’s involved w/ utility infrastructure? • Would like to see adequate parking and an active lakefront for all ages, including kayak storage, bathhouse with proper bathrooms. Picnic tables, benches and swim dock. A playground with swings would be nice for children • Please consider a bike path similar to the bike paths in Nickerson as a potential option for enhancing accessibility given the lack of parking and future usage. • Put in a parking area near enough to walk to the pond like Nickerson , no parking on the pond just a trail • Open space/conservation/water quality and housing are uses that can exist together! And should! Given that our CPC has voted to allocate equal percentages to housing and open space, it’s evident that these are both priorities to residents. Close to 137 is the obvious spot to put housing - close to transit and lots of amenities. Everything is going to cost money: there’s no reason we can’t put in a package plant and offer excess capacity to nearby residences (which would probably have a positive impact on water quality for the pond, overall!) • Reserving space for a municipal use, whether a cell tower or a future well, is also an interesting idea, although I like the idea of residency/revenue generation better. I am concerned with the recent trend in conservation/open space being that those terms mean setting the land aside for no one to step foot on, ever. Teaching and fostering sustainable stewardship, whether through educational partnerships with Mass Audubon and BCT, signage, or an expanded trail system (or all 3!) is a better use of the land than insisting it be seen and not touched forever. • I hope the Pond Committee can be open-minded enough to take advantage of this incredibly unique opportunity to further our tradition of conservation as well as addressing our dire need for housing options for the range of people who live and work in town. I would hate for us as a community to err on the side of only conservation, and in 10 or 15 years, realize that we squandered a chance to be the visionaries and leaders in the region that Brewster has positioned itself as, especially where housing is concerned. SEA CAMPS COMMUNITY FEEDBACK SUMMARY TOWN OF BREWSTER SEA CAMPS 28 SEPTEMBER 2023 PAGE 3 was shared agreement on conducting dune enhancement activities to improve dune stability and coastal resiliency. September 2021 7  The Pond parcel is largely undeveloped  Structures include boating equipment storage & an office Voter Information: Potential Acquisition of the Cape Cod Sea Camps SEA CAMPS POND PARCEL: Overview SEA CAMPS POND PARCEL: Facilities Address 500 W.H. Besse Cartway Owner Camp Wono, Inc. Size 66 acres Parcel ID 84-45 Zoning Residential Medium (RM) & Residential Rural (RR) Zoning About half of parcel is in Zone II (aquifer recharge area), Brewster Considerations Water Protection District & Natural Resource Protection District Frontage 765 feet (Route 137) Shoreline ~1,200 feet SEA CAMPS POND PARCEL: Potential Town Uses  New public beach & beach parking on Long Pond (possibly residents only)  Recreation activities, e.g., swimming lessons, boating, sailing  Conservation/open space, habitat & watershed protection  Public watercraft storage (kayak, canoe, stand-up paddleboard)  Partnership with Brewster Conservation Trust to develop extensive hiking/trail system of 100+ acres when combined with adjacent Robinson property  Partnership with Massachusetts Audubon Society to develop on-site programs  Appropriately scaled community housing near Route 137 (partnering with Brewster Affordable Housing Trust) SEA CAMPS POND PARCEL: Pledged Contributions  Brewster Conservation Trust $1.5 million  Massachusetts Audubon Society $1.0 million  Brewster Water Department Enterprise Retained Earnings $250,000 September 2021 8 SEA CAMPS POND PARCEL: Maps LEGEND Pond Parcel Boundary Long Pond Rd. (137) Acres: 66 September 2021 9 Photos by Town of Brewster except where noted. SEA CAMPS POND PARCEL: Photos Beachfront Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Beachfront Access Road Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Long Pond Frontage Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Long Pond Frontage Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Undeveloped acreage September 2021 10 SEA CAMPS BAY PARCEL: Overview Address 3057 Main Street, Brewster Owner Camp Wono, Inc. Size 54.7 acres Parcel ID 101-45 Zoning RM (Residential Medium Density) Zoning Old King’s Highway Historic District, soil conservancy district & wetlands Considerations Frontage 824 feet (on Main Street) Shoreline ~800 feet SEA CAMPS BAY PARCEL: Facilities  