Mission It is the mission of the Parks and Recreation Department of Tega Cay and associated Committees to provide recreational opportunities and facilities for the citizen’s of Tega Cay that will foster a healthy and active lifestyle while interacting with their family, friends and neighbors in and around the community.
Purpose The purpose of the Tega Cay Parks and Recreation Master Plan is to set the foundation for the future by maintaining the vision of a recreational community. The Parks and Recreation Master Plan will emphasize the following areas: Evaluation of Current Recreation Facilities Review of Recreational Needs Formulation of Future Recommendations.
This Master Plan will also emphasize the use of spaces, tracts of land and services throughout the community addressing the social and recreational aspect of: 1. Park quality and quantity 2. Effectively using and improving existing park facilities 3. Providing additional recreational facilities and programs.
Background The Ervin Company originally established the City of Tega Cay in 1970 as a Planned Unit Development. In 1982 it was incorporated as a municipality. The original concept for the development of Tega Cay was to provide a recreational environment closely based to recreational activities. Upon incorporation, the City inherited 17 miles of streets and park facilities. Since incorporation, the City has had a strong interest in maintaining and improving the quality of its recreational facilities. The Tega Cay Youth League was founded in 1974 and dedicated to providing programs of organized youth recreation supported such activities as spring baseball/softball, summer swim team and fall soccer programs. The League’s support not only included directing the programs, but also maintaining the ball fields and generating revenues for programs and infrastructure. In 2000, the City was asked by the volunteer Athletic Association to take over the duties of organized sports due to the increased numbers of participants. In 2001, Tega Cay hired a Parks & Recreation Director and assumed control over all aspects of recreational programs including sports registration and programming, and facilities maintenance. In order to better meet the increased needs, the City hired a full time Recreation Coordinator in 2007.
Parks & Recreation Fast Facts Total Acres 2,144 Recreational Land Area 209 Miles of Trails 4.25
1 Approach The Parks and Recreation Committee attained Public input from the 2008 Tega Cay Parks & Recreation Survey, and from interviews conducted with the current mayor, city council and representative city volunteers and committee members. In addition, the previous Master plan was reviewed and input was gathered during working session with the current Parks and Recreation committee members. The survey was available on-line on the Parks & Recreation Website or through hard copies available at the city administration building. Five hundred forty one responses were collected with five hundred thirty six answering the majority of the questions for an 8% return rate. Responses were received from all sections of the city. The results are included in the appendix of this Master Plan and referenced during the current and future state sections of the document. The chart to the right “How long have you lived in Tega Cay? (years)” illustrates that over 50% of the respondents have lived in Tega Cay for less than four years.
Future State Vision The primary goal of our future state is to improve upon our current vision of being “The Premier Recreational Community” in the area. Based on a recent study nearly 10% of Tega Cay’s land is devoted to recreation use. The requirements outlined in the Future State will push the recreational land use beyond 10% and will move the community toward a more environment friendly place to live, work and carry out an active healthy lifestyle. The goal is to work diligently to build the facilities to support the current recreational needs, develop plans to expand the activities or programs offered and work to connect the parks, schools, and businesses with the existing Tega Cay trail system and neighboring trail systems to ensure The Good Life.
Future State Goal The goal of the future state view is to provide a framework for the city and the Parks & Recreation Committee to set targets and develop a roadmap to achieve the targets and plan. The future state of Tega Cay Parks and Recreation is broken down into five key categories or views:
1. Facilities 2. Recreational Programs 3. Events 4. Organization 5. Financials
In addition to the five categories, the future state highlights comments and results from the 2008 Parks and Recreation survey and interviews that pertain to the future of five categories.
2 1. Facilities In order to set a foundation for the future, Parks & Recreation defined four types of parks to develop in the future and maintain in the present environment.
a) Neighborhood Parks (Passive) This park is typically located, but not limited to, near higher density neighborhoods such as apartment complexes, townhouse developments, and housing for the elderly. The park should contain at least one to two acres per 1,000 people served. This park is typically characterized by recreational activities for each member of the family such as field games, court games, crafts, playground apparatus, picnicking, and space for quiet or passive activities. The service radius for a neighborhood park is ¼ - ½ mile and should be easily accessible to the neighborhood population via safe walking and biking access. Parking may or may not be required. In Tega Cay, the definition for such a park has been modified to exclude field activities and court games.
b) Community Park (Active) The community park, similar to a neighborhood park, should be near-at-hand serving a single or several neighborhoods depending on local needs and population distribution at the time the park is being developed. The park should provide recreational opportunities for the entire family and should contain areas suited for intense recreational purposes such as athletic fields, swimming, tennis and walking/ jogging. A community park may also include areas of natural quality for outdoor recreation such as viewing, sitting, and picnicking. A body of water is a component typically located in a community park; however, it is not required. These parks have an average service radius of 1-2 miles and require approximately 5.0 acres per 1,000 population served. c) City Park (Active) The city park is described as a multi-use facility serving the entire city and supporting surrounding neighborhoods. The city park will house the parks and recreation staff, multiple diamond and multi-purpose fields, concession stands, walking trails, bike trails, nature trails, tennis courts, canoeing (river), picnic areas and ample parking just to name a few amenities. The City park has an average service radius of 5-10 miles and require in excess of 10 acres per 1,000 populations served. (Note: Referred to as Catawba Park in the cities 2009 Vision and Comprehensive Plan documents.) d) Unique/ Special Areas These types of areas include beaches, parkways, greenways, historical sites, flood plains, tree lawns, etc. No standard is applicable because such areas exist to take advantage of special man-made or natural features. Within Tega Cay, we have countless areas of green-space. In the near future, plans for a water sports activities, bike trails and additional walking trails would fit into this category.
3 The diagram below outlines facility upgrades and additions required to keep up with the growing population and needs of the community. Facilities Updates needed Indoor pool, additional paved parking, sand for the beach area and an Beach & Swim Center expanded fitness center. Central Bark (Dog Water Fountain, possibly larger facility, grass areas, obstacles for the Park) pets, picnic area Diamond Head Park More defined picnic area, charcoal grills, updated play equipment Heron Harbor Park Updated play equipment Koala Park Installation of walking trail around perimeter of park Linerieux Turner Installation of nature/education center (open air in center of facility), trail Nature Trail markers Update playground area, more defined picnic area, landscaping and Lookout Park increased shade around play areas Palmyra Park Picnic area Pitcairn Park Replace/update restroom/picnic pavilion Remove picnic pavilion and relocate basketball courts to that area, repave parking lot and increase to include area where basketball courts are Runde Park currently located, renovate concession stand and restroom area, up fit the large field spectator area and possibly adjust the field layout. (based on future field plans) Install picnic area & playground below concession stand, connect Turner Field walking trail to trail system and possibly adjust the field layout. (based on future field plans) Trail Head Park Install restrooms and drinking fountain Walking Trails Install mileage markers, resurface and extend trails into legacy Tega Cay. Improve beach areas, replace/update restroom/picnic pavilion and Windjammer Park improve parking Installation of shade trees, installation of irrigation and sod areas outside Windsong Park of play areas Wuertle Tennis Relocate parking and entrance to courts to the adjacent lot off of Molokai Courts Dr., install spectator area Additional Recreational Summary Facilities Proposed Marina that would be City owned and operated adjacent to the Hidden Harbor Beach & Swim Center (Marina is in permitting phase as of the adoption of Marina this Master Plan). Tega Cay Golf Club Locate croquet and bacci courts on the property.
The list of updates is not all inclusive, but is representative based on survey feedback and interviews.
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In addition to updating the existing facilities the survey revealed several facilities requested by the respondents and the individuals interviewed. The chart to the right depicts the percent of respondents that would utilize the new facility if available. The table below give a summary of the facility and a list of requests documented in the comments section of the survey.
New Facilities Summary Bike Trails Could be located through natural areas or under transmission line right-of-way Will need a multipurpose gymnasium constructed in the near future to allow Gymnasium for programming needs such as basketball / volleyball courts. Should connect existing trail to Stonecrest development area (possibly along Hubert Graham Pkwy) and then connect Serenity Point, River Lake and Lake Ridge to Catawba Park, as well as existing trail system. Tega Cay should Walking Trails aggressively pursue connecting the existing trail systems with the neighboring trail systems. (Nations Ford, Fort Mill Greenway, Carolina Tread trail, etc.) and connect the trail system with area parks, schools, business centers and shopping centers. Could be a half-shell constructed at an existing park or in the new city park. Amphitheater Based on the survey one of the advantages of the current concerts is the location. A Nature Center nestled among 50-100 acres of hills, creeks, springs, meadows and hardwoods. The Center could include a Clean Energy Exhibition (solar power, a wind turbine, and hydraulic power) and Next Nature Center Generation Home tours. Organic farm, carnivorous plant greenhouse, nature trails following creeks or the river. Wildlife sanctuary for animals such as deer, wild turkeys, foxes, owls, raccoons and various birds. Exhibits and trails for guided tours for school age children and the general public. Par 3 Golf Public or private 36 hole Par 3 golf course. Facilities should be constructed to provide for more water-related activities on Water Sports both Lake Wylie and the Catawba River (Canoe Launch) The 18 hole course should contain the four basic components for a course Disc Golf design, Disc Pole Holes, Tonal Poles, Tee Signs and Tee Pads. The course Course should be placed in an area that provides ample space for varying distances and complexity through turns & obstacles. Will need 3-4 200’- 225’ fields constructed in the near future. The table below Baseball fields outlines the needs as Tega Cay continues to grow. Need 3-4 full size multipurpose fields (320 yd x 65 yd) immediately. The Multi-purpose table below outlines the needs as Tega Cay continues to grow. (football, etc.) Tennis courts Will need 4 new courts constructed (combination of hard and soft courts).
5 In order to quantify the Parks and Recreation needs, various data points were leveraged to illustrate the current trend of moving toward less of a recreation based community. Since the goal is to enhance the recreational lifestyle of Tega Cay, we need to make sure we grow the recreational facilities as the city expands. The chart below illustrates the population, single family home, and land growth (acres) over the last eight years. The land use numbers are based on the Study Area provided in the 2009 Comprehensive Plan. The chart is meant to show the trend based on the data available in the previous and 2009 comprehensive plans.
2008 Land Use Parks & Recreation Future Study Area Requirement (Based on 8000 Description 2000 2006 2008 (Actual) Residents) Population 4044 7041 Single Family Homes 1509 2608 3151 7611 8000 Per Household 2.7 2.7 Acres 1600 1900 2144 8789 8789 Homes Per Acre 0.9 1.4 1.5 0.9 0.9
P & R Acres 190 202 209 246 1,055 % Acres to Total 11.9% 10.6% 9.7% 2.8% 12.0% P & R Acres per Home 0.13 0.08 0.07 0.03 0.13 Trend - Green = Positive, Yellow = Cautious and Red = Negative
The colors visually illustrate the declining and potential deterioration of the Good Life. The trend has decreased the percent of Parks & Recreation acres from 11.9% to 9.7%. The future land use study reveals that if we annexed the studied area “as is” we would only have 2.8% of the acreage devoted to Parks and Recreation. We realize that the entire studied area will not be annexed and that 2.8 % is unlikely, but want to make sure that as we annex new areas into the city we reverse the current trend and grow Parks and Recreation facilities. The requirement from the City should be to move the acreage of Parks and Recreation back to 12% of the total of the city of Tega Cay’s acreage.
The number of facilities required to adequately support our existing programs and build to the future is detailed in the Park & Recreation future requirement column in the chart below. The 2009 total required column reveals the current deficit of 2 youth diamond, 1 adult diamond, 4 multi-purpose fields and 343 parking spaces. Parks & Recreation Future Requirement 2009 Total Required Facilities 2000 2006 2009 per Field (includes existing) Field Population Diamonds - Youth 2 2 2 1 1750 4 - Adult 1 1 1 1 3500 2 Multi-Purpose Fields 1 2 2 1 1200 6 Tennis Courts (Public) 4 4 4 2 3500 0
Parking Facilities 2000 2006 2009 Field Spaces Parking Spaces Parking 128 164 164 1 40 507
6 The following facilities were requested in the comments section of the survey and should be considered during planning and prioritization sessions.
Bike Lanes Shuffle Board Regulation Baseball Fields Bacci Ball Water fountains on Walking Trails Racquetball (out and in door) Kayaks & paddle boats Handicap & Senior Access Hiking / Running Trails Miniature Golf Designated Fishing Areas Practice Tennis wall Bathrooms at Trailhead Badminton Volleyball (Indoor 2) Sailing Club Additional Swimming pool (Indoor or Additional Dog Park (Larger & Closer Outdoor) to Old Tega Cay) Rock Climbing
2. Recreational Programs The following recreation programs should be added as facilities are available. Based on the survey results, fitness, performing and cultural arts, safety and senior activates reflected the most interest.
Any additional programs will be strongly considered as needs and interests arise.
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3. Events Events are divided into three types:
Sponsored Events - are events that the Parks and Recreation staff and committee sanction by assisting with communication needs and with facilities (as noted above). Sponsored Events Summary Description Runs, Bi / Triathlons Community-wide 5K, Fun Runs, and multi-purpose events held in the city Health, Wellness & Organized by P&R and facilitated or instructed by experts Fitness Classes & Clinics Ad Hoc Events Non-annual events such as the Sports and Recreational Equipment Yard Sale Grand Opening or Celebratory events for new facilities or programs, i.e., Central Bark Dedication Events Grand Opening or the dedication of the new basketball courts at Trailhead Park, etc.
Supported Events - include events that fall under the auspices of traditional parks and recreation entities, and are generally coordinated by both dedicated staff and the Parks and Recreation committee. Coordination includes manpower and volunteers at the events, communications (media, website, outside message boards, etc.) and facilities (rentals). Supported Events Summary Description The John Wurtele Tournament organized and conducted by the Tennis Club. Tennis Tournament Ski Shows Carolina Show Ski Team conducts a ski show on select weekends from June until August. Public Interest Clubs Any club or organization created of a recreational nature that exists for shared interests, i.e., Tega Cay Anglers Club, Croquet Club.
Additional Events - do not fall under the definition of Parks and Recreation and should be coordinated in the future by other city staff or other City committees (i.e., Community Relations, Beautification, etc.) This will naturally offer more time, manpower and energy for true Parks and Recreation affiliated events.
Additional Events Summary Description Valentine’s Day Card Events should be initiated and facilitated by more logical Decorating staff/committee in the future. P& R will continue to secure facilities for this event if needed. Build your Own Ice Cream Sundae Concerts Teen Movie Night Easter Egg Hunt P& R will continue to secure facilities for these events. 4th of July Celebration Christmas Tree Lighting Fall Festival
8 4. Organization The future Parks and Recreation organization needs to evolve into a Commission supported by a group of volunteer sub-committees. The future organization example structure is outlined below:
Organization Description Facilities Parks Operations & Maintenance Swimming Pool Parks / Playgrounds Risk Management / Safety Trails & Greenways Trails & Greenways Outdoor Recreation (passive) Lake & River Activities Recreation Programs for Persons with Disabilities Senior Citizen Programs Youth Programs Adult Programs Communication, Events Events (Recreational) & Tourism Clinics /Classes Marketing /Promotion Budget Planning & 10 year plan vision & execution Financial Management Financial Planning Grant Acquisition Sponsorship Management Tournament Admissions Concessions
5. Financials (Revenue Sources) Sports Sponsors Registration Fees Dog Park annual fee Park Rentals Grants York County Funding Public Funding Private Donations Beach & Swim Center Membership Packages Beach & Swim Center Facilities Rental Beach & Swim Center Concession Revenue Swimming Lessons Revenue
In some cases, the needed facilities will require major capital financing. Proper financing planning will be needed to accomplish the goals of this Recreation Master Plan. Availability of grant monies will be explored as well. The city receives money annually from the Parks and Recreation Development fund (PARD) and York County. Other grants could be obtained from the SC Trails Association Grant, the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), as well as the Recreation Land Trust Grant (ReLT). Bond referendums could also be used in order to help fund these specific projects identified in this document, although tax money would ultimately be
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Recommendations
It is important to note that the recommendations are goals the City should work towards as it acquires new tracks and develops existing land. The recommendations should be viewed as a conceptual plan to be developed after carefully comparing the needs identified by the citizens of Tega Cay in the 2008 Parks & Recreation Survey. Accomplishment of these recommendations should be the direction the City works towards in the coming years. Target Funding Description Cost Date Source Developers/ Develop additional fields 08/01/09 $500k donations Develop a detailed roadmap with the Planning Commission to complete the Parks & Recreation Master Plan 01/01/10 NA NA Recommendations Convert Committee into a Commission with Sub-committees 01/01/10 NA NA and a liaison to other city committees New Events and changes detailed on page 8 01/01/10 NA NA Additional Park Maintenance Staff 04/01/10 $30k General Fund General Fund/ Donations/ Develop permanent Croquet Court 06/01/10 $100k Membership Fees Bring on additional Programming Staff 07/01/10 $12.5k General Fund Fund raising/ Complete development of 10 acres in Lake Ridge 08/01/12 $750k General Fund Recreational Programs outlined on page 7 will be implemented 08/01/14 NA NA as facilities are available Additional Staff depending on road map as developed w/ TBD TBD General Fund Planning Commission Facilities updates & new facilities (refer to the facilities charts TBD TBD TBD on page 4 & 5) and based on the roadmap under development Acquire property for future recreational use in order to achieve the 12% total acreage goal and to achieve the new facilities Annually TBD TBD goals
OPPORTUNITIES & THREATS The amount and speed of growth in the area has begun to alter the Good Life due to the lack of Parks & Facilities planned with new developments.
