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Parks & Recreation

PARKS & RECREATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT & PLANNING FINAL REPORT

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We are pleased to share with you the 2019 Parks & Recreation Needs Assessment and Planning Final Report as presented by the University of New Hampshire Department of Recreation Management and Policy. This final report is available for your review at www.standishrec.com or receive a paper copy at the Parks & Recreation office. In 2018, the Town of Standish elected to engage in a planning effort to examine parks and recreation needs, with a specific focus on year-round indoor recreation space. Based on the activities associated with this project, including background research, benchmarking, stakeholder focus groups and interviews, and resident household survey, the findings and recommendations are offered for consideration by Standish Parks & Recreation Department. With 10% of Standish households represented in the survey, nearly 8 out 10 respondents moderately or strongly agreed that the Standish community would benefit from a town-supported indoor recreation/community center in Standish (79.4%). In 2006, 92% of survey respondents said that they would “support a Community Center for Standish that would provide programs and facilities for all ages.” The current study asked a more pointed question and found that 89.2% of respondents agreed that “Standish needs a new town-supported indoor recreation center to meet the recreation needs of Standish residents.” Please be on the look out for next steps in the process and please contact Jen DeRice at jderice@standish.org for more information.

P arks & R ecreation

Spring & Summer 2019