WPD REPORT Final

Table of Contents Section Page Introduction 1 Methodology 2 Household Information 3 (Q #1) Respondent’s region 3 (Q #2) Years in residence 4 (Q #3) Sex of respondent 5 (Q #4) Household configuration 5 (Q #5) Age of respondent 7 (Q #6) Presence of dogs at home 8 (Q #7) Importance of participation in recreation services 9 (Q #8) Household spending on recreation 11 (Q #9) Private club membership 12 (Q #10) Adult summer vacation away from Winnetka 14 (Q #11) Children/teens summer vacation away from Winnetka 14 (Q #12) Household members spend spring break away from Winnetka 15 (Q #13) Organizational choices for recreation/fitness programming 16 (Q #14) Receive email from the Winnetka Park District 22 (Q #15) Prefer to receive email announcements for specified programs and services 22 (Q #16) Prefer to receive text alerts for specified programs and services 24 (Q #17) Use of various sources for WPD information and most often used source 25 (Q #18) Aware of the WPD affiliation with NSSRA 28 Skokie Playfield 29 Fields 29 (Q #1) Importance of addressing water issues 29 (Q #2) Importance of conversion to artificial turf 30 (Q #3) Acceptable enhancement options for ball diamonds/playing fields 31 (Q #4) Preferred option for enhancement of ball diamonds/playing fields 31 Swimming Pool 33 (Q #5) Acceptable swimming pool development options 33 (Q #6) Preferred swimming pool development option 33 (Q #7) Estimated swimming pool use 36 Skokie Playfield Miscellaneous 37 (Q #8) Importance of selected improvement initiatives 37 (Q #9) Importance of selected development initiatives 40 Programs and Services 45 (Q #1) Travel outside WPD for services that should be provided by WPD 45 (Q #2) Distance of commute for family recreation 45 (Q #3) Appeal of possible types of program 46 (Q #4) Additional program recommendations 52

Section Page Facilities 52 (Q #1) Satisfaction with selected WPD venues 52 (Q #2) Venues contributing to dissatisfaction 57 (Q #3) Satisfaction with selected playgrounds 57 (Q #4) Playgrounds contributing to dissatisfaction 63 Parks and Beaches 64 (Q #1) Interest in watercraft rental 64 (Q #2) Importance of watercraft rental 66 (Q #3) Park & beach use along with ratings 69 (Q #4) Sites in need of improvement 73 (Q #5) Fenced dog-friendly area 73 Opinions 74 (Q #1) Quality of life 74 (Q #2) Quality of community spirit 75 (Q #3) Level of satisfaction with WPD 77 (Q #4) Suggestions for better service 78 Open Ended Responses 79 Survey Instrument

List of Charts Chart # Title Page 1 Years in Residence 4 2 Years in Residence and Household Size 4 3 Region by Sex of Respondent 5 4 Children Present in Household 6 5 Age of Respondent 8 6 Presence of Dogs at Home 8 7 Importance of Family Participation in Recreation Services by Region 10 8 Importance of Family Participation in Recreation Services by 10 Presence of Children/Teens in Household 9 2009 Household Spending on Public and Private Recreation for the Family 11 10 2009 Household Spending on Public and Private Recreation for the Family 11 by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 11 Private Club Membership by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 12 12 Private Club Membership Options by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 13 Adult Summer Vacation Away From Winnetka by Presence of 14 Children/Teens in Household 14 Estimated Number of Adult Summer Vacation Days Away From 14 Winnetka by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 15 Children/Teen Summer Vacation Away From Winnetka by Region 15 16 Spring Break Away From Winnetka by Region 15 17 Participation Choices 16 18 Program or Service Topic Email Contact Choices 23 19 Program or Service Text Alert Topic Choices 24 20 Sources For Park District Information 25 21 Sources of Information by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 26 22 Information Source Used Most Often 27 23 Most Often Used Information Source by Presence of Children/Teens 27 in Household 24 Importance of Addressing Water Issues at Skokie Playfield by 29 Presence of Children/Teens in Household 25 Importance of Introducing Artificial Turf at Skokie Playfield by 30 Presence of Children/Teens in Household 26 Acceptable Sport Field Improvement Options by Presence of 32 Children/Teens in Household 27 Preferred Sport Field Improvement Option by Presence of 33 Children/Teens in Household 28 Acceptable Swimming Pool Development Options by Presence of 34 Children/Teens in Household 29 Preferred Swimming Pool Option by Presence of 35 Children/Teens in Household 30 Estimated Pool Use 36 31 Estimated Frequency of Outdoor Swimming Pool Use by 37 Presence of Children/Teens in Household

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Chart # Title Page 32 Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiative – Improve Tennis Facility 38 Entrance & Locker Rooms 33 Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiative – Tennis Shack Improvements 38 34 Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiative – Meeting/Dining 38 Facilities at the Clubhouse 35 Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiatives by Presence of 39 Children/Teens in Household 36 Preferred Skokie Playfield Facility Improvement Option 40 by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 37 Skokie Playfield Facility Initiatives by Presence of 44 Children/Teens in Household 38 Commuting Distance for Family Recreation 45 39 Expressed Interest in Participation by Presence of 51 Children/Teens in Household 40 Facility Satisfaction Ratings by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 57 41 Playground Satisfaction Ratings by Presence of 63 Children/Teens in Household 42 Levels of Watercraft Rental Interest by Presence of 66 Children/Teens in Household 43 Levels of Watercraft Rental Importance by Presence of 68 Children/Teens in Household 44 Parks and Beaches Visitation and Ratings 69 45 Parks and Beaches Visitation by Region 70 46 Parks and Beaches Visitation by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 71 47 Parks and Beaches Ratings by Region 72 48 Parks and Beaches Ratings by Presence of Children/Teens in Household 72 49 Create Another Dog Park by Presence of One or More Dogs at the Home 73 50 The Winnetka Park District Contributes to the Quality of Life 74 51 The Winnetka Park District Contributes to the Quality of Community Spirit 75 52 Level of Satisfaction With the Winnetka Park District 77

List of Figures Figure # Title Page 1 Regional Distribution 3 2 Presence of One or More Children/Teen Household Members 6 3 Presence of One or More Older Adult Household Members 7 4 Presence of One or More Dogs at Home 9 5 Importance of Family Participation in Recreation Services 10 6 Private Club Membership 12 7 Presence of One or More Household Members 13 8 Participation Choice – Winnetka Community House – Percent of 17 Regional Total 9 Participation Choice – Country Club – Percent of Regional Total 17 10 Participation Choice – Neighboring Park Districts – Percent of 18 Regional Total 11 Participation Choice – Winnetka Park District – Percent of 18 Household Category Total 12 Participation Choice – Winnetka Community House – Percent of 19 Household Category Total 13 Participation Choice – Private Indoor Fitness Venue – Percent of 19 Household Category Total 14 Participation Choice – Private Teams – Percent of Household 20 Category Total 15 Participation Choice – Sport Training Facilities – Percent of 20 Household Category Total 16 Participation Choice – North Shore Senior Center – Percent of 21 Household Category Total 17 Participation Choice – Neighboring Park Districts – Percent of 21 Household Category Total 18 Receive Email From Winnetka Park District – Percent of Household 22 Category Total 19 Prefer Email Announcements From Winnetka Park District – Percent 23 of Household Category Total 20 Prefer Text Alerts – Percent of Household Category Total 24 21 Awareness of NSSRA - Percent of Household Category Total 28 22 Importance of Addressing Water Issues and Increasing Capacity 29 23 Importance of Introduction of Artificial Turf 30 24 Acceptable Improvement Options 31 25 Preferred Improvement Option 32 26 Acceptable Swimming Pool Options 34 27 Preferred Swimming Pool Option 35 28 Estimated Pool Use Level 36 29 Preferred Skokie Playfield Facility Improvement Option 39 30 Build Outdoor Pool at the Skokie Playfield 41 31 Conversion of Athletic Fields to Artificial Turf 41 32 Sod Replacement and Underdrainage 42 33 Improvement of Tennis Shack 42 34 A.C. Nielsen Center Improvements 43

Figure # Title Page 35 Golf Clubhouse Facilities Improvements 43 36 Core Speed & Agility Training 46 37 Specialized Sports Clinics and Workshops 47 38 Dog/Dog Owner Activities 47 39 Health & Wellness 48 40 Nature & Environmental 48 41 Day Trips 49 42 Multi-Day Trips 49 43 Outdoor Adventure 50 44 Beachfront Activities 50 45 A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center 52 46 Winnetka Golf Club 53 47 Paddle Tennis Court 53 48 Ice Rink 54 49 Skokie Athletic Field 54 50 Corwin Athletic Field 55 51 Skate Park 55 52 Centennial Dog Beach 56 53 Boat Launch 56 54 Indian Hill Park 58 55 Dwyer Park 58 56 Northfield Park 59 57 Hubbard Woods Park 59 58 Elder Lane Park 60 59 Glencoe Park 60 60 Happ Road Park 61 61 Nick Corwin Park 61 62 Tower Road Park 62 63 Skokie Playfield 62 64 Village Green 63 65 Level of Rental Interest – Power Boats 64 66 Level of Rental Interest – Sailboats 64 67 Level of Rental Interest – Kayaks 65 68 Level of Rental Interest – Canoes 65 69 Level of Rental Importance – Power Boats 67 70 Level of Rental Importance – Sailboats 67 71 Level of Rental Importance – Kayaks 67 72 Level of Rental Importance – Canoes 68 73 Create Another Dog Park 73 74 WPD Contributes to Quality of Life – Respondents from Households 74 With Children/Teens 75 WPD Contributes to Quality of Life – Respondents from Households 75 Without Children/Teens

Figure # Title Page 76 WPD Contributes to Quality of Community Spirit – Respondents 76 from Households With Children/Teens 77 WPD Contributes to Quality of Community Spirit – Respondents 76 from Households Without Children/Teens 78 General Level of Satisfaction With the WPD – Respondents from 77 Households With Children/Teens 79 General Level of Satisfaction With the WPD – Respondents from 78 Households Without Children/Teens

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Introduction

In the spring of 2010, the Winnetka Park District (WPD) contracted with Drs. Nick DiGrino and Dan Yoder of Western Illinois University (WIU) to assist with the assessment of local attitudes, interests and behaviors related to parks, recreation and the WPD.

