Town of Amherst Recreational Needs Assessment and Master Plan ResultsTown of Amherst Recreational Needs Assessment and Master Plan Results

Field Demand Conclusions

• Nearly 5,700 Scheduled Events per year• Population of 17 Fields = Average of 328 Uses Per Field

Accounting for Loss of Cemetery Fields

• Inventory of 14 town fields

• 5700 / 250 = 23 – 14 = 9 Fields Required

• Loss of Cemetery Fields will shift nearly 700 events Average Increases to 400 events per field

Cemetery FieldsExisting Town Recreation Facilities

Cemetery FieldsExisting Town Recreation Facilities

• 1 Little League (60’) baseball diamond

• 2 Soccer fields (210’ x 285’ and175’ x 230’)

• Playground area

• Coming offline – in need of replacement of fields and playground

• 691 Town Events per year

Merrimack Road ParcelExisting ConditionsMerrimack Road ParcelExisting Conditions

• 6.5± Acres

• Forested, sandy upland soils

• Gently sloping terrain, 2-3% slopes

• No apparent environmental

resources areas

• Merrimack Road frontage

MERRIMACK ROAD

MERRIMACK ROAD

NH

– RO

UT

E 101

NH

– RO

UT

E 101

Merrimack Road ParcelProposed RedevelopmentMerrimack Road ParcelProposed Redevelopment

• 2 Multi-purpose rectangular fields(180’x330’, 160’x240’)

• 1 – 60’ Baseball Diamond

• 2 Age appropriate Playground Areas

• Fitness/walking path

• Parking Lot/Drop-off area, 70± Parking Spots

• Amenities Building

MERRIMACK ROAD

MERRIMACK ROAD

NH

– RO

UT

E 101

NH

– RO

UT

E 101