Park Board Hears Master Plan Update, Seeks Public Input
Posted
Jennifer Peryam-jperyam@timesuniononline.com
Warsaw Park Board heard an update on its five-year master plan Tuesday.
Warsaw Parks Department is updating its five-year master plan and is seeking public input on ways to improve park facilities and recreation programs.
The parks department has developed a survey that will assist with the master plan. The survey will be mailed with residential sewer bills at the end of this month.
The survey asks questions about park facilities, recreation programs, park funding, park maintenance and park services.
Residents can return their surveys with their sewer bill payments or by dropping them off at the Wastewater Payment Office when they pay their bill.
The surveys are available and can be dropped off at both park offices, city hall, the planning department office and Warsaw Community Public Library.
At its Oct. 26 park board meeting, the board approved Pat Brown, Site Scapes Inc., Mishawaka, to conduct a five-year master plan on Warsaw parks.
Brown attended Tuesday's meeting to update the board on a timeline for the master plan.
Brown said on Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. at Center Lake Pavilion a public meeting to provide feedback and input on the survey will occur.
Survey results will be reviewed at a March 15 meeting at 7 p.m. at Center Lake Pavilion when a larger community meeting will be held.
In other business, Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins swore in new park board members Diane Quance and Dan Robinson.
Quance serves as a Warsaw City Council representative on the board, relacing Dan Hampton who is prosecuting attorney.
Robinson replaces school board representative Tammy Dalton.
The board also approved 2011 officers, including Bill Baldwin as park board president and John Sadler as park board vice president.
Also during the meeting, Jon Garber, park superintendent, informed the board the parks department is looking to hire a campground manager.
Ira Werker served as campground manager for 16 years, and resigned to spend time with family and travel.
The job is eight hours a day, six days a week, with paid holidays and a free camping site.
Garber said the parks department plans to have the position filled by the end of February.