Qualitative data had been collected in February and March of 2010. This included approximately 50 one-hour long one-on-one interviews conducted with various residents of the Winnetka community, Park District Staff, and Board Members. In addition to Staff and Board members, all interview candidates were identified as Park District “Heavy Users” and “Community Influencers.” These respondents were then screened to ensure a cross section of residents involved in various Park District related activities within the community (e.g. tennis, golf, recreation, etc.) so all areas would be represented. The qualitative data also included focus groups with four to ten respondents in each group to further examine the community’s perception of the Park District and assess current and future needs. Again, respondents were pre-screened to ensure a cross section of Park District involvement and demographics. Data analysis was undertaken according to generally accepted analytical practices for qualitative data. This information was subsequently incorporated into the design of the community-wide survey.

The researchers collaborated with the administrative staff regarding the design of a survey instrument and general research methodology for the community-wide survey. DiGrino and Yoder were responsible for entering survey data, analyzing the data, and reporting the findings.

The intent of the survey was to determine the following: • A profile of respondents and members of their household. • Methods used by respondents to become aware of Park District programs, areas, and facilities. • Household involvement with Park District programs, parks, and facilities. • Respondents’ willingness to provide email addresses and phone numbers for electronic communication. • Respondents’ options to the Winnetka Park District for leisure activities. • Levels of priority regarding future development. • Attitudes and opinions regarding selected issues (Skokie Playfield, swimming pool development). • Evaluative ratings of Park District parks, playgrounds and beaches. • Respondents’ input on how the WPD could better serve them and their families.

Methodology

To determine the attitudes, opinions, and behaviors of adult residents and respective household members of the Winnetka Park District the researchers used a mailed survey. Survey items (questions) were refined and prioritized by the Park District staff and commissioners, with assistance from DiGrino and Yoder. The survey instrument was five pages in length (See Appendix A). An introduction from the Board and staff of the Park District encouraged fellow residents to participate in the survey. The most common response format was marking “checks or circles” of optional answers. The instrument was printed and distributed by the Winnetka Park District. Completed questionnaires were returned to Western Illinois University (WIU) for analysis and report preparation.

A total of 4,835 households were sent a survey on June 17th, along with a postage-paid envelope for return to WIU. A total of 1,298 surveys were returned by August 7, 2010 for an excellent return rate of 26.8 percent. Relative to most survey questions involving simple frequency distributions, results were interpreted within +/- 3 percent, with a 95 percent level of confidence. The rate of return is considered to be fair and reasonable for establishing baseline indicators of how the populace feels, thinks, and perceives their Park District.

The researchers reviewed the returned questionnaires and entered the data for relevant computer analysis. The analysis was undertaken utilizing the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Measures of central tendency (mean, standard deviation, range) were computed for responses utilizing actual numbers, such as the number of persons in the household and years of residence in the Winnetka Park District. Frequency distributions were generated for each survey question. Cross tabulations were performed in order to draw comparisons relative to region and presence of one or more children and/or teens in the household. Variation in responses to each of the questions was statistically tested. Tests of statistical significance were performed to determine if variation in frequency between subgroups was due to more than just chance or coincidence. Testing was performed at the .05 level of significance, meaning that there was a five percent chance that statistically significant results were reported in error, based on the sample that was used.

Several charts include a column labeled Percent and a column labeled Valid Percent. The column of Valid Percent includes only applicable survey participants who responded with an opinion. Responses to open ended questions on the survey are in a separate section of the report (pp. 79- 149). The lists of email addresses and phone numbers with corresponding areas of interest were reported to Park District administration under separate cover. When demographic profile information from the community survey was compared with the most recent census data there was marked similarity. Based on such comparisons it was concluded that reasonable inferences could be extended to the population of the Park District based on the study data. It should be noted, however, that there appeared to be a disproportionally large number of respondents aged 65 and older (26.3%).

Household Information

1. In which area of the Winnetka Park District do you live?  Avoca School District, West of Hibbard Rd. and south of Pine Street (extended) including those with a Village of Northfield address.  Hubbard Woods School, north of Pine Street and west of Green Bay Rd., except north of Tower Rd. include homes east of Green Bay Rd. and those with a Village of Glencoe address.  Crow Island School, east of Hibbard Rd., south of Pine St., and west of Green Bay Rd.  Greeley School, east of Green Bay Rd. and south of Tower Rd.

Survey respondents were not equally distributed across the community. (Figure 1) The Crow Island School region was most prominently represented with 37.0 percent of the survey participants. The Avoca School District region was represented by only 5.8 percent of respondents. Levels of regional response must be considered in light of the relative size of the populations in each of the regions.

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2. How many years have you lived in the Winnetka Park District?

The average years in residence was almost 20. The distribution of years of residence was not significantly different across regions. (Chart 1). As might be anticipated, those respondents with no children or teenagers present in the home resided in the Park District significantly longer (29.9 years) than those with children and/or teenagers in their homes (11.2 years). (Chart 2)

Chart 1

Years in Residence (N=1,160)

Mean = 19.6, Range 1 – 84. Avoca School District (N=66) Mean = 21.7 Hubbard Woods School (N=350) Mean = 20.0 Crow Island School (N=427) Mean = 18.8 Greeley School (N=313) Mean = 19.5

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Years in Residence and Household Size (N=1,160)

Overall Mean = 19.6, Range 1 – 84. Households With No Child/Teen, N=519 & Mean = 29.9 Years Households With One or More Children/Teens, N=640 & Mean = 11.2 Years Households With One Child/Teen, N=153 & Mean = 13.4 Years Households With Two Children/Teens, N=261 & Mean = 10.7 Years Households With Three Children/Teens (N=168) Mean = 9.6 Households With Four Children/Teens (N=45) Mean = 10.5 Households With Five Children/Teens (N=9) Mean = 18.0 Households With Six Children/Teens (N=4) Mean = 19.6

3. I am:  Male  Female

Of the 1,168 respondents who indicated their gender, 56 percent were female. This is typical in social research whether the research is based on a census approach or random sample approach for gathering information on households. In two decades of similar research projects undertaken by these researchers, every project has shown a slightly higher response rate by females. Females are consistently more likely than males to speak for their households on self-administered surveys.

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Region by Sex of Respondent N=1,164

Sex of Respondent Region N Male Female Avoca School District 68 47.1 52.9 Hubbard Woods School 352 42.0 58.0 Crow Island School 432 45.1 54.9 Greeley School 312 43.6 56.4

4. Including yourself, how many people in your household are in each of the following age categories? ( ) 5 & < ( ) 15-19 ( ) 35-39 ( ) 50-54 ( ) 65-69 ( ) 6-10 ( ) 20-24 ( ) 40-44 ( ) 55-59 ( ) 70-74 ( ) 11-14 ( ) 25-34 ( ) 45-49 ( ) 60-64 ( ) 75 & >

For the 1,173 survey participants responding to this question, the average household size was 3.3, ranging from one person to 15. There was no regional variation. Nearly eleven percent (10.8) of survey participants lived alone. Twenty nine percent of respondents lived with one other person. Average household size for respondents with no children/teens was 2.0, and for those respondents with one or more children/teens, the mean household size was 4.4. One or more children aged 5 and under were present in over 17 percent of the households. Nearly one in four households contained at least one child between the ages of six and ten. Similar proportions of children/teens aged eleven through fourteen and teens aged fifteen through nineteen were present. (Chart 4) Figure 3 includes the frequency of one or more “older adult” household members. Nearly 43 percent of households had one or more members aged 60 or older. In all, 54.9 percent of respondents had one or more children/teens in the household.

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Children Present in Household N = 1,173

Households With Children Aged Five and Under 119 (10.1%) with one person 5 & under and 83 (7.1%) with two or more. Households With Children Aged Six Through Ten 157 (13.4%) with one person 6 – 10 and 117 (10.0%) with two or more. Households With Children Aged Eleven Through Fourteen 190 (16.2%) with one person 11 – 14 and 85 (7.2%) with two or more. Households With Children Aged Fifteen Through Nineteen 159 (13.6%) with one person 15 – 19 and 101 (8.6%) with two or more.

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5. Please go back to Question #4 and circle the adult age category that pertains to YOU.

Nearly eleven percent of the respondents were aged 75 or older. A comparatively large proportion of respondents fell within the age categories spanning 45 through 54. (Chart 5) There was no regional variation in age of respondent. As expected, the presence of one or more children/teens in the household was much more prevalent among “younger” respondent households. Of the 644 households with one or more children/teens, 93.5 percent contained two or more adults.

Chart 5

Age of Respondent N = 1,173 Age of Respondent Frequency Percent Cum Percent 20 – 24 1 .1 .1 25 – 34 35 3.0 3.1 35 – 39 95 8.1 11.2 40 – 44 143 12.2 23.4 45 – 49 181 15.4 38.8 50 – 54 172 14.7 53.5 55 – 59 135 11.5 65.0 60 – 64 103 8.8 73.7 65 – 69 98 8.4 82.1 70 – 74 82 7.0 89.1 75 & Older 128 10.9 100.0

6. How many dogs are kept at your home?

Of the 1,171 survey participants who responded to the question, 504 (43.0 %) had one or more dogs at their home. (Chart 6) There was no regional significance. However, it was discovered that households with one or more children/teens were more apt to have one or more dogs at home. (Figure 4)

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Presence Of Dogs At Home N = 504

Number of Dogs Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent One 399 63.2 79.2 79.2 Two 95 15.1 18.8 98.0 Three or > 10 1.6 2.0 100.0 Total 504 79.9 100.0 No Response 127 20.1 Total 631 100.0

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7. How important is it for your family to participate in recreation services?

