Commissioners question parking in floodplain and tree counts for Barker Park plan
Feb 18, 2026
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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