Conclusion The Naperville Park District’s IRSNA provides insight into the current state of its facility utilization with recommendations for implementing efficiencies, considering resident input on recreation interests and needs, and assessing the need for a potential future facility. As the demand for indoor recreation continues to grow in Naperville, recommendations have been developed to optimize current facility use and guide future development of new and enhanced indoor recreational space. Overall, this assessment initiative brought to light four main areas for the Naperville Park District to focus on in the future: • Determine how to address the community’s strong demands for indoor aquatics, particularly for swimming lessons, aquatic therapy, and fitness swimming • Prioritize the expansion of indoor recreation in south Naperville (beyond the limited programs available at the 95th Street Center via a lease agreement) • Recognize any future indoor recreation programming needs to evolve and adapt, not only as national trends change, but also to address specifically the still growing and increasingly diverse population in Naperville • Understand that Naperville’s older population will continue the trend of “aging in place” and the District needs to focus on providing a wider range of fitness and wellness programs for older adults Next steps include Park District staff and board reviewing the IRSNA and prioritizing how to address shorter-term issues while understanding that longer-term initiatives will take long-range planning, goal setting, and support from the community.
8 Naperville Park District Indoor Recreation Space Needs Assessment Snapshot
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