Only 19 percent of respondents with an opinion expressed that family participation in recreation services was not important. The remaining 81 percent of respondents were evenly divided regarding the level of importance. (Figure 5) Respondents from the Avoca School District had a slightly lower rating of the importance of family recreation services. (Chart 7). As noted in Chart 8, respondents from households with one or more children/teens viewed the importance of family recreation services significantly greater than their counterparts.

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Chart 7

Importance of Family Participation in Recreation Services by Region N = 1,112

Region N Very Import. Import. Not Import. Avoca School District 63 30.2 41.3 28.6 Hubbard Woods School 340 41.8 39.7 18.5 Crow Island School 412 41.7 40.5 17.7 Greeley School 297 39.4 41.4 19.2

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Importance of Family Participation in Recreation Services by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,116

Presence of Child/Teen N Very Import. Import. Not Import. Present 633 58.0 36.7 5.4 Not Present 483 17.6 45.5 36.9

8. Total 2009 household spending on public and or private recreation services for the family:

Respondents to this question varied across categories of expenditure, with the two highest categories of expenditure being $2,000 - $3,999 and $10,000 or more. (Chart 9) There was no variation across regions. Larger expenditures for family recreation were more common by households with one or more children/teens. (Chart 10)

Chart 9

2009 Household Spending on Public and Private Recreation For the Family N = 1,048

Amount Spent Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Under $500 131 10.1 12.5 12.5 $500 ‐ $999 83 6.4 7.9 20.4 $1,000 ‐ $1,999 125 9.6 11.9 32.3 $2,000 ‐ $3,999 229 17.6 21.9 54.2 $4,000 ‐ $5,999 134 10.3 12.8 67.0 $6,000 ‐ $7,999 76 5.9 7.3 74.2 $8,000 ‐ $9,999 36 2.8 3.4 77.7 $10,000 & > 234 18.0 22.3 100.0 Total 1,048 80.7 100.0 No Response 250 19.3 Total 1,298 100.0

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2009 Household Spending on Public and Private Recreation For the Family by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,048

Percent of Children/Teens in Household Amount Spent Present Not Present Under $500 23.7 76.3 $500 ‐ $999 37.3 62.7 $1,000 ‐ $1,999 58.4 41.6 $2,000 ‐ $3,999 60.7 39.3 $4,000 ‐ $5,999 70.9 29.1 $6,000 ‐ $7,999 76.3 23.7 $8,000 ‐ $9,999 75.0 25.0 $10,000 & > 63.2 36.8

9. Do you or members of your household belong to a private club?

Of the 1,172 respondents, 626 (53.4%) reported that one or more members of their household belonged to a private club. There was no regional variation. There was significant variation in private club membership between households with one or more children/teens and those without children/teens. (Chart 11)

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Chart 11

Private Club Membership by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,172

Presence of Child/Teen N Members Not Members Present 644 58.7 41.3 Not Present 528 47.0 53.0

Country Club membership was very popular among survey participants with over 40 percent of the 626 households with one or more private membership(s). Lifetime Fitness was a popular choice among local residents for health and fitness options. (Figure 7) Among the 128 “other” choices were: Michigan Shores Club, Chicago’s East Bank Club and other area social organizations. There was no regional variation relative private membership selection. A greater proportion of households without children/teens (52.0%) reported Country Club membership when contrasted with households with children/teens (37.6%). The opposite was true when examining membership at Lifetime Fitness, Five Seasons, and Old Willow where households with children/teens. (Chart 12)

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Private Club Membership Options by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 626

Club N Percent Members Country Club With Children/Teens 378 37.6% Without Children/Teens 248 52.0% Lifetime Fitness With 378 33.9% Without 248 13.3% Five Seasons With 378 14.8% Without 248 4.0% Old Willow With 378 12.2% Without 248 3.6% Other With 378 22.2% Without 248 37.1%

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10. Do one or more adult members of your household spend summer vacation time away from Winnetka?

A majority (62.1%) of the 1,168 survey participants who responded to this question spent a portion of their summer vacationing away from Winnetka. There was no regional variation but it was found that adults were more inclined to vacation away from Winnetka if they had one or more children/teens in their households. (Chart 13) The overall estimated mean number of days spent vacationing was 19.2. There was no regional variation in length of vacation time but of the 695 vacationers, the number of days reported by respondents with no children/teens present in the household was significantly longer than the number of days reported by their counterparts. Results were heavily influenced by lengthy retiree vacations. (Chart 14)

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Adult Summer Vacation Away From Winnetka by Presence of Child/Teen in Household N = 1,168

Presence of Child/Teen N Members Not Members Present 643 71.2 28.8 Not Present 525 50.9 49.1

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Estimated Number of Adult Summer Vacation Days Away From Winnetka by Presence of Child/Teen in Household N = 695

Presence of Child/Teen N Mean # of Days Present 447 16.2 Not Present 248 24.5

11. Do one or more children/teens in your household spend summer vacation time away from Winnetka?

Of the respondents from 712 applicable households, 65.3 percent reported that one or more of their members aged 19 and younger spent one or more days of their summer vacation away from Winnetka, for a mean of 20.7 days. The proportion of children/teen vacationers from the Avoca School District region was significantly lower than proportions at the other three regions. Mean number of days for each region, while not significantly different, is also presented. (Chart 15)

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Children/Teen Summer Vacation Away From Winnetka by Region N = 710

Region N % Vacationing Mean # of Days Avoca School District 39 38.5 19.4 Hubbard Woods School 212 71.2 22.2 Crow Island School 276 64.9 19.3 Greeley School 183 65.0 21.3

12. Do household members spend spring break away from Winnetka?

Of the 1,155 survey participants responding to this question, 652 (56.5%) indicated that they spent time away from Winnetka for an average of 10.0 days. A little over ten percent of the applicable respondents failed to indicate the estimated number of days spent on spring break. As noted on Chart 16, respondents from the Avoca School District region were less inclined to engage in spring break travel but their length of time on break was slightly higher than their counterparts.

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Spring Break Away From Winnetka by Region N = 590

Region N % Vacationing Mean # of Days Avoca School District 21 33.8 15.8 Hubbard Woods School 187 58.1 9.6 Crow Island School 231 59.8 9.2 Greeley School 151 55.0 11.2

13. From the following list, please indicate where, other than schools/school athletics, you or members of your household participate in recreation/fitness programming.

As expected, the Winnetka Park District is the recreation/fitness organization of choice by residents of the Park District. The Winnetka Community House maintains a strong organizational presence as well. The Country Club is very popular among golfers and among mature households. (Chart 17) Significant regional variation was discovered for the Winnetka Community House, Country Club, and “neighboring park districts.” (Figures 8, 9, and 10) Several organizations received a disproportionately larger share of visitations from residents of households with one or more members aged 19 or younger. As expected, residents from households with children/teens were less apt to utilize the North Shore Senior Center. (Figures 11 through 17) Popular “other” destinations included private residences, trails and roads, and the American Youth Soccer Organization.

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Participation Choices N = 1,172

Organizations Frequency Percent of Total Winnetka Park District 643 54.9 Winnetka Community House 545 46.5 Private Indoor Fitness Venue 368 31.4 Country Club 302 25.8 Private Teams 238 20.3 Sport Training Facilities 177 11.2 New Trier Extension 126 10.8 North Shore Senior Center 76 6.5 Home Swimming Pool 62 5.3 Other 101 8.6 Neighboring Park Districts 295 25.2 Wilmette P.D (147)., Glenview P.D., (44) Glencoe P.D. (11), Highland Park P.D. (9), Northfield P.D. (9)

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14. Do you or members of your household currently receive email from the Winnetka Park District?

A little over half (52.3%) of the 1,164 of the survey participants who responded to this question indicated that they received email from the Park District. There was no regional variation. As noted in Figure 18, households with one or more members aged 19 or younger were more apt to receive email from the Park District.

Figure 18

15. Would you like to receive email announcements related to programs and services for any of the following?

Thirty nine percent (457) of the 1,172 survey participants responding to this question indicated that they would like to receive email announcements. There was no regional variation in levels of preference. Respondents from households with one or more children/teens were considerably more interested in receiving email messages from the Park District. (Figure 19) Among the survey participants who requested email announcements the following requests for specific information were requested. (Chart 18) Only 69 percent (317) of those indicating interest in receiving email announcements actually included their email address. This may be partially explained by the relatively large number of existing email recipients.

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Program or Service Topic Email Contact Choices N = 461

Announcement Topic Frequency Percent of Total Beaches 310 67.2 General Park District Announcements 247 53.6 Golf 205 44.5 Tennis 186 40.3 Ice 134 29.1 Paddle Tennis 116 25.2 Other Recreation 107 23.2

16. Would you like to receive text alerts related to programs and services for any of the following?

Only 133 (10.2%) of the 1,298 survey participants expressed interest in receiving text alerts related to programs and services of the Park District. There was no regional variation regarding preference for text alerts. Respondents with one or more household member aged 19 or younger were more interested in receiving text alerts than their counterparts with no children/teens. (Figure 20) Topical interest areas followed a pattern similar to that of requested email announcements. (Chart 19) Of the 134 survey participants who expressed interest in receiving text alerts, only 60 (44.8%) included phone numbers.

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Program or Service Text Alert Topic Choices N = 133

Announcement Topic Frequency Percent of Total Beaches 108 80.6 General Park District Announcements 30 22.4 Golf 23 17.3 Tennis 16 11.9 Other Recreation 11 8.2 Ice 10 7.5 Paddle Tennis 6 4.5

17. Which of the following information sources provide you or members of your household with WPD program, event, facility or park information?

