Why Was a Needs Assessment Necessary? While the Naperville Park District built and opened the Fort Hill Activity Center in 2016, it filled to near capacity in many respects in less than eight years. Additionally, post-pandemic, the District experienced a tremendous increase in participation in many of its indoor programs, leading to challenges in accommodating everyone who wants to participate. In addition to having some of its own indoor recreation space, the District leveraged long-term partnerships in the community including both Naperville school districts and other private community organizations for additional programmable space, but accommodating the demonstrated need by community members for Park District recreation programs and services remains a challenge. Community Input Process The Naperville Park District selected
Naperville Park District Overview
Created in 1966, the Naperville Park District is an independent municipal agency that serves the recreation needs of a community of approximately 150,000 residents. Its mission to provide recreation and park experiences that promote healthy lives, healthy minds, and a healthy community is at the forefront of its operations. It maintains and operates more than 2,400 acres comprised of 138 parks park several unique facilities. The District provides over 7,500 recreational classes, teams, events and performances annually, serving the leisure interests of all ages. The Park District is an accredited agency through the Commission for the Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) through the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).
the team comprised of Williams Architects, PROS Consulting, and the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign Office of Recreation and Park Resources (ORPR) to conduct the assessment. Gathering community input was a cornerstone of the overall process; it occurred across several different aspects including focus group sessions, stakeholder interviews, open house events and community surveys (both a statistically–valid survey and a community-wide feedback survey). In addition to considering community feedback and other data including demographics and trends, the Naperville Park District’s
organizational guiding plans remain influential in determining the direction of the District. The key organizational documents considered in formulating the Indoor Recreation Space Needs Assessment include: • 2023 Master Plan • 2023-2025 Strategic Plan • 2022 Community Interest & Opinion Survey
2 Naperville Park District Indoor Recreation Space Needs Assessment Snapshot
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