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?
Montgomery Parks offers hundreds of athletic fields used for a wide variety of sports such as baseball, soccer, cricket and more. There are also basketball and tennis courts, ice skating rinks, an indoor sports pavilion among other amenities promoting sports in our parks.
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.
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.
How would you rate the agency's parks, facilities and services in meeting the communities needs?
Parks - 4 Excellent
Recreational facilities - 2 Fair
Recreational programs - 3 Good
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?
As we baby-boomers age, we need to be the top priority over youngsters. Senior Sneakers members are officially supposed to be out of the rec center by 3 PM to make room for kids.
What do you believe are the three most important issues / challenges facing Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation in the next five years?
1) Population growth in the county.
2) Budget cuts.
3) Tendency of people to stay home.
Why did you choose these top three functions?
Overcrowding at centers, encroachment on parks.
The current administration will cut anything that is not profitable.
Hard to compete with the Internet, etc.
What amenities, programs or experiences are missing that would better support your recreation needs that we should be planning for in the future?
My favorite sport now is pickleball; many other seniors agree. It can be played indoors or outdoors. There are many venues for indoor pickleball during the school year, but very few (indoor or outdoor) are available during the summer. It would be great if the county's tennis courts could be lined for pickleball so that either sport could be played. See the courts at Leisure World to see how they fit together.
The exercise equipment at Damascus Rec Center is mostly ancient and in need of some repair. We need more stationary bicycles and elliptical machines. Other centers have similar issues. It would be great to have shower facilities on-site!
How would you describe your household? Please check ALL that apply.
Someone age 55 and over lives here
Single-family detached house or townhouse / duplex
Lived in current house 15 or more years
White
Please provide your zip code here to help us to determine where facilities and services are needed.
20872
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?
I often walk along Magruder Branch Trail. When I think of it, I take along a bag to collect trash. Do you think having trash cans along the trail would encourage people NOT to litter?
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.
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?
Montgomery Parks offers hundreds of athletic fields used for a wide variety of sports such as baseball, soccer, cricket and more. There are also basketball and tennis courts, ice skating rinks, an indoor sports pavilion among other amenities promoting sports in our parks.
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.
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.
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?
As we baby-boomers age, we need to be the top priority over youngsters. Senior Sneakers members are officially supposed to be out of the rec center by 3 PM to make room for kids.
What do you believe are the three most important issues / challenges facing Montgomery Parks and Montgomery County Recreation in the next five years?
1) Population growth in the county.
2) Budget cuts.
3) Tendency of people to stay home.
Why did you choose these top three functions?
Overcrowding at centers, encroachment on parks.
The current administration will cut anything that is not profitable.
Hard to compete with the Internet, etc.
What amenities, programs or experiences are missing that would better support your recreation needs that we should be planning for in the future?
My favorite sport now is pickleball; many other seniors agree. It can be played indoors or outdoors. There are many venues for indoor pickleball during the school year, but very few (indoor or outdoor) are available during the summer. It would be great if the county's tennis courts could be lined for pickleball so that either sport could be played. See the courts at Leisure World to see how they fit together.
The exercise equipment at Damascus Rec Center is mostly ancient and in need of some repair. We need more stationary bicycles and elliptical machines. Other centers have similar issues. It would be great to have shower facilities on-site!
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.
20872Do 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?
I often walk along Magruder Branch Trail. When I think of it, I take along a bag to collect trash. Do you think having trash cans along the trail would encourage people NOT to litter?