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CITY OF FLORESVILLE MASTER PLAN
Additional Park Acreage Needed Per Minimum SARA Small Community Guidelines (All Parks) 3
2012 1 2022 2
Park Type
SARA Minimum
Existing Parks
Existing
Existing Parks
Required Parks
Ratio
Ratio
Parks Ratio
Required Parks
(acres / 1000
(acres / 1000
(acres / 1000
(acres)
(acres)
Population)
Population)
Population)
(acres)
Regional 7 221.6 8.7 0.0 7.2 0.0
Community 9.5 33.1 1.3 209.8 1.1 261.1
Neighborhood 4 18.5 0.7 83.7 0.6 105.3
Mini Park N/A 1.8 0.1 N/A 0.1 N/A
Other N/A 127.5 5.0 N/A 4.1 N/A
Total 402.5 293.5 366.4
Total Park Land 4 15.00 402.5 15.7 0.0 13.0 62.0
1 Population of Floresville CCD estimate for 2012: 25,564
2 Population of Floresville CCD estimate for 2022: 30,961
3 Additional acreage required to meet SARA minimums if all parks within listed inventory are included in evaluation
4 Required acreage to meet Total Park Land minimum would be satisfied by fulfilling individual park type minimums
San Antonio River Basin Plan
Public Input
The regional concept for the San Antonio River Basin generally involves
developing and linking the natural and historical areas within the watershed
through an extensive trail network for hiking, biking, trail riding, and river
access. Floresville is fortunate enough to have a variety of natural and
historical areas nearby. The San Antonio River boarders parts of Floresville
and River Park is located along the river as well. This river area can be used
for kayaking or canoeing if suitable access points are created and water
levels allow. With the Rancho de las Cabras National Historic Area just down
the road from the River Park historical and nature-based tourism can be
cultivated by promoting the history in the area and by providing better
multimodal access to city parks and camping areas. Construction on the
Rancho de las Cabras National Historical Park is anticipated to start in
2014 11 .
Public input from the workshop held at City Hall provided useful information that would not have
otherwise been able to be acquired. After all, it is the citizens in Floresville who use the parks each day
and know about the little things that would be beneficial to the community. A summary of some items
of general consensus is described below.
Bathroom facilities at Pecan Park should be upgraded. As these bathrooms are in the floodplain it is not
easy to do this. M&S believes that two options are still available: Making improvements of less than 50%
of the cost of the building or elevating the structure. A pecan tree revitalization plan should be put in
place at Pecan Park to ensure the trees continue to be there for generations. A privacy fence should be
built in Canta Rana Park along the boundary with the WWTP.
11 2011 San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Impact and Opportunity by the NPCA
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