{"id":1310663,"date":"2019-05-24T18:41:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-25T00:41:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=979056"},"modified":"2019-05-25T07:16:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-25T13:16:27","slug":"glenwood-springs-set-to-present-three-possible-scenarios-for-sayre-park-improvements-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-springs-set-to-present-three-possible-scenarios-for-sayre-park-improvements-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood Springs set to present three possible scenarios for Sayre Park improvements next week"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The city of Glenwood Springs will host an open house meeting May 30 to gauge residents\u2019 reactions to three scenarios for potential improvements at the city\u2019s most-central park.<\/p>\n

\u201cSayre Park is a real gem of a park,\u201d Parks and Recreation Director Brian Smith said in a press release regarding the park that lines the middle portion of Grand Avenue. \u201cIt\u2019s a historic park that many consider to be a focal point in our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

The park is home to the annual Strawberry Days festival in June, during which it is informally renamed \u201cStrawberry Park.\u201d Throughout the year, it hosts a variety of sporting activities, picnics, community events and more.<\/p>\n

Recently, the city contracted with Zehren and Associates \u2014 with offices in Avon and Santa Barbara, California \u2014 which provides design services including landscape architecture and master planning.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe city would like this to be a citizen-driven process where the interests of the family across the street who use the park every day are just as considered as organizations who wish to see a specific amenity put in for their use,\u201d Smith detailed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n

Next Thursday\u2019s meeting will take place between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, located at 100 Wulfsohn Road.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been out there on a number of days and done a lot of interviews,\u201d VeraCity Planner Andrew McGregor said in a separate interview of the casual park users he had spoken to.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have been very passionate about commenting,\u201d McGregor, a former Glenwood Springs community development director, said.<\/p>\n

VeraCity, also part of the project consultant team, has been tasked with a bi-lingual public outreach campaign concerning the Sayre Park Master Plan.<\/p>\n

That outreach, according to fellow VeraCity Planner Ellie Caryl, has allowed residents, businesses, churches, schools, health-care providers, sports-league organizers and major event hosts to weigh in.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere seems to be a real affection for Sayre Park,\u201d Caryl commented. \u201cPeople really appreciate the fact that it is so multi-use.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the historic multi-use park that was donated by James Sayre to the city in 1940 with the stipulation that it would remain just that \u2014 a park \u2014 has a few concerning issues.<\/p>\n

According to the press release, the park along the heart of Grand Avenue has a \u201cfailing and inefficient irrigation system\u201d and an \u201cobsolete playground.\u201d<\/p>\n

Additionally, Sayre has multiple, separated sections, which receive under and over utilization, as well as \u201careas that are used for activities that weren\u2019t intended for the space.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the May 30 public meeting, Zehren and Associates will present three scenarios for potential improvements, based on information gathered to date in conjunction with the firms experience in previous park design projects throughout Colorado.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe city would like this to be a citizen-driven process where the interests of the family across the street who use the park every day are just as considered as organizations who wish to see a specific amenity put in for their use,\u201d Smith detailed in the press release. \u201cPublic input will be key to understanding how the park is currently used and how the public would like to use it in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following the May 30 open house meeting, the city will launch an online community survey for further public outreach.<\/p>\n

Additionally, a second community open house will take place on July 11, also at the Community Center, to present the preferred option scenario.<\/p>\n

Sayre Park offers a variety of recreation options to users, including volleyball, basketball, tennis and a baseball field that doubles as a soccer field.<\/p>\n

The park also features open space, picnic areas and hosts the 122-year old Strawberry Days Festival each June.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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