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SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Site Aerial Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com June 21, 2018 Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT MACK PARK GALLOWS HILL PARK PALMER COVE FIVE-MINUTE WALKING RADIUS FIVE-MINUTE WALKING RADIUS FIVE-MINUTE WALKING RADIUS Bentley Academy Charter School Nathaniel Bowditch School Salem Prep High School Saltonstall Elementary Heights Elementary New Liberty Innovation School Salem Academy Charter School FIVE-MINUTE WALKING RADIUS SALEM HIGH SCHOOL Salem State ---PAGE BREAK--- Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT MACK PARK GALLOWS HILL PARK PALMER COVE SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Impervious Surfaces June 21, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com MBTA BUS LINE MBTA TRAIN LINE Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT MACK PARK GALLOWS HILL PARK PALMER COVE SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM ACADEMY 4 minute walk to Palmer Cove 38 minute walk to High School 31 minute walk to Mack Park 30 minute walk to Gallows Hill High School 40 minute walk to Palmer Cove 0 minute walk to High School 33 minute walk to Mack Park 20 minute walk to Gallows Hill SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Transportation and Distance to School June 21, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com HARMONY GROVE CEMETARY LESLIE'S RETREAT PARK PROCTOR'S LEDGE SPLAINE LAFAYETTE MARY JANE LEE 19% IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREA 24% OPEN PUBLIC SPACE 17% IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREA 9% OPEN PUBLIC SPACE 65% IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREA 5% OPEN PUBLIC SPACE CASTLE HILL OLD SALEM GREENS GOLF COURSE SALEM WOODS OPEN AND RECREATIONAL SPACE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE POPULATIONS 76% IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREA 39% OPEN PUBLIC SPACE Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT MACK PARK GALLOWS HILL PARK PALMER COVE SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Open Space and Env. Justice June 21, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com MACK PARK 1,144,000 sq. ft. 10.8% BASEBALL Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT PALMER COVE PARK 302,000 sq. ft. 41.0% BASEBALL SALEM HIGH SCHOOL 2,681,000 sq. ft. 4.6% BASEBALL GALLOWS HILL PARK 1,011,000 sq. ft. 12.2% BASEBALL SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Percent Baseball June 21, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT OPEN AND RECREATIONAL SPACE HURRICANE INUNDATION ZONE MACK PARK GALLOWS HILL PARK PALMER COVE SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Hurricane Innundation June 21, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com Scale: 1:15000 0 1000 2000 FT OPEN AND RECREATIONAL SPACE MASS DEP WETLANDS MACK PARK GALLOWS HILL PARK PALMER COVE SALEM HIGH SCHOOL SALEM BASEBALL STUDIES Wetlands June 21, 2018 ---PAGE BREAK--- PALMER COVE PARK 315,000 SF APPROX. 15 SPACES BASKETBALL COURT TENNIS COURT Fair balls hit towards Pioneer Terrace housing COMMUNITY GARDENS 317' FOUL LINE 135' to nearest house Approx. extent of 2018 flooding PALMER COVE BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: EXISTING June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- PALMER COVE PARK 315,000 SF APPROX. 15 SPACES BASKETBALL COURT TENNIS COURT Fair balls hit towards Pioneer Terrace housing COMMUNITY GARDENS 300' FOUL LINE 135' to nearest house Approx. extent of 2018 flooding PALMER COVE BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: PROPOSED June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- PALMER COVE SLOPE DIAGRAM June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- SALEM HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: EXISTING June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- SALEM HIGH SCHOOL 2,681,000 SF Fair balls hit towards parking and other fields SOCCER FIELDS BASKETBALL COURT TREES REMOVED GROUND LEVELED APPROX. 75 SPACES 300' FOUL LINE 300' FOUL LINE GOLF COURSE PARKING SALEM HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: PROPOSED June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- APPROX. 30 SPACES 12 SPACES APPROX. 8 SPACES COMMUNITY GARDENS MACK PARK HOUSE AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPE PLAYGROUND BASKETBALL COURT BATHROOMS 193' FOUL LINE MACK PARK 1,200,000 SF Fair balls hit downhill towards Tremont St. EXPOSED LEDGE 422' to nearest house MACK PARK BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: EXISTING June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- 12 SPACES APPROX. 