10 Current State 2008 The goal of the current state view is to baseline five key categories so that the city and the Parks & Recreation Committee can measure progress in comparison to the plan. The current state of Tega Cay Parks and Recreation is broken down into five key categories or views:
1. Facilities 2. Recreational Programs 3. Events 4. Organization 5. Financials
In addition to the five categories, the current state highlights comments and results from the 2008 Parks and Recreation survey and interviews that pertain to the current conditions of the facilities and view of the programs & events. “How would you rate the recreation opportunities / activities provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like?”
Based on the above survey question the chart depicted to the right shows that over 75% of the respondents gave the current opportunities / activities offered by Parks and Recreation a “Good or Excellent” rating. The remaining respondents thought the city has opportunities for improvement in activities offered and facilities. The current state will outline our offering and the future state section of this document will outline improvement opportunities.
11 1. Facilities The City of Tega Cay current has 209 acres designated as recreation (natural) with over four miles of trails and approximately thirteen miles of shoreline on Lake Wylie. The recreation land is made up of various types of parks, beaches, courses, courts, recreation facilities and trails.
Listed below are the city-owned parks and athletic facilities and a representation of what is located at each park.
Facilities Pool Pool Field Access Parking Volleyball Basketball Restrooms Picnic Area Playground Playground Lake Access Boat Launch Park Benches Baseball Field Multi-purpose Trail / Sidewalk
Beach & Swim Center X X X X X X X X X Central Bark (Dog Park) X X Diamond Head Park X X X Heron Harbor Park X X X X Koala Park X X X X Linerieux Nature Trail X X Lookout Park X X X X X X X Palmyra Park X X X Pitcairn Park X X X X X X X X Runde Park X X X X X X X X X Turner Field X X X X X Trailhead Park X X X X X X Walking Trails X X Windjammer Park X X X X X X Windsong Park X X X X Wuertle Tennis Courts X X
The following list of facilities are not managed or maintained by Parks and Recreation but are open to the public and considered as part of the overall recreation offered by the city of Tega Cay.
Additional Facilities Summary Description 27 Holes of Championship Golf, Semi-Private Membership, Full-Service Clubhouse with Restaurant & Bar, Full-Line Golf Shop and Tennis, Men’s and Tega Cay Golf Club Ladies Locker Rooms, 4 Tennis Courts, Event Pavilion, Glennon Community Center. The Glennon Center & Clubhouse is available for parties, weddings, meetings & conferences. Privately owned and operated. Slips available for rent, boat launch, and repair Tega Cay Marina shop Nivens Creek Boat Landing Two launch ramps, parking, docks, free to the general public Fort Mill River Access One launch ramp, parking, free to the general public
The parks located within Tega Cay have either a parking lot or curbside parking around the perimeter of the park (Windsong Park is a walk up park). The parks are available to Tega Cay residents as well as other guests of the City. Windjammer Park, Pitcairn Park, the Tega Cay Marina, and the Beach & Swim Center are the only facilities that a parking permit is required (due to the limited parking available, and the popularity of the parks).
12 In addition to the parks and other recreation facilities, sidewalks in the Lakeshore community provide access to the trail system and Windsong Park. The chart to the right illustrates the annual usage for the respondents of the 2008 Parks and Recreation Survey. The parks with parking that are considered as destinations for sports, concerts or play dates are the most frequently visited.
The bar chart below illustrates that the majority of the respondents of the survey think the maintenance and care of the parks is good to excellent.
However, the survey did reveal some areas of opportunity for improvement. For example, a greater portion of the respondents gave fair to inadequate ratings to Windjammer and Runde in part due to the current bathrooms and limited parking. There is a correlation between usage noted in the chart above and a lower rating from a maintenance standpoint.
13 2. Recreational Programs One of the goals of the Parks & Recreation Department of Tega Cay is to provide programs for the youth of Tega Cay that will help them grow and mature into responsible persons later in life. It is important that every child be given the opportunity to learn the skills of their chosen sport, and to grow and mature by developing the social skills needed to interact with their peers and mentors.
Youth Athletic Programs The following sports are currently supported by Tega Cay Parks & Recreation: Baseball Tennis Soccer Summer Athletic Camps and Clinics Football Swim Team Cheerleading (for Football) Golf Clinics Softball Croquet Lacrosse
Adult / Senior Athletic Programs For the adults, we offer the following organized leagues: Softball – Men’s Tennis Softball – Women’s Croquet Flag Football Coed Kickball
Also offered are 27-hole golf course and four city-owned lighted tennis courts. The tennis courts are first come, first serve and are heavily utilized by city residents and non-residents alike. At the Tega Cay golf club, patrons can enjoy the full service clubhouse as well as join the Tennis Association and participate in matches and socials at the tennis courts privately operated by the Tega Cay Golf Club.
14 Tega Cay has seen tremendous growth over the past four years, but the Parks & Recreation facilities have remained relatively flat. The charts below reflect the current trend outlining the increase in participation from spring 2004 through spring 2009 and change in facilities.
Percentage Change Fall 2004 to2008 Percentage Change Spring 2004 to 2009 Participation 193.7% 206.9% Facilities 25.0% 25.0%
Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring Fall Spring 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 Youth 168 101 159 144 217 175 295 221 341 278 436 Baseball Youth 159 195 207 246 291 353 387 371 494 420 541 Soccer Youth Not offered during these seasons 162 Football Youth Not offered during these seasons 24 14 23 Softball Women's 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 72 84 112 112 Softball Men's 88 88 88 88 88 88 120 135 165 150 150 Softball Adult Not offered during these seasons 48 72 80 100 168 168 196 Kickball Facilities 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
The plan for the future growth and the current facilities limits exemplify the need to aggressively pursue a plan that will enhance our Recreational Community and enable the Good Life for current and future residence.
Participation v. Facility Growth
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500 450 Facilities 400 Youth Baseball 350 Youth Soccer Youth Football 300 Youth Softball 250 Women's Softball 200 Men's Softball
Number of Participants of Number Adult Kickball 150 100 50 0 5 5 7 7 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 g ll g ll g all 2004 n n all 200 F ri Fa Fall 2006 Fa rin F Spring 2004 Sp Spring 2006 Spri Sp Spring 2009 Season
15 3. Events In 2003, the P&R committee recognized a vacuum in regular community-related events for the changing demographics and saw the opportunity to initiate even more events for City residents. The events are currently organized or sponsored by Parks and Recreation. Most of the activities are either free of charge, or can be enjoyed for a nominal fee. The chart below illustrates the attendance and rating of the events by the survey respondents. The Concert Series and Fall Festival have the highest attendance. The events received good to excellent ratings overall with minimal fair, poor or inadequate ratings. The comments in the appendix point out some opportunities for improvement.
Events In Scope Summary Description The John Wurtele Tennis Adult and junior tennis tournaments. Tournament Carolina Show Ski team shows every Friday night from Memorial Ski Shows Day to Labor Day. Held in conjunction with the Lions club. Geared toward elementary Easter Egg Hunt school-aged children. Started in 2002 as a result of the Parks and Recreation survey. Six concerts were scheduled for the first four years, now four concerts Concert Series are scheduled each year, but the duration of each concert has been extended by an hour. As a whole, each annual concert series is designed to appeal to the City’s demographic population. Valentine’s Card Geared toward elementary school and middle school-aged children. This annual event, with music, jumping houses, and games is geared toward all children and teens. After the first year, an “end of sports Summer Kick Off Bash season” theme was added, and additional games and activities related to all sports were incorporated. Teen Movie Night Geared toward teens Back to School Scavenger Geared toward elementary school and middle school-aged children. Hunt This annual event encourages individual homes and streets to Christmas Lights Contest decorate for the holidays and culminates with a social and tour of & Tour the City to visit the most highly decorated homes and streets. Labor Day 5K Run This annual event is a fundraiser for Toys for Tots. Build Your Own Sundae Geared toward elementary school and middle school-aged children. Candy Cane Hunt Geared toward elementary school and middle school-aged children. Health & Wellness Offered for teens and adults, facilitated by local instructors. Classes
16 The following events are supported by Parks & Recreation but are driven by the Community Relations Committee.
Additional Events Summary Description 4th of July The Parks & Recreation Department assists the Community Relations Celebration committee in orchestrating the annual 4th of July Celebration. Christmas Tree The Parks & Recreation Department also assists the Community Relations Lighting committee in orchestrating the Christmas Tree Lighting. Tega Cay Parks & Recreation also assists in hosting the Fall Festival held Fall Festival annually in October. The Fall Festival gives local vendors and talent a chance to showcase themselves in a fun community gathering.
4. Organization The city operations staff and the Parks & Recreation Committee oversee the athletic programs, develop and coordinate events, maintain and oversee the City Parks and athletic facilities and are involved in planning recreational parks and athletic facilities for future growth. The current organization that supports the cities athletics, events and parks is listed below:
City Staff (dedicated to Parks and Recreation either full time or part time & support) Operations Director (part time) Beach & Swim Center Manager (full- time) Operation Staff (part time) Lifeguards (Seasonal, Contract) Recreation Coordinator (full-time) City Administration (part time) Tennis Instructor (part time)
Parks & Recreation Committee Sports Sub-committee Chair – one volunteer Youth & Adult Sports - 10 volunteers Members – six volunteers Little League Board- 7 volunteers
5. Financials (Revenue Sources) Registration Fees Sports Sponsors Dog Park annual fee Park Rentals Recreational Grants County Donations Private donations Public donations
External Budget Beach & Swim Center Membership Packages Beach & Swim Center Facilities Rental Beach & Swim Center Concession Revenue Swimming Lessons Revenue
(signatures on following)
17 SIGNED:
______Mayor Bob Runde
______Mayor Pro Tempore George Sheppard
______Councilmember Les Conner
______Councilmember John R. Dervay, II
______Councilmember Larry S. Harper
ATTEST:
______Grant W. Duffield City Manager, City of Tega Cay
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Appendix A
2008 Interview & Survey Results
Question 1 – Details in Appendix B Address Information Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Name: 100.0% 539 Address: 100.0% 539 City/Town: 100.0% 539 State: 100.0% 539 ZIP/Postal Code: 100.0% 539 Email Address: 91.7% 494 Phone Number: 86.8% 468 answered question 539 skipped question 2
Question 2 How long have you lived in Tega Cay? (years) Answer Options Response Percent Response Count 0-2 27.6% 148 3-4 26.9% 144 5-6 14.0% 75 7-8 7.6% 41 9-10 4.1% 22 11-12 6.0% 32 16-20 4.9% 26 21 + 9.0% 48 answered question 536 skipped question 5
Question 3 Have any other members in your household already completed a survey? (please ask all adults living in your household to complete the survey) Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Yes 8.6% 46 No 91.4% 490 answered question 536 skipped question 5
Question 4 Please indicate the number of adults and children living at your residence by checking gender and age range in each row? 13- 19- 23- Response Answer Options Male Female 0-4 5-12 18 22 34 35-49 50-65 66+ Count Resident 1 369 92 14 4 0 0 62 212 102 63 483 Resident 2 77 340 9 8 4 0 65 206 90 37 441 Resident 3 159 110 68 131 58 14 8 6 2 7 297 Resident 4 97 101 64 112 31 5 7 2 0 3 224 Resident 5 30 32 26 33 7 1 0 0 0 1 68 Resident 6 7 4 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 Resident 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Resident 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Resident 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Resident 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Total's 1422 742 680 191 297 102 20 142 426 194 111 1483 % to Total 52% 48% 12.9% 20.0% 6.9% 1.3% 9.6% 28.7% 13.1% 7.5% answered question 485 skipped question 56
Question 5 – Details in Appendix B How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like?
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Excellent - Many opportunities 28.2% 149 Good - Several opportunities 50.9% 269 Satisfactory - Some opportunities 16.8% 89 Fair - Few opportunities 3.4% 18 Inadequate - No opportunities 0.8% 4 Please Explain 163 answered question 529 skipped question 12
Question 6 Which park is nearest to your home? Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Beach & Swim Center Playground 10.8% 57 Diamond Head 2.3% 12 Dog Park 1.1% 6 Heron Harbor 2.7% 14 Koala 1.3% 7 Linerieux Nature Trail 2.1% 11 Lookout 8.7% 46 Palmyra 4.2% 22 Pitcairn 5.5% 29 Runde 17.3% 91 Trail Head 8.2% 43 Turner Field 13.5% 71 Windjammer 10.8% 57 Windsong Bay 11.6% 61 answered question 527 skipped question 14
Question 7 About how many times have members of your household visited these facilities in the last 12 months? Ave. Response Total % to # of Answer Options 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10 11-15 16-20 21+ Count Visits Total Visits Runde 54 62 49 35 30 28 35 92 385 4409 20% 11 Turner Field 65 44 26 16 25 16 21 64 277 2938 14% 11 Windjammer 79 87 64 36 36 24 19 32 377 2841 13% 8 Beach & Swim Center 114 49 26 19 24 23 15 56 326 2825 13% 9 Playground Trail Head 33 34 32 19 23 23 20 51 235 2640 12% 11 Lookout 43 28 30 10 14 18 7 21 171 1421 7% 8 Windsong Bay 43 18 12 10 9 14 7 23 136 1237 6% 9 Pitcairn 65 33 22 7 7 6 6 16 162 1039 5% 6 Linerieux 48 16 6 6 9 4 3 17 109 823 4% 8 Nature Trail Dog Park 57 14 3 5 3 2 0 7 91 418 2% 5 Diamond Head 42 2 4 0 1 1 2 10 62 401 2% 6 Palmyra 33 8 1 3 2 1 3 3 54 267 1% 5 Koala 33 1 1 1 1 2 0 6 45 252 1% 6 Heron Harbor 39 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 48 138 1% 3
Totals 748 397 279 169 186 162 138 399 2478 21646 105 answered question 522 skipped question 19 Calc. #'s 1.5 3.5 5.5 7.5 9.5 13 18 25
Question 8 Rate the maintenance and care of the Parks & Recreation facilities: Response Answer Options Excellent Good Fair Poor Inadequate Count Beach & Swim Center Playground 151 160 20 2 3 336 Diamond Head 16 22 15 3 4 60 Dog Park 20 36 19 6 9 90 Heron Harbor 19 30 10 2 0 61 Koala 20 23 14 2 3 62 Linerieux Nature Trail 22 59 23 2 4 110 Lookout 41 81 24 10 4 160 Palmyra 18 25 10 3 1 57 Pitcairn 32 76 28 14 1 151 Runde 67 204 62 22 9 364 Trail Head 65 119 21 6 0 211 Turner Field 62 163 30 12 4 271 Windjammer 79 183 71 19 8 360 Windsong Bay 45 74 16 5 0 140 Totals 657 1255 363 108 50 2433 % to Total 27.0% 51.6% 14.9% 4.4% 2.1% answered question 516 skipped question 25
Question 9 – Details in Appendix B Please check the facilities you or anyone in your household would use if they were available: Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Bike Trails 64.8% 332 Gymnasium 52.7% 270 Amphitheater 48.6% 249 Nature Center 46.3% 237 Par 3 Golf 46.1% 236 Canoe Launch 34.6% 177 Croquet Course 28.9% 148 Disc Golf Course 24.0% 123 Other (please specify) 138 answered question 512 skipped question 29
Question 10 What types of activities would be of interest to your household if the city decided to expand its recreational program offering? (please rank the overall importance of your selections with 1 being the most important) Response Answer Options 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Count Fitness Programs 79 60 58 32 22 20 10 9 7 3 6 1 3 1 1 312 Performing and Cultural Arts 46 47 41 40 31 15 15 13 9 5 11 7 3 2 3 288 Safety / Red Cross Classes 26 26 38 29 33 15 19 19 15 9 9 8 5 4 2 257 Senior Activities 60 19 14 14 7 12 7 7 6 12 8 27 12 17 25 247 Educational Seminars 14 39 32 33 30 19 19 12 13 8 5 5 8 5 0 242 Walking Trail Groups 18 22 34 33 23 10 19 15 13 20 9 9 4 7 5 241 Dance 15 23 33 23 21 23 20 15 10 6 7 9 11 4 8 228 Volleyball 19 28 14 19 17 20 17 15 16 16 16 7 10 6 3 223 After-school Programs 60 33 15 14 12 13 4 11 4 10 6 5 8 16 8 219 Co-ed Sports 10 16 28 25 17 21 20 13 13 9 5 11 6 2 1 197 Adult Soccer 17 11 7 12 9 6 14 12 6 11 8 11 15 20 27 186 Cheerleading 9 10 13 8 8 12 4 12 4 10 9 5 21 18 28 171 Special Olympics 2 10 3 9 9 16 15 11 17 10 24 9 18 12 5 170 Handball 2 5 7 3 8 11 5 8 11 20 14 16 16 18 6 150 answered question 473 skipped question 68
Question 11 Have you attended any of our community events in the past few years? Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Yes 88.9% 448 No 11.1% 56 answered question 504 skipped question 37
Question 12 – Details in Appendix B If NO, why not? Answer Options Response Count 52 answered question 52 skipped question 489
Question 13 Please indicate which events you have attended in the past few years and rate the event: Response Answer Options Excellent Good Fair Poor Inadequate Count Summer Concert Series 160 145 26 1 0 332 Fall Festival 99 157 28 4 0 288 Easter Egg Hunt 48 71 25 8 4 156 Christmas Tree Lighting 45 73 10 1 0 129 Christmas Lights Tour 60 59 4 0 0 123 Candy Cane Hunt 30 58 16 3 3 110 Christmas Lights Contest 39 45 12 1 0 97 Summer Kick-off Bash 38 35 4 0 0 77 Valentines Card Decorating 6 7 2 0 0 15 Back-to-School Scavenger Hunt 7 4 2 0 0 13 Teen Movie Night 1 4 5 0 0 10 Total 533 658 134 18 7 1350 % to Total 39% 49% 10% 1% 1% answered question 433 skipped question 108
Question 14 Have you attended any of our concerts in the past few years? Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Yes 74.4% 374 No 25.6% 129 answered question 503 skipped question 38
Question 15 - Details in Appendix B If NO, why not? Answer Options Response Count 116 answered question 116 skipped question 425
Question 16 If yes, how would you rate the concerts? Answer Response Options Excellent Good Fair Poor Inadequate Count Vendors 67 208 77 7 2 361 Music 114 192 58 5 1 370 Location 151 155 50 9 2 367 Kids Activities 79 155 58 9 1 302 Total 411 710 243 30 6 1400 % to Total 29% 51% 17% 2% 0% answered question 372 skipped question 169
Question 17 - Details in Appendix B If you could change three things about the facilities and programs of Parks & Recreation, what would they be?
