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<br /> Other work that is not included in the Public Amenities Master Plan, but which could occur within a
<br /> similar timeframe, is the construction work proposed by the private developer and the environmental
<br /> mitigation planned for its development-related impacts. Additional bank stabilization by the developer
<br /> may be required adjacent to the Landfill site, where the railroad corridor abuts the river and the bank is
<br /> extensively armored with riprap. This area is identified as an area of major bank failure in the site
<br /> analysis. These projects by the private developer are not part of the Public Amenities Master Plan, but
<br /> this work will be coordinated with the master plan to maximize the restoration and minimize disruption
<br /> to built facilities.
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<br /> Other Wetland and Shoreline Preservation, µ" ``'T .�� ' ,
<br /> Restoration, and Enhancement Areas „ , sc a , _ f^
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<br /> The Public Amenities Master Plan proposes the re- `
<br /> establishment of riparian scrub-shrub and forest cover .-4-40,7,,:. '
<br /> through much of the 50-foot shoreline buffer, with points for
<br /> pedestrian access retained at regular intervals. Shoreline s 'i s' "` ?
<br /> buffer restoration will most likely be completed in -.- .`.'`� is,,, _ { '.
<br /> conjunction with the installation of other plan elements, -a r= 1,.:4,,"
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<br /> such as the construction of picnic facilities or trail °` -"-
<br /> improvements, but most of the shoreline buffer area is _. t�'_
<br /> expected to be restored within the period of full plan
<br /> implementation. Example of a re-graded and planted bank
<br /> Shoreline buffer enhancements will include new plantings
<br /> of native species along the Riverront Trail and a reduction z I — s >_ IrlertiNgifiriir
<br /> of the extent of existing, maintenance-intensive lawn area.
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<br /> Existing irrigation system zones will be repurposed to - ,
<br /> establish native plantings, after which these zones can be - - . Y
<br /> abandoned. A significant quotient of Parks Department .
<br /> maintenance labor now directed to lawn, care and shrub 4`.•.4--'-':::-. :z_" -� .
<br /> control pruning will be available for use elsewhere on the :."--'74.;---; *---_,;--
<br /> Riverfront Development site. -
<br /> Extensive modification of the remaining wetlands on the _
<br /> site is not envisioned in the Public Amenities Master Plan. - -
<br /> These remaining wetlands, primarily those wetlands in the -' ;''
<br /> East Wetland Complex and the South Wetland Complex
<br /> beyond the extent of the proposed Bigelow Creek Fascines bound fogether are a bioengineered
<br /> restoration, will be retained and preserved in their current bank stabilization technique.
<br /> condition. If it becomes necessary to re-align portions of -
<br /> the existing Riverfront Trail to avoid bank failures .�A Y' s .4_•,-,4 n r r 4. '.` .-„ 4. 1
<br /> additional wetland areas may be affected. In these .. , ;,, .1•fr . 1
<br /> instances, mitigation for localized impacts will be provided --.11,,,,.;}:,,,,1" M+ ,j; j''`•_-`',r ,_,
<br /> by wetland creation, enhancement, or rehabilitation near v...4 i u F 4# '" 1
<br /> the areas of impact, consistent with local, state, and federal - -. -- -- f �-" _=1 r�__
<br /> codes.
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<br /> Riprap armors sections of the riverbank now.
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