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Please provide feedback on the future Tierra Verde Recreation Center

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Do you live in Tierra Verde (either full-time or part-time)?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 100.0% 33

Did you attend the public meeting about the future of the Tierra Verde Recreation Center on Oct. 12, 2022?

Response Percent Response Count
Yes 30.3% 10
No 69.7% 23

Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: The design meets the goals of the recreation center to provide onsite management of the ball fields and community space for events and meetings.

Response Percent Response Count
Strongly agree 36.4% 12
Agree 48.5% 16
Neither agree nor disagree 9.1% 3
Disagree 3.0% 1
Strongly disagree 3.0% 1

Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: The proposed design will fit in well with its surroundings.

Response Percent Response Count
Strongly agree 33.3% 11
Agree 51.5% 17
Neither agree nor disagree 3.0% 1
Disagree 3.0% 1
Strongly disagree 9.1% 3

In designing the multi-purpose room, it is important to know how the room will be used. What types of meetings or events do you believe the room should be configured to accommodate? (Select all that apply.)

Response Percent Response Count
Board room-style meetings with people seated at tables in a large U or square shape 81.8% 27
Theater-style meetings for presentations 84.8% 28
Meetings with table groupings that allow for interaction among the attendees 87.9% 29
Banquets/dinners 84.8% 28
Performances 57.6% 19
Other 30.3% 10

Because the building must be built above ground on pilings, we have an opportunity to use the shaded space below part of the building. What would you like to see in that space? (Check all that apply.)

Response Percent Response Count
Picnic tables for leisure and/or informal meetings 36.4% 12
Recreation such as ping-pong tables and cornhole 54.5% 18
Landscaping 6.1% 2
Open space 3.0% 1

The current capacity for the multipurpose room in this design is 160 people. Is this:

Response Percent Response Count
More than we need 12.1% 4
A good number given the space constraints 81.8% 27
Not large enough 6.1% 2

Understanding that the project is constrained by the available space and budget, do you have any suggestions for how to improve the proposed design?

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Barbara Bergquist inside Zip Code 33715
October 14, 2022, 1:25 PM
  • Do you live in Tierra Verde (either full-time or part-time)?
    • Yes
  • Did you attend the public meeting about the future of the Tierra Verde Recreation Center on Oct. 12, 2022?
    • Yes
  • Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: The design meets the goals of the recreation center to provide onsite management of the ball fields and community space for events and meetings.
    • Strongly disagree
  • Please rate your level of agreement with this statement: The proposed design will fit in well with its surroundings.
    • Strongly disagree
  • In designing the multi-purpose room, it is important to know how the room will be used. What types of meetings or events do you believe the room should be configured to accommodate? (Select all that apply.)
    • Meetings with table groupings that allow for interaction among the attendees
    • Banquets/dinners
    • Other - Exercise classes
  • Because the building must be built above ground on pilings, we have an opportunity to use the shaded space below part of the building. What would you like to see in that space? (Check all that apply.)
    • Recreation such as ping-pong tables and cornhole
  • The current capacity for the multipurpose room in this design is 160 people. Is this:
    • More than we need
  • Understanding that the project is constrained by the available space and budget, do you have any suggestions for how to improve the proposed design?

    The overall exterior design is underwhelming. (Not a fan of the winged roof - not consistent with our architecture on the Island.) Please take a look at the Marriott on the Island. It has a roof-top area that is in constant use for social activities by the T.V. Women's Group, the T.V. Men's group, the Pickleball group, book clubs (our book clubs are always looking for meeting space), and various social groups. Something along those lines would be wonderful. Could we do that on the roof of the planned Community Center? I would also recommend that under the building (by the pilings) we have a large TV for socially gatherings watching Bucs/Lightning/Rays game projection. I also like the idea of a grille under there. I fail to comprehend the emphasis put on "on-site management of the ball fields". As a resident 7 years, I have seen one - yes 1 - baseball game being played there. Seems like a lot of emphasis on the ball field for not many participants, and is an extremely underutilized facility. Whereas the pickleball/tennis courts are in high demand for usage. There are people from all over the County and also campers from Ft. DeSoto that play pickleball and tennis there. Quite often there are people waiting for court time. I also don't see any need for a meeting room to hold 160 people. In the last 7 years, I have only heard of one meeting (the silting in of the Grand Canal) that drew over 100 people, and that was attended by probably about 120 people. So I think that room needs to have many more functionalities built into it. The design also looked rather austere, and not in keeping with the Island atmosphere. The warming kitchen needs to ensure that there are a lot of outlets for groups to possibly use that for pot-luck functions, and large enough that groups can make their way through the pot-luck buffet line. I would also encourage poker/game tables along with the bags/bocce/shuffleboard concept. Let's make this a beautiful, fun gathering place for TV residents.

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