While we'd love to learn as much about your ideas for the future of parks, we recognize some of you have less time than others. How would you prefer to participate and provide your feedback about Parks of the Future?
I'd like to fill out the complete survey (approx 10 minutes).
How often does your household use parks, recreation facilities, or programs in a year?
Regularly (9 or more times a year)
What do you feel are the top three functions provided by Montgomery Parks and the Montgomery County Recreation?
Natural areas support a variety of ecological communities, and they form the backbone of our park system. Montgomery Parks recognizes these areas provide respite for park patrons and ecological benefits. The stewardship of these resources is a key component of a successful park system.
Montgomery Parks offers many opportunities to promote fitness and health within its 418 parks, including paved and natural surface trails, fitness equipment, amenities to exercise such as ice skating rinks, tennis centers and numerous athletic fields.
Parks are an ideal location for social gatherings with families, friends and neighbors. Montgomery Parks has many amenities to enhance such gatherings including camp grounds, picnic shelters, park activity buildings and play grounds.
How would you rate the agency's parks, facilities and services in meeting the communities needs?
Parks - 4 Excellent
Are there any segments of the community that need to be better served by Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation? If so, who are they and how can they be better served?
Dog owners- while there have been an increase in the number of Dog parks, most are not very well designed and are far too small.
What do you believe are the three most important issues / challenges facing Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation in the next five years?
Amenities for all users; balancing needs of different groups
Why did you choose these top three functions?
No response.
What amenities, programs or experiences are missing that would better support your recreation needs that we should be planning for in the future?
We need large off leash dog parks. Not 0.5 to 1 acre areas, but 20-100 acre areas. They don’t have to be in the city, but there don’t appear to be any in the county.
How would you describe your household? Please check ALL that apply.
No children under 18 and no one age 55+ lives here
Someone with a disability lives here
Single-family detached house or townhouse / duplex
White
Please provide your zip code here to help us to determine where facilities and services are needed.
20901
Do you have any additional comments or suggestions to help Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation staff plan for the County's future parks, recreational facilities or programs?
You may want to seek additional community input on future designs. Many of the current facilities have serious design flaws that significantly limit their utility. For instance, at Ellsworth Dog Park the gate to enter is right next to Colesville Road rather than by the parking lot. The area needs turf coverage and proper erosion control.
Open Town Hall is not a certified voting system or ballot box. As with any public comment process, participation in Open Town Hall is voluntary. The responses in this record are not necessarily representative of the whole population, nor do they reflect the opinions of any government agency or elected officials.
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While we'd love to learn as much about your ideas for the future of parks, we recognize some of you have less time than others. How would you prefer to participate and provide your feedback about Parks of the Future?
How often does your household use parks, recreation facilities, or programs in a year?
What do you feel are the top three functions provided by Montgomery Parks and the Montgomery County Recreation?
Natural areas support a variety of ecological communities, and they form the backbone of our park system. Montgomery Parks recognizes these areas provide respite for park patrons and ecological benefits. The stewardship of these resources is a key component of a successful park system.
Montgomery Parks offers many opportunities to promote fitness and health within its 418 parks, including paved and natural surface trails, fitness equipment, amenities to exercise such as ice skating rinks, tennis centers and numerous athletic fields.
Parks are an ideal location for social gatherings with families, friends and neighbors. Montgomery Parks has many amenities to enhance such gatherings including camp grounds, picnic shelters, park activity buildings and play grounds.
How would you rate the agency's parks, facilities and services in meeting the communities needs?
Are there any segments of the community that need to be better served by Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation? If so, who are they and how can they be better served?
Dog owners- while there have been an increase in the number of Dog parks, most are not very well designed and are far too small.
What do you believe are the three most important issues / challenges facing Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation in the next five years?
Amenities for all users; balancing needs of different groups
Why did you choose these top three functions?
No response.What amenities, programs or experiences are missing that would better support your recreation needs that we should be planning for in the future?
We need large off leash dog parks. Not 0.5 to 1 acre areas, but 20-100 acre areas. They don’t have to be in the city, but there don’t appear to be any in the county.
How would you describe your household? Please check ALL that apply.
Please provide your zip code here to help us to determine where facilities and services are needed.
20901Do you have any additional comments or suggestions to help Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation staff plan for the County's future parks, recreational facilities or programs?
You may want to seek additional community input on future designs. Many of the current facilities have serious design flaws that significantly limit their utility. For instance, at Ellsworth Dog Park the gate to enter is right next to Colesville Road rather than by the parking lot. The area needs turf coverage and proper erosion control.