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Public meetings were conducted in a workshop format whereby the attendees were able to ask <br />questions, interact with the project team and rank /vote on the facilities they wanted most. <br />Participants were asked to locate park land for passive and active parks, and were also asked to <br />provide their thoughts on what facilities were needed in the City. Results from each of the <br />meetings was tabulated and recorded by the project team to understand the wants and needs <br />from the residents in attendance. <br />Needs Assessment <br />Based on the feedback from citizens in attendance at the public meetings, as well as responses <br />from the user surveys, we have developed the following general summary of citizen use and <br />needs: <br />Through the community meetings and user surveys, the following five activities were <br />consistently requested: <br />1. Natural Areas <br />2. Hike / Bike Trails <br />3. River Access <br />4. Soccer <br />5. Tennis Courts <br />Park Facilities Use <br />1. Approximately 70% of those surveyed visit the parks at least one to two times per <br />month. <br />2. City Park, Rio Vista Park and Sewell Park (Texas State University property) are the top <br />three most visited parks. <br />3. Approximately 73% of those surveyed felt that maintenance at the parks was "good" or <br />"excellent ". Twenty percent of those surveyed felt maintenance was "fair" or "poor ". <br />70 <br />