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count 1 100.0% 353 2 79.6% 281 3 54.1% 191 answered question 353 skipped question 188
Question 18 - Details in Appendix B Are you interested in volunteering in any of the following areas?
Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Community Events & Concerts 58.5% 72 Parks & Playgrounds 33.3% 41 Sports & Recreation 43.9% 54 Other (please specify) 53 answered question 123 skipped question 418
Question 19 - Details in Appendix B Additional comments: Answer Options Response Count 157 answered question 157 skipped question 384
Appendix B
2008 Interview & Survey Results (Details)
City of Tega Cay Parks & Recreation Survey 2008 - Question Details
Question 1 – Details
Respondents contact information is not included in this document, but is available upon request.
Question 5 – Details
How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like?
# How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like? 1 We LOVE the concerts in the park. Our whole neighborhood looks forward to them. 2 There is a nice variety of activities. I think T.C. can do even more though! 3 Surprisingly, for a lakeside community I am surprised there are no sailing clubs, or other aquatic activities. Basketball courts are not good. One by trail head park does not have 10ft goals (they are taller). The other by Runde is on an 4 uneven parking lot 5 Not many residents know what activates are going on. The sign at the main entrance looks horrible and is difficult to read. 6 WE USE THE LAKE, GOLF COURSE, PARKS My husband and I like both individual and group sports - we like running, biking, rollerblading, skateboarding, playing Frisbee; and we enjoyed the one season of coed kickball that we played here. The only sport noted above that we can't do well here is biking - I really, really, really wish that there were bike lanes throughout Tega Cay (as I would use this as a method of transportation) and Fort Mill. I recognize that the hills here are a challenge, but an enjoyable challenge. (My husband also would like to play flag football; I 7 am not sure if you offer that.) Sometimes we cannot find an open field on which to play Frisbee either. Bike lanes and lack of open fields are the two main reasons why I rate the opportunities good and not excellent. (Note - I also wanted to find a house within walking distance of a field on which we could play Frisbee, but I couldn't find one on the water and within walking distance of a field - thus I wish there were more playing fields throughout Tega Cay. Note, I also like the little playgrounds you have dispersed through Tega Cay for my toddler - we do have one of those walking distance from our house. 8 lots of sport activities for the kids - a swimming pool, walking trails, concerts at runde 9 We have great parks and lake accesses I think the beach club access to the lake could use some work though I like individual and group sports - specifically, I like rollerblading, running, skateboarding, bicycling, and playing Frisbee. Except for bicycling, this city is very good for those activities (need bike lanes). Also, I recognize that terrain is hill-y and thus challenging, but I enjoy that (particularly on skates!). I love the running trails and wish there were more. I do not like that skateboarding is prohibited 10 in many places. My husband and I enjoyed the one season of coed kickball that we played (I was pregnant the next season and could not play). We also love living on the water and thus having easy access to water sports. I wish that Molokai had a sidewalk, AT LEAST in front of the golf club. It is nice that there is a beach club, though we don't use it. I think we offer many recreational opportunities and most importantly, Parks and Rec is always open to ideas and suggestions for 11 more programs. 12 I've done women's softball, but not events with kids yet. 13 We participate in Tega Cay activities because they are reasonably priced. Aside from an overpriced swim "club", if you don't play golf or own a boat, there aren't many facilities to take advantage of. A gym 14 would bring handball, squash and racquetball players, to mention a few. I like the concerts, however the sports offered are not offered to my children’s age and the park near our house is really in need of 15 something more substantial. I don't always take advantage of the opportunities offered due to a busy schedule, but it appears that a lot of opportunities for 16 various things are offered in Tega Cay. 17 We've lived here for 8 years and EVERY year the activities get better and better! We love the walking trails, golf course and lake. It is very difficult to get into the softball leagues. It would be great if we had 18 mountain bike/soft hiking trails etc... We also used the dog park before it was moved to the new location.
Went to Windjammer yesterday and found that the park needed mowing but was beautiful with the new equipment for the children. 19 However, the park was taken up by 30 family members who did not have the park rented or did not have pkg stickers. 20 Kids aren't old enough to participate in youth sports, but I hear they are very well planned.
# How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like? I think the parks are great for the most part, but would like to see more sports/exercise activities offered for little kids under 5 (more 21 soccer or t-ball, or maybe yoga for kids or similar.)
we love the "small town" summer and holiday events as well as the ball games and ski shows that are constant options for things to 22 do IN our community! we make daily use of runde and pitcairn parks as well as the greenway off executive point.
Numerous Parks Multiple Lake access points 23 Golf local events(concerts, ski show, 4th of July party)
Although we have soccer to play croquet it is often not available after 5 PM and on weekends to 24 accommodate the many non retired adults who also want to play. Wish that the playgrounds were more "small child" friendly- with young kids I’ve found the ones we've got are not really appropriate for kids 4 and under. 25
Also wish that all activities were better published- I feel like I've got NO idea of the activities available. 26 Seemingly all activities are for kids and young adults. 27 Swimming practice in middle of day is not possible for kids with working parents 28 Runde Park needs better restrooms!!! There needs to be a bigger variety of sports/activities from the city (not just from the clubs) for ALL ages! Croquet, Jarts, Bocce Ball, 29 etc would be great for the older who can't run, kick, hit balls as adults-----kickball would be a good sport for the younger children! 30 Current opportunities seem to focus on families with kids where we have none 31 need more tennis courts-hard to get court time. Indoor basketball court would be nice with a team for kids 32 I think the city offers a good variety of activities. However, I would like to see more opportunities for golf and running events. 33 I would like more running trails, bike lanes, and running races taking place in Tega Cay 34 There are walking trails, excellent athletics programs close to home, lake access, golf, etc Golf, tennis and walking paths provided, however, not many city sponsored programs available for Tega Cay's retiree citizens 35 (croquet for example) There are plenty of sports for kids, but nothing for adults. The parks are solely designed for kids/sports. Tennis is nice, but the 36 parking lot is horrible. Please fix Diamond Head Park, cut down the dead trees, paint, wash, replace the equipment, remove the defunct pump house and replace with a parking area Tega Cay Rec. does a nice job with what they have to work with, but has not kept up with the demand pressure of the growth in the 37 area. The Parks should already have facilities for Travel teams for Soccer, Lacrosse, Baseball, Softball, Basketball as well as swimming. Builders should have been required to have set aside land for more parks and the subsequent development. 38 I wish there were opportunities also available for children 2 years of age I especially like the beach and swim club, walking trails, and pontoon boat rentals, and visiting guests like the golf course, plus there are tennis facilities if we ever get back into that. The thing I would really like to have now is an outdoor croquet court near the golf 39 club, and also an indoor croquet court in the unused half of the lower floor of the Glennon Community Center for year-round, all- weather play. 40 I play in the Tega Cay softball league. My main focus is tennis. We have always had some "trouble" with the tennis program over the years....(i.e. not being able to just 41 pay a guest fee without being a member of the upper courts). I would really like to see that happen. Not much fishing opportunity unless you have access to a private pier or boat. When trying to use Windjammer often too crowded 42 with non-residents to enjoy. We play tennis as a family. We currently play at the upper courts (paid membership) However, the tennis courts seemed to be ignored. The grounds around the area, especially close to the courts, are being ignored. For example, there are huge weeds 43 growing into courts 3 & 4. One of the tennis players pulled the weeds around courts 1 & 2 because they were so bad. This is not the responsibility of the members. 44 We love the Beach Club Pool, and attend the Concert series. There are few opportunities/activities for seniors. Only the Vintage Club offers things for seniors, the city does not have any 45 programs that I know of. Also, with the near doubling of the City population, no new tennis courts have been built. There is a need for more courts. I think Tega Cay does a good job of providing recreation opportunities for my children and for adults. We have taken advantage of 46 many activities that the city has to offer.
Boating is my preferred recreational activity, but using the city provided facilities are a pain. I have to jump thru hoops to get stickers 47 for my vehicles. The stickers expire at the end of the year but the new ones aren't available until Feb or march. That being said The walking trail along the main drive is a feature that could be enhanced, with some minor improvements, to add to it's charm
48 more recreational opportunities needed for the city's retiree community.
# How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like? 49 We need a croquet court. It could be used by all ages. I am part of the group that is playing croquet and it recently came to my attention that we, as citizens of this city, are treated as second class citizens when it comes to scheduling the fields for use. It seems that Parks & Rec is more interested in renting the 50 fields to outside groups for money than meeting the needs of the citizens of the city. I am excluding the golf course and swimming pool because they are not part of Parks and Rec. 51 I don't play golf or tennis; therefore I don't utilize the Golf and Tennis Club as fully as I could. 52 golf and tennis 53 I might not be aware of all the opportunities that's why I rated it satisfactory 54 would love co-ed flag football like interlink in charlotte - maybe a sailing clinic 55 We enjoy the concerts. It is a great family event. 56 in fact....probably too many...... unless they do not cost the taxpayers 57 I have only used the beach club membership once. I wish to see another play ground next to my house. There is space available and would like to speak to someone if possible. 803 58 802 0991 59 The lake side parks are good and should be expanded. Walking trails along the lake would be nice. 60 Activities are great - not enough facilities to meet population needs. 61 Water, trails, vintage, otherwise the organized recreations seem to all be for young people 62 Lots of playgrounds, nice tennis courts, beach volleyball court, etc. 63 don't have softball league for 55 years an older Would like the shoreline beaches to be in better shape and have adequate foot access, especially in Lakeshore. Expand 64 walking/biking trails and provide restroom access. 65 Good variety of sports for youth. 66 We have not lived here long but so far seems good. 67 Great for young, would like to see more activities for older "active" adults. 68 What I use is good 69 Great place to live. 70 I don't feel that there are enough facilities for the older population that don't play golf or tennis or have a boat. 71 Would like to see additional opportunities for smaller children to expose them to different sports. (i.e. football, lacrosse) 72 Need more for seniors 73 The facilities are excellent and well maintained. My son plays soccer in the rec. league which is well run. 74 There are an adequate number of programs. However, the fields and facilities are in need of better maintenance and refurbishing. 75 wish there was more communication on adult athletic activities (missed softball registration, not knowing when it was) 76 Majority of the parks do not have toddler swings that are enclosed swings Although the football/t-ball teams were full when we called to sign up for the fall. We just moved here, so were a little late of 77 learning of the deadlines. We'll try in Dec to sign up for the spring events. as seniors we have enjoyed some of the concerts but are not sure when sports games are going on that would be fun to watch. lack 78 of senor sport activity. 79 We enjoy the pool, beach, walking trails and golf course. 80 good for kids, poor for grown up 81 There are places to walk and bike that are free; a swimming pool with a membership only Good opportunity for the kids to play soccer at an appropriate level of competitiveness. Could improve the variety of sports offered, 82 but I'm not sure the population around the area is sufficient to support them. 83 We need more tennis courts. Some clay courts would be nice. There could be more USTA teams if there were more courts. We participate and enjoy the sports programs. But there's missed opportunities for getting teens involved in the community, 84 reducing childhood obesity, teaching healthy habits or programs for the elderly. 85 I think there is plenty of opportunities but there are not enough fields to handle all the activities. 86 I am not familiar with the recreation opportunities/activities provided by the City of Tega Cay. 87 Seems like most opportunities are for kids or retired folks....we need some activities for 30-40 year olds. 88 Need more public tennis courts and the current ones need maintenance 89 Wish there dance, music and art classes 90 Would love to see Basketball facility to provide those opportunities and tennis leagues for kids 91 Need to work harder to accommodate children based on their skills and experience not just their age (birthdates) 92 It would be nice to have activities for the teenage group.
# How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like? golf, kids sports, live music all great. A city festival that didn't share any other important dates would be great. How about a movie 93 in the park? we have participated in 2 soccer clinics now (tiny tees & rookies) they have way too many kids. With 2 & 3 year olds the groups 94 need to be smaller I like the soccer but would like more activities for the children or teen population of Tega Cay similar to Baxter village such as movies 95 in the park, pizza parties, possibly teen only swim nights at the pool with pizza/soda, etc. Our city is a great place to live. I think it would be a great asset if there were more opportunities for the seniors living in the area. 96 We are not golf or tennis people; however, we are really enjoying the new croquet which the city has offered. I am sure there are many activities which the recreation department could add which would benefit the senior community. 97 Sports for the kids, concerts, kickball it’s all great. We need to update the basketball area though. Need more activities for seniors who are unable to participate in tennis, golf, and other physical sports. Need various classes i.e. 98 various classroom programs like retirement investments, arts, crafts, etc. and various workshops like woodworking, computers, Etc. 99 walking trail, sports fields, lake, golf, tennis, clubhouse events, - lots of good choices. There are many opportunities for recreation in Tega Cay for the young. We have no children living in our home, and we are limited in 100 our activities due to our age. 101 For limited mobility of older adults, not much to choose from..... 102 Tega Cay has a well rounded program that offers many activities for all ages. Just not enough room. We're frustrated because there have been no additional tennis courts built in TC since 1972! We have to play USTA matches and league tennis at Regent Park or elsewhere in Charlotte. To play league tennis it's necessary to 103 have 3-5 courts. Add that there are 3 teams all playing on the same days and times, you have a major problem. As I proceeded in the survey, I couldn't go forward without checking a park but the tennis courts weren't even mentioned on the survey! See the problem?????? 104 Need more sport opportunities for all age groups and utilization of water for sports? i.e. sculling 105 I haven’t been informed of any activities...I have to go out of my way to find out about them. 106 I liked the concerts to be accessible by boat. Would like to use swimming pool on an occasional basis rather than be forced to by a season pass. 107 Golf course tee times seem to be monopolized by a few regulars on the weekends. 108 Some more shade at the pool would be nice. Our main interests are biking and tennis. We belong to the Tennis Club and sometimes use the city courts. When our tennis teams host visiting teams at the public courts, it is embarrassing not to have a better entrance or bathroom facilities. Biking in Tega Cay is 109 challenge. The paths are not designed for cyclists going 12-20 mph and pedestrians. They are narrow and twisting. We would love to see bike lanes on Tega Cay drive and designated bike routes through quite streets. Good, but could be better. The beach area at Windjammer could use a good cleaning all summer, and the area for watching water skiing on Friday night is a mess. No safe steps or seating area. The beach is dirty and full of ants. It could be a showplace. We have the lactation and a wonderful view. Also, the bathrooms sure leave a lot to be desired. 110 Also, could we have a croquet field for residents? We have so many sport activities for children, and that is wonderful, but please remember the seniors too. Thank you for your attention to our wants and needs. I do love Tega Cay. Need more fields and more parking at fields... 111 We need more LAX fields too 112 We need more tennis courts!!! 113 Would love to see more biking trails 114 I've been here a little over 2 months and haven't had opportunities yet to explore what is available. Participated in Flag Football by entity outside of Tega Cay but used the fields in Tega Cay. Not having the fields available for 115 consecutive seasons is disappointing. Field markings/line painting provided by Tega Cay is very poor. I think there are many activities for most age group but for seniors, if you do not golf or play tennis there needs to be more options, 116 i.e.: Croquet and possibly a Bocce Court 117 I don't know if you mean the presence of facilities or just the programs. 118 More accessible Women's clubs like golf, tennis, adult swim team and runs like 5 k and triathlons 119 WE DO NOT GOLF OR PLAY TENNIS; PREFER OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL - NATURE BASED ACTIVITES 120 NEEDS MORE VARIATY OF PROGRAMS 121 NEED MORE SENOIR CITIZENS PROGRAMS - LIKE CROQUET, SHUFFLEBOARD, MUSIC (OLDIES), ETC. 122 There are many good family/kid activities - sports programs, concerts, but there is always room to grow. We've enjoyed soccer, t-ball, and play ball for my 4 year old. The soccer program though for younger children has been too large 123 and not organized enough. 124 Tega Cay offers a wide range of opportunities for everyone. While there are lots of youth activities, in a way there is too much. Three different games being played on one Runde field is too 125 much. Makes me want to look elsewhere for my kids to play.
