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Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment Experience BENCHMARKING SURVEYS (2010) Springfield, Missouri Leisure Vision conducted two (2) benchmarking surveys for the Springfield-Greene County Parks and Recreation District. One survey related to types and number of parks, trails, and indoor and outdoor parks and recreation facilities per 1,000 residents. 303 surveys were completed (including comparisons to over 290 communities in Leisure Visions national data base of over 300 communities. The 2nd survey related to numbers of staff, capital and operating budgets and funding for parks and recreation systems. 13 surveys were completed. NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY PRIOR TO MASTER PLAN (2004) (2010) Lindenhurst Park District, Lindenhurst, Illinois Leisure Vision conducted a statistically valid mail/phone survey in 2004 for this suburban Chicago area community. The survey is being used as a key component of a five year comprehensive park district master plan that is being conducted by park district staff, which includes major planning for renovation and expansion of outdoor and indoor programming areas, trails, aquatic facilities, etc. The minimum goal was to receive 400 completed surveys, with 300 being from households throughout the Lindenhurst Park District, and 100 from Village of Lake Villa residents. This goal was far exceeded. A total of 553 surveys were completed, including 452 from Lindenhurst Park District residents and 101 from Village of Lake Villa residents. The results of the random sample of 553 households have a 95% level of confidence with a precision of at least+/-4.2%. As part of the study, Leisure Vision conducted a focus group with the Lindenhurst Park Board to and staff to develop survey questions as well as a presentation to the Park Board of final survey results. Leisure Vision recently completed an update of the Needs Assessment Survey NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY (2010) Cleveland Metro Parks Leisure Vision is currently working with the Cleveland Metro Parks on a parks and recreation needs assessment survey. A total of 1,200 surveys will be completed. The survey is being administered by mail and phone. Extensive cross-tabular analysis of survey responses will be conducted for a wide range of demographic factors, including age of respondents, gender, household size and types, income, education, etc. Results will be compared to Leisure Vision's national database of survey responses. Leisure Vision Needs Assessment Experience- 26