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9 <br /> 1 • Increase New Local Taxes (34% agree) <br /> 2 <br /> 3 Focus Groups and Open Houses <br /> 4 7 Focus Groups Held: <br /> 5 Soccer Facilities <br /> 6 Trails and Connectivity <br /> 7 Public Health and Parks <br /> 8 Park Facility Needs <br /> 9 Recreation Programs <br /> 10 Nature/Env. Programs <br /> 11 County/Town Coordination <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 6 Open Houses, etc <br /> 15 Main Themes Heard: <br /> 16 More biking and hiking trails <br /> 17 Artificial Turf fields <br /> 18 When will new parks open? (Blackwood Farm) <br /> 19 More soccer fields/centers <br /> 20 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Important Themes and Topics <br /> 23 • Linking to the Goals/Objectives in Comp Plan <br /> 24 • Synchronizing and coordinating with Town plans <br /> 25 • State parks, OWASA, Schools, Others <br /> 26 • Economic benefits of parks, rec and open space <br /> 27 • Important linkages to public health, opportunities <br /> 28 • Parks and conserving our natural resources <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Standards and Findings <br /> 31 A number of changed conditions since 1988 <br /> 32 Park Classifications: <br /> 33 School Park <br /> 34 Community Park (usually 40-75 acres) <br /> 35 District Park (usually 75-125 acres) <br /> 36 Regional Park (usually 150 acres +) <br /> 37 Nature Preserve Access Areas <br /> 38 Standards: Best Approach - use community needs <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Standards and Findings <br /> 41 • Proposed Guiding Principles for Park Standards <br /> 42 • Continue to Use Population-Based as Benchmark <br /> 43 • Service Areas Defined Existing plans and policies <br /> 44 o 4 Districts <br /> 45 • Overall — Set of 20 Findings Identified (pg 9-13) <br /> 46 <br /> 47 Goals and Objectives <br /> 48 • Previously-created in Comprehensive Plan <br /> 49 • 5 Goals with objectives for each <br /> 50 • Plan strategies attempt to address these <br />