# How would you rate the recreation opportunities/activates provided by the City of Tega Cay based on what you like?
Most activities revolve around families with children. Would like to see more opportunities for dog owners (specifically large dogs) to socialize, including swimming activities. 126 Example-why not have an outdoor event for pet owners like a smaller version of Mecklenburg County's Bark in the Park? Would also be interested in opportunities to meet others that have interests in kayaking, recreational boating, etc.
127 We have enjoyed baseball, soccer and swim team 128 Parades, concerts, beach club, painting classes, golf - many more. 129 I'm too old for softball but I can't wait to see my son play tee ball out here! 130 too many kid-friendly events for my tastes. but for the target market the activities are satisfactory 131 Mostly cater to the young people We need bike paths and more walking trails. I would like to see a continuous walking trail around Tega Cay that you can get to by 132 foot, without having to walk in the street to get to the path I am looking at this from the perspective of an older person. Golf and tennis are all that have been available. almost all programs are 133 aimed at younger people. We old guys pay taxes too! 134 You have to include the Lake. We use golf and enjoy the walking trails. 135 We really enjoy the parks. Only concern is most parks do not have swings and equipment appropriate for my youngest. 136 Great parks. Great pool. Windjammer is wonderful! I look at the facilities and wish they were in better repair, across the board. The softball field at runde has poor restrooms and the 137 open picnic area is also poor. The parks at Windjammer and Pitcairn follow in this respect. 138 We need more tennis courts. Clay courts would be very well used I believe. 139 Although there are recreational areas, the city needs more trails along the lake 140 I'm still exploring For such a small community, there are a wide variety of family-oriented recreational opportunities provided. I would like to see 141 better communication of the activities - perhaps a monthly calendar of activities either sent out or available at the clubhouses.
There are not enough facilities for all the activities 142 Fields are closed too often 143 Great for smaller children and elementary kids. also some for older kids and adults 144 A second pool should be built in the old part of Tega Cay. 145 Only thing is I wish there more lessons available for beginner golf and tennis on the weekends. I work in Charlotte M-F. 146 Golf, tennis, walking trails we have used most of these The walking trail is good, but the intense fumes from car exhaust is unhealthy and oftentimes makes me sick. A "healthier" trail away from the main road would be a bonus. It would also be nice if the trail would be longer and/or be in a "round" like shape so that a 147 person does not have to go back and forth on the same straight stretch. And also, no dogs should be allowed on a possible new trail. Dog poop on the current trail is a problem. I don't enjoy stepping into dog feces. I would like an indoor basketball court and nicer tennis courts (the gravel driveway is not inviting and the placement of the courts 148 behind the city buildings is a bit secluded and out of the way). 149 great ops for the whole family. July 4th, Ski Shows, Summer Concerts Series.... all great stuff. Keep up the good work and keep plugging that ski show.... It is the 150 best family entertainment in Charlotte! we need more ball fields, for soccer, t-ball, and football. I know in order to meet the ever growing youth here in Tega Cay we need 151 to have more of these fields for our youth and our adult programs. 152 Pocket Parks are wonderful, really supports our lifestyle. 153 We have a good tennis facility, but not enough courts in one location for leagues. 154 I would like to see an indoor play space focused around preschoolers/early elementary kids and their parents. 155 lots of options, but they could use some upgrades. 156 several parks, beautiful lake, and the kids summer camp was great (& affordable) 157 Beach Club is not open late enough to use if you are working. WHILE THE GOLF COURSE HAS SEEN IMPROVEMENTS SINCE PINNACLE TOOK OVER NOV. 2007, THERE IS STILL A LOT OF 158 IMPROVMENTS THAT NEED TO TAKE PLACE ON THE THREE NINES AS WELL AS THE PRACTICE AREAS. 159 Need to put more resources in expanding the tennis program 160 More activities for seniors. 161 Have only lived here for two months and have not yet had the opportunity to look into much. 162 Lots of sports to choose from. 163 Need more adult sports i.e.; croquet, bocce ball, archery, shuffleboard, pickle ball, etc.
Question 9 – Details
Please check the facilities you or anyone in your household would use if they were available: Other (please specify)
# Please check the facilities you or anyone in your household would use if they were available: Other (please specify) 1 These are great ideas. We would also like to see a designated fishing area. Possibly it's a liability issue, but we need a sailing club in Tega Cay. A fleet of Sunfish sailboats for the kids to get out on the lake would 2 be great! 3 We need another swimming pool The dog park that exists now is completely inadequate. Whoever thought out the design of the dog park has NEVER been to a real dog 4 park. Please redesign the dog park- PLEASE!!! 5 bathrooms at Trail head and Windsongbay It would be fun to have an amphitheater for outdoor concerts and shows. We live on the lake so we've got lots of recreation in our 6 back yard. 7 Miniature golf course 8 Lake recreation would be great...a large slide or other activities on the water 9 Indoor pool 10 year round swimming for lap swimmers I would like to see more shore fishing locations other than at boat launch sites. I have found very few good locations to fish from the 11 shoreline in Tega Cay. How about a roller skating rink. I would vote twice for bike trails if it were possible! With a small child, it is difficult to ride on the roads, and we receive nasty looks 12 from walkers when we occasionally ride on the walking trail. I think there should be bike LANES throughout Tega Cay and Fort Mill and cannot believe that even new communities do not have bike lanes! FYI, my family goes to the Anne Springs Close Greenway every weekend to run (we are members), but we also could use the bike or horse trails there if we wanted. We do not need a canoe launch since we have waterfront access from our house, and because we 'put in' at the dam to go downriver (also we have 'put in' at Windjammer Park and floated down to our house at Palmyra). We would only use a gym if the facilities were excellent with a big free-weight selection, plus good machines (we belong to the YMCA and 13 like their Baxter facilities including the pools, and the Gold Hill facility's convenience and child care). We also would like more open-field access (our goal was to live within walking distance of a park/field/facility where we could play Frisbee, but we did not find one -at least that we liked- that also was on the water, our other main criteria). We have gone to Winthrop several times to play disc golf, so would enjoy a local spot to play (though the Winthrop course is beautiful). We go to the nature center at the ASC Greenway a couple times a year, though it is pretty small. 14 More hiking trails. 15 If by Amphitheater, it means a movie theatre for residents to rent, then yes. Par 3 golf would be great! Our small kids are getting into golf already and we look forward to getting out with them in the next few years. Canoe launch would be #2. I would think a nature center would be a lot of work and we have McDowell close by. What the 16 area is lacking is a putt putt course but I wouldn't expect the city to take that on. Would be a great private venture. More small fishing docks/piers would be great - there are not a lot of places to fish from the shores and we enjoy that. 17 Outdoor racquetball/practice tennis wall(s) 18 Larger dog park 19 I would be more than willing to volunteer to work on a disc golf course and mountain bike trails. 20 There needs to be a map or something of the parks, haven't heard of half of them. 21 Regulation baseball fields would be nice for advanced youth sports and area adult baseball leagues 22 swimming pool in the older section of T.C. A permanent croquet course at the club house would offer the following benefits: A fun activity for ALL ages and genders and others 23 i.e.; children unable to play rigorous contact sports. A source of revenue for our golf club for hosting events other than strictly golf offerings. Croquet promotes competitive communication. 24 Badminton 25 Indoor swimming pool for winter 26 Another pool by the beach club. It was way overcrowded this year. I think a skate park is needed here for all the young boys that roam around aimlessly. and also a rec. center for teens, with video 27 arcade, and miniature golf, sports, cafe. a place for the middle school group. there isn’t much for them to do. also a fountain for small kids a free large fountain just for playing in. I asked about Disc Golf a long time ago---it is a growing sport for many ages. Croquet has shown a GROWING interest with the residents of Tega Cay and definitely would be an asset to the sports/recreation available in the city. The Gardendale area has potential for bike trails which have been needed for a LONG TIME---we used to bike in the undeveloped 28 areas ALL THE TIME----many people did. And how can we be ON THE LAKE and not have a canoe launch? Why would the city not consider having the Carolina Show Ski Team and the SouthTown Riders work together to set up some water sports? We are supposed to be a lakeside recreational community, aren't we? Those two groups have some great volunteers and good potential to be an asset to our residents!
# Please check the facilities you or anyone in your household would use if they were available: Other (please specify) 29 hiking trails 30 running trails 31 We also need more courts. A couple clay courts would be best. You need a better dog park for the residents of "old" Tega Cay. We will stop using the fields if you provide a reasonable place to run 32 our dogs. There needs to be more Fields for the Youth teams in our City. We are way short on Fields for Soccer/Lacrosse and general multipurpose use. 33 We have great baseball teams and need another first class field. We can't hold tournaments for any of these Sports. We have outgrown the parks we have. 34 More tennis facilities!! Better bathrooms for current tennis facilities 35 Indoor swimming facility, Indoor play area for children of all ages, Indoor racquetball courts, Indoor tennis courts 36 we enjoy work and gardening. I am sure that our children/grand children would enjoy some of these activities. 37 Clay tennis courts 38 more tennis courts. 4 is not enough for so many residents of Tega Cay. 39 Canoe launch sounds good, again if limited to residents only and enforced. 40 Additional pool 41 More tennis courts, bocce courts, shuffleboard, croquet court We need a recreation program that allows residents to sign up for numerous special programs. 1. Learn to Kayak 42 2. rock climbing 3. Learn to Play Golf etc.... I would like to see the parking area at the city launch at the marina improved, The tree's in that area need to be pruned, the paving is 43 deteriorating, the lines need to be painted, the look of this area detracts from the charm of Tega Cay We really need to spend money on new tennis courts. We need clay courts and more of them. We have many more tennis players 44 now in the community. I have watched it more than double in a couple of years, but people are joining Rock Hill and Palisades because more courts and nicer. You need to make more tennis courts, the upper courts are centered around leagues and adult gatherings. There aren't enough courts 45 available all the time and adding more homes to this area isn't going to help. The youth have no leagues or anything available to them expect 1-2 lessons a week. 46 water fountains walking trail on tega cay dr 47 baccie ball, rock climbing facility, free kayaks, paddle boats? 48 need more handicapped and senior citizen access Shuffle Board takes very little space and is usable to elderly. bocce ball is also something all ages can use and takes little space. golf 49 leagues (nine hole and 18 hole) and captain’s choice events run by golf course for seniors. 50 gym if Indoor Volleyball 51 need a softball for just 55 years old an older 52 Would like to have more picnic and nature areas. Better beaches. 53 New dog park on the peninsula (Central Bark closed - I wonder why it's still shown on your survey?). 54 I would like to see a dog park. Is there one in Tega Cay? Where? **Not posted on any signs. 55 small drive in, movie theatre, teen room (dance, video game) Pickle Ball is the latest hot sport for "active " older adults and can be installed next to current tennis courts or as temp part of parking 56 areas, It is played on approx 3/4 of a tennis court with very small back and side court requirements. Great walking trails, but getting to them can be a bit hazardous. We live on Tulagi and have to walk down Windjammer with no 57 sidewalks to get to the trails. Would love to be able to walk more, but not risk our lives to get to the places. We would walk to WIndjammer park, but no sidewalks. 58 Bocci Ball courts and Shuffleboard Better workout facilities (larger, more choices) would be great -- esp. if Tega Cay residents could pay to access just those facilities 59 without having to also pay for the swim club (which may not be used by the resident). 60 running track (not made of asphalt), adult pool 61 Walking trails that wind along the gold course. 62 Clay tennis Courts I would use a dog park if conveniently located. The new dog park is located where almost nobody lives. Why was the original dog park 63 moved? tennis Courts! The ones that we have are often full. When we play in leagues we are left scrambling to find alternate courts to go to. 64 Oh, and the bathroom at the city courts is vile. 65 indoor racquet ball courts, indoor pool I LOVE Tega Cay a bunch I just want us to keep all of our community property up better mow, trim, edge, and blow areas of our 66 wonderful city. I would love an indoor basketball court and that would serve our area in a big way as it could host basketball camps, 3 on 3's , a great spot to rent out for parties it would just make this area as the only gyms are in BAXTER and I wish we had our own.
# Please check the facilities you or anyone in your household would use if they were available: Other (please specify) 67 horseshoe courts, game tables/seats 68 indoor pool!!!! 69 soft surface running track 70 Mountain bike trails would be a big plus, ice ring will also be nice 71 I would take my 3 grandchildren to most listed. I would like a bike trail if it wasn't too hilly We are very excited about the announced disc golf course! At least four families in my neighborhood play disc golf and have to drive to 72 Charlotte or Rock Hill for it. The YMCA offers a convenient gym in the area. 73 I use the tennis courts only. 74 We desperately need wither more tennis facilities or better access to existing facilities. 75 What about a gymnasium/community center? 76 tennis Courts, Paint ball/air soft course 77 I would love to see a Mountain bike Trail and more nature trails. I would LOVE to have a sailing/boating club that offered lessons. A daycare facility would be great also. We do not have kids 78 currently, but are adopting this year. I think it would be beneficial to all citizens if we had an indoor pool. I exercise in the lake in the warm months. There is already so 79 much to do here. I checked bike trials because I think the kids would use it. I know my children would have. We need to think of the children. 80 Volleyball court indoors or outdoors 81 More public tennis courts. 82 Skate park/street hockey 83 Kickboard for soccer practice. Amphitheater for concerts and outdoor movies. 84 Bag Toss playing area (some call it Cornhole). Bocci Ball courts 85 Marina w/ a restaurant. A place on the water for all to enjoy - not just boaters 86 These would e great additions X A pool at the golf course. Everyone who lives in Tega Cay and remembers the old club house constantly complains that they miss 87 having the pool there for their kids and they always tell me they do not go to the golf course anymore because the pool is gone. I agree, if there were a pool there, my family would go more often as well. 88 Clay tennis courts, Volleyball court (in addition to Beach Club) Maybe a bocce court would be nice. I think that a croquet or bocce court would benefit the people who are unable (physically) to do 89 the golf/tennis walking.... 90 SKATE PARK! 91 Better Basketball area. 92 dog park, dog agility course 93 Public Skateboard Park. Many communities have these and would provide a great place for kids to skate off the streets. 94 How about a small water park (fountains) that kids can play in. 95 Soft court tennis facility. 96 Archery and Clay shooting range, Climbing wall, Basketball court, Music Shell, running Track I love to play golf as well as our son but he and I are not on the level to be able to play on a big Golf course like his dad. We need to 97 start somewhere and were better to do it than in your own little community. 98 More exercise stations on the fitness trail at Runde More tennis courts are needed and especially clay since we have a lot of older people that play. Bocci ball court (don’t know how it’s 99 spelt, but its excellent game for all ages and you don’t need to really build anything just clear some kind of flat land. When I tried to get this started the rec. dep. never even bothered calling back so I gave up. 100 Clay tennis courts 101 Affordable indoor facility for family and church get together. 102 LAX fields with lights 103 MORE tennis COURTS tennis courses, small restaurant facilities near the lake where the Beach and Swim Center resides, and more frequent cleanup of 104 pedestrian walkway near Trailhead Park. 105 Bocce Court 106 Outdoor running track - not the walking trail 107 More tennis courts 108 SHUFFLEBOARD 109 SHUFFLEBOARD 110 SHUFFLEBOARD
# Please check the facilities you or anyone in your household would use if they were available: Other (please specify) 111 bocce ball, 112 Indoor swimming pool dog park that is conducive to large dogs (i.e., large, flat grassy running space with shade), and to include running water for drinking, clean up bags, garbage cans, etc. Meditation Garden-garden area dedicated to meditation, reflection, remembrance, prayer (open to any/all religious or spiritual beliefs). 113 Could allow donations of trees, plants, flowers, etc. 'in memory of' loved ones. Would be reserved for quiet contemplation, prayer, meditation, reading, etc. Would be preferable to include areas that can be used for yoga, tai chi, etc. We LOVE the walking trails! But would like to see them more well-kept (i.e., when grass is cut, don't leave it on the paths, can get wet, slippery and dangerous). 114 BMX Track Bocce area( they have one at Four Seasons-small areas and they are used allot), paint ball/air soft area, Another pool-the one in Lakeshore is busy and when the swim team practices or has a meet everyone else is out of luck. Can we put one by the golf 115 Clubhouse?(would encourage use of restaurant too!) , Outdoor patio/Fireplace area that can be rented for parties during the cooler months, Racquet Ball courts 116 Outdoor basketball courts with lights for night playing Movie night - against a building like a drive-in or a community-wide "swap meet" or neighborhood get-togethers, inviting several 117 streets in the same area to come out & meet each other. I think the overall availability of facilities is good for the size of the community. Other areas would be great, but are they really 118 necessary in the near future with all the other facilities available in the county. More walking paths so that we have a continuous walkway throughout Tega Cay without having to walk in the street to get to the 119 walking path. 120 Shuffle Board 121 We're very happy here with what's available. We'd like a few more walking/hiking trails...other than that, we think you're great. Strongly support a Put Put Golf Course for Region. The new shopping area near Wal-Mart would be ideal location so folks from Fort 122 Mill and Steel Creek could utilize. Tega Cay should reach out to companies that do this, possibly give them some land to make it viable and have them build and run it. 123 We use the golf course and would use the croquet course. 124 We would use the canoe launch and disc golf course a lot! 125 sail only marina/mooring area 126 Batting Cages 127 The sand area at the beach & swim club needs to be updated. Erosion problem 128 How about Bacci ball? Beach Volleyball courts? 129 Indoor basketball court. 130 Cable water ski park... see www.texasskiranch.com 131 new or expanded tennis center. 132 Covered playground(s), indoor play facilities 133 bike space on the street as well as mountain biking. (Just wanted to know, on the last 2 questions - 7 & 8 - an "I don't know" option would be good. I've never heard of some of those 134 parks, so I certainly have no opinion on how well maintained they are...) 135 Indoor swimming pool 136 walking trails in the older neighborhoods Over 200 Tega Cay residents are playing croquet on a regular basis. A permanent - dedicated court needs to be built. Croquet is a 137 sport for all ages and both genders. It is a game a family can play together. Croquet offers an alternative for golf and tennis at our club facility and enhances social interaction among residents. A source of club income! Definitely the bike trails. We would only use the gym if it had girl's basketball, dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading programs. If it 138 was possible, we'd love to see a privately-owned equestrian facility nearby, just like at the Palisades.
