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HomeMy WebLinkAboutParks and Recreation Master Plan Presentation - November 2019 (PDF)Presenters:Gene Bolinger| Principal-in-Charge Michael Moonan | Team Leader Town of Nantucket Massachusetts Recreation & Parks Master Plan November 14, 2019 ▪Town of Nantucket ▪Weston & Sampson ▪Various Stakeholder Groups ▪Nantucket Residents at Large Project Participants ▪Inventory properties and confirm existing conditions ▪Receive public input ▪Establish recreation facility needs ▪Establish a strategic plan to upgrade, and develop, new recreation facilities Project Goals ▪Deliver safe, high-performing, gender equitable + multi- generational facilities ▪Establish funding and phasing strategies (capital + operational) ▪Complete preliminary designs for Tom Nevers Park Project Goals JETTIES BEACH HULBERT AVE. AND EASTON STREET CIRCLE CHILDREN’S BEACH LINCOLN CIRCLE COFFIN PARK MILL HILL PARK CONSUE SPRINGS TOM NEVERS PARK DELTA FIELDSNOBADEER ATHLETIC COMPLEX FISHERMAN’S BEACHSURFSIDE BEACH WINTER PARK DIONIS BEACH Project Sites Beach Properties (5) Dionis Jetties Children’s Fisherman’s Surfside Neighborhood Circles (2) Lincoln Hulbert Avenue + Easton Street Active Park + Recreation Properties (4) Winter Park Nobadeer Athletic Complex Delta Fields Tom Nevers Park Passive Park Properties (3) Coffin Park Mill Hill Park Consue Springs ▪Interviews and site visits DPW/WSE staff (October 1, 2018) ▪Site visits WSE staff (November 1, 2018) ▪Interviews with stakeholders (November 15, 2018) ▪Public engagement meeting No. 1 (November 15, 2018) ▪Various phone conversations ▪Public engagement meeting No. 2 (January 17, 2019) ▪Public Survey (May 2019) ▪Public engagement Meeting No. 3 (June 6, 2019) ▪Public engagement Meeting No. 4 (July 11, 2019) Information Gathering and Public Input User Matrix User Matrix Overall: ▪Improve accessibility (ADA compliance) ▪Improve, organize parking ▪Install car charging stations at parks/beaches ▪Renovate/upgrade or build new support buildings ▪Install drinking fountains, bike racks, benches etc. ▪Incorporate natural play into the parks (like Cod Fish Park) ▪Consider a bike playground ▪Improve drainage and run-off ▪Address conflicts between users and abutters ▪Access, wayfinding and identification signage can be improved General Observations, Wants, Needs Overall: ▪Sites are not used or developed to their capacity ▪Improve turf conditions at all fields ▪Control vandalism, trash and dog waste ▪Deploy security cameras ▪Increase storage space ▪Consider resiliency + sustainability as various properties are refurbished ▪Consider a “one stop shop” website for on- island parks and recreation related events ▪Parks/DPW need housing for staff ▪Consider construction of an indoor athletic complex General Observations, Wants, Needs ▪82% of respondents are year-round residents ▪94% of respondents described the overall recreation facility quality as adequate or needs improvement (49% -needs improvement) ▪58% or respondents rated Tom Nevers Field as poor or fair condition ▪42% to 48% of respondents rate Tom Nevers, Children’s and Fisherman’s Beaches as fair or poor ▪Tom Nevers Park needs improvement across the board ▪45% of respondents believe passive recreation improvements should be added at Lincoln Circle or Hulbert Ave and the East Street Circle and 25% believe they should be improved with active and passive recreation ▪Additional indoor facilities (various activities) continue to top the list as the most pressing need (48% desired indoor facility) Survey Results Various Requested Sports | Activities ▪Playgrounds (47%) ▪Mountain bike and hiking trails ▪Track or walking track (indoor and outdoor) ▪Swimming pool not shared with schools (36%) ▪Tennis courts (29%) ▪Basketball courts (16%) ▪More Lacrosse/Soccer space ▪Year-round bathrooms, not just at parks ▪Dog Park ▪Boat ramp Survey Results ▪Pickleball (23%) ▪Improved skate park ▪Open play fields ▪Rock climbing ▪Shade shelters ▪Gym/fitness equipment at parks ▪Bocce ▪Public golf ▪Winter uses (Preliminary Design Documents) JETTIES BEACH Tom Nevers ParkTom Nevers Park Tom Nevers ParkTom Nevers Park Tom Nevers ParkTom Nevers Park PARKING GRASS PLAYING FIELD SYNTHETIC TURF FIELD GRASS PLAYING FIELD TENNIS PARKING ▪Further develop schematic improvement plans ▪Establish costs + priorities ▪Establish implementation strategies (funding/phasing) Next Steps thank you westonandsampson.com ▪Contribute your thoughts tonight ▪Stay in touch with the project ▪Reach out to others who would be interested ▪Attend our next meeting ▪Help define the path forward to well-performing recreation and park facilities How You Can Help! Survey Results 82% YEAR-ROUND RESIDENTS Survey Results 94% RATED ADEQUATE OR NEEDS IMPROVEMENT Survey Results RESPONDENTS GIVING A FAIR OR POOR RATING 7% 40% 31% 10% 11% 58% 68% 32% 76% Survey Results 23% 17% 54% 23% 14% 58% RESPONDENTS GIVING A FAIR OR POOR RATING Survey Results 37% 47% 16% 48% 9% 42% 2% 16% 3% 5% 0% 37% RESPONDENTS GIVING A FAIR OR POOR RATING Survey Results 37% 12% 4% 52% 6% 72% 24% 3% 3% 16% 8% 52% RESPONDENTS GIVING A FAIR OR POOR RATING Survey Results 8% 8% 3% 17% 7% 51% 7% 10% 1% 12% 3% 54% RESPONDENTS GIVING A FAIR OR POOR RATING Survey Results 6% Jetties Beach Tennis Courts 3% Tom Nevers Street Hockey Court USE AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH Survey Results 21% Tom Nevers 11% Winter Park 18% Children’s Beach 11% Jetties Beach USE AT LEAST ONCE PER WEEK Survey Results 29% PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS RANKING AS #1, #2, OR #3 MOST IMPORTANT 23% 47% 36% 48% 21% 16% SOCCER FIELDS BASKETBALL COURTS TENNIS COURTS PICKLEBALL COURTS PLAYGROUNDS SWIMMING POOL INDOOR FACILITIES