Administration building  50+ cabins, cottages & dorms  Beachfront  Boathouse  Dining hall with commercial kitchen area  Olympic-sized swimming pool with swimming pavilion  Art center  Basketball courts  9 lighted tennis courts  Fields for soccer, lacrosse, baseball, archery, field hockey & other sports  2 outdoor theatres  Maintenance building & garage  Woodworking shop SEA CAMPS BAY PARCEL: Potential Town Uses  New public beach & beach parking (possibly residents only)  Community center & group meeting spaces  Expanded municipal recreation facilities: swimming pool, tennis, basketball, outdoor theatres, basketball, boating/sailing, playgrounds, trails  Town offices  Conservation, open space & habitat protection, coastal resiliency  Partnership(s) to expand recreational activities & programs  Bike trail spur from Cape Cod Rail Trail to beach  Boat moorings SEA CAMPS BAY PARCEL: Pledged Contributions  Massachusetts Audubon Society $1.0 million  Anonymous Private Donor $750,000 September 2021 11 SEA CAMPS BAY PARCEL: Maps LEGEND Bay Parcel Boundary Main St. (6A) Acres: 54.7 September 2021 12 Photos by Town of Brewster except where noted. SEA CAMPS BAY PARCEL: Photos Administration Building Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Keen-Summit; Phoenix Management Recreation Facilities Capecodseacamps.com Arts Center Arts Center Beachfront Boat House www.Catalystarchitects.com Recreation Facilities Cape Cod Sea Camps Bay Parcel Pond Administration Building Recreation Facilities September 2021 14 TOWN OF BREWSTER SPECIAL TOWN MEETING SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 Barnstable, ss To: Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Constable of the Town of Brewster Greetings: In the name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, you are hereby directed to notify and inform the Town of Brewster inhabitants qualified to vote in Town affairs to meet at the Stony Brook Elementary School, 384 Underpass Road, on Saturday, SEPTEMBER 25, 2021, next, at 10:00 o’clock in the morning, then and there to act upon the following articles: ARTICLE NO. 1: LAND ACQUISITION - 500 W.H. BESSE CARTWAY To see if the Town will authorize the Select Board to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent domain, the parcel of land with the improvements thereon located at 500 W.H. Besse Cartway, Brewster, containing 66 acres, more or less, shown on Assessors Map 84 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1185, for habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation, active recreation, community housing, and/or general municipal purposes, and for the purpose of granting conservation easements and/or restrictions on such portions of the property that the Select Board may determine to provide for habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes, and to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow a sum to fund the foregoing acquisition and the payment of all costs incidental or related thereto; provided, however, that the appropriation authorized hereunder shall be contingent upon approval by the voters of a ballot question to exclude the amounts to pay for any bonds or notes authorized for this purpose from the provisions of Proposition 2½, so called, and to authorize the Select Board to convey the foregoing conservation easements and/or restrictions to charitable corporations or trusts whose purposes include conservation of land or water areas on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deems appropriate, and, further, to authorize the Select Board and/or its designee to apply for, accept and expend any state and/or federal grants and/or loans or other public or private funds that may be available for the foregoing purposes and to take any and all actions and execute any and all documents necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing purposes; or take any other action in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen) (Two-Thirds Vote Required) COMMENT This article will authorize the Select Board to acquire the so-called Long Pond parcel located at 500 W.H. Besse Cartway for a number of potential public purposes. This 66 acre parcel is currently the largest privately held property in Brewster. It has almost 800 feet of frontage on Long Pond Road (Route 137) and about 1,200 feet of shoreline in the northeast corner of Long Pond. It is mainly comprised of wooded upland and is largely undeveloped. About half of the property is located in the Town’s Zone II (aquifer recharge area), Brewster Water Protection District and Natural Resource Protection District. It is immediately