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<br /> <br /> Swimming <br /> <br /> Walking <br /> <br /> Yoga <br /> <br /> Biking <br /> <br /> Summer Camps <br /> <br /> Gardening <br /> <br /> Tennis <br /> <br /> Dog Obedience Classes <br /> <br /> Afterschool <br /> <br /> Desired Future Facilities <br /> <br /> Walking/Hiking Trails <br /> <br /> Nature Trails <br /> <br /> Swimming Pool <br /> <br /> Greenways <br /> <br /> Water Parks <br /> <br /> Amphitheatre <br /> <br /> Indoor Athletic Center <br /> <br /> Nature Center <br /> <br /> Playgrounds <br /> <br /> Tennis Courts <br /> <br /> <br /> Methods of Financing <br /> <br /> <br /> Private/Corporate Donations – 95% <br /> <br /> State and Federal Grants – 94% <br /> <br /> Existing Local Taxes (non-property) – 73% <br /> <br /> Voter-Approved Bonds – 70% <br /> <br /> Existing Local Property Tax – 70% <br /> <br /> User fees – 68% <br /> <br /> Increasing Local Taxes (non-property) – 34% <br /> <br /> <br /> Focus Groups <br /> <br /> <br /> Discuss in More Detail Specific Topics with Stakeholders <br /> <br /> Held February – July 2013 <br /> <br /> Facilitated Discussion of Key Issues, Interests <br /> <br /> Soccer Facilities <br /> <br /> Trails and Connectivity <br /> <br /> Public Health and P&R <br /> <br /> Park Facility Needs <br /> <br /> Recreation Programs <br /> <br /> Nature & Environmental Programs <br /> <br /> County/Town Coordination <br /> <br /> Sportsplex <br /> <br /> The Standards Dilemma <br /> <br /> Use of National Standards Waning <br /> <br /> Focus Now on “Community Based Standards” <br /> <br /> However, Population Standards Still Good “Benchmark” <br /> <br /> Types of Park Needs in Counties is Different <br /> <br />Surveys and Other Documents Provide Basis for Standards – But Use <br />Population-Based for Double-Check <br /> <br />