2023 Master Plan

Appendix F

2022 Community Interest and Opinion Survey

Programs/Events Suggestions/Ideas

In an open-ended question, residents offer a wide range of programming ideas for children and adults, including a mixed of active (e.g., sports, fitness) and non-active (e.g., nature, education, skills) activities.

 The top suggestions are provided below and on the next page. Note that respondents were especially forthcoming with ideas for adult programming (large number of ideas on the next page).

Age Group Programming Needs

Most Frequent Suggestions (unweighted n of cases)

• Nature programs (park discovery, sustainability) (n=12) • Active programs (sports, soccer, dance, toddler gym) (n=10) • Educational programs (languages, play-based learning, reading, childhood development) (n=8) • Arts/Crafts (n=7) • More programs, generally, more times (n=7) • Swimming/swim lessons (n=7) • Preschool (n=6), daycare (n=3) • Music (n=4) • Parent and me (n=2) • Other (n=1 each) (chess, entertainment, story time, support, play dates) • Sports/Athletics (swim (n=12), tennis, volleyball, yoga, T-ball, soccer, softball, Pilates, basketball, dance, football, hockey) (n=53) • Nature programs (sustainability, ecology, botany, plant scavenger hunt) (n=11) • Arts/Crafts (drawing, etc.) (n=10) • Educational classes (home economics, languages, safety, vet, YouTube, coding, STEM, DIY) (n=12) • Performing arts (music, band, drama, magic) (n=8) • Summer camp (n=2) • After-School programs (n=2) • More programs in general (n=2) • Other (wellness programs n=2, n=1 for fishing, chess, meetups, lifeguard training, meet local authors)

Early Childhood programs (ages 4 and under) (n=60)

Youth programs (ages 5-17) (n=79)

Q20. What program suggestions/ideas do you have for the Park District to offer the following groups? (multiple responses)

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