Seasonal brochures, Winnetka Talk, and Park District newsletters were the most popular sources of information. (Chart 20) There was no regional variation. A comparison of respondents with and without children/teens in the household revealed considerable difference relative to reliance on the various information sources. Households with one or more children/teens were more inclined to rely on all of the information sources except Winnetka Talk and Triblocal. (Chart 21)

Chart 20

Sources For Park District Information N = 1,296

Information Source Frequency Percent of Total Seasonal Brochure 1,043 80.4 Winnetka Talk 633 48.8 WPD Newsletters 615 47.4 Word of Mouth/Friends 476 36.7 Email 355 27.3 Flyers 180 13.9 School Newsletters 154 11.9 Information Available at Facility 120 9.2 Triblocal 89 6.9 Facebook 30 2.3 Other 37 2.9

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Sources of Information by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Summary N = 1,171 (With Children/Teens N = 644 & Without Children/Teens N = 527)

Information Source Frequency Percent Seasonal Brochure 940 80.3 With Children/Teens* 557 86.5 Without Children/Teens 383 72.7 Winnetka Talk 575 49.1 With Children/Teens 299 46.4 Without Children/Teens* 276 52.4 WPD Newsletters 552 47.1 With Children/Teens* 328 50.9 Without Children/Teens 224 42.5 Word of Mouth/Friends 436 37.2 With Children/Teens* 308 47.8 Without Children/Teens 128 24.3 Email 315 26.9 With Children/Teens* 262 40.7 Without Children/Teens 53 10.1 Flyers 162 13.8 With Children/Teens* 95 14.8 Without Children/Teens 67 12.7 School Newsletters 141 12.0 With Children/Teens* 138 21.4 Without Children/Teens 3 0.6 Information Available at Facility 108 9.2 With Children/Teens* 69 10.7 Without Children/Teens 39 7.4 Triblocal 85 7.3 With Children/Teens 29 4.5 Without Children/Teens* 56 10.6 Facebook 22 1.9 With Children/Teens* 20 3.1 Without Children/Teens 2 0.4 Other 30 2.6 With Children/Teens* 25 3.9 Without Children/Teens 5 0.9

When survey participants were asked to identify the information source used most often, the seasonal brochure was the choice of the majority (63.3%). (Chart 22) There was no regional variation. Households with one or more member aged 19 or younger relied on the seasonal brochure more than did their counterparts. Households without members aged 19 or younger relied more heavily on Winnetka Talk and the WPD Newsletters. (Chart 23)

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Information Source Used Most Often N = 1,282

Information Source Frequency Percent of Total Seasonal Brochure 812 63.3 Winnetka Talk 258 20.1 WPD Newsletters 136 10.6 Email 35 2.7 Word of Mouth/Friends 18 1.4 Flyers 5 0.4 Triblocal 5 0.4 School Newsletters 1 0.1 Facebook 1 0.1 Information Available at Facility 0 0.0 Other 7 0.5

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Most Often Used Information Source by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Summary N = 1,160 (With Children/Teens N = 640 & Without Children/Teens N = 520)

Information Source Frequency Percent Seasonal Brochure 729 62.8 With Children/Teens 451 70.5 Without Children/Teens 278 53.5 Winnetka Talk 237 20.4 With Children/Teens 90 14.1 Without Children/Teens 147 28.3 WPD Newsletters 125 10.8 With Children/Teens 58 9.1 Without Children/Teens 67 12.9

*Other sources: 69 additional responses.

18. Are you aware that the Winnetka Park District is a member of the Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association (NSSRA), a multi-park district cooperative that serves the needs of adults and children with disabilities?

Of the 1,276 survey participants who responded to this question only 386 (30.3%) responded affirmatively. There was no regional variation among respondents. As noted in Figure 21, respondents from households with one or more children/teens were slightly less aware of the NSSRA.

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Skokie Playfield

Fields 1. Poor drainage and water retention issues reduce the number of days that the fields at Skokie Playfield can be used (unplayable fields due to flooding). Relative to the multi-purpose field areas at Skokie Playfield, how important is it to address water issues and increase the capacity of use?

The majority of respondents with an opinion (205 respondents with no opinion) felt that the water issues at Skokie Playfield should be addressed. (Figure 22) While there was no regional variation, it was discovered that respondents from households with children/teens were considerably more supportive of addressing the issue. (Chart 25)

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Importance of Addressing Water Issues at Skokie Playfield by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 973

Presence of Children/Teens Very Import. Import. Not Import. Present (N=565) 20.5 50.8 28.7 Not Present (N=408) 11.0 38.5 50.5

2. One of the potential options to increase field availability is converting a portion of the sport fields from natural turf to artificial turf. What is your opinion of adding artificial turf to the Skokie Playfield as a solution to improve our field quality and increase capacity due to water issues?

Among respondents with an opinion (302 with no opinion & 37 gave no response) there was modest support for the introduction of artificial turf for a portion of the sport fields. (Figure 23) There was no regional variation in opinion. Respondents from households with children/teens were slightly more supportive of addressing the issue. (Chart 25)

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Importance of Introducing Artificial Turf at Skokie Playfield by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 875

Presence of Children/Teens Very Import. Import. Not Import. Present (N=502) 11.2 23.9 64.9 Not Present (N=373) 3.5 11.3 85.3

3. There is a cost to completing enhancements of the ball diamonds and playing fields at Skokie Playfield. Please check the following options that you find acceptable: A) Make no changes to the area B) Improve natural drainage with subsurface drainage improvements and the addition of standard landscaping strategies at an initial cost of approximately $500,000 and ongoing natural turf upkeep cost of $50,000 per year to maintain quality. C) Replace selected ball diamonds and playing fields with artificial turf and subsurface drainage at an initial cost of $2.2 million with minimal annual maintenance cost.

4. Refer to the previous question and identify the option you most prefer.

Among the 1,198 survey participants who responded with an opinion, only 14.4 percent considered the artificial turf solution acceptable. (Figure 24) There was no regional variation relative to the three options. Respondents representing households with no children/teens were more apt to find status quo acceptable. (Chart 26)

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Acceptable Sport Field Improvement Options by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Summary N = 1,084 (With Children/Teens N = 604 & Without Children/Teens N = 480)

Improvement Option Frequency Percent No Changes 630 58.1 With Children/Teens 301 49.8 Without Children/Teens 329 68.5 Natural Turf Option 500 46.1 With Children/Teens 334 55.3 Without Children/Teens 166 34.6 Artificial Turf Option 156 14.4 With Children/Teens 126 20.9 Without Children/Teens 30 6.3

When asked to identify a preferred option, the majority of respondents selected “No changes to the area.” (Figure 25) There was no regional variation regarding their preferred option. However, among respondents with one or more children/teens in the household, the most popular option was the improvement involving natural turf. This category of respondent was also more inclined to support the improvement option that included artificial turf. (Chart 27)

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Preferred Sport Field Improvement Option by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,079 (With Children/Teens N = 601 & Without Children/Teens N = 478)

Improvement Option Frequency Percent No Changes 555 51.4 With Children/Teens 248 41.3 Without Children/Teens 307 64.2 Natural Turf Option 407 37.7 With Children/Teens 256 42.6 Without Children/Teens 151 31.6 Artificial Turf Option 117 10.8 With Children/Teens 97 16.1 Without Children/Teens 20 4.2

Swimming Pool 5. The Winnetka Park District is considering the development of an outdoor pool at Skokie Playfield that will lead to the possible movement of one ball diamond to another location. Please check the following options that you find acceptable. A) Do not develop a swimming pool. B) Develop a swimming pool with basic features such as a diving well and lap lanes at a cost of approximately $5 million. C) Develop a swimming pool with basic features such as a diving well and lap lanes as well as additional amenities such as a zero depth entry, slides and a vortex whirlpool at a cost of approximately $7 million.

6. Refer to the previous question and identify the option that you most prefer.

Nearly 31 percent of respondents with an opinion found the $5 million pool option acceptable while slightly more (31.0%) found the $7 million option acceptable. (Figure 26) There was no regional variation regarding acceptable swimming pool development options. As expected, respondents from households with one or more children/teens were significantly more supporting of the two pool development options. (Chart 28) Less than 40 percent (39.2%) of the 636 respondents with one or more children/teens in the household listed “Do not develop” as a preferred option while nearly 76 percent (75.9%) of the 511 respondents from households without children/teens preferred this option. (Chart 29)

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Acceptable Swimming Pool Development Options by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,149 (With Children/Teens N = 638 & Without Children/Teens N = 511)

Swimming Pool Option Frequency Percent Do Not Develop 680 59.2 With Children/Teens 280 43.9 Without Children/Teens 400 78.3 $5 Million Option 358 31.2 With Children/Teens 253 39.7 Without Children/Teens 105 20.5 $7 Million Option 357 31.1 With Children/Teens 299 46.9 Without Children/Teens 58 11.4

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Preferred Swimming Pool Option by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,147 (With Children/Teens N = 636 & Without Children/Teens N = 511)

Improvement Option Frequency Percent Do Not Develop 637 55.5 With Children/Teens 249 39.2 Without Children/Teens 388 75.9 $5 Million Option 201 17.5 With Children/Teens 129 20.3 Without Children/Teens 72 14.1 $7 Million Option 309 26.9 With Children/Teens 258 40.6 Without Children/Teens 51 10.0

7. If the Winnetka Park District develops an outdoor pool at Skokie Playfield (behind Nielsen Tennis Center), the pool would have basic features such as a diving well and lap lanes and would be scheduled with a wide range of programming such as swim team, fitness classes and free swim. Indicate how often someone in your family would use the facility in the summer.

