As part of this planning program, the following major goals were established to provide the overall guidance and direction for the plan.
(A) Recreation programs goals. Establish a youth athletic program, while seeking expanded programs for other age groups and the handicapped. Promoting interaction between residents of the borough to build new relationships within and across all age groups.
(B) Recreation facilities goals.
(1) Provide adequate opportunities for both active and passive recreation, with adequate distribution throughout the township;
(2) Plan for major community parks emphasizing active, programmed recreation and several well-distributed smaller neighborhood parks emphasizing more informal recreation;
(3) Plan development patterns and road improvements that promote bicycle and pedestrian circulation; and
(4) Plan for a Community Center for recreational purposes.
(C) Goals to put this plan into action.
(1) Cooperation and good communications with neighboring municipalities, the Nazareth Athletic Association, other recreation groups, the Nazareth Area School District and the Bushkill Stream Conservancy to carry out this plan; and
(2) Carry out this plan through continuous program of citizen involvement, planning and action.
(D) Open space/conservation goals.
(1) Use creative means of preserving wooded areas and land along the waterways;
(2) Locate and design recreational areas to make them safe and secure against crime and vandalism, and include native plants and “no mow” zones to reduce maintenance;
(3) Ensure that all development respects the natural features of the land, especially the waterways, wetlands, flood prone areas, wooded areas and steep sloped lands; and
(4) Preserve lands that are physically unsuited for development in public, homeowner association or private open space. This especially includes areas along the Bushkill Creek.
(Ord. passed 8-3-2015)