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Methodology

Contracted with Gale Associates engineering firm Determined inventory of existing fields and recreational

facilities

Contacted all Lynnfield recreation groups to quantify:number of participants, number of events at fields,

which fields are used, additional needs not currentlybeing met

Conducted sensing sessions; the schedule of these waspublished in the newspaper and through emails.

Gales reports can be found on the town website underBoard of Selectmen at:http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/

http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/http://town.lynnfield.ma.us/Pages/LynnfieldMA_BOS/Gale%20Report%20on%20Fields/

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Field use acceptable number of

events

Event defined as use by group of 10 20 individuals for a period of roughly two

hours.

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Current field conditions

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Current field conditions

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Field use and needs

Current field use was quantified from responsesof recreational groups

Recreation groups have over 3,300 athletes and5,681 annual events

Gale calculates that a well maintained field cansustain 250 uses per year

To support current use 23 fields are needed.Lynnfield currently has only 17

Therefore, fields are overused to the point whereadequate maintenance is impossible

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Field Need (continued)

- existing fields inventory, events, and athletes

Current number of fields supports 4,250 events

Deficit of 1,431 events or six fieldsHigh School project will in effect add four plus fields

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Options

Main Street property

Over 90 acres but only 15 useable for fields

Over $6M for three fields only one that is

synthetic with lights

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Options (continued)

High School Option 1

Currently two multi use fields, one baseball, onesoftball, youth size field (upper), practice fieldover two outfields all grass

Proposed: Multi use synthetic turf stadium with lights, bleachers,

concessions, bathrooms, visitor locker room

Two multi use synthetic turf fields with lights

Redeveloped baseball and softball at upper field

Because of turf and lights equates to an increase offour multi use fields

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Options

Middle School Option 1

Redevelop complex with new, regulation track

Multi use, regulation size turf field

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Middle School Option 1

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Need

Over the last decade plus, Lynnfield votershave supported:

Schools

Senior Center Police

Fire

DPW

But has not done anything to address the need formore and better maintained fields

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Memorandum of Understaning

HS and MS generally used by school athleticsweekdays 7:30 AM to 6PM with some exceptions:

Stadium field for HS Friday nights and Saturdays in Fall

At least one field available at 3PM weekdays in Spring

and Fall HS field #3 available to non school groups as of 5PM in Fall

and 3PM in Spring

MS turf field available 3PM in Fall

MS baseball and outfield field available 3PM in Fall

HS and MS softball fields available 3PM in Fall

Non school times will be distributed to youth andother recreation groups by Recreation Committee

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High School Project Funding

Entire project will be done without affecting

your tax rate

Project will be financed from existing cash and

revenues

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Cost and fundingHigh School Fields Project FinancingHigh School Project Cost* $ 5,663,000.00Town Wide Field Improvements $ 785,000.00Total Cost $ 6,448,000.00Funding SourcesLife Land Sale $ 1,000,000.00Sale of Real Estate Account $ 1,500,000.00Total Reserves to be Applied $ 2,500,000.00Amount to be Financed $ 3,948,000.00Annual Debt Servive $ 350,000.00

Debt Service Funding Sources**Golf Enterprise Annual Surplus $ 150,000.00New Tax Revenue Market Street $ 200,000.00

*Assumes 1 turf performance stadium with lights, 2 additional turf fields and

reconfigured basebal and softball playing areas (non-turf, no lights)

** Assumes No Debt Exclusion Override of Prop 2 1/2 thus No increase in Property Taxes

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Middle School project

$1.5M to $2.0M

All privately funded through donations and

grants

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Timeline

October town meeting Request $250K funding for engineering study

HS and MS fields, improvements for other fields,maintenance plan, more accurate cost estimates, bid

documents April town meeting

Approval of development and funding plan

May 2014 solicit bids

June 2014 select contractor July 2014 begin construction

Fall 2014 Completion of project

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Property values will increase

Property values will increase as a result of the

new, beautiful playing fields

Most surrounding towns have done one or

several turf complexes:

Reading, North Reading, North Andover,

Manchester-Essex, Melrose, Malden

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Current Middle School Field

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Middle School Bleachers

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Current High School Field

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Rendering similar field Hingham