As noted in Chart 30, nearly half of the 1,271 respondents indicated that someone in their family would utilize an outdoor pool at least once per week during the summer. Over 13 percent of the respondents indicated that one or more family members would use the outdoor pool four or more times per week. There was no regional variation. Estimated use by households with one or more children/teens was significantly higher than that of their counterparts. (Chart 31)

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Estimated Pool Use N = 1,271

Estimated Pool Use Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent 4 or > per Week 171 13.2 13.5 13.5 2‐3 per Week 256 19.7 20.1 33.6 Once per Week 199 15.3 15.7 49.3 Never 645 49.7 50.7 100.0 Total 1,271 97.9 100.0 No Response 27 2.1 Total 1,298 100.0

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Estimated Frequency of Outdoor Swimming Pool Use by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,151 (With Children/Teens N = 635 & Without Children/Teens N = 516)

1 per 23 per 4 or > per Presence of Child/Teen Never Week Week Week With Children/Teens 30.9% 17.6% 29.8% 21.7% Without Children/Teens 73.6% 14.0% 9.3% 3.1%

Skokie Playfield Misc. 8. In addition to athletic field improvements and the potential for a pool, focus groups and interviews with WPD residents and the Skokie Playfield Master Plan identified additional initiatives worthy of consideration by the Board. (Please rate the importance of each initiative under consideration and identify the initiative that you most prefer.) A) Improve tennis facility (entrance & locker rooms) B) Tennis Shack Improvements C) Meeting/Dining facilities at the golf clubhouse

For all three initiatives approximately one-third of the respondents with an opinion rated the initiative as important or very important. (Charts 32, 33, 34) There was no regional variation regarding the three facility improvement options. For the first two improvement options (Tennis Facility and Tennis Shack), respondents from households with one or more children/teens were more apt to attach importance to the initiatives. There was no significant difference relative to the meeting/dining facilities at the golf clubhouse. (Chart 35) The “preferred” Skokie Playfield facility initiative was the golf clubhouse improvements. (Figure 29) There was no regional variation relative to facility improvement preference. However, respondents with one or more children/teens in the household were more apt to favor the two tennis facility initiatives while respondents from households with no children/teens favored improvements to the meeting/dining facilities at the golf clubhouse. (Chart 36)

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Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiative Improve Tennis Facility Entrance & Locker Rooms N = 791

Level of Importance Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Very Important 54 4.2 6.8 6.8 Important 188 14.5 23.8 30.6 Not Important 549 42.3 69.4 100.0 Total 791 60.9 100.0 No Opinion 459 35.4 No Response 48 3.7 Total 507 39.1 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

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Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiative Tennis Shack Improvements N = 789

Level of Importance Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Very Important 46 3.5 5.8 5.8 Important 161 12.4 20.4 26.2 Not Important 582 44.8 73.8 100.0 Total 789 60.8 100.0 No Opinion 454 35.0 No Response 55 4.2 Total 509 39.2 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

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Importance of Skokie Playfield Initiative Meeting/Dining Facilities at the Clubhouse N = 864

Level of Importance Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Very Important 56 4.3 6.5 6.5 Important 195 15.0 22.6 29.1 Not Important 613 47.2 70.9 100.0 Total 864 66.6 100.0 No Opinion 374 28.8 No Response 60 4.6 Total 434 33.4 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

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Importance of Skokie Playfield Facility Improvement Initiatives by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 722 (With Children/Teens N = 418 & Without Children/Teens N = 304)

Improvement Option Very Important Important Not Important Tennis Facility Entrance & Locker Rooms Improvements 7.2% 24.2% 68.6% With Children/Teens 8.4% 28.9% 62.7% Without Children/Teens 5.6% 17.8% 76.6% Tennis Shack Improvements 5.8% 20.8% 73.3% With Children/Teens 8.2% 24.3% 67.5% Without Children/Teens 2.6% 16.1% 81.3% Meeting/Dining Facilities Improvements at Golf Clubhouse 6.4% 22.2% 71.4% With Children/Teens 5.8% 24.0% 70.2% Without Children/Teens 7.2% 19.8% 73.0%

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Preferred Skokie Playfield Facility Improvement Option by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 501 (With Children/Teens N = 328 & Without Children/Teens N = 173)

Tennis Tennis Meeting/Dining Presence of Child/Teen Facility Shack Facilities With Children/Teens 40.5% 18.0% 41.5% Without Children/Teens 32.4% 8.6% 59.0%

9. Your opinion is needed as the Winnetka Park District develops its Strategic Plan and accompanying Master Plan for the Skokie Playfield. Please rate the importance of the following six development initiatives for Skokie Playfield. A) Build outdoor pool at the Skokie Playfield. B) Conversion of athletic fields to artificial turf to address rainouts and to extend season. C) Sod replacement and underdrainage of athletic fields. D) Improvement of the Tennis Shack. E) Improve/add entry area and locker rooms to the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center. F) Improvements to the golf clubhouse facilities that would allow for banquet/meeting rooms and improved dining facilities.

Figures 30 through 35 provide an overview of respondent sentiments regarding the six Skokie Playfield development options. The highest levels of support were expressed for the pool development (Figure 30) and the sod replacement initiatives (Figure 32). None of the development initiatives resulted in regional variation. With all six development initiatives there was significant variation between respondents with children/teens in the household and those without children/teens in the household. Respondents with children/teens were consistently more supportive of the initiatives. (Chart 37)

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Skokie Playfield Facility Initiatives by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Percent of Total

Very Very Development Initiative High High Neutral Low Low Outdoor Pool (N=1,074) 26.9 12.5 9.7 5.0 45.9 With Children/Teens (N=616) 39.6 14.6 9.6 5.4 30.8 Without Children/Teens (N=458) 9.8 9.6 9.8 4.6 66.2 Artificial Turf Conversion (N=1,013) 4.4 10.6 14.8 13.3 56.9 With Children/Teens (N=587) 6.6 14.7 19.3 15.5 44.0 Without Children/Teens (N=426) 1.4 4.9 8.7 10.3 74.6 Sod Replacement of Athletic Fields (N=1,009) 7.8 29.8 23.7 12.0 26.7 With Children/Teens (N=578) 9.2 36.2 24.9 11.9 17.8 Without Children/Teens (N=431) 6.0 21.3 22.0 12.1 38.5 Tennis Shack Improvement (N=926) 1.9 8.0 19.2 17.4 53.5 With Children/Teens (N=536) 2.4 9.0 21.3 19.8 47.6 Without Children/Teens (N=390) 1.3 6.7 16.4 14.1 61.5 Nielsen Tennis Ctr. Improvement (N=926) 2.8 11.3 17.6 16.8 51.4 With Children/Teens (N=546) 2.7 13.4 20.9 19.0 44.0 Without Children/Teens (N=380) 2.9 8.4 12.9 13.7 62.1 Golf Clubhouse Improvements (N=949) 3.7 13.7 22.0 13.7 46.9 With Children/Teens (N=547) 3.1 13.9 24.7 15.2 43.1 Without Children/Teens (N=402) 4.5 13.4 18.4 11.7 52.0

Programs and Services

1. Do you or members of your household travel outside of the Winnetka Park District for recreation opportunities that you feel should be provided by your park district? If yes, where and for what?

Nearly 40 percent (39.3%) of the 1,276 respondents to this question did indeed travel outside of Winnetka for recreation opportunities that they felt should be offered by the Park District. Many of the respondents (199) identified activities without citing the location(s) to which they traveled. Among the 329 respondents who identified specific locations, the Wilmette Park District was clearly the most popular destination (153/46.5%). Relative to the Wilmette Park District, swimming and gymnastics were often mentioned as the opportunities that should be provided by the Park District. The Glenview Park District was identified by 19.1 percent of the respondents as an organization they visited for recreation opportunities (swimming, exercise) that they felt should be offered by the Winnetka Park District. In the “other” category, Lifetime Fitness and Chicago’s East Bank were frequently identified as a destination for exercise and swimming.

2. How many miles do you commute (round trip) from your home to achieve the recreation needs of your family?  Under 20  21-50  51-75  76-100 101-150  Over 150

Respondents experienced some confusion in response to this question, with 82 not responding and another 123 viewing the question as “not applicable.” Of the 1,093 survey participants who responded to the question, the vast majority (86.8%) traveled under 25 miles. (Chart 35) There was no regional variation. Internal comparisons revealed no variation in response based on regional distribution or presence of children/teens in the household. With every program type, demand among respondents with one or more children/teens in the household was greater than that of their counterparts with no children/teens in the household. (Chart 38)

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Commuting Distance for Family Recreation N = 1,093

Distance (Miles) Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Under 20 949 73.1 86.8 86.8 21‐50 75 5.8 6.9 93.7 51‐75 12 0.9 1.1 94.8 76‐100 6 0.5 0.5 95.3 101‐150 6 0.5 0.5 95.9 Over 150 45 3.5 4.1 100.0 Total 1,093 84.2 100.0 Not Applicable 123 9.5 No Response 82 6.3 Total 205 15.8 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

3. How appealing would the following WPD opportunities be to you or members of your household if offered within the next year? A) Core speed and agility training B) Specialized sports clinics & workshops C) Dog/dog owner activities D) Health & Wellness (exercise, nutrition) E) Nature & environmental programs F) Day trips (sports, arts, museums) G) Multi-day trips (ski, tours, sports, arts) H) Outdoor adventure (canoeing, rock climbing) I) Beachfront activities (volleyball, social events, sailing)

Figures 36 through 44 provide insights to the general levels of demand for nine separate categories or types of program. Proportions of respondents who indicated that they would participate ranged from 6.6 percent (Day Trips) to 16.7 percent for Beachfront Activities. Among those with one or more household members who would seriously consider participating, responses ranged from 18.2 percent (Dog/Dog Owner Activities) to 40.3 percent (Health & Wellness). (Chart 39) While frequencies and accompanying percentage levels were modest, very conservative demand estimates resulted in a conversion of approximately 50 persons for each percent noted on the graph. For example, the actual demand (those indicating they would participate) for core speed and agility training, assuming that interest was limited to only one member of the responding household, would be 585. There was no regional variation relative to demand for the nine types of program.

