• Likely the parking adjacent to the Kinsmen Arena and the Kiwanis Diamond would be displaced and would need to be considered for relocation The Lake Lisgar Water Park features a beach-entry pool, 186 foot twister slide, and other water play features. The Town recently completed (spring 2024) a 1.2 million renovation of the building with concession, washrooms and change rooms. The water play features were not part of the upgrades, and they are aged, and in need of replacement. It should be noted the splash pad is nearby, so the same water features should not be duplicated. Summer Place is a Town-owned building located just outside of the Water Park, near the shore of Lake Lisgar. It has two levels, and a large balcony on the upper level. The lower level is used by the Rowing Club. Outside, at the Lake, there is a boat launch and docks, which are used by the Rowing Club as well as the general public. The building has been leased to E&E McLaughlin for 10 years, with the use retained for Summer Camp programming, and Rowing Club use in the building. The McLaughlin family undertook renovations of the building to address mold and other concerns. As the lease is 10 years, the building will remain in use by the McLaughlin family for the majority of the term of this Master Plan. The Town should continue to work with the McLaughlin family to ensure the building remains available for summer camp, and for use by the Rowing Club. The Town should encourage use of the building by the
A Master Plan was created for the site in 2017, and since then, many of the recommendations have been implemented, along with additional improvements (all shown in Figure 4-3). Based on consultations for this project, there are a few major outstanding requests/issues from users for the site: • Improve circulation • Increase parking and improve layout (challenging to access facilities, and not enough parking for events and the amount of users at peak times) • Suggestions that the dog-off leash area could be relocated elsewhere in the park to provide parking in a more optimal location • Improve signage and wayfinding • Improve the bandshell • Provide a building with washrooms, drinking water and concessions near Sam Lamb and Hardball #2 diamonds (see discussion in the Facilities section) • Provide storage for Parks Department • Optimize use of Summer Palace In addition to this, the Facilities Assessment of this Plan (Section 3) noted the following: • The need to consider how indoor facility needs (i.e., potential Community Centre expansion or redevelopment) would impact existing outdoor facilities
90
Town of Tillsonburg | DRAFT Parks and Recreation Master Plan
Made with FlippingBook - PDF hosting