Public’s imagination sought for Iowa City’s Parks and Recreation master plan

IOWA CITY — Iowa City Parks and Recreation needs your help re-imagining recreation by providing your input during the engagement phase of the recreation master planning process. The information generated from this effort will be used to create the Gather Here Recreation Master Plan.

The plan will gather input from the public, examine existing facilities, and provide guidance for future facility improvements and recreation programming in the following areas:

• Existing recreation facilities (City Park Pool, Mercer Park Aquatic Center and Scanlon Gym, Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center)

• Outdoor sports fields

• Recreation activities, programs and events

Public input will be gathered during the next few months. A draft plan will be developed based on the feedback received and will be available for the public to review and comment on this winter. This process does not include parks, trails, and playgrounds, as they were a part of the 2017 Gather Here Park Master Plan.

Feedback from the community is critical to the development of the master plan. There are a variety of ways for residents to get involved in-person and online.

In-person feedback can be provided at Rec N' Roll events, Sundays from 3 to 5 p.m. at the following dates/locations:

Oct. 3 — Fairmeadows Park

Oct. 10 — Hunters Run Park

Oct. 17 — Wetherby Park

Oct. 24 — Scott Park

Oct. 31 — Happy Hollow Park

In addition to the in-person Rec N' Roll events, passive feedback opportunities will be available at the Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert St., and Mercer Park Aquatic Center and Scanlon Gym, 2701 Bradford Dr.

Visit icgov.org/Recreation to learn more about the master plan project phases and opportunities to share feedback through online forums and surveys.