Previous Plans
1968 The first Plan was created in 1968 near the time the Naperville Park District was established. The 1968 Master Plan’s main objective was the acquisition of open space then owned by the City of Naperville. It contained recommendations for park-school cooperation, establishment of
2007 The 2007 Open Space and Recreation Master Plan (OSRMP) was approved by the Park Board in July 2008. It took the technicalities and data provided in the 2001 version and converted them into a user-friendly document to better reflect findings and communicate them to residents interested in the 2012 The 2012 Master Plan built upon the 2007 OSRMP to maintain its user-friendly setup. In keeping with previous years, the document focused on the Community Interest and Opinion Survey, the Capital Budget, and shifting trends to establish the direction the Park District needed to
management policies, and a list of major facilities the Park District would need to fund and develop. This document served as a starting point for future planning efforts undertaken by the District.
plan. As recommendations were slim in the 2001 document, new goals and initiatives were established, accounting for the changes identified in the District in the years between plans.
1971 The next Naperville Park District Plan, the 1971 Master Plan, was prepared by consolidating the work of eight subcommittees working separately to produce reports. When combined, the separate reports served as the final Master Plan. The eight
subcommittees were Beach and Swimming, Land Needs, Conservation, Golf Course, Ice Rink, Historical Complex, Park-School Facilities and Tennis. Each subcommittee addressed matters relative to their areas of focus.
head into the future. Indoor space was considered a critical resident need, allowing the District to begin goal setting for the future Fort Hill Activity Center. 2018 The 2018 plan continued with the trend of the previous plans, remaining useful and
1986 The 1986 Master Plan contained a thorough inventory of Naperville Park District facilities at the time and was used to guide land acquisition and development of new recreation spaces within Naperville during periods of substantial growth and development. 2001 The fourth Plan was the 2001 Open Space and Recreation Master Plan. Its goals and objectives were separated into those pertaining to Open Space and Recreation. The Open Space goals and objectives were primarily concerned with the preservation of existing open space
accessible for residents, focusing findings on NRPA calculations for open space and amenities and relying heavily on the community survey. The survey mostly reflected
the District should “take care of what we have” but pointed to indoor space and the need for aquatics becoming a priority in the next several years.
and also with acquisition of new open space based on the needs of specific planning areas designated in the Plan; the Recreation goals and objectives were aimed at providing equality in service amongst the Planning Areas while reducing system redundancy. Overall, the Plan succeeded in providing an in-depth system-wide audit and analysis; however, it provided limited concrete recommendations and strategies to achieve them.
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Naperville Park District | 2023 MASTER PLAN
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