What are your thoughts on the final draft of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Master Plan as recommended by the citizen-led PARCS (Parks, Arts, Recreation, Culture, and Streetscapes) Board?

Please give close attention to usable Public put ins and take outs of recreational watercraft on the Brazos and Oyster Creek.

What an amazing piece of work. Thanks to our citizen led PARCS Board for their effort to deliver a plan for moving Sugar Land forward as a great place for all to live and enjoy the out of doors. Bravo!

The plan recognizes that more staff will be needed to support the recommendations for additional programming, events, amenities, etc.; however, it does not include specifics. Using benchmark research on other similar communities and recommendations from other parks and recreation directors, the report should provide general recommendations on the number of full, part-time and seasonal staff required. It also should include recommendations on an organizational chart to define responsibilities of staff as the organization and systems continues to grows.

As a native of Richmond and having moved to Sugar Land in 1988, I have seen it all.

I am sad that in Richmond, we did not preserve more of our beautiful historic homes.

That is a main concern for me.

The other big concern is the loss of green space.

I live not far from the “Sugar Factory” and would love to see that be a priority in its development.

I frequent both Eldridge and Memorial parks and feel fortunate to have access to both for daily exercise.

So I guess my main concern is the preservation of as much green space as possible in our growing city.

We recently visited the charming town of Boerne on the outskirts of San Antonio. Their visitor’s center will soon be relocated. It is currently located in a charming historic building just off the main road.

Directly behind this beautiful property, complete with old oaks, is a Walmart store.

I could not help but envisioning in my mind’s eye how the property probably used to be “out in the country.”

We need to preserve our history and our green spaces. We do not have much of either left.

The loss of the Palms theater is an example of what should not be done.

If we have not already done so please take a look at what has been done up in the Dallas area

This is a nice model of what could be done in our area....http://www.theharborrockwall.com/

I can't wait for the improvements to get underway. I think the plan looks great and is comprehensive. However, and I may have missed this, I would like to ensure that there are safe walking and biking paths to not only the parks and recreation centers, but to the key shopping and community services e.g. to the library, town center, neighborhood schools. Currently there is no safe way to bike from Telfair to the library because there is no bike or pedestrian path from University Blvd to the library. Please ensure safe bike and pedestrian access is included in the plans.

thank you.