The West Concord Advisory Committee on Nov. 6 agreed to support a Community Preservation Committee request for $90,000 to fund a consultant study of improvements at Juro Park, and members asked a committee volunteer to draft a brief letter backing the request.

Susan Molodozanek summarized the proposal as a funding request to analyze “what it would take to create access to the water using some sort of boat dock or launch … and have a playground and some paths and landscaping improvements,” emphasizing the money is intended to produce feasibility analysis, cost estimates and a plan for ongoing maintenance rather than to pay for construction.

The study would address how to accommodate varying water levels at Warner’s Pond, potential floating dock or launch designs, playground siting and circulation paths. Members discussed whether the request completes items from an earlier plan or starts additional phases; Barbara Morse said the funding appears to be used to finish previously proposed work, while Anna Feldwick and others noted the need to guard against repeated rework if larger nearby projects change future demand.

Member Nicole Hammond urged the committee to consider future population changes tied to nearby development, saying, “I just don’t wanna waste $90,000 and then have to redevise everything … without thinking about the future.” Members agreed the letter could include language asking the town to require scenario planning in the consultant’s scope to account for potential increased usage.

Anna Feldwick volunteered to draft the letter; Susan Molodozanek said the CPC contact is paulbohm@cpc and that the committee should aim to submit the letter by the 15th so it can be considered before the CPC’s meeting on the 19th. The committee reached unanimous support for producing and sending a concise letter of support; members will provide edits by email and Susan will relay the final submission plan.

The committee did not vote on the CPC request itself (that decision rests with the Community Preservation Committee). The advisory committee’s next steps are to circulate Anna’s draft, incorporate member feedback and submit the committee’s letter by the target date.