Question 17 – Details
If you could change three things about the facilities and programs of Parks & Recreation, what would they be? # 1. 2. 3. 1 Separate Fields for each sport More facilities More staff to upkeep facilities Maybe Vendors selling refreshments, More notification - BETTER 2 Rest Rooms i.e. soda, snacks COMMUNICATION about activities
# 1. 2. 3. I would enhance e-registration to I would offer nature themed 3 I would distribute a catalog of classes to all residents. show all classes. classes (i.e. bird watching) Provide actual mulch not kindling wood at Windsong Add shade trees to parks, esp. 4 Bay Park Trailhead & Windsong Bay We have a beautiful new building, yet it seems to be off limits! Why Offer beginner classes, golf, and all 5 Add sailing. did we build it? Put it to use for the age groups. whole community, not just senior clubs. Recover money spent on Glennon 6 More fields More community involvement center basement for fields 7 Better Basketball Courts better enforcement of age guidelines more recreational facilities for sports practices and 8 and player ability especially in coach improved upkeep of parks games pitch and kids pitch leagues Better organization of kid events Sports (especially football) 9 Cleaner/maintained and/or access to restrooms (especially Candy Cane Hunt and equipment exchange East Egg Hunt) 10 More bathrooms at the parks 11 Please change the design of the dog park Provide better information Cleaner facilities Would love to know if anyone would Publish a map of walking trails (include scout built 12 like to kayak or play bridge. Could too) have an on-line sign up if interested. 13 Parking Cost Guided nature walks/preservation 14 Bike Trails More water access to public activities 15 More ball fields More tennis opportunities for all Add basketball courts/teams/league when we've used the public restrooms at runde they 16 are not clean Trailhead park upkeep (sandbox, rubber mulch 17 indoor pool more kids activities needed) trash pick up at runde after games (trash on floor is 18 toilets at trailhead park cleaner toilets at runde terrible) There needs to be more beverages There needs to be more cultural 19 The music is too loud at the concerts and food available at the concerts, things available they run out have concerts going all the way I would make tega cay a gated 20 put more restrooms at Runde park through fall community again 21 More picnic tables More shade Restrooms Expand walking trail / add bicycle Indoor community events in the 22 Concert series 1 month earlier and later.... trail cooler months bathrooms or a portable toilet at all parks. better outdoor basketball courts and a camping spot for tent camping 23 (specifically trailhead) locations and campfires by the lake Need more sidewalks, incl. Love the trails - would welcome 24 Need bike paths on as many streets as possible specifically on Molokai in front of golf more; would also welcome more club fields More wide open space would be nice. I would like more bike/running/walking space on old 25 Turner and Runde are often filled Tega Cay roads with team sports. Parks and rec. partner with golf club Build a field where we can hold a 26 Build a gymnasium/recreational community center on an activity (family golf, little league regional baseball community golf day) championship 27 more sport opportunities more teams within each sport 8U softball!! Picking up litter at Runde and More bathrooms added to Runde, and cleaner ones at Re-doing the bathrooms, especially 28 Trailhead playgrounds, it gets very Runde and Windjammer. at Windjammer and Runde. bad. 29 t-ball: quicker notification of date/time assigned more activities for girls Graffiti at parks (specifically Runde) needs to be removed as soon as it's 30 Diamond Head Park -- needs updating and care Add some tetherball's to parks noticed -- too many young kids see this The Easter Egg Hunt needs to be The Pitcairn Park bathroom is bug divided into more age groups - 31 The Windsong Bay Park mulch is terrible! infested and not usable. most of the young kids don't get any eggs.
# 1. 2. 3. You have no "mission statement", Not everyone has a family with kids. 32 Pay far more attention to grounds maintenance so how can you be sure of the What of them? directions you're going? Offer more programs that are not sports oriented for 33 kids Better beautification of main roadway (edging at streets, paving lights at some parks would allow kids roads), better maintenance of to play after dinner - just a street walking trails - weeding is needed 34 More time for park maintenance - weeding, edging light would be fine I.e. Windsong bay and maybe very lo voltage lights and Trailhead every so often on the path (?) it's so dark at night - scary to walk after dusk. 35 Keep parks cleaner and facilities there cleaner I would add a public restroom at trailhead park so I would redo the restrooms at Runde 36 there was one at each end of the walking trail! Park No motor boats allowed at 37 make Windjammer Park for residents only offer sailing classes for adults Windjammer 38 Clean up the neighborhood parks - poorly maintained Add more variety to music concerts make sure rain outs for concert 39 add sidewalk to at least one side of windjammer clean bathrooms, better upkeep have to reschedule Move the dock park back to Tega 40 Add Mountianbike trails Make softball leagues bigger Cay 41 bathrooms at concerts Keep the walking trail blown off more 42 Do not rent Windjammer to non residents often 43 Swimming pool open through September. Add an adult round-robbin tennis 44 Improve condition of playing surfaces at Turner Field league Safety features (call boxes?) along 45 More variety of playground equipment. walking paths. trash picked up more often at 46 better bleachers at the ball fields more girl sports offered Runde overall, very happy with the Easter egg hunt is bad for little kids, over too quick & never enough food at the concerts, 47 recreational opportunities here, little kids get nothing, very disappointing possibly more food vendors? very family-oriented have additional umbrellas at the repair rest rooms and play ground equipment at update restrooms and boat landing 48 pool, and add. equipment to the Runde Park at Pitcairn Gym 49 clean restrooms vandalism clean-up paint lines on parking lot of Pitcairn 50 more activities for small children to help accommodate more boat trailers 51 Better snack bar at beach/swim club Heated pool at beach/swim club Water polo team Have other sport/game activities for 52 Have a permanent croquet court built at the golf club build a pickle ball court seniors i.e.; boucci 53 As Mentioned, more adult activities Exercise facility The Summer concert bands are mostly heavy rock 54 would like to hear big band music or songs of the 60's any way to have restrooms at a few more of the better broadcasting of events, 55 parks? opportunities, teams to residents ensure All-star programs are picked 56 Seating ability to buy water at fields by non biased people 57 More walking trails Better grounds upkeep Ability to get a guest parking pass for Windjammer. When taking small A swim barrier/rope at Windjammer children to the park, we often need 58 Bathroom at Trailhead park to keep kids from going out too far multiple vehicles and it would be into the lake nice to invite friends who do not live in Tega Cay to join us. Add trails...possibly tie into the woods trail by the Add drinking fountains by the main Add more playground equipment at 59 beach and swim center into the Wal-Mart parks. Lookout park. development through the woods. 60 Runde Park Restrooms!!! More Sports Fields more programs in the water, teaching parasailing, making the prices at the beach club definitely gating the windjammer 61 canoeing, nature in the water more affordable. beach for residents only. way too
# 1. 2. 3. many vagrants and questionable. Have Croquet, Horseshoes, Jarts, Have Volleyball for kids/adults and 62 CLEAN up the NEGLECTED parks in Tega Cay Boccee Ball for Seniors KICKBALL for kids Emails to Residents with current 63 More Adult Activities events better system for reserving existing 64 more tennis courts indoor kid basketball program tennis courts Adding more running trails - paved utilizing more of Lake Wylie's 65 A number of the parks need maintenance trails lakefront Safety - make sure that the Lighting - some sort of lighting w/o 66 Consistency through the playgrounds (mulch, etc) equipment, ground cover, etc. is being intrusive to the surrounding always safe for the kids neighbors Do something about the very small Keep Windjammer beach raked and park towards the end of Molikai. I Get the sanctioned facilities and equipment for clean every day. That includes 67 don't know the name of it if it even croquet getting dead fish off the beach early has one. It's a mess and the drive in the morning. down is awful. better/more vendors at the concerts-or go back to better/more restroom facilities during 68 allowing people to bring their own food/beverages summer concert series Walking paths to connect some 69 Sidewalk on windward to the circle-busy for walking Gym would be fabulous! streets through greenways Please clean up the greenways around the city, they are full of Open a large dog park in "old" Tega Focus on the older parks in the city, especially dead trees and are unusable as 70 Cay, everyone has a dog and needs Diamond Head, it’s a disgrace. they are very dangerous. Especially this. the greenway that cuts through on the lower part of Marquesas. 71 Upkeep usable restrooms usable gorgeous beaches 72 After school programs Better winter activities Mark all of the walking/running trail 73 Better bathroom facilities in Tega Cay We need a multi acre, Multi purpose park with 2 or We need at least one more first class We need to really get going on 74 more Soccer fields and additional fields for Lacrosse baseball field helping this happen 75 provide water access for canoe/kayak offer first aid courses/lifeguard need another pool CLEAN THE BATHROOMS upper 76 Create a tennis shop we can be proud of build 4 more tennis courts and lower courts 77 who is vandalizing our parks/ resident/outsiders need to clean up beaches incorporate shade in our parks 78 Activities for children 2 years of age Offer lacrosse for children under 8 More vendors at concert series Clean the beaches once a week in the summer 79 months Maintenance and care of surrounding grounds in Tega 80 Mulch at Windsong Bay Coach's support for all sports Cay people would be fined for not cleaning up after their trash would be picked up on the I had more of a notification of 81 dog trails events and happenings Two more trash cans in Windjammer 82 Fix Lighting in Windjammer Park Park More outside activities for seniors and others such as 83 croquet, bocce ball and archery cleaner/ more bathrooms at city cleaner/more bathrooms at Runde 84 Clay tennis courts at clubhouse courts court facility Field Add an indoor croquet court in the Organize a Croquet Club and host 85 Add an outdoor croquet court near the golf club unused half of the lower floor of the regional and national events Glennon Community Center We need more tennis courts for all of We need another pool for residents 86 Bathrooms across from Lookout Park need to be open Tega Cay of Tega Cay Clean up and refurbish the Want to be able to pay a tennis court bathrooms at the lower tennis 87 More tennis courts! fee instead of one big lump sum to courts---they are not usually clean be a member at all 88 Bluegrass music. Enforced park rules. 89 Parking 90 More tennis courts More tennis courts More tennis courts 91 Do some outdoor concerts in the fall months. 92 have more accessible information - maps of parks, timely information on events in the
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93 More running trails Additional Pool to our community To take better care of the fields that 94 To have more baseball fields we do have follow through on parks...finish completely before 95 the swim access in tc. moving on Getting more choices with vendors 96 Making sure the playground equip. is safe at all times more parking at some of the parks for the concerts A little better maintenance of 97 Co-ed team sports for pre-seniors Really like the bike trail idea playground equipment at Runde 98 More tennis courts More senior events Establish an official croquet court Litter pick-up on ped. path & parks; More biking trails or bike lanes; esp. work with rec. teams and other 99 Better restroom facilities and water stations in parks along new roads as they're built organizations; similar to "adopt a highway" program I would hire some coaches in certain I would advertise activities more kids sports instead of letting the clearly. Maybe put out a Fall and 100 I would empty the trash at the parks more frequently parents run the sports. The Spring mailing listing all the sports nepotism is getting out of hand. and activates being offered. A news letter to keep us informed of 101 Better resident and senior rates at the golf course. events in the community. Additional Parks in Lakeshore 102 Larger pool/swim area Larger Marina and Launch area Community 103 Facilities Maintenance of the facilities Expand Facilities 104 More tennis courts clay tennis courts better tennis facility 105 More field space for practices. Discounted prices for residents A larger covered picnic shelter more activities geared toward the city's retiree development & maintenance of a 106 population croquet course wider selection of activities for the city's retiree better maintained tennis courts 107 croquet course community (nets, straps, wind screens) have a professional croquette court 108 Have more activities for seniors built at the golf club 109 more attention to maintaining the lower tennis courts 110 Please tidy up dead brush along my trail -Runde Park 111 water fountains on tega cay dr. 112 croquet at the country club I would like to have an indoor I would like to have an outdoor croquet court near the I would like to see a croquet club 113 croquet court on the unused portion golf club organized. of the lower floor of the Glennon Ctr. upkeep of grassy areas around the 114 enforce no dogs at the parks during sports better bathrooms at Turner parks(lookout) 115 add co-ed flag football add a taste of tega cay event? add more doggie poo containers A real water view from the lookout park--the "lookout" Having concerts at the nice golf club Hold social evening events, dances, deck isn't really a lookout at all, but sort of a dead 116 law instead of the dusty, dirty ball dinners, etc. for those Tega Cayans end. It would be nice if you could have a picnic on field. who are not senior citizens. the deck and steps to the water. keep activities for Tega Cay 117 better wheelchair access LESS TAXPAYER EXPENSE residents only Build more soccer and baseball field with clean 118 Clean up trail around Runde Create more walking/biking trails restrooms 119 organized adult volleyball croquet field 120 Additional parking at Turner Field 121 More events for older kids-teens Mandatory clean up of dog messes more availability and affordability for or fines. Dog poo is everywhere Have more adult only functions/activities like adult 122 docking and storing rec. vehicles and makes it unpleasant to enjoy swim evenings (boats, etc) anything. Keep dogs off beaches and out of water. Kids soccer - play in cool seasons More parking at community parks 123 Clean bathrooms at Windjammer only, and don't require mouthpieces etc more signs to tell you where parks 124 Too crowded at windjammer with ski show are - dog park? allow sponsors to place signs at 125 More tennis courts more tennis courts fields to help fund programs
# 1. 2. 3. More senior related actives without 126 Keep the parks in top shape all year Need to work the parking problem compromising the youth programs 127 More sidewalks 128 increased information concerning events activities for seniors/ handicapped 129 croquet at the country club 130 More activities at the club besides golf and tennis have Dancing at the club more often more outdoor activities for Seniors 131 Sports schedules are hard for working parents eliminate picture day for kids sports 132 more parking for kid's sports games or have team photos taken at games lower cost of beach/pool membership or enhance/improve the pool facilities (add more child 133 Bathrooms at parks, water fountains at parks Clean up Windjammer park oriented pool structure, new pool furniture, increase number of umbrellas for shade Splitting up the swim club and fitness center Offering more fitness programs for 134 memberships adults -- classes etc 135 start community running group more tennis courts more bike trails 136 offer teen lifeguard classes bus trips to museums in Charlotte 137 more Turner field is almost dangerously terrible. The infield 138 is full of rocks, the outfield full of holes. It needs serious work. More opportunities for younger 139 Cleanliness of the facilities at both Runde and Turner children w/ sports Remove trash from parks sooner & 140 Add more Tennis Courts (Clay) Put Bathroom up at Trailhead Park more often 141 Put dog park closer to population center Move concerts back to Beach Club 142 Add After- School Program Family Movie Night Have more senior activities inc. croquet, softball, Support current senior associations Increase communication of your 143 dancing, etc. inc. vintage club, lions, etc fine programs Improved amenities (lavatories) at 144 More programs geared towards girl's interests Restroom faculties at Trailhead Runde Park Refurbishment of Runde and Only one assistant coach per child Higher enforcement of age and team standards in Turner facilities with greater 145 sports team. Everyone else is child sports. attention to cleaning and stocking subject to the draft selection. bathrooms. 146 More tennis court with hospitable bathrooms trash collection better on walking trail maybe create a monthly/quarterly newsletter sent to 147 each resident 148 Additional Safety checks/inspections @ parks central location for weekend movie 149 Farmers market Community Vegetable Garden screening Larger discount on golfing for 150 More Nature trails More concerts (=more rain) residents 151 add swings more baby swings Have a toilet at end of the walking Keep sand on the beach at 152 Add a croquet court trail Windjammer park Tennis lessons to be offered later hours for working 153 people more organized activities besides 154 more variety more events at clubhouse sports I would build a community I would keep the grounds clean and relationship with an Identity of Tega neat which will increase the values 155 I would expand them Cay and reach out as you are doing of our city and the desirability of here more often this area 156 Add croquet course Tega Cay Needs another Community More Adult activities-Day Trips 157 The Location of the present Dog Park Pool/Club House etc...