adjacent to Long Pond Woodlands (the so-called Robinson property), 42 acres of conservation land purchased by the Town several years ago. September 2021 15 The acquisition of this land is contingent on approval of a debt exclusion ballot measure at the local election to be held on October 5, 2021. To date, the Town has secured pledges of $1.5 million from the Brewster Conservation Trust and $1 million from Mass Audubon to assist with the acquisition costs of this parcel. The Brewster Water Commission has also approved appropriating $250,000 in available retaining earnings to help with acquisition expenses. While a number of potential future public uses are contemplated in the warrant article, if the Town acquires this parcel, we will undertake a resident engagement process that will inform the development of a Master Plan. It is anticipated that a majority of this property will be permanently protected with a conservation restriction. The Master Plan will provide specific details and, once completed, will be brought back to a future Town Meeting for voter consideration and approval. Selectmen: Yes 5, No 0, Abs 0 Finance Committee: Yes 7, No 0, Abs 0 ARTICLE NO. 2: LAND ACQUISITION - 3057 MAIN STREET That the Select Board is authorized to acquire, by purchase, gift, and/or eminent domain, the parcel of land with the improvements thereon located at 3057 Main Street, Brewster, containing 54.7 acres, more or less, shown on Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 45, and described in a deed recorded with the Barnstable Registry of Deeds in Book 1388, Page 1188 (excluding therefrom the parcel shown on Assessors Map 101 as Parcel 46) and in Certificate of Title No. 30242, for habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation, active recreation, community housing, community center and/or general municipal purposes, and for the purpose of granting conservation easements and/or restrictions on such portions of the property that the Select Board may determine to provide for habitat protection, watershed protection, open space, conservation and passive recreation purposes, and to raise and appropriate, transfer from available funds, and/or borrow a sum to fund the foregoing acquisition and all costs incidental or related thereto; provided, however, that the appropriation authorized hereunder shall be contingent upon approval by the voters of a ballot question to exclude the amounts to pay for any bonds or notes authorized for this purpose from the provisions of Proposition 2½, so called, and to authorize the Select Board to convey the foregoing conservation easements and/or restrictions to charitable corporations or trusts whose purposes include conservation of land or water areas on such terms and conditions as the Select Board deems appropriate, and, further, to authorize the Select Board and/or its designee to apply for, accept and expend any state and/or federal grants and/or loans or other public or private funds that may be available for the foregoing purposes and to take any and all actions and execute any and all documents necessary or convenient to accomplish the foregoing purposes; or take any other action in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen) (Two-Thirds Vote Required) COMMENT This article will authorize the Select Board to acquire the so-called Bay parcel located at 3057 Main Street for a number of potential public purposes. This 55 acre parcel is currently the 4th largest privately held property in Brewster. It is located within the Old King’s Highway Historic District and has over 800 feet of frontage on Main Street (Route 6A). It has about 800 feet of shoreline on Cape Cod Bay and is adjacent to Town-owned conservation land and beach at Spruce Hill. Serving as the primary location for September 2021 16 Cape Cod Sea Camps operations for many years, this property has extensive recreation facilities including an Olympic-sized outdoor swimming pool, lighted tennis courts, outdoor theatres, fields for a variety of sports, basketball courts, and a boathouse and an arts center – both built within the last 10 years. This parcel has 50+ cabins and cottages as well as a dining hall, a health center, a historic administrative building, a maintenance area and a garage. The acquisition of this property is contingent on approval of a debt exclusion ballot measure at the local election to be held on October 5, 2021. To date, the Town has secured pledges of $1 million from Mass Audubon and $750,000 from an anonymous private donor to assist with the acquisition costs of this parcel. Other organizations have expressed interest in