Commissioners question parking in floodplain and tree counts for Barker Park plan

Feb 18, 2026

Commissioners pressed staff and the project team about parking located in the 100-year floodplain, an increase in the number of parking spaces due to re-striping, and whether the plan meets the ordinance's one-tree-per-1,000-square-feet requirement.

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During deliberations on the George A. Barker River Park expansion, commissioners raised concerns about existing parking that sits in the 100-year floodplain and about whether the project meets the town's tree-planting requirement.

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