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1 Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Department 1 Overocker Road P: (845) Poughkeepsie, NY F: (845) Recreation Department Survey 2012 Thank you for participating in our study. Your answers will help us to better serve you by planning programs and facilities that meet your family's needs. There are only 13 questions in this survey. It should take you less than 7 minutes to complete. You can complete and submit the survey online at: or you can complete this paper and mail it to us. Survey results will be available in April on the Recreation Department website ( How many people in each age group live in your home? and up What zip code do you live in? I am a resident of (pay property taxes to) the Town of Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Village of Wappingers Falls Other, please specify: How often o do you go on the Recreation Department website ( Frequently (weekly) Sometimes (1-2 times per month) Rarely (less than 5 times per year) Never

2 Recreation Programming The Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Department offers various activities throughout the year. These activities include: Community Celebrations, Open Swimming at the Spratt Park Pool, Preschool Programs, Senior Citizens Program (Club 60), Summer Day Camp and Swimming Lessons. We also work with several other groups to provide programs like youth baseball and youth soccer to town residents. Which group is most underserved by current Town sponsored recreation facilities and programs? Preschoolers Youth Teens Adults Seniors Persons with disabilities None What prevents you from participating in programs offered by the Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Department? (choose all that apply) Cost Otherwise busy Programs offered at inconvenient locations Programs offered at inconvenient times Programs offered in other towns Unaware of town programs No Interest Other, please specify

3 What additional programs would you like to see the Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Department offer? The Recreation Department does not have indoor program facilities. This limits the programs the Department can run. Please rate your feelings about each of the following statements concerning a POSSIBLE Community Center/Indoor Program Facility. A Community Center should have Space for Senior Activities Space for Teen Activities A Gym Neither agree or disagree Modest fees should be charged to help pay operating expenses We need a Community Center/Indoor Program Facility

4 Town Parks The Town of Poughkeepsie operates 22 Town Parks. They range in size from 1/2 acre to 159 acres. Three are community parks (Red Oaks Mills, Stanley Still and Greenvale) that provide more extensive facilities for the whole town. Peach Hill Park is our Park Preserve. It has four miles of hiking trails that provide for passive recreational activities like hiking, bird watching and environmental education. The remainder are neighborhood parks that are designed to serve the needs of neighborhoods. They have limited facilities that generally include a playground and a ball field. Our neighborhood parks are: American Legion; Carriage Hill; Country Club; Crestwood; Crown Heights; Fairview; Hagantown; Hillis; New Hamburg; Overocker; Pine Echo; Riverfront; Riverview; Rochdale; Sheafe; Sunnyside; Townsend and VFW Parks. We also have with three parks owned and operated by Dutchess County in the Town of Poughkeepsie (Bowdoin Park, Quiet Cove and the Dutchess Rail Trail). How can the Town of Poughkeepsie's existing park system be improved? Neither or Provide additional programming at existing parks Improve maintenance at existing parks Upgrade existing parks with new facilities Acquire new parklands What facilities should we add to our Town Parks?

5 Please check ck the box that best describes your attitude about financial support for the Town of Poughkeepsie's park and recreation facilities and programs. I support the use of existing tax revenue I support the use of additional tax revenue I support long term financing (municipal bonding) for facility improvements I support joint services with other communities I support paying a modest fee for program participation I do not support any form of additional expenditure Neither or Would you like to make any other comments? Can we contact you to follow up further on your answers? If so, would you provide us your or phone number? Thank you for participating! We greatly value your opinion. Please return the survey to the: Town of Poughkeepsie Recreation Department 1 Overocker Road Poughkeepsie, NY (Fax )

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