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Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment Experience NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY PRIOR TO MASTER PLAN (2009) Woodridge Park District Leisure Vision conducted a citizen survey in partnership with the Woodridge Park District as part of a Strategic Plan during November and December of 2009. The purpose of the survey was to establish priorities for the future improvement of parks and recreation facilities, programs and services within the community. The survey was designed to obtain statistically valid results from households throughout the Woodridge Park District. The survey was administered by a combination of mail and phone. The goal was to obtain a total of at least 500 completed surveys from Woodridge Park District households. This goal was accomplished, with a total of 508 surveys having been completed. The results of the random sample of 508 households have a 95% level of confidence with a precision of at least+/-4.3%. NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY AS COMPONENT OF MASTER PLAN (2009) Bentonville,Arkansas Leisure Vision conducted a needs assessment survey for the City of Bentonville, Arkansas Parks and Recreation Department. A total of 374 surveys were completed. The survey was focused on key issues impacting current operations and long range planning for the community, including current usage and satisfaction with the park system, participation and satisfaction with recreation programs, the unmet needs and priorities for various parks, trails, recreation, and cultural facilities, and funding priorities. The results of the survey were broken down into key demographic factors to aid in the analysis process. Comparisons to Leisure Vision's national benchmarking data base were conducted. PARKS AND RECREATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT STUDY (2002) (2010) Elk Grove Park District, Elk Grove, Illinois Leisure Vision conducted a statistically valid mail/phone survey in 2002 for this suburban Chicago community of 30,000 residents. The survey were used as a key component of a strategic planning effort that is being conducted by park district staff, which includes major planning for renovation and expansion of indoor programming areas and aquatic programming features. Results from the survey were used in a successful voter election to develop a $9 million family aquatic center In 2009, Leisure Vision conducted an update of the needs assessment survey. Leisure Vision Needs Assessment Experience- 29