Jim Dietrich Park & Riverside Basin Park Master Site ... - Berks County

Provide environmental educational opportunity targeted at school groups.
Provide facilities that appeal to citizens of all ages, interests, and abilities.
Provide athletic fields to meet the needs of the community.
Create a year-round park that allows for winter sports as well as popular summer recreation
activities.
Provide facilities to accommodate various group sizes.
Goal 3: Involve Muhlenberg Township residents in the master plan.
Objectives:
Utilize the results of the public participation process to determine the facilities to be included in the
park.
Build relationships with citizens through the process to help create stewardship for the park.
Gather public input by making citizens “part of the process” so their ideas and concerns are
incorporated into the park design and they in turn support development of the park.
Vision and Mission for Jim Dietrich Park and Riverside Basin Park
Vision
Jim Dietrich Park and Riverside Basin Park offer the Muhlenberg Township park and recreation system a
future rich with intriguing possibilities – of which their potential and benefits appear to be endless. Jim
Dietrich Park and Riverside Basin Parks are models of conservation and public recreation for people who
live, work and visit here. Together they serve as the hub of Muhlenberg Township’s riverfront park
system. They offer public access to a rich variety of land and river based recreation opportunities,
premiere community sports facilities, indoor recreation and special events space. As inviting and secure
destinations, the parks’ success is rooted in high quality facilities, programming and maintenance. The
parks enhance the quality of life for the entire region and serves as a catalyst for economic development.
Mission
Muhlenberg Township will undertake a generational and collaborative approach to developing Jim
Dietrich Park and Riverside Basin Park. With a clear vision and the determination to create a vibrant
riverfront park system, Muhlenberg Township will plan, design, develop, program and maintain these
parks with the spirit and resources necessary to create the priceless legacy of riverfront parks.
Jim Dietrich Park and Riverside Basin Park Master Site Plan Chapter 2-8