Comments from the October 9, 2006 Public Meeting:
Central and Fulton School Zones
Group 1
Top Ideas from Future Visions
  • Connect all Greenways
  • Interpretive information at parks
  • Land Acquisition
  • Develop alliance with UT Agriculture and others
  • Touchable water warnings
  • Community center with loops and trail connections
Take Forward (Likes)
  • Nature Trails (Ijams)
  • Waterfront–Volunteer Landing
  • Variety–dog park
  • House Mountain
  • Greenway trails
  • Blueways
  • Sports fields
  • Can walk to parks
  • Passive–Adair
  • Clean water–streams–Mary James Park
  • Kids playgrounds
Leave Behind (Dislikes)
  • Dirty water–Third Creek
  • Trail surfaces–more natural, pervious, etc.
  • Upkeep–Adair (water)
  • Better landscaping
  • Too few soccer fields
  • Parking shortage
  • Need bathrooms
  • Better connected greenways
  • Better mowing-around trees
  • Lack of sidewalks
  • Drainage @playground @Mary James Park
  • Too much herbicide along creek–Mary James
Future Vision (All Ideas)
  • Connect all greenways along creeks also downtown
  • Interpretive information at parks
  • Land acquisition
  • South splash pads
  • Touchable water (warnings)
  • Big recreation center/sports complex
  • Community center w/loops to trail connections
  • Construct skateparks
  • Partner w/others to encourage ownership
  • Whittle Springs Golf Course convert to a passive park
  • Passive trails w/destinations
  • Use of native plants