Mantua-Shalersville Meeting - Planning Group C
April 26, 2006
General commentary while mapping
- Fishing Acess – local business opportunities
- Canoeing/Kayaking – opportunities - no developed put-ins/take-outs
- Concern – LaDue Reservoir – decreasing flow in river, increasing sediment
- Local town park – all types of recreation (baseball, volleyball, basketball, playground)
- People come from outside of town for this
- Many local contributions to make it work (playground equipment, benches
- Opportunity – Boy Scouts planting trees
- Reclamation of sand and gravel operations necessary per ODNR, return to contours
- Northern Portage County – Maple Syrup – Roads lined with maple trees in fall
- Scenic byways, greenways
- Trail to Aurora – Ohio Edison easement
- Short term opportunity – Bike Shop at Mantua Grain
- Standard LaFarge – inaccessible property
- Important to preserve corridors now
- Plans beget plans - Plans beget grants -Grants beget grants
- Bike Hike connections
- Protect corridor greenways of Cuyahoga River
- Akron divesting themselves of land management to local park districts
- Assets - Potato Festival
- Cuyahoga River – good water quality, great biodiversity, scenic
- Sunny Lake – winter recreation
- Retail – not as much, failing, no commitment
- Sidewalks, bike trails in town where no on street parking
- Still pristine wetlands around here, not as many invasives as elsewhere
- Mayor making efforts to bring a hospital into the community
- Protect River access
- Sand and gravel – opportunities for reclaimed greenways and fishing
- Where can we go fishing?
- Scenic driving lanes – Pioneer Trail, Near Asbury
- Working with developers to create fees for land uses, incorporating public access
- Scenic views
- Sugar Maples, produce farms (apples, berries), historic, fall color
- Year Round recreation
Map - Concept C:
Strengths
- Local town park – all types of recreation (baseball, volleyball, basketball, playground)
- People come from outside of town for this local town park
- Many local contributions make it work (playground equipment, benches)
- Northern Portage County – Maple Syrup – Roads lined with maple trees in fall
- Scenic byways, greenways
- Bike/Hike connections
- Potato Festival
- Cuyahoga River – good water quality, great biodiversity, scenic
- Sunny Lake – winter recreation
- Orchards, berries
- Still pristine wetlands around here, not as many invasives as elsewhere
- Scenic driving lanes – Pioneer Trail, Near Asbury
- Scenic views
- Sugar Maples, produce farms (apples, berries), historic, fall color
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Opportunities
- Fishing Access – local business opportunities
- Canoe/Kayak Business Opportunities
- Short term opportunity – Bike Shop at Mantua Grain
- Boy Scouts planting trees
- Reclamation of sand and gravel operations, necessary per ODNR,
return to similar contours, opportunities for reclaimed greenways and fishing
- Working with developers to create fees for land uses,
incorporating public access
- Year Round recreation
- Trail to Aurora – Ohio Edison easement
- Important to preserve corridors now
- Plans beget plans - Plans beget grants - Grants beget grants
- Bike Hike connections
- Protect corridor greenways of Cuyahoga River
- Akron divesting themselves of land management to local park districts
- Sidewalks, bike trails in town where no on street parking
- Mayor making efforts to bring a hospital into the community
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Weaknesses
- Retail – not as much, failing, no commitment
- Canoeing/Kayaking – no developed put-ins/take-outs
- Current sand and gravel operations
- Not enough fishing
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Threats
- Concern about LaDue Reservoir – decreasing flow in river,
increasing sediment
- Standard LaFarge – inaccessible property
- Protect River access
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