Public Outreach Summary 

Initial public outreach included a drop-in open house and an online survey. The open house was held at the Center for Creativity on June 24, 2025 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  An online survey was also made available on the project website to reach a broader audience and accommodate those who could not attend in person.  The survey remained open from June 24 to July 8, 2025.  Community feedback plays an important role in creating a thoughtful and balanced park design.  However, the final design is also shaped by the project’s budget and site constraints. 

Engagement Summary: 

• Attendance: 130* 

• Comment Cards: 69 

• Open House Votes: 2,074 

• Online Surveys: 86 

Overall, the outreach efforts show the top park characteristics the community would like to see include: 

• Modern shelters with angled roofs 

• Use of boulders and stone materials 

• Organic forms and shapes  

• Informal planting beds and berms 

• Unique design features 

Community members would also like the park to include the following top activities: 

• Pollinator meadow 

• Informal seating with shade or small shelters 

• Bike feature 

• Bocce ball 

• Basketball court  

Additional feedback was received on preferred playground features, and it was clear that people preferred the following: 

• Nature-inspired play 

• Zipline 

• Boulder play or net climbing 

• Sensory path or sculptural play 

• Group spinner or seesaw 

A second round of public outreach was conducted to gather feedback on two park design concepts.  Community feedback plays an important role in creating a thoughtful and balanced park design.  A majority of respondents preferred Concept A, “Pollinator Meadow.”  Participants also favored a small bike feature and cornhole, in addition to typical programming amenities like playgrounds, multi-purpose turf, picnic shelter, restroom and pedestrian paths. 

Next Steps include incorporating feedback into a final design. This work includes balancing feedback with overall park system needs, project budget, site constraints, operation and maintenance considerations, and development review and approval requirements.

Additional Details

Outreach included a drop-in open house and an online survey. The open house was held at the Center for Creativity on September 10, 2025 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.  An online survey was available on the project website, to accommodate those who could not attend in person.  The survey was open September 11-24, 2025. 

·         Attendance - 68

• Comment Cards - 44
• Online Surveys – 341
• Combined Feedback on Design Concepts:
• Concept A: Pollinator Meadow – favored by 65%
• Concept B: Braided River – favored by 32%
• No Preference – reported by 3%

A majority of respondents favor Concept A, “Pollinator Meadow,” for the following reasons:

• Pollinator-inspired design and theme
• Overall layout of concept
• Central lawn
• Support for multi-purpose turf space

While typical programming of neighborhood parks includes amenities like playgrounds, multi-purpose turf, picnic shelter, restroom and pedestrian paths, there can be opportunities to include special or unique features.  Participants were asked to rank their preferences for a list of additional, potential park amenities.  Rankings are provided in order from most supported to least supported:

1. Small bike feature
2. Cornhole
3. Bocce ball
4. Ping pong
5. Chess tables
6. Small skate feature

Feedback was collected to assess the level of neighborhood support for a small dog run feature being included in the park.  Results were mixed, with nearly the same number of people supporting a dog run as those opposing it.

While Concept B, “Braided River,” had less overall support, there were features of this design that respondents did support such as:

·         Landscape buffers between active zones and adjacent homes

• Centralized restroom location
• Close proximity of core area amenities to one another