158 possibility of offering more teams to include more kids
159 Turner Field Parking Provide quarterly calendar of events Offer more adult swim nights to 160 Shady location for summer concerts to increase awareness increase usage - no food would be
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easy access for those who no 161 more low key/personal activities /game tables etc less strenuous sports longer can walk far 162 N/A Senior Citizen programs on a 163 Inner city matches at very nominal fee scheduled program and Art Classes transportation More variety in programming is Park restroom facilities need to be 164 Indoor recreation is needed for a "City" needed for all ages(Look at the updated YMCA or Springs for ideas) Needs more middle aged things to do better communication of what is going on in TC and - very focused on very young or the 165 what we have to offer seniors - what about us new empty nesters lower tennis courts need to be as 166 appearance of parks good as upper courts 167 More Senior programs Spring Festival Senior One or Two day trips Would like more sand on the Would like to see golf club Would like to bring to dog park back to be in walking 168 Windjammer beach with better restaurant bar ran better, but distance from home. facilities. haven’t been there in a while. 169 adult basketball Have a large playground instead of Install modern innovative 170 Improve the playground equipment many small ones equipment 171 Free Pool tables & Ping Pong tables in Comm. Ctr. 172 More variety of programs if possible establish kayak launches that are not 173 bring back a more convenient dog park have a spring festival attached to boat launches More activities for stay-at-home-moms and pre-school 174 More fitness programs Detailed maps of walking trails age children A huge change needs to be made Rules at Windjammer Park need to be enforced! in the restrooms at Windjammer Every time I go swimming, there is someone on the Park. They are utterly disgusting. beach with a dog. There are MANY people there with I would like to see more food choices 175 I rented the facility and had to no parking permit. There are frequently people at the concerts. clean the restrooms myself. One of fishing in the swimming areas. I would like to see a the toilets was not even secured to full-time guard stationed down there. the floor. 176 Runde Park ~ graffiti on slides Runde Park ~ broken slide 177 Add additional Tennis Courts. better system for using the existing 178 cleaner facilities more tennis courts courts Better process for player evaluations to pick sports Every child participate in July 4th Utilize club house for family and/or 179 teams. parade adult social activities Intramural programs for kids vs. 180 Additional Tennis Courts Clay Tennis Courts competitive programs Increase the safety of the walking Improve maintenance of the fields. I feel bad for the trails by planting more trees Increase prices to decrease kids going and play on those poor maintained fields. between the walkers and the cars. 181 enrollment leads to improved field The T-ball field on Runde does not even have lines If a car veers off the street there is conditions until we have more fields. drawn. not much that stops it before it hits any pedestrians. 182 More information accessible More prominent information DON'T build haphazard structures Do some landscaping - planting and short term parks and parking Maintain all the grounds of the parks better - currently evergreen bushes is inadequate - lots - define the long term needs 183 the parks are maintained unequally. plant some flowers and maintain the then meet them effective - stop landscaping. adding buildings and programs in a haphazard manner. plant the city flower beds around have more trash cans along the 184 improve communication between city and residents lakeshore neighborhood & maintain walking trails & sidewalks green spaces (mowing, weeding...) Fee for Beach Center is too high & should offer daily 185 entrance fees Let residents Use channel 19 for 186 Add more "kid free" activities More activities for "40 Something’s" advertising events
# 1. 2. 3. 187 offer more summer camps throughout the summer offer an indoor winter sport for kids More playground equipment at Koala & Diamond Head 188 Parks need to add football fields since sport would love to see a gymnasium 189 add MANY more baseball fields was added added 190 return buoy to windjammer so boats don't come close 191 have more fields have a gym Clean up the current public courts, add different vendors to the 192 Add more public tennis courts pave road to public courts concerts 193 I want basketball!!! A better fitness room. More teams (some teams are too 194 More sports fields More coaches large) A safe way(sidewalks, stop lights, Some place for indoor youth 195 Additional field space etc.) for children to be able to get basketball in the winter to parks and fields A couple of additional soccer/multi- More intertwined walking 196 Improved parking at fields. use fields. paths/trails rather than just A to B. more things for the kids at the summer concerts and 197 cheerleading better advertising of the events family friendly bands 198 need more baseball and soccer fields soccer teams would play different teams in other 199 areas Baseball for the older (13+) age 200 More baseball fields Over 40 men's softball groups The baseball program should not make kids tryout for major or minor leagues. we believe in evaluations but No recreation games after 10 AM on Separate girls and boys soccer after 201 there is no way you should make older kids play down Saturdays. the age of 6. with younger kids based on one hour of evaluations. 202 Add more programs add basketball gym for youth 203 Tee-Ball field - upkeep and maintenance parking at Turner field basketball leagues 204 Return of music from earlier concerts Jazzercise at community center 205 Rules for playing in the minor and majors baseball Better communication about games/practice More summer activities other than 206 Indoor Facilities for kids/adults cancellations concerts you should be able to tee off at day 207 an all-in-one fee for golf, tennis, and pool break Adequate parking at Turner field: I witnessed the Tega Cay police writing tickets to all of the cars 208 Put a pool at the golf course More parks and ball fields parked along the street because the lot was full, as it always is, and felt that was very unfair. Windjammer park needs allot more frequent 209 maintenance, bathrooms and beach are very dirty concerts and festivals more often more teen activities whenever we are there Landscape needs to be better maintained at parks, 210 tennis courts and Beach Club have once a year or twice open 211 increase info on sports activity, is not done well , don’t let outsiders run our programs meeting , question and answer 212 More baseball fields/availability Open the pool earlier in the year 213 Better Basketball courts More boat docks and close it later. 214 not sure 215 More facilities and programs for seniors 216 e-mail communication of event schedule 217 improved rest room facilities at Windjammer doggie bag dispensers along turn on the fountain again at doggie stations along lookout and 218 improve rest rooms at windjammer entrance to lakeshore and clean up near old dog park entrance park area Have thru the week golf specials for Keep lights on at parks later in 219 Keep trails clean from sticks and debris each day residents evening for safety 220 cleaner bathrooms at park add more exercise bars on walking trails
# 1. 2. 3. enhance the beach area at Add a Pool location towards the community center Extend walking and/or biking trail windjammer...improve sand are 221 further into Tega Cay system into older parts of Tega Cay and add a safety line (alert boats/jet skiers it is a beach area) 222 add science and tech after school programs 223 cleaner bathrooms 224 a lawn for croquet 225 Obviously need more sports fields I think croquet would be nice. We recently played in 226 Pinehurst, and there was a world of difference playing on a smooth course. Better weekly/daily maintenance of lower tennis 227 Add more tennis courts courts 228 Wish a professional playing court for croquet Working water fountains or drink 229 Larger adequate parking stations bring back "bring your own make Fall Festival more 'home 230 add croquet court food/picnic" grown”, less commercial Listen to the taxpayers of the city 231 Add tennis courts. Start tennis leagues versus the kids 232 Add more Plan future facilities 233 Restrooms Could be much cleaner parking Flyers be sent to all who request them regarding 234 information and activates throughout the area. better boat access to the beach club and windjammer 235 park priority access to golf course tee access to swimming pool on a daily basis rather than times for residents (residents can No season passes for non residents 236 season pass only reserve times a day before non- for pool. Much Higher daily fees. residents Fitness programs at the Beach Club 237 More running / walking trails More shade at the pool gym 238 Combined membership fee for golf + tennis + beach Clay tennis courts 239 add bike trails better tennis facilities 240 Convenience of parking 241 More fishing facilities Encourage canoe and kayak activities Seating area and stairs to watch sky 242 Improve the beach area, restrooms at beach Croquet field events 243 Add LAX field Add more parking Add seats more homemade items required for more teen programs (non-sports 244 reliable tram service fall festival related) Would love to hear BIG BAND & A permanent well tended CROQUET 245 Would love to hear CLASSICAL music concerts BEACH & SWING music field Club courts should be free to all 246 Upkeep of tennis courts needs to be improved More tennis courts needed residents 247 more fields for soccer/lacrosse more public tennis courts Partner w/Palisades major events - 248 Cleanup & quality plants, etc. in pedestrian walkway discount tickets 249 maintenance maintenance parking 250 Add more activities for Seniors improve what we have, benches on fire ant control at parks and on 251 better maintenance of the restrooms t-ball field fields benches 252 More Playing Fields More Practice Fields Referees for all sports 253 Increase cleanliness for bathrooms at Runde Install soap in bathrooms at Runde 254 Need to expand the amount of tennis courts 255 More activities for single/divorced adults More fun things to do at the The bathrooms at Runde need to be 256 There need to be lights along the walking trail playground i.e.: see saw or & a cleaned badly bench swing for adults to sit on More, updated, safer equipment at Diamond Head 257 Par 3 golf Park 258 different music at concerts better upkeep of some parks 259 Better play ground facilities, slides, climbing wall, etc. Better signage, advertising, etc about Side walks in Old Tega Cay
# 1. 2. 3. what is offered have police monitor parks-sometimes 260 update bathroom fac. at runde park older rowdy kids on- going variety of art classes for 261 more emphasis on arts, visual & performing art classes for children adults, drawing, watercolor, acrylic, etc. 262 FINISH COMMUNITY CENTER BUILD GYMNASIUM BIULD CROQUET FIELD 263 INSTALL FAN IN PAVILLION AT PITCAIRN MORE INTEGRATION OF SENIOR NEEDS & MORE FOCUS ON NATURE-BASED, 264 INTERESTS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION BEACH CLUB EXERCISE ROOM NEEDS ANOTHER 265 SO MRE CAN BE INCLUDED TREADMILL OR A PLACE TO ENLARGE 266 MORE THINGS FOR SENOIRS CARD CLUBS @CC TRAVEL CLUB INSTITUTE RUGBY FOR AGES UP TO 267 BETTER MAINTANCE OF CROQUET FACILITIES 35 START RUGBY FOR MEN UP TO AGE BETTER CROQUET FIELD 268 MORE SIT DOWN SECTIONS FOR SENIORS 30 MAINTAINCE more readily available information 269 earlier notification of practice and game schedules about the sports, sign ups, etc. Pitcairn needs attention -huge 270 Condition of the Runde bathrooms is horrific! Runde needs updating and attention potholes in parking lot. 271 More programs for seniors Light on the information Board as 272 Blend the buildings into the land scope bike / walking lane on windward Dr you drive in Runde Park - coach pitch/t-ball field is not guest 273 friendly during games Better maintenance of the parks -- Windsong Bay's Smaller group sessions for the 274 new mulch is dangerous and windjammer has old, Better landscaping of public areas. rookies for soccer. dangerous equipment on the beach. Basketball goals at Trailhead are 275 The cleanliness of the Beach Club park lopsided and not the right height 276 Add Bike trails and bikeways consider golf cart trails in the city extend the trails to all parks 277 More youth ball fields 278 Bathroom upgrade at Runde More shade for Playgrounds More walking trail 279 Better management change of staff/leaders of recs. dept. have playing fields in one central location-it is too bathrooms-major 280 difficult when you have multiple children playing changes/improvements need to be sports made 281 need more ball fields need more tennis courts need a gymnasium 282 Improve maintenance and update of Windjammer Add Croquet course Add educational/cultural programs 283 Add croquet court Backboard for tennis at lower courts Outside basketball court larger variety and more diversity of more pet-friendly atmosphere in 284 events that include interests of adults w/o children programs parks Keep up the mulch on the playground (under 285 swings/slides) 286 Parking at facilities Scheduling times Parking, Parking Parking!!!There is not enough planned when the put as much money into soccer’s facilities are planned. It is fields as you have baseball fields. ridiculous for people coming into 287 All need to be upgraded/painted There are not enough and they are our city to get parking tickets while poorly maintained. watching their children play ball. It gives us a bad name in the community. 288 Need more out door basketball courts w/ lights Add more summer concerts Do more to help out the Fire 289 Make necessary repairs to Windjammer park shelter! Start the newsletter again. Dept... Hours of operations of Windjammer for adults (keep 290 Vending machines in park areas Variety, variety, variety current hours for under 18)
# 1. 2. 3. Kept the old playground equipment at Runde Park because there was nothing wrong with it. It was better made and lasted. The new equipment is already broken. The swings that you replaced is ridiculous. You replaced nice long 2-4 person swings with a T shape thing The bathrooms at all of the parks that only one child can swing at a are terrible! No toilet paper, nasty, time and one baby swing. The and full of bugs and spiders and No swings are two high from the lights in some of them. If only they ground. I have heard that they are at could be as clean as the Golf 291 Kept the pool at the Golf Club area regulation height but when I can not Course! We have people who drive reach the ground as an adult, they around all day managing are too high. I do not understand landscaping around the city, why why perfectly good equipment had to can’t someone go daily to keep the be removed such as monkey bars at bathrooms clean? Or even unlocked Koala and Windjammer and the spiral so we can use them? slides at Koala and Pitcairn. These have been my kids favorite things to play on. I do not mind adding to the play equipment but to remove what was good and has lasted forever to just be replaced with smaller poorly made equipment is right. 6 CONCERTS WITH LESSER PRICE 292 CONCERTS @ BEACH AND SWIM CENTER HOST TEEN ONLY DANCES BANDS 293 new location for summer concerts add an adults only swimming pool 294 More activities that senior citizens would participate in Equal use of facilities monthly concert/cultural/fine arts 295 more green space more walking/running/biking trails event Extra effort on concerts to increase 296 More activities for older people attendance Really not much...think you do a great job. Maybe a 297 local canoe or kayak class Extend walking trail / sidewalk from intersection of Windward and Tega Cay Drive up through the traffic Adding doggie stations, benches and Re-paving Runde Field Walking Trail & Tega Cay Drive circle to Point Clear Drive to 298 trash cans to walking trail between Trail in sections provide a safe pedestrian path from Windjammer and Fire Station Windward neighborhoods to Runde Field and Walking Trail on Tega Cay Drive more concerts with music that all Do a "tega cay Olympics" event Better Mulching, trimming, planting and beautification 299 ages can enjoy... generally these are with categories for people of all of city parks excellent ages and abilities Improve Windjammer park - 300 Better communication about what is happening restrooms, beaches Smaller pieces of mulch on the playgrounds Evening exercise classes at the Evening beginners ladies golf 301 (Windsong) community center league Runde walking trail needs work--it is muddy and 302 add senior activities littered In the summer, the pool office should be open 7 days Send e-mails about events or better 303 Parking is rarely adequate a week. advertising Provide directional and distance Integrate the trail system with the markers on the trails to know how 304 Keep improving the Golf Course golf course when no one is playing far it is to places like the pool and golf clubhouse and how many miles you may have walked 305 Increase information to citizens on programs Cleanliness / facilities at parks More educational programs 306 fire ants restrooms baby swings at all parks please Better pool policies to encourage parents to watch their own kids at 307 FIRE ANTS! Restrooms the pool vs. expecting lifeguards to babysit. 308 Better Parks (bigger playgrounds for different age Better ball fields (drainage issues
# 1. 2. 3. groups) being fixed/grass upkeep) Runde Fields are nice, but the surroundings/restrooms Dead trees/limbs need to be Fence repairs/installment around 309 need improvement removed around these areas field-esp. on 1st base side drill holes in slides in Runde park 310 clean up parks; they look un-kept. keeps debris off trails in fall (blower) (water collection) Install some recreation equipments 311 Location for the summer concerts for the pre-teens in the Lookout park 312 More -- sport leagues too crowded more for active adults more open, free use space 313 More basketball courts Fishing access Catawba river access 314 Lower the cost 315 cleaner and updated restrooms better fencing around baseball fields better lighting at baseball fields COMBINATION LOCK ENTRY TO BATHROOMS THAT LOKK AT THE QUALIFICATIONS OF RELOCATE AND REPAIR THE 316 RESIDENCE GET ACCESS WHEN THEY GET THEIR ALL THAT COACH HERE AND BATTING CAGE AT RUNDE CAR STICKERS SELECT THE BEST repair baseball infields at Runde 317 build more tennis courts build a volleyball court and Turner 318 more trails along the lake better trail cleanup 319 Better maintenance Presence of staff at facilities 320 more/better parking at the tega cay marina! I would like to see the community center available for the Holiday Bazaar and for it to be a community 321 event. I have been doing it for the past three years and have paid out of my pocket for rent and I can't afford it this year. 322 Being Aware ahead of time of each event Details of what's available - I didn't 323 Better communication of events (monthly calendar) More adult activities know half the parks listed even existed Sand at beach club (erosion needs to 324 More soccer fields that would be open Better music area fixed) create a pathway from Lake Forest to Lookout or Art gallery (official - not the back 325 More baseball fields some other connection to the walking trail. wall) in Glennon Ctr. pool club be better managed by life 326 Pool club be better cleaned guards (no control over swimmers Flag Football League and pool had to be closed to often) 327 bike trails after school programs large dog park Minimize the need to walk in the road Find a way to shade Trailhead so 328 Get rid of rubber tire mulch on swing sets to reach water views like kids can use it during the day Windjammer and Pitcairn Better vendors at the fall festival I have not been back to the club there are just so many chiropractic house recently but I thought the 329 Better parking centers you can see. More art and food had gone down hill. Last time crafts vendors. Like Festival in the I was there was in June. park. 330 Add a few more co-ed activities Price to use the pool facilities that Amphitheater for the concerts with adequate parking Expanded, more and better sand at 331 is only open for 4-5 months out of is a must our different beach facilities the year is excessive. More classes offered for adults on 332 More information the weekends or after 7pm weeknights clean up Diamond Head Park, bring it up to par move doggie duw bags to entrance do some much needed tree work in 333 w/other parks to DH park DH park 334 Nicer bathrooms at Windjammer Park Dinner/dance for adults The swim and beach center area lacks trees, bushes Plant more trees! Plant more flowers! and flowers. The area looks desolate and depressing. The area around the clubhouse and 335 There are also no benches to sit on and possibly enjoy community center needs more trees a sunset. All in all, the swim and beach center area, too. meaning everything around it is UGLY! Better landscape around Make common sense rule the town, not the politics Windjammer park/ski show sitting Is there a basketball court for 336 (dog park)... Water under the bridge, I realize. But I area. Install bleachers. Not the public use? feel better now. silver ugly ones. Something less obtrusive/natural.
