Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation Plan - Western ...

Connoquenessing Creek Watershed Conservation PlanChapter 6. Issues and ConcernsHigh School Workshops* Indicates response was identified by both student sessions1. What do you like about the area?• Limited development• Basketball courts• Fishing*• Cranberry• Restaurants/fast food• Biking• Open space*2. What could be improved?• Recreation• Landscaping• Running through the woods• Recreation centers• Parks and sports complex• Woods• Mall• Fishing• Hiking/Biking trails• Moraine State Park• Swimming pool• Elemntary school• Outdoor recreation• Sports• Too much development in Cranberry• Boring—limited options• Pollution• More open space• Horseback riding opportunities• Flooding• Local businesses—not many bigcompanies other than AK Steel.• Community pools—more are needed• Skate parks• Baseball fields—maintenance of fields• Winter skiing and snowboarding opportunities• Legal dirt bike riding opportunities• Ice hockey rink is needed• Timing of traffic lights• Larger mall so you don’t need to drive; theButler Mall is small and stores are limited*• Smaller playgrounds for toddlers—opportunities need enhanced• Tennis courts—maintenance of courts• Trash• Trail maintenance3. What type of recreational activities do you enjoy?• Baseball—enough fields and leagues;possibilities of bring a minor leagueteam to Butler• Basketball*—enough opportunities• Volleyball*—both indoor and outdoorcourts needed• Soccer*• Lacrosse• Tennis*• Football• Hockey• Wrestling• Golfing• Fishing*—opportunities are not welladvertised• Hunting—limited property available• Hiking• Camping• Horseback riding• Rock climbing/rappelling• Biking*—more opportunities are needed biketrails and bike lanes• Boating• Running*/cross-country courses—moreopportunities are needed• Swimming*—more community pools areneeded• Ice skating• Quad riding—legal opportunities are needed• Dirt bikes• Dancing*• Cheering*• Paintball• Skiing/snowboarding• Archery range• Trap shooting• Video games6-34