potentially partnering with the Town in the future on this property, including YMCA Cape Cod and the Trustees of Reservations. While a number of potential future public uses are contemplated in the warrant article, if the Town acquires this parcel, we will undertake a resident engagement process that will inform the development of a Master Plan. The Master Plan, once completed, will be brought back to a future Town Meeting for voter consideration and approval. Selectmen: Yes 5, No 0, Abs 0 Finance Committee: Yes 7, No 0, Abs 0 ARTICLE NO. 3: MAINTENANCE AND UPKEEP OF PROPERTIES To see if the Town will vote to transfer from free cash the sum of $200,000 to pay costs associated with the maintenance, security, operations, repair and/or rehabilitation of the parcels of land and the improvements thereon located at 3057 Main Street and/or 500 W.H. Besse Cartway, with said moneys to be expended under the direction of the Select Board; or take any other action in relation thereto. (Board of Selectmen) (Majority Vote Required) COMMENT These funds will be used to cover interim operating expenses associated with the general maintenance of one or both properties the Town is seeking to acquire in Articles 1 and 2 in this warrant. Depending on which properties the Town ultimately acquires, the timing of when those acquisitions occur, and the extent to which public access to these properties will be provided in the near term will impact when further such appropriations will be necessary. The Town has developed an initial budget for maintaining the properties based on the information available at this time. This plan will be further refined and updated once the Town has access to additional information about the facilities. Property maintenance will also include utilizing some existing Town staffing resources. The Town may partner with other organizations to mitigate some of these interim expenses. The Master Plan process is intended to clearly define future ongoing operating expenses associated with one or both properties based on anticipated future uses and potential partnerships. Selectmen: Yes 5, No 0, Abs 0 Finance Committee: Yes 7, No 0, Abs 0 September 2021 17 You are hereby directed to serve this Warrant with your doings thereon to the Town Clerk at the time and place of said meeting as aforesaid. Given under our hand and Seal of the Town of Brewster affixed this 3rd day of September 2021. ___________________________________ Cynthia A. Bingham, Chair ___________________________________ David C. Whitney, Vice Chair ___________________________________ Edward B. Chatelain, Clerk ___________________________________ Mary Chaffee ___________________________________ Kari Hoffmann I, Roland W. Bassett Jr, duly qualified Constable for the Town of Brewster, hereby certify that I served the Warrant for the Special Town Meeting of September 25, 2021, by posting attested copies thereof, in the following locations in the Town on the 3rd day of September 2021. Brewster Town Offices Café Alfresco Brewster Ladies Library Brewster Pizza House The Brewster General Store Millstone Liquors U. S. Post Office _________________________________ Roland W. Bassett, Jr. Constable Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 Office of: Select Board Town Administrator MEMORANDUM RE: Sea Camps Planning Committees DATE: December 20, 2021; Revised January 10, 2022; Revised August 8, 2022 At their December 20, 2021 meeting, the Select Board unanimously approved the following charges for the two new planning committees tasked with developing Comprehensive Plans for the former Cape Cod Sea Camps properties. At the January 10th, 2022 Select Board meeting, the charge was updated to include a member of the Water Commission as a voting member instead of a liaison. At the August 8, 2022 Select Board meeting, the charge was updated to remove language in the BPPC committee's purpose regarding evaluating alternative uses of Council on Aging site, Town Hall, and/or Eddy School. Bay Property Planning Committee (BPPC) 1. Purpose: a. Identify existing conditions of the former Cape Cod Sea Camps Bay property b. Evaluate potential low-cost, short-term public access opportunities c. Develop and propose interim public access plan d. Develop and implement a public engagement strategy to ensure broad community input e. Determine priority long-term uses appropriate for the Bay property, taking the adjacent Spruce Hill property into consideration f. Identify and evaluate potential partner organizations with shared interests and values, particularly MA Audubon and YMCA Cape Cod g. Propose recommended long-term uses and partnerships