# 1. 2. 3. 337 more parking for Turner field Require new developers Improve Youth Golf program. We should have a first- Maintain pocket parks better. They (Gardendale) to provide exceptional 338 class program. should be our pride. space for large and small Parks. Lookout Park is an embarrassment. 339 Larger tennis facility with clay courts Kayak/canoe launch Bathroom at Trailhead, since the Indoor opportunities for play including preschool/early woods are being used daily, Add swings to the Beach Club 340 elementary room and some kind of indoor based crosswalk on Shoreline at Trailhead, playground. summer camps. and a fence around the b-ball court at Trailhead... better basketball courts - fence around trailhead more discounts for residents at the 341 more options for adult leagues. court. golf course. Build new facility and parking at Extend street for bike riders , more 342 Clean Bathrooms Runde ball fields 343 I'd like bike trails 344 indoor swimming facility more adult friendly areas better access 345 More Tennis Courts Expand offerings at Tennis Center Add Ball machine 346 More senior activities More parking have sidewalks in the older section of Tega Cay, it is have bike trails to be able to go to 347 dangerous to walk along Point Clear Dr in order to shops near HW160 reach the walking trail on Tega Cay Drive More ball fields (and parking) for the growing More weekend adult nights at the 348 population pool A permanent croquet court at golf and community A bocci ball court at the golf and A pickle ball court at golf and 349 center community center community center Maybe a once per month e-mail 350 A reminder e-mail DL when camp registration begins summary if relevant The mulch at Windsong Bay park- it is large sticks and Rain dates for the concerts in the 351 seems very dangerous. park would be nice. 352 cleaner bathrooms rubber mulch covered basketball courts 353 available programs for smaller children co-ed softball
Question 18 – Details
# Are you interested in volunteering in any of the following areas? Other (please specify) 1 If I had time, I certainly would. 2 Kayaking club? 3 Sadly, it looks like we will be moving to Texas in the next year +. We will greatly miss the beauty and neighborliness of Tega Cay. 4 Have an infant and expecting another, but in future would love to be involved 5 Am better at organizing and planning due to my work schedule. I would be happy to help out in these areas. Kim and I had spoken, and I expressed that having several people work for 1 hour shifts, sounds great if there's a way to work that out. My problem comes in with our children. My husband's work schedule isn't the best. I have young children and I'm often the only one to get them from one place to another and also fed and to bed. Childcare often becomes an issue when there is something I'd like to participate in or volunteer for. An hour here and there, in a set location, where I 6 can keep an eye on them would be great and I'd actually enjoy it as long as it wouldn't be interfering with extracurricular activities and bedtimes etc. Mass emails would be a great way to send out one email to everyone asking who could work what hour long (or so) shifts. A schedule could be set up and with phone numbers or email addresses available to each person; you could switch out times if they are a conflict. 7 One-off volunteer activities are better for me right now. I need lots of notice to help. During the week my work schedule prohibits me doing anything before 6:30. On weekends I'm only free 8 after noon on Saturday (due to child care needs). 9 Will work diligently to ENSURE success of a Tega Cay croquet facility on community center property! 10 Grounds upkeep 11 Yes, once my kids come of age. Currently 1 and 3, so when my oldest is 7 or 8. 12 Already Coach We already volunteer whenever our local park needs work done, and help out on all our children's teams. I don't know how we could 13 do more right now! 14 I already to a lot of volunteering here and outside of these areas except for tennis and what I hope will be a croquet group. 15 Not at this time.
# Are you interested in volunteering in any of the following areas? Other (please specify) I would be very interested in helping plan and help implement changes and improvements in our parks in the older section of Tega Cay. We should have plenty of tax money to do this after the building up of Lake Shore. We need to be represented and the money 16 shared equally amongst all areas o Tega Cay, not just off Tega Cay Drive where it is most visible. Our city council is really out of touch. I imagine if they had to look at it every day they would get it fixed. 17 I presently help with Soccer in the area both Club/Rec and at the High School 18 I would help with clean-up in community with my family, if there were a schedule of cleanup/planting. 19 I don't mind volunteering, but I feel the city/rec. is not using our tax dollars wisely. would like to look at where all the $ is spent. 20 I am still getting settled and taking a break from Community Service. 21 Currently am chairman of public works committee 22 Already a member of sports advisory committee. 23 It is only fair that I get involved in any effort to improve tennis courts and facility, since I put these as my top 3. 24 adult volleyball 25 currently on public works committee 26 Charity activities 27 I work during the day so it would have to be after 5:00 I already volunteer with the tennis and clean the walking trail as I go. I'm glad to help as a needed Indian, but don't want to be a chief 28 of anything else right now. 29 Fourth of July - planning committee 30 wherever help is needed 31 not at this time 32 I volunteer currently and for a few seasons already for tee-ball and coach pitch 33 not sure 34 have volunteered 35 Not at this time 36 I'm not sure, but I would like to become involved somehow...I have a 6mth old, so she doesn’t really participate. 37 I do work with the Beautification Committee and they are willing to do more upkeep work but aren't always allowed to. 38 I would like to be a contract art teacher for Pks. & Rec. (again), teaching adults only. 39 We already volunteer regularly in various sports 40 croquet courts 41 Special Olympics organization 42 Would be very interested in working on Meditation/Reflection Garden design and implementation. I would help with golf lessons or a program to dive shut-ins around the golf course in golf cars to give them a chance to get out of the 43 house. 44 I already pick trash up out of the parks that I use. 45 possibly, where needed 46 not at present due to other commitments but maybe in future 47 Landscaping/Sustainability/Green committee, But meet during the week when I work 48 will coach when needed, Joey does a great job! 49 We usually coach or assistant coach. 50 Any time, Thank you for all that you do. 51 especially bike trails... :) 52 To build a senior sports / game center for seniors and all residents at the community center 53 would love to once my son is a little older.
Question 19 – Details
# Additional comments: Response Text I wouldn't change anything. I think it's a lot of work to run this, make everyone happy and pull off successful programs. 1 You all do a GREAT job. The promotion of alcohol consumption (and smoking allowed) at concerts right next to kids' activities seems contradictory 2 to me. Perhaps this can be rethought or reworked somehow so that the concerts are more family-friendly in this regard. Overall I think Tega Cay does a wonderful job with its parks and rec. activates. It's one of the reasons we choose to live 3 here. 4 We would love to see more boating/water activities offered. We were disappointed at the Candy Cane and Easter Egg
# Additional comments: Response Text Hunts. By the time the kids in back got onto the field, EVERYTHING was gone and kids were coming out with baskets full of eggs while the kids in back got NONE. All kids should be on the field behind a rope that drops instead of being tunneled into the field through the gate at the start. All kids should be limited in the amount they can get. 5 Our grandchildren who also live in Tega Cay enjoy many of the facilities that the City offers. 6 Basketball league, Indoor pool 7 It’s not always just about the kids! I think the Beautification Committee Pickup Tega Cay might benefit from making it a neighborhood oriented project or competition esp. if seniors/others could submit their homes for "assistance" as many communities do a revitalize project 8 every quarter to keep the area looking nice. More bike trails please! Summer concerts are a terrific community gathering, keep up the good work. I think overall the city has done a wonderful job with the walking trails, parks, etc. These items were part of what 9 attracted us to Tega Cay. 10 I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE NEIGHBORHOOD CRIME WATCH PROGRAM EXPANDED. 11 I love the work Parks and Rec is doing--keep up the great work! Trash on playground at runde is terrible after games. It would be good to encourage the families that attend these to 12 make sure their children pick up after themselves. As usual this is a small minority that feel the park is a trash can. Teaching respect of our parks would be a great team building exercise. Think overall we live in a great place. I think with all of the walking trails and parks we could use more restrooms that is 13 the complaint I here most often. Sidewalks and are needed in 'old' Tega Cay just like we have in Lakeshore - streetlights as well. It's dangerous not to have 14 them in such a residential area with people out walking both day and night. Windjammer beach is also in dire need of more sand. We only got to the beach a few times this year, but noticed the 15 roots and stems coming up. Maybe more sand would cover it. My answers assume the Linerieux Nature Trail is the path that goes through Lake Shore (I did not know the name). Love having Palmyra park as an easy park to walk to with my young son (toddler). Wish there were a field within walking distance where my husband and I could play Frisbee. Wish city were more skateboard friendly (I believe it is prohibited in places that surprised me, like maybe on sidewalks - I can't remember where exactly). Recreation, facilities and parks are a 16 HUGE priority of my family - we really value the offerings in Tega Cay, and living near to the ASC Greenway. I'd also like a skate park where you would allow inline skaters (and welcome women in their mid/late 30s!). I think I said this already but will reiterate - was very fun to play your coed kickball. Also, my husband would like to play flag football. Last, thanks for asking our opinion! Happy to provide additional input: Liz Duda, 1081 Palmyra Drive, 547.9539 17 Biggest complaint in public areas like running trail: people need to clean up after their dogs 18 You all do a wonderful job! Tega Cay continues to be a great place to live thanks to all your hard work! Many of the programs you asked about adding my family already does elsewhere - YMCA. We would be reluctant to leave 19 the Y to begin programs here. Dance, fitness programs, etc. 20 If you don't begin to pay attention to Koala Park, it will eventually cause problems. The erosion is deplorable. The community needs to consider families that have special needs children and offer something for them as well that is not 21 centered around sports. I am aware that there are only 5-7 full time associates to maintain the entire cities facilities. They do a fine job with what they have however double the staff is needed at least! All that can be accomplished now is basic maintenance. Need to be more detailed in the "look" of the city (i.e. recent asphalt crosswalks from street to walking path were desperately 22 needed and glad to finally have them but they look horrible (asphalt and gravel spilling out on the sides). Tega cay used to look upscale - we need to maintain that to ensure the city remains special and unique. What will happen when new parks behind Wal-Mart open up?? Definitely need more staff to manage that consistently. I think it would be great to organize groups to help clean the parks one day a month. Even though there are a gazillion trash cans, the amount of litter at Runde Park simply astounds me. Just a few people a couple of hours a month would 23 probably take care of it. Perhaps the city could embark on a public service campaign to get people to think twice before littering. Windjammer has become a very popular place for just about everyone from Charlotte to Fort Mill. Most of the cars I see do 24 not have valid stickers. The police give out tickets but it doesn't seem to help. I think Windjammer should be for residents only! the city really needs to add a safe walking path or sidewalk to windjammer rd. and possibly any other "older" roads that a 25 number of residents walk on to get to the parks and rec. activities. We have many great un-used wooded areas that would be perfect for miles of mountain bike trails. With a little 26 organization I’m sure many residents would be more than willing to build and maintain trails. 27 The kickball league is a stroke of genius. My wife and I absolutely love it. PLEASE put a pool in the older section of TC, maybe near the Glennon Center, so older kids in TC can ride bikes there and 28 have a more "grown up" pool to go to, like the old pool was, the one at the beach center isn't fun for older kids! 29 How about water polo? We have well over 100 dedicated croquet enthusiasts just among the Vintage Club. I am convinced we can more than triple that number in a few months. We have volunteer croquet enthusiasts to make it happen in Tega Cay. People of all 30 ages and gender LOVE this game / sport once they play it. We need a permanent court and a shed to store the equipment. The current chipping green is the one absolutely ideal location!!! How many citizens do we need interested in croquet before we can solicit build-out quotations?
