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Parks and Recreation
Participant feedback from Roanoke Parks and Recreation's first Comprehensive Master Plan Visioning Workshop Aug. 31:
KEY COMMUNITY VALUES NEEDED IN THE MASTER PLAN
Honesty, Affordability, Combination of Resources, Safety, Family Oriented, Fun, Inclusiveness, Senior Activities, Regional Networking, Accessibility, Being Outdoors, Connect with National Agencies, Quality of Life, Fitness & Wellness, Opportunities for People w/Disabilities, Protection of Natural Resources, Neighborhood Access, Value Maintenance, Vision, Economic Development, Value Larger Spaces, Connectivity, Intergenerational Activities, Value Partnership, Thinking Outside the Box, Youth Employment, The River, Follow Through, Passive Recreation Amenities, Timely and Volunteers.
STRENGTHS OF THE PARKS & RECREATION SYSTEM WE NEED TO BUILD ON
Playgrounds, Publication (PLAY), Mill Mountain, Landscaping, Coordination with City Schools, Support of Special Events,Youth Sports, Youth Camps, Services for Seniors/Employment, Greenways, Accessibilities with Staff, Maintenance of Grounds/Equipment, Outdoor Education/Carvins Cove, Food Programs, Cooperation with other Agencies, Employ Youth, Evaluation of Facilities, Conservation of Resources, Recreation Centers, Expansion of Trail System/Improvements and Caring Organization.
KEY PARK LAND ISSUES WE NEED TO ADDRESS IN MASTER PLAN UPDATE
Land for dog park, Community Garden, Parking at Timberview Road, Neighborhood Parks, Land for Parking, Pool in N.W., Less Grass to Mow, Land for Camping, Outdoor Theatre, Trail/Walking Paths to Park, Regional Lands for Sports Complex, Linear Parks, Land for Golf Course, Community Parks in N.E., No Smoking Playground, Replacement of Trees/Forestry, Remove Cell Towers, Game Fields and Change Equipment in Fishburn.
RECREATION FACILITY NEEDS (INDOOR AND OUTDOOR) THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
Pool in N.W., Upgrade Skateboard Park, Indoor Rock Climbing, Tennis, Inline Skating Park, Lower Fees for Special Events, Outdoor Theatre, Concert Cap for Large Concerts, Walking Track/Indoors, Ice Rink, Specifically Designed Soccer/Lacrosse Fields, Finish the Greenways, Kayak Water Park, Maintain Tennis Courts, Single-Focus Senior Center, Keep Municipal Golf Course, Safety of Turf Fields, Outdoor Chess, Shuffle Board Course, Indoor Pools (Leisure & Competition), More Trails/Mtn Bike – Diff. Skills, Regional Approach to Facility Dev., Use Former Trans. Museum at Wasena and Recreation Centers.
RECREATION PROGRAM NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED
Environmental Education, Field Biology, Music/Art Programs, Fitness – All Ages, Water Quality Monitoring, Ropes Course, High Adventure Trips, Teen Activities/Stronger Entertainment, Health/Fitness Children, Skill Camps/Workshops/Outdoor, Sports for Younger Children, Young Adult Leagues, Sports Official/Quality and Variety of Music Programs.
BEST WAY FOR PARKS AND RECREATION TO COMMUNICATE THEIR SERVICES TO YOU
Email/Direct Mail, Mass Media (Radio/TV), Smaller more frequent publications, Coordinate w/ Neighborhood Services, Public Information Kiosk/Library System, Working thru other dept networks, Improve website/make it searchable,Regional Newspapers, You Tube on Web site and Communication Directed to People w/Disabilities.
VISION FOR FORMER VICTORY STADIUM SITE IN RIVERS EDGE PARK
Amphitheater, Botanical Garden, RV Camp site, Access to River, Multi-Sport Complex, Natural Water Feature Park, Memorial/History that was there and Create an exit ramp off/to 581.
IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING IN PARKS & RECREATION, IN THREE YEARS, IT WOULD BE...?
Charge Modes for all Services, More Greenways, Making Mill Mountain a Destination Site, Eliminate Waste, Publicity about how to access Financial Aid, Creating Gardens, Making the River a Signature Attraction, Quality of the Fields/Sports Fields, Improvement of Golf Course/ Junior Program, Infrastructure of Parks (Enhance), Improve Bathrooms at Parks, Taking care of what we have, Improve Wildlife Programs, Focus on Teenagers, Manage all Programs/Facilities Regionally, Develop Elmwood Park and Improvement of Civic Center.
Join us for our next Comprehensive Master Plan meeting, a Reserve Ave. Visioning Workshop, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19 at the Roanoke Civic Center Exhibit Hall. We will be gathering opinions from the public on development opportunites for the Reserve Ave. site to be used in planning future Roanoke Parks and Recreation services and facilities. Leon Younger of PROS Consulting will facilitate the event. For more information, call Vic Garber at 853-1242.
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