h. Develop an implementation plan for the proposed uses 2. Strategies: a. Actively engage the public and stakeholders b. Provide residents with regular updates regarding progress and milestones c. Consider a range of interests, needs, ages, and abilities d. Collaborate with design professionals to develop and present a comprehensive plan to the Select Board and Town Meeting i. Consider Brewster’s key strategic planning documents (Vision Plan, Open Space and Recreation Plan, Coastal Resource Management Plan, Housing Production Plan, and others) ii. Incorporate maintenance, safety, and legal requirements iii. Identify estimated one-time project costs, ongoing operating expenses, funding sources, and timelines, incorporating prudent financial practices and exploring opportunities for revenue generation 3. Composition: Eleven (11) total members, including: a. Two (2) representatives from Select Board (Select Board Chair shall not be eligible) b. One (1) representative from each of the following committees: Vision Planning Committee; Natural Resources Commission; Recreation Commission c. Six (6) at-large members (may be part-time residents) d. Term: One (1) year, subject to annual reappointment; first term through June 30, 2023 e. Officers: Committee shall initially and annually thereafter elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Clerk; Chair position shall not be held by a Select Board member; Chair and Vice Chair will meet on quarterly basis with their counterparts on PPPC to ensure coordination f. Liaisons (non-voting): Finance Committee; Open Space Committee; Council on Aging; Affordable Housing Trust; Cultural Council g. Representatives (non-voting): MA Audubon, YMCA Cape Cod, and Brewster Conservation Trust; other organizations such as Trustees of Reservations, etc may be included as needed h. Lead Town Staff Support: Town Administrator; other Department Heads as needed 4. Appointment Process: a. Notice soliciting letters of interest and completed applications from residents will be posted on Town website – due January 21, 2022 b. Residents seeking to serve as at-large members will be asked to complete new Board/Committee application form c. Members of representative committees will be asked to submit letters of interest d. Select Board members appointed to serve on BPPC will individually vet all applicants (at-large and representative members) and then make their recommendations to the full Board in February e. Select Board are anticipated to make all appointments by the end of February f. Committees and outside organizations may identify their own liaisons/representatives 5. Selection Criteria: In addition to the criteria outlined in the Select Board’s recently revised Board & Committee Appointment Policy, Select Board members will also take into account the following criteria in selecting members to serve on this committee: a. Record of effective teamwork ability; able to collaborate well with others to achieve common goals b. Experience in community planning, municipal activities, project management, equity and inclusion, conservation/environment, park management, sustainability, historic preservation, recreation, public finance, (landscape) architecture, youth services, human services, engineering, community housing, and/or law c. Excellent written and verbal communication skills d. Previous volunteer service e. Sufficient time to actively participate in meetings and take on tasks outside of meetings Town of Brewster 2198 Main Street Brewster, MA 02631-1898 Phone: (508) 896-3701 Fax: (508) 896-8089 Office of: Select Board Town Administrator MEMORANDUM RE: Sea Camps Planning Committees DATE: December 20, 2021 Amended August 22, 2022 At their December 20, 2021 meeting, the Select Board unanimously approved the following charges for the two new planning committees tasked with developing Comprehensive Plans for the former Cape Cod Sea Camps properties. At their August 22, 2022 meeting, the Select Board amended the charge to have the Recreation Commission liaison be a voting member. Pond Property Planning Committee (PPPC) 1. Purpose: a. Identify existing conditions of the former Cape Cod Sea Camps Pond property b. Evaluate potential low-cost, short-term public access opportunities c. Develop and propose interim public access pan d. Develop and implement a public engagement strategy to ensure broad community input e. Determine priority long-term uses appropriate for the Pond property, taking the adjacent Long Pond Woodlands (Robinson) property into consideration f. Identify and evaluate potential partner organizations with shared interests and