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14lif'P Part 4E. Park_Qa&rSTace-.r, <br />1994 Park Survey <br />In 1994 at the request of the Orono Park Commission, the City Council <br />approved the development of a park master plan, the first step of which was to <br />survey the City -s residents to determine what they want in a park system. A <br />brief summary of the 1994 survey appears below. This survey provided a basis <br />for the Goals and Policies outlined in the 2000-2020 Park, Open Space and Trail <br />Plan. <br />Summary of 1994 Orono Residential Survey <br />Conducted by: Decision Resources, Ltd. <br />Methodology: 400 randomly selected households were contacted by telephone July 5 to 19, 1994 <br />Residential Demographics: <br />22% of households contain seniors; 37% of households contain children <br />22% of households headed by retirees <br />34% of households contain a member of a private or public health club <br />24% of households contain adults participating on organized sports teams <br />61 % of households containing children participate in youth team sports <br />40% of households reported being on a lake <br />31 % of households on 2 to 1 acre lot; 21 % on 1-2 acres; 20% on less than 2 acre; <br />17%on2-5acres; 9% of households on five acres or more <br />Conclusions: <br />A. A majority of residents did not see the need for the development of a more extensive park <br />and recreation system in Orono. <br />B. Residents expressed support in concept and in commitment of tax dollars to preserving more <br />natural land areas, such as wetlands, scenic open spaces, and wildlife habitats, in the <br />community. <br />C. While majorities favored more extensive trails in Orono in concept, majorities did not favor <br />increasing taxes for a system linking parks and recreational facilities nor a Across -country@ <br />system. <br />D. In recreational planning for the community, residents placed an accent on recreational <br />pursuits revolving around trail -related activities - such as hiking, walking and bicycling - and <br />lake -related activities - such as swimming and boating. <br />E. Residents supported tax increases for recreational facilities related to passive leisure time <br />pursuits - nature preserves, trails, playground equipment, and nature observation areas - as <br />opposed to active leisure -time pursuits. <br />F. User fees were viewed as an appropriate means of underwriting the construction and <br />operating costs of recreational facilities. <br />City of Orono Community Management Plan 2008-2030 Page 4E-25 <br />