# Additional comments: Response Text 31 We really enjoyed the 5K run this past weekend! 32 Allow flexible memberships to the club 33 There should be an area that can be used for Croquet, Horseshoes, Jarts, etc. for the MANY who would enjoy. 34 Please save some green space & park areas. 35 You all do a great job! We are so thankful to live in such a wonderful place. Thank you! 36 I forgot to highlight volley ball for seniors. Can't go back without erasing what I've done after that. I tried. I love the opportunities to walk and bike in the area. It has a very safe and friendly feeling. I would welcome anything 37 that expands recreational opportunities as well. I love events like the fourth of July activities and Santa at Christmas. Ski shows are great too. Charley, you and I have spoke about my concerns in the past. I am very happy to see that you put out a survey to help you plan. I know you are somewhat limited in what you can do because of the money issues. I plan to start going to 38 council meetings to try to get some of the money better allocated to older areas of Tega Cay that really need it. Please feel free to call on me (803-396-8121 Mark Mogge) if you need any help with anything. My property value is dropping because of the condition of Diamond Head Park; I have to get something done. Thanks! We are so fortunate to have the lake in our backyards. The lake and access is what made us choose Tega Cay over Baxter. Unfortunately, Baxter has been presenting itself better than us lately on appearance alone. I think maintenance of the parks could be better. i.e.) the grounds. The landscape, grass, plantings, etc could be done better by the city. We love the parks here and use them. The rec. program is great. It has also been a great way to meet allot of families here after moving here. I do have questions concerning the Parks and Recs. involvement in the Tega Cay Swim Team. 39 Our swim team is one of the only teams that travels outside our city...wearing our city name. It is an awesome program. After attending last night's meeting, I understand that the city provides uniforms and equipment for rec. sports. What does the city provide the swim team with during its season? The uniforms are purchased by parents and parents run all the meets. That team is so great for the kids and families. It is a healthy, life long sport with such positive leadership. Any info would be of interest to our family. Thanks for all you do. Jacci Brown The Builders that have made large profits should be persuaded to develop these areas at no charge to the City or at lease 40 very little cost. The list of open spaces listed as parks is stretching things a bit. Much thanks and I hope huge success in developing the park side of Tega Cay 41 Tennis is treated like a poor step child. We host many of the country clubs around Charlotte and it is very embarrassing! Tega Cay police check the 35mph, should be checking parks, and stickers. allot of revenue not being collected. at the beaches, we have groups of outside families swimming in street clothes. take a ride on the weekend to the beaches- you 42 will be shocked. we deserve more with our tax base. we need to improve all the parks. CUT AND TRIM--NO WATER IN FOUNTAIN--AT LEAST CLEAN IT UP AND TRIM, WEEDS ARE VERY TALL AND GROWING. 43 Doing a great job at the parks, KEEP IT UP, don't slack off. 44 The police need to check Tega Cay parking permits more often in Windjammer Park so that the residents can use the park. I would say offer more shuttle services because I have had property damaged several times from people leaving an event. 45 (Hitting mailboxes or car when parking on the street) Other than that the events have been excellent and very enjoyable. This area has grown so much. We have two nice ball fields. We need to see some money go into other sports. We bring people from out of the area to play league match play and if we have to drive to the lower courts, we have to drive 46 through the maintenance area to park. What kind of impression does that leave on people driving from other parts of the area? I would like to see more running trails in the area. I would like to see an additional pool built. The pool was very crowded 47 this summer and I feel we are outgrowing the current location. why is only the beach and swim club PLAYGROUND on the survey? Who oversees the actual volleyball/beach/overlook? 48 The playground is fine. The rest of that area, not so much Given the size of the City our Park and Rec department needs the funds and facilities to offer different types of 49 opportunities. 50 Charlie needs to follow up on things like he says he will. The Parks and Rec. dept. of Tega Cay has provided so many great opportunities for the new and existing families to meet. 51 Charlie and his staff do a great job. They should receive more funding for their programs, equipment and staffing needs. There are many activities with children and families with children offered. There is a lack of activities for empty nesters 52 and or seniors. 53 Keep the concerts. Possible have a Halloween event 54 I love living in Tega Cay 1. Dog park: Thank you so much for moving the dog park to its better location so that the people can play without being constantly barked at. 2. Windjammer: The new bench swing at Windjammer is just wonderful. I really enjoy it and feel like Windjammer is the crown jewel of Tega Cay. Unfortunately, as time goes on, I see more and more people who are not Tega Cay residents using the park and parking in Tega Cay permit only spaces without even having a SC license plate, much less a sticker. It 55 is unfortunate when true residents have no where to park and enjoy our beautiful facility because they are displaced by non-residents. It is these same folks that litter up our beautiful beach and just drive away, leaving us to clean up after them. 3. July 4th: The July 4th committee does a fabulous job at making July 4th a special home-town event. It is the kind of July 4th that children remember their whole lives and fosters our sense of small town community. We look forward to it all
# Additional comments: Response Text year. Great job! 4. Beach club beach: More mud than beach these days, it would probably be a good idea to get some sand there so that families can enjoy using it more. keep insuring that activities are for Tega Cay residents only...and if not, make them be self supporting, transportation 56 included.... 57 I have only lived here for a few months. I have not fully explored the community. A professional level croquet course should be located near the clubhouse at what is now one of the three practice golf 58 greens An annual printed Tega Cay guide listing information regarding the year's activities would be great! Thanks for all you hard 59 work! We need more tennis courts or at least USTA teams need to be able to reserve courts for play. Most of us have joined the tennis association and pay to play at the upper courts but there are not enough courts for the number of USTA teams that play in Tega Cay. Even when we have the use of the upper courts there are not enough and we cross our fingers that 60 there is a lower court available. USTA teams should be able to reserve a lower court if needed for league play. All other leagues in Tega Cay are guaranteed playing time on the fields. I know that USTA is not Tega Cay sponsored, but it is our only option for competitive play. More courts are needed!!!!! 61 We have only lived here for two months. I am looking forward to all the things the community has to offer. We couldn't properly answer the question ranking activities and programs 1 - 15. It would allow only one choice per 62 ranking. For example, walking groups and afterschool are both important - #1s - for us, but the survey would not allow us to put 1 on both. 63 Thanks for a great job!! 64 Provide a croquet course at the club house. 65 Tega Cay has excellent facilities and well run events. I only wish I had more time to attend and use them. Charlie, I am very open to setting up a time to discuss my thoughts, concerns and suggestions with you. Overall, you do a 66 great job given the resources available to you. 67 Great job being done by the P & R staff and volunteers Tega Cay is a very family-oriented community and other families from surrounding communities participate in the sports 68 event because of the faculties, very affordable and great coaches. 69 Another 10K! 70 We really need a croquet court! 71 I am thankful for all that the city does and would like to help please call me Jason at 803-802-6683 72 We already work on Beautification and on several committees and teams. Very impressed with the maintenance of the grounds and variety of events offered. Dance/gymnastics classes would be 73 top notch! We missed that deadline, too, and I understand it's a cut throat event to make it on the lists at the Y. They are all full for the season as well. I would attend more functions, if I was aware of them. I would attend the concerts if they were not in the hot sun and if we could bring our own wine as you can in Symphony Park. I would be interested in Yoga if provided at either the swim 74 club or community center. There are a lot of things going on but I don't know where to go to find out what. A postcard emphasizing the website would help spread information. 75 N/A 76 We love TC! 77 Over all we love living in Tega Cay. 78 I would love to see a detailed map of TC's walking trails, with mileage noted, posted along the trails and on the website I really think Tega Cay has many recreation facilities for young people and that is commendable. The swim center is a 79 great addition. There are many opportunities available. The Recreation group do a good job. 80 Concerts are great! 5K was fun. What about hosting family movie nights? The bathrooms at the lower tennis courts, Windjammer park, and Runde field could use some work. I am thankful to have 81 them, but always hear about how gross they are when guests come to visit. 82 Overall, I think the city is doing a great job regarding sports activities for kids. We purchased season passes to Carowinds for our family for considerably less than the membership fee for the beach and swim center. We estimate we would probably go to the pool at most 8-12 times during the summer. At your current rate ($265) our average cost per pool visit would exceed $22. We are better off with Carowinds which has lots of water activities, plus other rides and shows to enjoy. However, it would be nice to have the option to just come to the pool 83 sometimes, as it is closer and less crowded. If there were a non-member gate fee, say $5 per adult, $3 per child, we would come to the pool instead of going to Carowinds on some occasions. If the membership fee were cut in half, we might consider it, though for us, the pay-as-you-go option is much more attractive, as we might end up only coming a handful of times. Very glad to see the change in hours of the club house dining room. Would love to see Adult New Years Eve parties and 84 bands on weekends. The food is GREAT...I do not feel like the facility is being utilized at all to its potential. 85 you guys do a great job! My son plays baseball and we spend a good amount of time at Runde. In my opinion Runde Park needs an entire face lift. 86 The worst thing is the restroom/canteen/office area. The restrooms are absolutely disgusting. They are filthy, bug ridden,
# Additional comments: Response Text never any soap and you feel like the floor is going to cave in when you go in. Sports programs are growing very fast in Tega Cay and I would really like to see a nice complex built comparable to the Martha Rivers Complex in Gastonia. There are not enough baseball fields to get adequate practice in for all the teams. Tega Cay is outgrowing the existing facilities. Just my opinion. Thanks. 87 I would like to see fitness stations along a paved trail & have all the trails marked on a map and measured. I think the city is doing a great job at this time. We do need to plan ahead and create more parks/open space/bikes 88 trails/sports fields/pools as our community grows. The Parks and Recreation organization has done an excellent job keeping up with the explosive population growth. Keep 89 up the good work. 90 Joey is fantastic! Much better than YMCA youth sports 1. Need to keep parks cleaner. Turner field has bottles, etc. thrown around. 2. MUST ticket and/or tow cars that do not 91 have proper stickers on vehicles at ALL parks and Beach Club. When you list the adult programs I don't think you can consider many seniors able to play softball or adult kickball with 30 92 year old adults. I feel we are in need of activities geared to the 50 and over. You're doing a wonderful job making Tega Cay a fun-filled place to live and visit. The only thing I'd like to see added is a 93 skate park for the teens. Being new to the area, I was able to learn allot about the community via the Tega Cay website. I was even able to sign 94 my son up for soccer and check out the opportunities for adult sports and other goings on. I love the small town feel...especially coming from a large city (Cypress, TX). Overall Tega Cay Parks and Rec have done an excellent job. I am pleased that we have such a great staff in this 95 department. 96 Great place to live and a lot for everyone to participate Our city is growing and feel we have done a good job with the resources we have. My comments are to add more for the 97 future. Need better communication of what is happening sent out to all residents. Keep up the good work and thanks for your commitment to our community. 98 Love the idea of more parks and nature trails available. Thank you. I love Tega Cay and appreciate the work that has gone into making it the wonderful place it is. My comments 99 for improvement in no way diminishes the great steps you have made in making Tega Cay a wonderful place to live. Thanks again. I would like to see a more united front between Tega Cay and Fort Mill - together we can be one - separate we spin our 100 wheels. The bands at the summer concerts are geared only toward young people, but plenty of young people love classical music 101 too. We have not added any tennis courts to this town since 1972. We have a few more people in town now whom would 102 enjoy having more courts to play on. It is very frustrating when you cannot ever find an empty court. 103 I'd like to see the curse words cleaned up on the playground equipment in Runde Park. 104 Lights have gone out while playing in PAID sports way to often. maintenance of the restrooms is terrible. Raise the sports fees to pay for more TP and a daily cleaner on the weekends. 105 The toilets are awful sometimes, no soap, no towels, it's gross. 106 I work 4 jobs and do not have time to serve on a committee, but like to stay involved by attending events. I really feel like the future plans should include side walks in parts of old Tega Cay like around Runde park and Point Clear 107 Dr. THE ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE PARKS AND REC ARE OUTSTANDING AND SHOULD BE FUNDED TO CONTINUE TO 108 MAKE THEM GROW. I SEE A GREAT NNED TO GROW AND SUPPORT OUR GROWING POPULATION. PAVILION AT PITCAIRN NEEDS AN OVERHEAD FAN!!!! ENCOURAGE OUR CITY TO DESIGN & BUILD A TEGA CAY NATURE CENTERFOR NATURAL HISTORY PRESENTATIONS, 109 EXHIBITS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, POSSIBLY AT NEW PARK & REC. SITE - WILLING TO ASSIST. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SPONSER A SENOIR HEALTH-CHECK (BLOOD PRESSURE, PODITRY) FOODCARE CLINICS FOR 110 ALL SENOIRS. WHAT WE REALLY NEED IS A "NEWS LETTER" LIKE THE TRADEWINDS WAS. CHANNEL 19 SERVES A FEW, HOWEVER IF 111 YOU ASK PEOPLE THAT DON'T WATCH IT. THE "E-MAIL" SERVES SOMEWHAT, BUT AGAIN NOT ALL. George SHEPPARD HAS THE ANSWER TO THIS. LOWER FEES AT GLENNON CENTER FOR RESIDENTS OF TEGA CAY VS NON-RESIDENTS. GOLF COURCES USE IS 112 DECLINING(ACCORDING TO TV NEWS) SO MAKE FEES & JOINING MORE AFFORDABLE BY & LARGE P&R IS TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB (AND THEY DO), BUT NEED CROQUET FIELD MAINTENCE TO PROMOTE 113 CROQUET IN TEGA CAY. Overall, programs are good. The parks physical conditions need attention. Tega Cay is a wonderful place and should have 114 premiere parks. 115 good job! The intersection of Windward and Tega cay drive needs a bike and walking lane painted to connect the side walks from 116 Tega Cay Drive and then cross then crossing Windward. giving the walkers and riders a little more space and make it distinct with diagonal line so drivers don’t cut that corner. It would be a good idea to not have skills day or games scheduled when major events are happening at the local schools 117 (i.e. open house, public meeting on school reassignment). 118 I think we have room to improve in what we do, but overall Tega Cay provides a lot of great facilities and events/programs
# Additional comments: Response Text for our community. Thanks for all that you do! It is obvious that Tega Cay takes a lot of pride in offering many different options in which I am very appreciative. I would 119 like to improvement in the maintenance/cleanliness of what we do have, such as the sand volleyball court. It is also very common to walk through the parks and see trash overflowing from the garbage cans. My kids truly enjoy the sports programs that are offered here in Tega Cay. Thank you! The lower ratings on the maint. of 120 Runde is due to the areas around the fields where spectators were to sit, not being maintained throughout the entire BB season-bathrooms-no details need to be given on that problem. 121 We LOVE Tega Cay. This community has a lot to offer, I would just l like to see more diversity. My one big wish would be to extend the bike trails, so the children could ride their bikes to school. The trails could be extended back behind the Wal-Mart center, and have a safety guard crossing over Dam Road. This would 1) increase the health of our children (daily exercise), 2) cut down on the number of children on the school busses (sometimes they sit 122 FOUR students to one seat made for two students), 3) cut down on the morning/afternoon traffic and gas usage, 4) get adults out on the trails as well, bringing and picking up children. Most of us rode our bikes to school "when we were kids" - - let's create a safe and non-polluting way for our citizens to get to and from school!! Love the Crosswalks! Can we get a walkway on the other side of Tega Cay Drive for those that live on that side? or at least a sidewalk from Tuner field to the townhome community at the top of the hill? I see people dash across the street 123 (children) or walk/run in the street because of lack of area to walk closer to their homes. I don't want someone to get hit by a car. It will also allow for more biking/walking trails. Would love to see Putt-putt golf for the kids of all ages. Just a fun thing to do - and profitable for the city too! Also, a 124 place out of the sun somewhere near the pool at beach and swim club. Many people can't get in the sun for long periods of time and often the tables with umbrellas are taken. Thanks for all you do! I reserved Windjammer Park for my son's 1st birthday party on Aug. 16th. When we arrived (noon), there were @ a dozen people there just putting burgers on the grill. I told them we had paid for the shelter until 5 but they were told by the police ot was available. But he proceeded to cook & after the burgers were done, he put corn on... Finally, I had a chance 125 to decorate & check out the facilities. There were cobwebs everywhere, ceiling falling down, one toilet flushed (overflowed the 2nd time), the other toilet only flushed when you reached into the tank & pulled the ball up, one knob missing on a sink, another with no hot water - for dry formula in bottles, and no hand soap or sanitizer. I was embarrassed... I do not and never will have children yet I pay school taxes. I propose my portion of taxes currently going to fund schools 126 go to the City of TC for upgrades to these programs. I would like to have police go to Windjammer on weekends and give tickets to all the non residents that park there so that I can go and have a place to park with my family that has a parking sticker and live here. This summer I could never find a 127 place to park. There were many non residents with out stickers parked there. At least on weekends could we not have at least one police officer to stay there to handle this or at least come by every hour to help stop this? 128 Thanks for the survey, Ron It is important for the City to maintain existing Parks and amenities before investing in additional facilities. The Walking 129 Trail system is an asset for the City that needs to be maintained. 130 we have a really wonderful community... let's keep up the quality of our environment by keeping it beautiful I wish there was more information about events that were occurring at the new community center. I see that we have a 131 great new building, but don't really understand its purpose. The trail, sidewalks, and landscaping in the public areas is one of the main reasons we moved to this neighborhood. It is 132 appealing. The playgrounds are great for kids. Keep up the good work! 133 Thank you for all your hard work and what you do for the citizens. 134 Overall, Parks & Rec is what makes Tega Cay a wonderful place to live. Job well done and thank you! I really expected a nicer ballpark for Tega Cay at both locations & notice things that could be repaired/upgraded. The 135 restrooms are not adequate for the volume of people you have using the facility at Runde, especially during the concerts. The restroom is poorly maintained & is often not stocked well with necessary supplies. 136 too many cigarette butts all over. It's an epidemic. 137 YOU DO A GREAT JOB WITH WHAT YOU HAVE TO WORK WITH The city tennis courts need more attention with debris clean up and garbage receptacles and pickup. The baseball infields 138 need to be fixed, especially at Turner where the sand is soft and drainage is poor. As the wealth of the community grows it seems it would be an excellent time to establish ourselves as a tennis recreation community as well as golf. I would love to see more hobby/educational offerings such as dance lessons. I moved here from an area that offered these, so I may be able to obtain information about getting it started. I've thought non-smoking, family-friendly, "old 139 school" (no computers) bingo or game nights would be fun in the new rec. center. I would also attend movie screenings in the new rec. center, or outdoors at night. 140 Thanks for doing the survey - Need bridge club at night for other people who work 141 Keep up the great work - the community and amenities are incredible!!! would like to see Fall Festival get back to how it was originally with lots of community organizations participating (Scouts, 142 etc) and less commercialism like insurance companies, etc. Something needs to be done about the pool club life guard situation. Guards have no authority at the pool, don't police 143 the rules and are often having to close the pool. All of the blame doesn't fall on the families visiting. Glass bottles are often at the pool (with alcohol), older kids taking over the kiddies pool at adult swim, etc. As newcomers, we love our little town and hope it stays small and friendly. I look forward to trees maturing and lawns 144 taking root.
# Additional comments: Response Text 145 I'm very pleased with the Tega Cay parks and recreation program. Thanks for all your efforts. 146 Having lived in many places around the country, this is the best! We need another pool in the older part of Tega Cay. I know you are trying Charlie...keep plugging away!! I hope your budget get big enough to do the things you would like to do...I am still waiting on some decorative block so 147 we can build a planter on the corner of Marquesas & Diamond Head...... ???? Mark Mooge & I will buy the Plantings etc., also get the planter build (labor) at no cost to the city. 148 I love the walking trails and the well kept plantings along the way. Great Job! Please DO NOT allow the cutting down of trees, whether developers, people in their own yards, or tress on public land in Tega Cay. And please also try to beautify the entrance into Molokai Drive going to the clubhouse. The small green island 149 looks terrible. It used to be a well taken care of and very pretty 'first impression' entrance. It has become an eye-sore over the last 2-3 years. 150 Great city. Great parks/trails. Great survey. Thank you for caring about what the tax payers think. Tega Cay Youth Rec is run very well. 151 Thanks for conducting survey. 152 Great job with activities. If people aren't enjoying the parks and available activities, they're missing out. 153 We need more ball field The community needs to build a permanent croquet court on our golf course grounds. Croquet appeals to ALL residents 154 and both genders. Also, build an indoor croquet court in the community center lower level. 155 The committee has done a great job renovating the playgrounds and with this input survey. Overall, I think the parks and recreation committee do a great job! We love the family feel of Tega Cay and I think we 156 owe a lot of that to the people who run Parks and Recreation. We'd love additional activities. Anything that gets us outside and moving as a family is wonderful!