COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN Town of Cedarburg, Ozaukee County
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COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN Town of Cedarburg, Ozaukee County COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN Town of Cedarburg, Ozaukee County TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS David Salvaggio, Chairman Wayne Pipkorn Bill Wattson Tom Esser Gary Wickert PARK & RECREATION COMMITTEE TOWN STAFF Tom Esser, Committee Chairman Tim Rhode, Administrator Carol Boettcher Eric Ryer, Assistant Administrator/Clerk Keith Martin Adam Monticelli, Director of Public Works John Bishop Bonnie Erickson, Deputy Clerk Matt Geszvain Paul Jungbauer, Recreation Coordinator Adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Park Commission December 8, 1998 Adopted by Resolution by the Town of Cedarburg Board of Supervisors January 6, 1999 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Park Commission January 13, 2004 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Board of Supervisors February 4, 2004 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Park Committee May 19, 2009 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Plan Commission June 15, 2009 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Board of Supervisors July 1, 2009 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Park & Recreation Committee February 28, 2018 Revised Plan adopted by the Town of Cedarburg Plan Commission March 21, 2018 Revised Plan adopted by Resolution by the Town of Cedarburg Board of Supervisors April 4, 2018 Town of Cedarburg COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN (2018-2022) 1 Table of Contents Resolution - Official Adoption of Plan by Town Board ......................................................................................... 8 1.0 Introduction Purpose, Mission Statement ........................................................................................................................................ 9 2.0 Background 2.1 Town Geography ...................................................................................................................................................... 10 Location, History & Land Use ....................................................................................................................... 10 Topography, Soils, and Water Resources ..................................................................................................... 10 Climate .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Vegetation ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Social Characteristics ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Population Trends and Projections ................................................................................................................. 13 Age of Population ............................................................................................................................................... 13 3.0 Existing Park & Recreation Space 3.1 Town Park & Recreation Space ............................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 Park & Recreation Natural Resources................................................................................................................... 15 Developed and Undeveloped by Type ........................................................................................................... 15 Environmental Corridors and Isolated Natural Resource Areas ............................................................. 16 Primary Environmental Corridors ......................................................................................................... 16 Secondary Environmental Corridors ..................................................................................................... 17 Isolated Natural Resource Areas ............................................................................................................ 17 Regional Natural Areas and Critical Species Habitat .................................................................................. 17 Natural Areas .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Critical Species Habitat & Aquatic Habitat ......................................................................................... 18 3.3 Inventory of Town Owned Parks and Recreation Areas ................................................................................... 19 Pleasant Valley Park & Trails .................................................................................................................. 19 Hamilton Park............................................................................................................................................. 19 Creekside Park ............................................................................................................................................ 19 Cedar Creek Farms Canoe Launch ........................................................................................................ 20 Krohn Park .................................................................................................................................................. 20 Park Aerials ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Town of Cedarburg COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN (2018-2022) 2 (Table of Contents Continued) 4.0 Bicycle & Pedestrian Route Plan Master Bicycle & Pedestrian Route Plan ..................................................................................................................... 21 5.0 Park & Recreation Area Needs Analysis 5.1 Public Input Assessment ......................................................................................................................................... 22 Town Survey Data ............................................................................................................................................... 22 Town Sports Complex Open House ............................................................................................................... 25 5.2 Analysis of Town Park Needs ................................................................................................................................ 26 Rating Town Parks: The “Scorecard Analysis” ............................................................................................ 26 Rating Cedarburg Baseball and Soccer Facilities .......................................................................................... 27 5.3 Level of Service ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Level of Service: Park Classification ............................................................................................................... 29 Mini Parks .................................................................................................................................................... 29 Neighborhood Parks ................................................................................................................................. 29 Community Parks ...................................................................................................................................... 29 Natural Resource Areas ............................................................................................................................ 29 Sports Complex .......................................................................................................................................... 31 Special Use ................................................................................................................................................... 31 Private Park / Recreation Facility .......................................................................................................... 31 Park Trails .................................................................................................................................................... 31 On-Street & Off-Street Bikeways .......................................................................................................... 31 Cross Country & Ski Snowmobile Trails ............................................................................................. 31 Equestrian Trails ........................................................................................................................................ 31 Passive vs. Active Park Facilities...................................................................................................................... 32 Town of Cedarburg COMPREHENSIVE PARK PLAN (2018-2022) 3 (Table of Contents Continued) 6.0 Cedarburg Sports Complex: Present & Past Planning 6.1 Cedarburg Sports Complex ..................................................................................................................................... 33 Town Board Action............................................................................................................................................. 34 Funding 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