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Acorn Park <br />Implementation Planning Session One <br />30 May 2013 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Exercise Two Perfect day <br /> <br />As a group focused on a park, participants we re asked to share their thoughts about what <br />would make for a perfect day at the playground and park: <br /> <br /> Weather be good for walking my dogs. Not too many golf players. Weeds and <br />grass cut along trails. Trails cleared and plowed in winter months. <br /> Walk in park seeing wildlife, plants, and trees; not hearing basketball. <br /> A bike ride with family to/through park; watching kids play on equipment; <br />“nature hikes/adventure walks” with kids; winter ice skating; playing tennis; <br />shooting baskets; watching neighbors kids play baseball. <br /> Walking the trails without seeing ciga rette butts at every step; relaxing on <br />benches along trails; watching/listening to wildlife; a water fountain; enjoying <br />wooded area (not too “groomed”); perhaps playing horseshoes (if a pit were <br />added). <br /> Park easily; course not packed; trash not overflowing; don’t lose a disc right of <br />fairway; benches in good condition; better bridge on 18; new tee pads; signage <br />and designated paths. <br /> A nice walk for myself; a nice walk for our daycare children; a nice time in the <br />playground for our daycare children. <br /> Meet friends in lot and be able to get right on the disc golf course for two <br />rounds; after lunch, another round of golf; leisurely stroll through park on <br />pathways with family. <br /> Quiet trails to walk and bike with kids (at least less people standing on trails); <br />larger playground—swings, other kid equipment, “kid friendly;” more nature <br />and animals (more flowers and ornamental plants; more attractions for birds <br />and animals—feed, habitat). <br /> I am a walker; my husband is a rollerblader; I would walk in nature, seeing <br />birds, rabbits, wildlife; I would see wildflowers; my husband would like to <br />rollerblade, winding through the park away from cars and streets, all on the <br />way to our house; Perfect! <br /> Biking in park without having to worry about running into people; playing on <br />playground equipment for ages 8-12; walking in the park without having to <br />worry about stepping into dog waste. <br /> <br />Exercise Three Ideas <br /> <br />Participants were asked to share their thoughts about ideas that would make a better park, <br />even beyond those elements that are included in the Parks and Recreation Renewal <br />Program: <br /> <br /> Dog bag <br /> Signs for mileage on trails <br /> Hire a course designer—reimagine course <br /> Redesign disc golf course to nine holes and then maintain it <br /> The disc golf course is one of the most popular in the state, and many peoples’