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APPENDIX A MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION 220 MORRISSEY BOULEVARD BOSTON, MA 02125 PROJECT NOTIFICATION FORM Project Name Winter Island Park Pathway and Bank Restoration Project Location/Address 50 Winter Island Road City/Town Salem, MA 01970 Project Proponent Name City of Salem Michael Crounse, Signature Parks Project Manager Address 98 Washington Street, 3rd Floor City/Town/Zip/Telephone Salem, MA 01970 [PHONE REDACTED] ext. 41008 Agency license or funding for the project (list all licenses, permits, approvals, grants or other entitlements being sought from state and federal agencies). Agency Name Type of License or Funding (specify) Massachusetts Office of Coastal Resiliency Grant Coastal Zone Management Project Description The City of Salem’s Winter Island Park Pathway and Bank Restoration Project seeks to address severe coastal erosion, extensive incursion of invasive plants, and the effects of heavy, undirected pedestrian use of the coastal bank and to assess how the City can best stabilize the eroding banks and pathways and manage path usage within the park. Does the project include demolition? If so, specify nature of demolition and describe the building(s) that are proposed for demolition. No. Does the project include rehabilitation of any existing buildings? If so, specify nature of rehabilitation and describe the building(s) that are proposed for rehabilitation. The Project does not include rehabilitation of any existing buildings. The Project will involve stabilization of the south and east perimeter earth walls of historic Fort Pickering, including stone revetments added in the mid-1970s. Does the project include new construction? If so, describe (attach plans and elevations if necessary). ---PAGE BREAK--- No, the Project does not include any new construction. To the best of your knowledge, are any historic or archaeological properties known to exist within the project's area of potential impact? If so, specify. The Project is fully within the Winter Island Park Historic and Archaeological District (SAL.IH) and encompasses Fort Pickering (SAL.927), which are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Project is also fully or partially within two MACRIS survey areas: Salem Neck and Winter Island Area (SAL.GZ) and US Coast Guard Air and Sea Rescue Station (SAL.HB). Resources are discussed in the attached Winter Island Park Pathways and Bank Restoration Historic and Archaeological Resources Assessment Report, PAL, June 2024. What is the total acreage of the project area? Woodland 1.9 acres Productive Resources: Wetland 6.1 acres Agriculture 0 acres Floodplain 10 acres Forestry 0 acres Open space 1.1 acres Mining/Extraction 0 acres Developed 2.4 acres Total Project Acreage 11.5 acres What is the acreage of the proposed new construction? None What is the present land use of the project area? Parkland Please attach a copy of the section of the USGS quadrangle map that clearly marks the project location. See attached USGS map This Project Notification Form has been submitted to the MHC in compliance with 950 CMR 71.00. June 27, 2024 Signature of Person submitting this form Date Name Virginia H. Adams The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. Address 26 Main Street City/Town/Zip/Telephone Pawtucket, RI 02860 [PHONE REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- REGULATORY AUTHORITY 950 CMR 71.00: M.G.L. c. 9, 26-27C as amended by St. 1988, c. 254. Attachments: USGS Map Project Site Plan Existing Condition Photographs Historic and Archaeological Resources Assessment Report