OPEN LOT
+ commercial/park/living
- structure:
manufactured
stick
row
courtyard
QEP/INDUSTRIAL LOT
+ bring 3 stage power
+ make attractive for development not only today but in the future
INFILL
+ make residents more economically secure
+ strengthen and enhance existing small town aesthetic
MAN CAMP
+ prairie succession, of farmsteads, of other human interventions: how do or can these benefit the ecosystem? how can the best inform the future of our present?
+ oil camp ---> hunt/outdoorsman camp ---> prairie ecosystem
+ what should be bio degradable? what should be weather proof?
Monday, February 14, 2011
INTERVIEW W/ MAYOR RICHARD BOLKAN
PLACES OF INTEREST:
+ Paul Broste Rock Museum
+ Lake Sakakawea
+ Casino in Newtown
+ Pool
+ Golf Course
TOWN ADDITIONS:
+ water facility
+ expanded elementary school
+ apartments
POSSIBLE/FUTURE SITES OF EXPANSION/IMPROVEMENT
+ site: northwest corner of Parshall
- initially developed by Boeing
- tied up in 99 year lease, leasing group is now dissolved
- good site for expansion
- entrance of town, therefore must have curb appeal
+ industrial park: across from previously stated site
- Parshall is currently in the process of bringing power and other amenities to site in order to attract business
- town needs to create area and spec it to standards that will benefit the town not only now but in the future
+ Infill
- housing currently needed for existing population
- infill must work to make town more viable, can bring strapped homeowners closer to solvency therefore making overall town stronger utilities and taxes more condensed.
+ Elders
- existing nursing home is up for sale, parshall needs to create a center for rural elder care for the surrounding area
- create elder community with a tiered levels of assistance as to create an easy transition
+ Downtown
- revitalize downtown with money made from expansion
- create/enhance areas for community activity and services
- enhance existing historic structures, bring more presence to downtown.
- bring more entertainment for youth
+ Nodes
- create/enhance community nodes ie. pocket parks, pool, school adjacency: small informal areas of community connection.
+ Paul Broste Rock Museum
+ Lake Sakakawea
+ Casino in Newtown
+ Pool
+ Golf Course
TOWN ADDITIONS:
+ water facility
+ expanded elementary school
+ apartments
POSSIBLE/FUTURE SITES OF EXPANSION/IMPROVEMENT
+ site: northwest corner of Parshall
- initially developed by Boeing
- tied up in 99 year lease, leasing group is now dissolved
- good site for expansion
- entrance of town, therefore must have curb appeal
+ industrial park: across from previously stated site
- Parshall is currently in the process of bringing power and other amenities to site in order to attract business
- town needs to create area and spec it to standards that will benefit the town not only now but in the future
+ Infill
- housing currently needed for existing population
- infill must work to make town more viable, can bring strapped homeowners closer to solvency therefore making overall town stronger utilities and taxes more condensed.
+ Elders
- existing nursing home is up for sale, parshall needs to create a center for rural elder care for the surrounding area
- create elder community with a tiered levels of assistance as to create an easy transition
+ Downtown
- revitalize downtown with money made from expansion
- create/enhance areas for community activity and services
- enhance existing historic structures, bring more presence to downtown.
- bring more entertainment for youth
+ Nodes
- create/enhance community nodes ie. pocket parks, pool, school adjacency: small informal areas of community connection.
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