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Town of Wallkill
Parks & Recreation Survey Results
February 2001

The Town of Wallkill Parks and Recreation Committee prepared and distributed this survey to a random sampling of 1,150 single family homeowners within the Town. The primary goals in conducting the survey were to:

establish priorities for future park improvements
determine which park facilities residents have utilized
determine what activities currently available at Town facilities are
determine the age groupings within households responding
verify that all areas of the Town were represented by the survey
solicit random comments from residents on our Parks and Recreation facilities

Of the 1,150 surveys distributed, 312 responses were received (27%), and a summary of the responses is outlined below:

Question #1: What street or road do you live on?
Of the 417 streets and roads within the Town of Wallkill, responses were received from 186 of them. Responses were received from every area of the Town, and because of our random distribution process, more densely populated areas generally produced more survey responses than lesser populated areas.

Question #2: Please indicate the number of individuals residing in your household in the following age groups (totals of all respondents indicated):

0 – 5 years of age = 62
6 – 12 years of age = 104
13 – 19 years of age = 98
20 – 39 years of age = 186
40 – 59 years of age = 285
60 years and older = 164
Note: An average of 2.88 individuals per household of the respondents.

Question #3: What activities currently available at Town facilities have you or other members of your household participated in? (totals indicated plus a ranking of popularity in parentheses):
baseball 63 (8)
resting & relaxing 99 (3)
basketball 35 (12)
senior social activities 26 (14)
Boys & Girls Club 19 (15T)
sledding 47 (9) cricket 2 (19)
soccer 34 (13T)
cross-country skiing 19 (15T)
softball 34 (13T)
fishing 81 (5)
Summer youth camp 40 (11)
golf 79 (7)
swimming 80 (6)
horseshoes 11 (17)
tee ball 18 (16)
ice skating 44 (10T)
tennis 44 (10T)
picnicking 108 (2)
volleyball 10 (18)
playground equipment usage 94 (4)
walking/jogging 137 (1)

Question #4: Which Town Parks and Recreational areas have you or a member of your household utilized in the past? (totals indicated plus a ranking of utilization in parentheses):
Belmont Avenue Park 15 (9)
Memorial Park 17 (8)(Highland Ave. & North St).
Patio Road Park 10 (11
Boys & Girls Club 37 (4) (Circleville Park)
Circle Drive Park 25 (7)
Sarah Lane Park 9 (12)
Circleville Park 180 (1)(Creamery Road off Route 302)
Stephen Avenue Park 14 (10T)
Community Center 78 (2T) (Wes Warren Drive off Route 211)
Washington Heights Park 27 (6T ) (Rhode Island & Ontario Avenues)
Dundee Circle Park 27 (6T)
Wallkill Golf Club: for golfing 78 (2T)
for winter recreation 35 (5)
Little League Park 54 (3) (Howard Drive)
Woodstock Lane Park 14 (10T)
Marlboro Park 2 (13)(Sheffield & Fitzgerald Drives)

Question #5:Which of the following additional recreational facilities do you believe should be constructed for use by Town residents? If more than one type of facility is selected, please rank them in descending order of importance to you with 1 being most important, 2 being second most important, etc. (since a significant number of respondents did not rank their selections, each selection was weighted equally; the total number of selections are indicated with a ranking of the selections in parentheses):

baseball/tee ball fields 19 (18)
senior’s social center 48 (11)
basketball courts 23 (15)
soccer fields 21 (16T)
biking/walking/jogging trails 149 (1)
softball fields 13 (20)
children’s play structures/apparatus 43 (12)
swimming pool 103 (2)
fishing facilities 54 (9)
tennis courts 37 (13)
golf facilities 27 (14)
volleyball courts 18 (19)
multi-purpose recreation building 61 (6)
winter recreation facilities 81 (3)
open parkland 52 (10)
youth/teen center 69 (5)
picnic areas 70 (4)
picnic pavilions 57 (8)
roller blading/roller hockey facilities 58 (7)
other: 20 (17) ice skating (5) library service (4) hunting lands (4) horseback riding (3) classes (2) daycare (1) model airplane area (1)
none 21 (16T)

Question #6: What additional comments would you like to share with the Town Parks and Recreation Committee regarding our Park system and its future improvements? (many useful comments were submitted, and those appearing more than once are listed below with the number of times repeated in parentheses):
"Didn’t know we had this many parks; need to better inform residents of recreation opportunities available" (14)
"Would like to see biking and walking trails" (10)
"Please provide library service to those without it" (9)"
There are not enough things for kids to do" (7)"
Have Police patrol parks more frequently" (5)"
Lower Golf Course greens fees for Town residents" (5)"
Restrict Town parks to residents only" (4)"
An ice hockey rink should be built"
(3)"Install new playground equipment" (2)"
Organize more community activities" (2)"
Clean up beach water at Circleville Park"
(2)"Create a Park big enough for all nearby residents" (2)"
Organize classes for senior citizens" (2)