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Expressed Interest in Participation by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Percent of Total

Would Seriously Program Type Would Consider Would Not Speed & Agility Training (N=1,067) 11.7 25.9 62.4 With Children/Teens (N=601) 15.6 32.8 51.6 Without Children/Teens (N=466) 6.7 17.0 76.4 Spec. Sports Clinics & Workshops (N=1,069) 11.5 31.5 57.0 With Children/Teens (N=600) 17.5 43.7 38.8 Without Children/Teens (N=469) 3.8 16.0 80.2 Dog/Dog Owner Activities (N=1,065) 9.6 18.1 72.3 With Children/Teens (N=595) 10.3 22.7 67.1 Without Children/Teens (N=470) 8.7 12.3 78.9 Health & Wellness (N=1,080) 10.6 33.9 55.5 With Children/Teens (N=600) 11.2 38.3 50.5 Without Children/Teens (N=480) 10.0 28.3 61.7 Nature & Environmental (N=926) 2.8 11.3 17.6 With Children/Teens (N=546) 2.7 13.4 20.9 Without Children/Teens (N=380) 2.9 8.4 12.9 Day Trips (N=1,071) 6.5 27.6 65.7 With Children/Teens (N=598) 7.0 33.6 59.4 Without Children/Teens (N=473) 5.9 20.3 73.8 Multi‐Day Trips (N=1,070) 7.0 20.8 72.3 With Children/Teens (N=605) 11.1 29.4 59.5 Without Children/Teens (N=465) 1.7 9.5 88.8 Outdoor Adventure (N=1,079) 11.9 33.0 55.1 With Children/Teens (N=610) 17.9 44.9 37.2 Without Children/Teens (N=469) 4.1 17.5 78.4 Beachfront Activities (N=1,078) 16.9 34.6 48.5 With Children/Teens (N=613) 25.6 46.8 27.6 Without Children/Teens (N=465) 5.4 18.5 76.1

4. Aside from the above mentioned (Q #3) opportunities, are there any programs in which you or a family member would seriously consider participating in if offered by the Winnetka Park District?

Of the 1,235 survey participants responding to this question 190 (15.4%) indicated that there were programs that they (or a family member) would seriously consider participating in if offered by the Park District. The most popular program identified by the 190 respondents who offered suggestions was aquatics (36.3%) and exercise (10.4%). Yoga was suggested by 6.5 percent of the respondents.

Facilities

1. Please rate the general level of satisfaction that you or members of your household have experienced when using the following Winnetka Park District venues over the past year. A) A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center D) Ice Rink G) Skate Park B) Winnetka Golf Club E) Skokie Athletic Field H) Centennial Dog Beach C) Paddle Tennis Court F) Corwin Athletic Field I) Boat Launch

Respondents were largely satisfied or very satisfied with the nine facilities they rated. The most flattering ratings were directed toward the Paddle Tennis Court (Figure 47) and the Winnetka Golf Club (Figure 46) Respondents were most critical of Skokie Athletic Field (Figure 49) and the Skate Park (Figure 51). Across all facilities there was no regional variation. Only two of the nine facilities had ratings that varied significantly based on the presence of children/teens in the household – Skokie Athletic Field and the Skate Park. (Chart 40)

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Facility Satisfaction Ratings by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Percent of Total

Dissatisfied Very or Very Facility Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Skokie Athletic Field (N=576) 26.4 62.8 10.8 With Children/Teens (N=421) 23.5 63.9 12.6 Without Children/Teens (N=155) 34.2 60.0 5.8 Skate Park (N=243) 27.6 59.7 12.7 With Children/Teens (N=169) 21.9 64.5 13.6 Without Children/Teens (N=74) 40.5 48.7 10.8

2. If you indicated dissatisfaction with any of the venues listed above (Q #1), identify the venue and briefly explain what the Winnetka Park District should do to correct the issue.

A total of 216 respondents identified one or more facilities needing improvement. The facility most frequently cited was Skokie Athletic Field (21.8%). Drainage issues were repeatedly mentioned in the comments. The Centennial Dog Beach was noted by 13.9 percent of the 216 respondents, with most comments centered on issues of incompatibility. A similar number of respondents (13.9%) identified the A.C. Nielsen Tennis Center, with many comments referencing the outdated and worn appearance as well as the quality of instruction. Other facilities identified as in need of improvement were the Ice Rink (8.3%), Boat Launch (6.9%), Corwin Athletic Field (6.5%) and the Skate Park (6.5%).

3. What is your overall level of satisfaction with the following playgrounds? Playground Location A) Indian Hill Park E) Elder Lane Park I) Tower Road Park B) Dwyer Park F) Glencoe Park J) Skokie Playfield C) Northfield Park G) Happ Road Park K) Village Green D) Hubbard Woods Park H) Nick Corwin Park

Levels of satisfaction relative to playgrounds at the above eleven locations ranged from to a low of 34.6 percent of respondents at Skokie Playfield with “very satisfied” ratings (Figure 63) to a high of 53.7 percent of respondents at Indian Hill Park with “very satisfied” ratings (Figure 54). (Figures 54 through 64) Playground ratings did not vary according to region, and the only playground area that experienced significant differences based on the presence of children/teens in the household was Skokie Playfield. (Chart 38)

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Playground Satisfaction Ratings by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Percent of Total

Dissatisfied Very or Very Facility Satisfied Satisfied Dissatisfied Skokie Playfield (N=521) 35.1 56.6 8.2 With Children/Teens (N=350) 28.9 61.1 10.0 Without Children/Teens (N=171) 48.0 47.4 4.6

4. If you indicated dissatisfaction with the following playgrounds listed above (Q #3), identify the playground and briefly explain what the WPD should do to correct the issue.

Of the 289 respondents who suggested playground improvements, many did not register dissatisfaction with the playgrounds. Comments were made about most of the parks. The most common parks cited were Skokie Playfield, Dwyer Park and Hubbard Woods Park. The sand at some parks appears to be a concern for some people. The desire for restrooms at some parks was expressed. Comments were made about Happ Road, Indian Hill, Village Green and Tower Road parks. Administrators should read the comments carefully to determine the validity of the concerns about the parks.

Parks and Beaches

1. How interested would you be in renting the following watercraft if they were available at Lloyd Beach? A) Power Boats C) Kayaks B) Sailboats D) Canoes

Rental of power boats, sailboats, kayaks, and canoes at Lloyd Beach was of interest to a moderate number of respondents. (Figures 65 through 68) There was comparatively strong interest in renting kayaks. (Figure 67) Rental interest levels did not vary according to region. However, in the case of all four types of watercraft, respondents with one or more children/teens present in the household were significantly more interested. (Chart 42)

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Levels of Watercraft Rental Interest by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Percent of Total

Very Somewhat Not Watercraft Interested Interested Interested Powerboats (N=933) 21.8 22.5 55.7 With Children/Teens (N=545) 30.3 29.2 40.6 Without Children/Teens (N=388) 9.8 13.1 77.1 Sailboats (N=945) 27.3 29.3 43.4 With Children/Teens (N=553) 34.9 36.2 28.9 Without Children/Teens (N=392) 16.6 19.6 63.8 Kayaks (N=961) 30.2 34.5 35.3 With Children/Teens (N=559) 38.3 39.2 22.5 Without Children/Teens (N=402) 18.9 28.1 53.0 Canoes (N=937) 23.6 34.8 41.6 With Children/Teens (N=544) 30.1 39.0 30.9 Without Children/Teens (N=393) 14.5 29.0 56.5

2. If you showed some level of interest, how important is it to you to be able to rent the following if they were available at Lloyd Beach? A) Power Boats C) Kayaks B) Sailboats D) Canoes

Rental of power boats, sailboats, kayaks, and canoes at Lloyd Beach was of importance to approximately one in every four or five respondents with an opinion. (Figures 69 through 72) The importance of kayak rental was particularly strong. (Figure 71) The importance of watercraft rental did not vary according to region. Consistent with findings related to rental interest, rental importance differed based on the presence of one or more children/teens present in the household. (Chart 43)

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Levels of Watercraft Rental Importance by Presence of Children/Teens in Household Percent of Total

Very Somewhat Not Watercraft Important Important Important Powerboats (N=714) 19.9 30.5 49.6 With Children/Teens (N=450) 26.4 35.8 37.8 Without Children/Teens (N=264) 8.7 21.6 69.7 Sailboats (N=732) 26.6 39.5 33.9 With Children/Teens (N=468) 32.7 42.3 25.0 Without Children/Teens (N=264) 15.9 34.5 49.6 Kayaks (N=767) 26.1 44.1 29.9 With Children/Teens (N=488) 31.4 45.7 23.0 Without Children/Teens (N=279) 16.8 41.2 41.9 Canoes (N=738) 20.5 42.8 36.7 With Children/Teens (N=464) 24.4 46.1 29.5 Without Children/Teens (N=274) 13.9 37.2 48.9

3. Please identify and rate the Winnetka Park District parks and beaches that you or members of your household visited at least once in the past year.