values, particularly MA Audubon and Brewster Conservation Trust g. Propose recommended long-term uses and partnerships h. Develop an implementation plan for the proposed uses 2. Strategies: a. Actively engage the public and stakeholders b. Provide residents with regular updates regarding progress and milestones c. Consider a range of interests, needs, ages, and abilities d. Collaborate with design professionals to develop and present a comprehensive plan to the Select Board and Town Meeting i. Consider Brewster’s key strategic planning documents (Vision Plan, Open Space and Recreation Plan, Coastal Resource Management Plan, Housing Production Plan, and others) ii. Incorporate maintenance, safety, and legal requirements iii. Identify estimated one-time project costs, ongoing operating expenses, funding sources, and timelines, incorporating prudent financial practices and exploring opportunities for revenue generation 3. Composition: Eleven (11) total members, including: a. Two (2) representatives from Select Board (Select Board Chair shall not be eligible) b. One (1) representative from each of the following committees: Natural Resources Commission; Open Space Committee; Affordable Housing Trust, Water Commission, Recreation Commission c. Four (4) at-large members (may be part-time residents) d. Term: One (1) year, subject to annual reappointment; first term through June 30, 2023 e. Officers: Committee shall initially and annually thereafter elect a Chair, Vice Chair, and Clerk; Chair position shall not be held by a Select Board member; Chair and Vice Chair will meet on quarterly basis with their counterparts on BPPC to ensure coordination f. Liaisons (non-voting): Finance Committee; Vision Planning Committee g. Representatives (non-voting): MA Audubon & Brewster Conservation Trust; other organizations may be included as needed h. Lead Town Staff Support: Assistant Town Administrator; other Department Heads as needed 4. Appointment Process: a. Notice soliciting letters of interest and completed applications from residents will be posted on Town website – due January 21, 2022 b. Residents seeking to serve as at-large members will be asked to complete new Board/Committee application form c. Members of representative committees will be asked to submit letters of interest d. Select Board members appointed to serve on PPPC will individually vet all applicants (at-large and representative members) and then make their recommendations to the full Board in February e. Select Board are anticipated to make all appointments by the end of February 5. Selection Criteria: In addition to the criteria outlined in the Select Board’s recently revised Board & Committee Appointment Policy, Select Board members will also take into account the following criteria in selecting members to serve on this committee: a. Record of effective teamwork ability; able to collaborate well with others to achieve common goals b. Experience in community planning, municipal activities, project management, equity and inclusion, conservation/environment, park management, sustainability, historic preservation, recreation, public finance, (landscape) architecture, youth services, human services, engineering, community housing, and/or law c. Excellent written and verbal communication skills d. Previous volunteer service e. Sufficient time to actively participate in meetings and take on tasks outside of meetings Town Plans Resource Sheet 1. Open Space & Recreaon Plan – hps://www.brewster- ma.gov/sites/g /ﬁles/vyhlif6286/f/uploads/brewsterosrp_ﬁnalapproved_2021-2028.pdf 2. Vision Plan (2018) - brewster_vision_plan_ﬁnal_dra.pdf (brewster-ma.gov) 3. Vision Plan Update (2021) - BrewsterVisionPlan (brewster-ma.gov) 4. Local Comprehensive Plan Dra (2023)- 20230925_ﬁnal_brewster_lcp_report.pdf (brewster- ma.gov) 5. Coastal Resource Management Plan (2020)- Coastal Resource Management Plan | Town of Brewster (brewster-ma.gov) 6. Housing Producon Plan (2022)- Microso Word - Final Housing Producon Plan 08.12.2022.docx (brewster-ma.gov) 7. DBP Master Plan Update (2021)- Microso Word - Drummer Boy Park Master Plan.docx (brewster-ma.gov) 8. Council on Aging Acon Plan (2017)- brewster_age-friendly_acon_plan.pdf (brewster-ma.gov) 9. Integrated Water Resource Management Informaon- Integrated Water Resource Management Planning & Implementaon | Town of Brewster (brewster-ma.gov) 10. Select Board Strategic Plan- hps://www.brewster- ma.gov/sites/g /ﬁles/vyhlif6286/f/uploads/1._brewster_select_board_fy24- 25_strategic_plan_dra_2.0_08.23.pdf 11. Cape Cod Sea Camps Project Page- Cape Cod Sea Camps Properes | Town of Brewster (brewster-ma.gov)