2013 RECREATION, PARK, and OPEN SPACE ... - Titusville City Hall

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Pennsylvania State Parks and Forests ...................................................................................................................... 31 Allegheny National Forest and Recreation Area ......................................................................................................32 Administration, Programming, Maintenance, and Finances ............................35 General Administration ............................................................................................................................................35 Recreation Programming ........................................................................................................................................ 39 Maintenance ............................................................................................................................................................ 40 Finances .................................................................................................................................................................... 41 Chapter 3: Public Participation ...................................................45 Public Participation ............................................................................................ 45 Study Committee Meetings ......................................................................................................................................45 Public Meetings ........................................................................................................................................................47 Community Recreation Questionnaire .................................................................................................................... 49 Internet Blog ............................................................................................................................................................52 Key Person Interviews ..............................................................................................................................................52 Common Themes among Public Input Venues .........................................................................................................53 Chapter 4: Vision, Goals, & Implementation Strategies .................55 Looking to the Future .........................................................................................55 Mission Statement ...................................................................................................................................................55 Vision Statement ......................................................................................................................................................55 Goals .........................................................................................................................................................................55 Implementation Strategies/Recommendations .......................................................................................................55 Goals and Implementation Strategies .............................................................. 56 Implementation Strategies Tables .................................................................... 74 Appendices: ..................................................................................83 Appendix A: Public Participation Appendix B: Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement Appendix C: Fletcher Revenue Policy Appendix D: Sample Maintenance Standards Appendix E: Sample Resource Ordinance Appendix F: Titusville Trail Town Top 20 Projects Appendix G: Funding Sources Appendix H: Open Space Protection Methods
Executive Summary The Titusville area lies in the southeastern corner of Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Using the Titusville Area School District as its boundaries, the area encompasses nine municipalities in three counties. With the City of Titusville as its focal point, the area comprises a large part of the Oil Region known as “The Valley that Changed the World.” Parks and recreation have long been an integral part of life in the Titusville area. With a long history in local parks such as Scheide, Robert’s Grove and Burgess, along with Oil Creek State Park located just south of the City, area residents have had the luxury of high quality recreation facilities in this rural community. The Titusville Leisure Services Board (TLSB) and its predecessors have been offering a gamut of recreational programming for decades. The intergovernmental TLSB, a cooperative effort between the City and the School District, has been recognized across the Commonwealth as one of the best of its kind. Ask anyone in Titusville what they like about their City, and the parks and recreation are bound to be mentioned. This recreation, park, and open space plan will play a critical role in maintaining the quality of life for current and future residents while protecting the strong history of its parks and recreation. The process utilized to develop this Plan included extensive public participation, detailed inventory and assessment, and the development of recommendations for the future of parks and recreation for the area. When planning for the future of recreation, parks, and open space in a community, it is important to develop an understanding of the community as a whole. Information on demographics and community resources provides a context within which this Plan was generated. A familiarity with this information ensures the development of a plan that is realistic, sensitive to current issues, and tailored to this unique community. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION The input received through the public participation process was an important asset in developing viable recommendations for the future of parks and recreation. The public input process included public meetings, close work with a study committee, key person interviews, an internet blog, and a recreation questionnaire. Key parks and recreation needs that were identified through the public input are: • Maintain and upgrade existing parks • Re-structure the Titusville Leisure Services Board to clarify the role of the TASD and the City and to establish clearly defined funding of the organization • Establish systems, policies, and procedures to make the TLSB more functional in the community • Identify and secure sources to adequately fund the TLSB • Seek ways to reach out to smaller municipalities within the TASD to improve their community parks and build support for the TLSB • Expand programming options A
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No. Issue 1 There are lots of parks
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Internet Blog An internet blog was
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Burgess Park - This is an older par
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Projects should be prioritized acco
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Playground Safety According to the
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c. Improve the parks and recreation
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marketers can now safely create soc
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Benefits of Greenways Economic Bene
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Titusville Comprehensive Recreation
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Goal #6 Secure funding for operatio
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