August City Council Message
By: Lynda Roesch, Contact this Councilmember
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An Exciting Time for Montgomery Parks
The verdict is in and the
community has spoken,
Montgomery has a wonderful
park system and great recreation
programs. In order to ensure
that our parks and recreation
facilities continue to meet the
needs of the community, the
City of Montgomery embarked
on the development of a parks
master plan.
Montgomery’s Park master plan is based on an analysis of this community’s comments on the current park system and needs for the future, and it will be unique to Montgomery. Beginning with an inventory and analysis of existing park facilities and programs, the master plan is considering additional uses that may be required currently and flushing out ideas for change in anticipation of future demands. Montgomery’s park master plan will be a workable plan that outlines strategic steps for the next ten years.
To ensure that this proposed plan is being driven by the needs of the entire community, there will be two public meetings in late August where the residents and park users will be asked to provide comment on the proposed suggestions in the report, and the City will gather feedback to make final amendments to the parks master plan.
There are some exciting new
trends surfacing in the process
which will improve and tailor
the Park system for
Montgomery’s residents. Such
proposals for consideration and
investigation include “greening”
ideas for the parks such as
geothermal heating of some
restroom facilities so that they
would be available for yearround
use; solar heating of the
pool and family oriented
additions to pool site; improving
the annex to make it more usable
and more user-friendly for the
residents; and improving
drainage and site amenities for
some of the ball fields. Another
idea that has come out of the
parks master plan would include
a functional redesign of Pfieffer
Park to designate this park as a
crossroads signature in
Montgomery.
When the master plan is
finished, the City of
Montgomery will have a
blueprint for a superb park plan
by utilizing exciting
enhancements to its existing
park system to serve the
residents of Montgomery well
into the future.