The most popular Park District sites were Tower Beach, Village Green, Green Bay Trail, and Elder Beach. From a comparative standpoint, Crow Island Park, and Indian Hill Park received excellent rating by responding visitors. “Mean Ratings” were determined by assigning values of 5 for Very Good, 4 for Good, 3 for Fair, 2 for Poor, and 1 for Very Poor. (Chart 40)

Chart 44

Parks and Beaches Visitation and Ratings N = 1,296 Rating Percent Very Very Mean Site N Visited Good Good Fair Poor Poor Rating Tower Beach 823 63.5 43.2 44.0 10.7 1.7 0.4 4.3 Village Green 639 49.3 46.8 42.3 9.1 1.1 0.6 4.3 Green Bay Trail 547 42.2 31.3 46.4 18.7 2.2 1.3 4.0 Elder Beach 506 39.0 31.4 48.4 14.6 3.6 2.0 4.0 Skokie Playfield 446 34.4 25.3 46.0 20.9 6.7 1.1 3.9 Hubbard Woods Park 406 31.3 28.9 43.5 19.7 5.9 2.0 3.9 Lloyd Beach 390 30.1 31.5 48.6 18.1 1.6 0.3 4.1 Maple Street Beach 381 29.4 28.6 41.0 21.6 6.2 2.7 3.9 Elder Lane Park 301 23.2 44.1 44.4 11.5 0.0 0.0 4.3 Crow Island Park 297 22.9 52.1 35.6 9.9 2.1 0.3 4.4 Indian Hill Park 293 22.6 49.5 39.4 9.3 1.4 0.3 4.4 Corwin Athletic Field 293 22.6 35.2 51.2 9.8 2.1 1.7 4.2 Centennial Park & Beach 292 22.5 47.4 35.5 12.5 2.8 1.7 4.2 Dwyer Park 261 20.1 35.4 50.0 10.2 2.4 2.0 4.2 Nick Corwin Park 259 20.0 32.4 49.8 14.6 2.4 0.8 4.1 Tower Road Park 237 18.3 40.8 44.2 11.2 3.4 0.4 4.2 Maple Street Park 170 13.1 38.2 40.0 18.2 3.6 0.0 4.1 Bell Woods 107 8.3 40.0 40.0 13.3 4.8 1.9 4.1 W. Elm Street Park 106 8.2 37.1 39.0 20.0 3.8 0.0 4.1 Library Park 99 7.6 36.1 38.1 14.4 6.2 5.2 3.9 Station Park 98 7.6 26.3 43.2 22.1 7.4 1.1 3.9 Glencoe Park 93 7.2 34.8 50.6 12.4 1.1 1.1 4.2 Arborvitae Park 72 5.6 31.4 28.6 24.3 8.6 7.1 3.7 Park Service Center 39 3.0 44.7 42.1 7.9 0.0 5.3 4.2 Merrill Park 36 2.8 13.9 36.1 38.9 11.1 0.0 3.5 Happ Road Park 31 2.4 16.1 35.5 41.9 3.2 3.2 3.6 F. Dunbaugh Park 23 1.8 27.3 36.4 27.3 4.5 4.5 3.8 Hill Road Park 23 1.8 36.4 45.5 13.6 4.5 0.0 4.1 Burke Mem. Park 22 1.7 14.3 52.4 23.8 0.0 9.5 3.6 Sheridan Park 19 1.5 42.1 26.3 26.3 0.0 5.3 4.0

Internal comparisons of use by region (Chart 45) and by households with one or more member aged 19 or younger (Chart 46) were performed. Nearly half of the sites varied significantly relative to household visits at least once in the past year. Eighteen of the 30 listed sites experienced visitation in the past year by a larger proportion of households containing one or more children/teens.

Chart 45

Parks and Beaches Visitation by Region N = 1,167 (Avoca N=314, Hubbard Woods N=432, Crow Island N=353, Greeley N=314)

Park or Beach and Comparisons Tower Beach Range Avoca @ 49%; Greeley @ 56%; Crow Island @ 62%; Hubbard Woods @75% Elder Beach Range Hubbard Woods @ 24%; Avoca @ 27%; Crow Island @ 40%; Greeley @ 56% Maple Street Beach Range Avoca @ 15%; Hubbard Woods @ 22%; Crow Island @ 28%; Greeley @ 40% Centennial Park & Beach Range Avoca @ 16%; Hubbard Woods @ 19%; Crow Island @ 20%; Greeley @ 32% Indian Hill Park Range Hubbard Woods @ 11%; Avoca @ 13; Crow Island @ 22%; Greeley @ 40% Corwin Athletic Field Range Avoca @ 13%; Greeley @ 17%; Crow Island @ 18%; Hubbard Woods @ 35% Dwyer Park Range Avoca @ 6%; Hubbard Woods @ 13%; Greeley @ 18%; Crow Island @ 30% Crow Island Park Range Greeley @ 9%; Hubbard Woods @ 13%; Avoca @ 18%; Crow Island @ 42% Elder Lane Park Range Hubbard Woods @ 11%; Avoca @ 18%; Crow Island @ 21%; Greeley @ 42% Green Bay Trail Range Avoca @ 27%; Crow Island @ 37%; Hubbard Woods @43%; Greeley @ 49% Happ Road Park Range Hubbard Woods @ 1%; Greeley @ 1%; Crow Island @ 2%; Avoca @ 24% Nick Corwin Park Range Avoca @ 9%; Greeley @ 11%; Crow Island @ 15%; Hubbard Woods @ 36% Maple Street Park Range Avoca @ 6%; Hubbard Woods @ 9%; Crow Island @ 11%; Greeley @ 22% Village Green Range Avoca @ 27%; Hubbard Woods @ 44%; Crow Island @ 51%; Greeley @ 59%

Chart 46

Parks and Beaches Visitation by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,171 (Households With Children/Teens N=644) (Households Without Children/Teens N=527)

Park or Beach & Comparisons Lloyd Beach Range With Children/Teens @ 36%; Without Children/Teens @ 23% Tower Beach Range With Children/Teens @ 78%; Without Children/Teens @ 45% Elder Beach Range With Children/Teens @ 49%; Without Children/Teens @ 26% Maple Street Beach Range With Children/Teens @ 36%; Without Children/Teens @ 20% Centennial Park & Beach Range With Children/Teens @ 25%; Without Children/Teens @ 20% Hubbard Woods Range With Children/Teens @ 42%; Without Children/Teens @ 17% Indian Hill Park Range With Children/Teens @ 30%; Without Children/Teens @ 14% Corwin Athletic Field Range With Children/Teens @ 34%; Without Children/Teens @ 9% Dwyer Park Range With Children/Teens @ 29%; Without Children/Teens @ 10% Crowe Island Park Range With Children/Teens @ 28%; Without Children/Teens @ 16% Elder Lane Park Range With Children/Teens @ 30%; Without Children/Teens @ 15% Green Bay Trail Range With Children/Teens @ 50%; Without Children/Teens @ 31% Glencoe Park With Children/Teens @ 10%; Without Children/Teens @ 4% Nick Corwin Park Range With Children/Teens @ 29%; Without Children/Teens @ 8% Skokie Playfield Range With Children/Teens @ 45%; Without Children/Teens @ 21% Village Green Range With Children/Teens @ 60%; Without Children/Teens @ 36% Tower Road Park Range With Children/Teens @ 25%; Without Children/Teens @ 12% Bell Woods Range With Children/Teens @ 10%; Without Children/Teens @ 5%

Only one site, Indian Hills Park, received ratings that ranged significantly based on region. “Very good” ratings ranged from 39.5 percent of respondents from the Hubbard Woods region to 54.4 percent of those from the Greeley region. (Chart 47) A total of five sites resulted in significant difference in ratings when respondents from households with children/teens were compared with respondents from households without children/teens. (Chart 48)

Chart 47

Parks and Beaches Ratings by Region Indian Hill Park (Avoca N=9, Hubbard Woods N=38, Crow Island N=93, Greeley N=125) N = 265

Very Very Region N Good Good Fair Poor Poor Greeley School 125 54.4 36.8 7.2 0.8 0.8 Crow Island School 93 50.5 37.6 10.8 1.1 0.0 Hubbard Woods School 38 39.5 55.3 2.6 2.6 0.0 Avoca School District 9 44.4 11.1 44.4 0.0 0.0

Chart 48

Parks and Beaches Ratings by Presence of Children/Teens in Household N = 1,171 (Households With Children/Teens N=644) (Households Without Children/Teens N=527)

Very Very Site N Good Good Fair Poor Poor Elder Beach With Children/Teens 311 27.3 48.9 15.1 5.8 2.9 Without Children/Teens 136 39.7 47.1 12.5 0.0 0.7 Maple Street Beach With Children/Teens 224 21.9 45.5 23.2 7.6 1.8 Without Children/Teens 106 40.6 33.0 18.9 2.8 4.7 Elder Lane Park With Children/Teens 192 39.0 49.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 Without Children/Teens 78 61.6 34.6 3.8 0.0 0.0 Skokie Playfield With Children/Teens 279 16.8 48.7 25.1 8.6 0.7 Without Children/Teens 106 43.4 40.6 9.4 4.7 1.9 Village Green With Children/Teens 379 39.8 48.5 10.3 0.5 0.8 Without Children/Teens 186 62.4 29.6 5.9 2.2 0.0

4. For Winnetka Park District parks and beaches rated Poor or Very Poor, please identify the site and related improvements that would lead to a rating of Good or Very Good.

Approximately 14.3 percent (186) of the respondents identified a site in need of improvement. The most frequently named site was Hubbard Woods Park, followed by Elder Beach, Maple Street Beach, Skokie Playfield, Tower Beach, Green Bay Trail, and Centennial Park and Beach.

5. Should the Winnetka Park District create a fenced dog-friendly area in one park to allow dogs to run freely, similar to the opportunity provided at Centennial Beach?

Regarding the question of creating a second dog-friendly area at another park, responses were divided but slightly more supportive of adding the area. Over one in five respondents with an opinion were neutral regarding the issue. Slightly more than half of the respondents with an opinion were in agreement with the option of creating another dog-friendly area. (Figure 73) There was no regional variation, nor was there a difference based on the presence of children/teens in the household. As expected, when “presence of one or more dogs in the household” was cross-referenced with responses to this question, there was strong difference of opinion. (Chart 49)

Figure 73

Chart 49

Create Another Dog Park by Presence of One or More Dogs at the Home Percent of Total With an Opinion N = 931

Strongly Strongly Presence of Dog(s) N Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Disagree With Dog(s) 452 41.2 28.1 16.6 6.6 7.5 Without Dog(s) 479 9.8 21.9 26.3 16.5 25.5

Opinions

1. The Winnetka Park District generally contributes to the quality of life within the District.

An overwhelming majority of survey participants felt that the Park District contributes to the quality of life within the District, with over half of the respondents in “strong agreement.” (Chart 50) There was no regional variation in opinion regarding this statement. There was not disagreement between respondents with children/teens in the household and those without children/teens in the household relative to “general agreement” with the notion that the Park District contributes to the quality of life at the local level. However, significant difference between the two groups of respondents was influenced by the greater tendency of respondents from households with children/teens to “strongly agree” with the statement. (Figures 74 & 75)

