1. Establish a shared vision for the future of the Conway Branch Rail Trail corridor. 2. Provide opportunities to develop partnerships: a. among local governments b. between private property owners, local governments, and state agencies c. between the public, private, and nonprofit sectors d. with municipal/inter-municipal organizations, departments, and authorities 3. Identify links between recreational opportunity and economic prosperity related to the trail and integrate resource management and economic development sustainably. 4. Evaluate ownership and management alternatives for public access points, including shared use agreements, easements and/or acquisitions. 5. Identify funding sources for development and maintenance. 6. Develop an implementation plan for management vision. 7. Assess the rail corridor including structures to make recommendations for maintenance, construction feasibility and design work, and prioritize projects. 8. Documentation of abutter impacts to the rail corridor. 9. Conduct a Natural Resources Inventory including but not limited to identification of exemplary natural communities, priority resource areas, prime wetlands, and threatened and endangered species within the rail corridor. 10. Prepare a Historic District Area Form for the rail corridor to satisfy a Section 106 review. Consultant shall be 36 CFR Part 61 qualified.
