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Park user perspectives of what concerns and factors
should
guide this project.
- Make Allan
Witt an
Excellent City Park
- Identify and solve
problems that
reduce park usage
- Increase recreational
opportunities
for local residents and park users
- Increase park visitor
numbers and
activities
- The park should be a
source of
community pride where people can gather
- Seek expert advice on
how to
accomplish this
- Preserve
Maximum Possible Public Park Acreage
- Closely examine
cost-justification
for each targeted section of park property on its own merits
- Avoid privatizing park
land if not
sufficiently profitable and beneficial
- Minimize transforming
open public
park into private fenced back yards
- Keep Free
Recreational
Activities Free and Near the Neighborhoods that Use Them
- Recreation center and
aquatics complex
development or operating costs should not be covered by increasing user
fees
- Total overall operating
and
maintenance costs for all facilities must not increase without adequate
new revenue sources
- Ensure that
there is an Alternative for
Homeless and Other Park Users Who Have Nowhere Else to Go
- Most involved with the
project expect that those who "hang out" in the park during the day
will not find a place in the "new" park and will be pushed out
- The park is for everyone
who obeys
regulations, including homeless and “bums”
- Expecting the homeless
to just go
away is unrealistic - the problem will just shift elsewhere, perhaps to
another park
- Ignoring the issue will
not solve
the problem, and will adversely impact the success of other project
objectives
- Maximize Local
Community
Benefit from Privatizing Park Land
- Proceeds from sale of
park land
should directly benefit park users
- Proceeds should not be
diverted to
non-recreational projects
- Gateway improvement is
good for Fairfield,
but not by selling/developing the park
- Avoid the Waste and
Expense of Destroying
Functional Park Facilities Just to Move Them
- Tennis courts and
basketball courts are well-used
- Skate Park is functional
and well used
- Tot Play Structure was
just recently rennovated
- Parking stalls cost over
$2000 each to replace
- Outdoor pool - planned
$3.4M repair
- Project Must
Not Increase
Financial Burden on the City or Taxpayers
- Development costs for
improvements
and replacement facilities (sports complex, tennis courts, youth/skate
center, swim complex) should be covered by city capital projects funds
and proceeds from land sales
- Operating and
maintenance costs for relocated facilities must not be significantly
greater than current
costs without an offsetting revenue source, including added costs for
police and security
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