8 SPACES PLAYGROUND BASKETBALL COURT BATHROOMS 300' FOUL LINE RECONFIGURED PARKING (APPROX 30 SPACES) Fair balls hit downhill towards Tremont St. FILL ALONG OUTFIELD FENCE DRIVE REMOVED MACK PARK HOUSE AND HISTORIC LANDSCAPE MACK PARK 1,200,000 SF 422' to nearest house MACK PARK BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: PROPOSED June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- 12 SPACES MACK PARK SLOPE DIAGRAM June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 50 51 51 51 51 49 48 47 44 45 46 47 48 49 48 54 54 53 52 51 51 52 52 52 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 52 52 52 59 60 61 62 63 53 52 51 50 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 52 53 54 54 55 56 57 54 53 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 54 57 56 55 54 53 53 53 54 53 53 54 52 49 49 52 53 49 49 47 55 55 52 56 53 54 GALLOWS HILLS PARK 935,000 SF APPROX. 60 SPACES Fair balls hit uphill into park SKATE PARK LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD LEDGE OUTCROPPING EXPOSED LEDGE 222' to nearest house GALLOWS HILL PARK BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: EXISTING June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT 331' FOUL LINE 268' FOUL LINE Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- 43 44 45 46 48 49 50 50 51 51 51 51 49 48 47 44 45 46 47 48 49 48 54 54 53 52 51 51 52 52 52 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 52 52 52 59 60 61 62 63 53 52 51 50 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 52 53 54 54 55 56 57 54 53 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 54 57 56 55 54 53 53 53 54 53 53 54 52 49 49 52 53 49 49 47 55 55 52 56 53 54 300' FOUL LINE 300' FOUL LINE LEDGE OUTCROP REMOVED GALLOWS HILLS PARK 935,000 SF APPROX. 60 SPACES Fair balls hit uphill into park SKATE PARK EXPOSED LEDGE 262' to nearest house Possibility of retaining softball field GALLOWS HILL PARK BASEBALL FIELD STUDIES: PROPOSED June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- GALLOWS HILL PARK SLOPE DIAGRAM June 21, 2018 Scale: 1" = 100 FT 0 50 100 150 FT Crowley Cottrell, LLC 281 Summer St, 6th Floor Boston, MA 02210 [PHONE REDACTED] crowleycottrell.com ---PAGE BREAK--- June 21, 2018 Decision-Making Matrix Salem Baseball Studies PERCENT BASEBALL FIELD ORIENTATION DISTANCE TO NEIGHBORS NEIGHBORHOOD: % IMPERVIOUS NEIGHBORHOOD: % ENV. JUSTICE NEIGHBORHOOD: % OPEN SPACE PARKING DISTANCE TO SALEM HIGH DISTANCE TO SALEM ACADEMY ACCESS TO EX. AMENITIES EASE OF CONSTRUCTION EXISTING RESOURCES LOST TURF VIABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT CONNECTIVITY/ACCESS SITE OPPORTUNITIES/CONSTRAINTS HIGH SCHOOL 2,681,000 sq. ft. PALMER COVE PARK 302,000 sq. ft. MACK PARK 1,144,000 sq. ft. GALLOWS HILL PARK 1,011,000 sq. ft. 41.0% 4.6% 10.8% 12.2% South- Southeast OnPoint building with bathrooms. Readily available power lines. Existing backstop poles, light poles and dugouts can be reused. Little or no earthwork required. None Existing sportsfields removed, but option to insert new 300’x180’ field in outfield. Some regrading north of existing sports fields. Backstop and dugouts from existing field can be reused. Need for extensive fill north of existing drive and parking Need to regrade and remove exposed ledge around field area. Need to reconfigure circulation and add additional parking. Need to blast and remove large ledge outcropping at proposed center field. Loss of existing little league field northwest of proposed field. Existing drive and parking area removed. Existing high-quality softball field removed. Loss of historic landscape character in area around Mack Park house. Adjacent High School with bathrooms, gym, and storage facilities. Readily available power lines. Bathrooms in park. Readily Available power lines. North North- Northwest North- Northeast Wetlands at 25’ from proposed field. turf viable. Wetlands greater than 100’ from proposed limit of work. Wetlands greater than 100’ from proposed limit of work. Fair balls hit towards Pioneer Terrace 135’ from home base to nearest house Fair balls hit towards parking lot and ball fields. 688’ from home base to structure (High School) Fair balls hit towards parking area, north corner of park, and Tremont St. 422’ from home base to nearest residence Fair balls hit towards hill in north corner of park, parking, and skate park. 262’ from home base to nearest residence 9 min drive 40 min walk 11 min drive 38 min walk 0 min drive 0 min walk 8 min drive 33 min walk 5 min drive 20 min walk 2 min drive 3 min walk 8 min drive 31 min walk 8 min drive 30 min walk Yes-field could be raised in elevation to provide necessary depth. Maybe-depth to bedrock may not be sufficient to accomodate turf. 14 spaces in lot 22 spaces off Salem St. Street parking in neighborhood Approx 75 spaces in adjacent lot. 220 additional spaces on site. Approx. 30 spaces in parking lot would be removed. 20 spaces elsewhere in park. Street parking in neighborhood. Approx. 60 spaces in adjacent lot. Street parking on Mansell Pkwy and in neighborhood. Within coastal bank. Site subject to frequent flooding during storms. 29.5% 14.2% 27.3% 65.6% 78% 5% 39% 24% 9% No bathrooms. Power lines on site. No-Flooding too likely to damage field or release crumb rubber into environment. 22% 19% 17%