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Public Involvement Process <br />Paramount to the success of the park system is the support and guidance of the public it serves. <br />The San Marcos Parks Master Plan process provided multiple opportunities for citizens to voice <br />likes, dislikes, and general thoughts. All questions were developed to gauge user opinion as to <br />the state of the current park system, as well as solicit a citizen's vision for the future. <br />The methods used to gather public input included park user surveys (intercept, mail out and <br />special events), stakeholder interviews, and community meetings. <br />Park User - Intercept Surveys <br />The public was engaged in the planning process by a field survey method called intercept <br />surveying. Intercept surveying is a face -to -face, random survey method that was conducted at <br />City park facilities. A total of 750 surveys were conducted. Those surveyed were asked to <br />provide basic demographic information, including age and ethnicity. Survey questions were <br />also designed to obtain current user preferences and to identify individual park needs. A <br />complete list of questions and a summary of results is found in the Appendix. <br />67 <br />