Chart 50

The Winnetka Park District Contributes to the Quality of Life N = 1,269

Opinion Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Strongly Agree 685 52.8 54.0 54.0 Agree 491 37.8 38.7 92.7 Neutral 71 5.5 5.6 98.3 Disagree 8 0.6 0.6 98.9 Strongly Disagree 14 1.1 1.1 100.0 Total 1,269 97.8 100.0 No Opinion 17 1.3 No Response 12 0.9 Total 29 2.2 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

Figure 74

Figure 75

2. The Winnetka Park District contributes to the quality of Community Spirit in Winnetka.

Only three percent of the 1,261 survey participants who responded with an opinion disagreed with the statement that the Park District contributes to the quality of Community Spirit. However, over nine percent of the respondents were “neutral” in their opinion. Over 43 percent of respondents with an opinion “strongly agreed” with the statement. (Chart 51) There was no regional variation in response to this statement. Respondents from households with one or more children/teens were more likely to “strongly agree” with the statement that the Park District contributes to the quality of community spirit. (Figures 76 & 77)

Chart 51

The Winnetka Park District Contributes to the Quality of Community Spirit N = 1,250

Opinion Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Strongly Agree 543 41.8 43.4 43.4 Agree 529 40.8 42.3 85.8 Neutral 140 10.8 11.2 97.0 Disagree 25 1.9 2.0 99.0 Strongly Disagree 13 1.0 1.0 100.0 Total 1,250 96.3 100.0 No Opinion 35 2.7 No Response 13 1.0 Total 48 3.7 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

Figure 76

Figure 77

3. What is your general level of satisfaction with the Winnetka Park District?

Of the 1,261 survey participants who responded with an opinion, 40 percent were “very satisfied.” A noteworthy proportion of survey participants (119/9.4%) with an opinion were “neutral” in their response. (Chart 52) There was no regional variation in survey participant’s response to this question. Comparisons based on the presence of one or more children/teens in the household revealed slightly higher proportion of “very satisfied” responses. (Figures 78 & 79)

Chart 52

Level of Satisfaction With the Winnetka Park District N = 1,261

Opinion Frequency Percent Valid Percent Cum Percent Very Satisfied 505 38.9 40.0 40.0 Satisfied 594 45.8 47.1 87.2 Neutral 119 9.2 9.4 96.6 Dissatisfied 35 2.7 2.8 99.4 Very Dissatisfied 8 0.6 0.6 100.0 Total 1,261 97.1 100.0 No Opinion 21 1.6 No Response 16 1.2 Total 37 2.9 Grand Total 1,298 100.0

Figure 78

Figure 79

4. What one thing could the Winnetka Park District do to better serve you and members of your household?

Of the 1,298 survey participants, 630 (48.5%) offered comments in response to the question. This percentage is very consistent with similar community surveys conducted over the previous fifteen years. Many of the comments for this last question duplicate or reinforce written comments made on previous open-ended questions. The most common responses are related to the development of a public swimming pool. From these written comments, it is obvious that people hold strong feelings about this issue. The condition of the Skokie Playfield was also cited a number of times. Several WPD residents commented about dogs, parks and beaches. Some wrote that dogs were currently a problem at WPD facilities, while other wrote that there is a need for more dog- friendly parks and beaches. Other comments (while quite valuable) cover such a wide range of issues, it was difficult to categorize them.

Winnetka Park District Community-Wide Survey Open Ended Responses

Household Information Page 80 (Q #9) Do you or members of your family belong to a private club? If yes, which one (s): (Check all that apply) Other Page 83 (Q #13) From the following list, please indicate where, other than schools/school activities, you or members of your household participate in recreation, fitness programming. (Check all that apply) Neighboring park district (s): Which one(s)? ______Page 88 (Q #13) From the following list, please indicate where, other than schools/school activities, you or members of your household participate in recreation, fitness programming. (Check all that apply) Neighboring park district (s): Which one(s)? _____ Other: ______Page 91 (Q #15) Would you like to receive email announcements related to programs and services for any of the following? Email address for announcements Page 91 (Q #16) Would you like to receive text alerts related to programs and services for any of the following? Phone number for text alerts: Page 91 (Q #17) Which of the following information sources provide you or members of your household with WPD program, event, facility, or park information? Other: ______

Programs and Services Page 92 (Q #1) Do you or members of your household travel outside of the Winnetka Park District for recreation opportunities that you feel should be provided by your park district? If yes, Where and for What Opportunities? Page 104 Aside from the above mentioned (Q #3) opportunities, are there any programs in which you or a family member would seriously consider participating in if offered by the Winnetka park District? If yes, please list below. Facilities Page 109 (Q #2) If you indicated dissatisfaction with any of the venues listed above (Q #1), identify the venue and briefly explain what the Winnetka Park District should do to correct the issue.

Page 117 (Q #4) If you indicated dissatisfaction with any of the playgrounds listed above (Q #3), identify the playground and briefly explain what the WPD should do to correct the issue. Parks and Beaches Page 125 (Q #4) For Winnetka Park District parks and beaches rated Poor or Very Poor, please identify the site and related improvements that would lead to a rating of Good or Very Good. Opinion Page 131 (Q #4) What one thing could the Winnetka Park District do to better serve you and members of your household?

The following comments are for the question: Household Information (Q #9) Do you or members of your family belong to a private club? If yes, which one (s): (Check all that apply) Other

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District; H = Hubbard Woods School; C = Crow Island School; G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of this open-ended question: Respondents provided a wide range of private clubs to which they or family members belonged. Over 30 different clubs were represented in the following comments. Of the total of 128 responses, the most common private club membership was Michigan Shores Club of Winnetka, with 18. Other clubs ranged from the Woman’s Athletic Club in Chicago to Snowmass Club in Colorado. No other clubs were represented more than ten times.

Responses 10 A YMCA 39 H In Florida 63 C Winnetka Community House 100 H Onion League Club 105 C Lake cottage with boats, skis, jets, etc. 113 C Country Farms 119 G Michigan Shores 154 C Birchwood Club (tennis) and Equinox Club (fitness) 158 H NSRC 185 G Middlefork Club and East Bank Club 189 C YMCA 201 H Home fitness room 212 A Chicago Curling Club 214 H Eastbank 230 A Chicago Club 234 C Wilmette Fitness Center 236 C Birchwood Tennis 245 H 4 Others 253 G Northbrook Sport 272 H Standard Club 273 H Evanston YMCA 277 G Indian Hill 278 H Glenbrook Racquet Club 279 C Bob O’Link 281 C Lake Geneva Country Club in Wisc. 302 G Bally 320 H Union league 322 C East Bank 328 H Chicago Yacht Club 332 H EAC 334 C Equinox and Northwest

Responses 354 H Pole---- EAC 364 G Winnetka Community House Fitness Center 370 C Fitness club 373 H L. A. Fitness downtown 375 C Glenview Park District 393 H Northwestern sports facility 420 H Michigan Shores 423 C Midtown 438 G WCH 447 H FLA 453 G Yacht 454 G Indian Hill 466 A Ballys 487 H Glenview Club 490 C ULCC 498 H Yacht Club 513 G Sheridan Shore Y. C. 542 G Sunset Ridge C. C. 549 G ULG 550 H Skokie Country Club 554 C Golf club out of state 579 H Michigan Shores 587 C Michigan Shores, University Club 589 G Saddle and Cycle Chicago 602 H Out of town membership 624 Evanston Athletic club 640 C M. Shores 641 G University Club 647 G East Bank Club 654 C Mich. Shores 665 H Equinox 694 H In WI 704 H Conway Farms 723 C Michigan Shores 734 G Winnetka Community House 746 H College Park Athletic Club 762 G Indian Hill 768 H Vision Quest 769 H Shoreacres 784 H Michigan Shores 785 G Union League Club 789 A SSYC 810 H Skokie CC 833 C East Bank Club 849 C Michigan Shores 850 H Glenview Club 861 H Michigan Shores 874 G Church Club 879 C WC House Fitness Center 895 H Racquet in Chicago

Responses 907 C L---ch Club 917 C Westmoreland 919 C Bally downtown, Wilmette Fitness Center 932 H EAC 935 H Conway Farms 941 H Skokie CC 943 C Equinox in HP 948 C MSC 955 C SSYC 959 G Private training 971 C Indian Hill 974 G Arizona Country Clubs 977 C Winnetka Community House Fitness Center 980 C Evanston YMCA 991 A Bally 1006 H WCH Fitness 1017 H Michigan Shores 1028 H Hyde Park Tennis Club 1043 H Michigan Shores 1042 H Man— 1046 C Indian Hill 1070 H Michigan Shores 1071 C Sailing 1094 H Michigan Shores 1103 G East Bank Club 1107 G Michigan Shores 1108 G Snowmass Club in Colorado 1138 C University Club Woman’s Athletic Club 1151 G Evanston Athletic Club, Xpert Fitness 1163 G Business club, The Glen Club 1166 H Merit Club 1169 H East bank Club, Standard Club 1171 C Various tennis clubs 1176 H Michigan Shores 1190 C Winnetka Community House Fitness; University Club 1203 H Skokie CC 1226 G UNIM League Club 1228 G EAC 1232 C Old Willow 1247 C Michigan Shores 1251 C Yacht club and racquet club 1254 H East bank 1272 C Union League Club of Chicago 1278 G Middlefork 1288 C Poliquin in Northfield 1294 The Casino, Chicago The Woman’s Athletic Club the University Clubs in Chicago 1295 C Winnetka Community House

The following are comments for question: Household Information (Q #13) From the following list, please indicate where, other than schools/school activities, you or members of your household participate in recreation, fitness programming. (Check all that apply) Neighboring park district (s): Which one(s)? ______

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of the open-ended component of this question: Two hundred and ninety-five survey participants provided written responses for this question. Half (50%) indicated that they participated in the Wilmette Park District for recreation and fitness programming. The Glenview Park District was well represented with 44 comments. Other park districts with at least one reference included Northfield, Glencoe, Highland Park, Arlington Heights, Northbrook, Niles, Morton Grove, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Skokie, Evanston, Lake County and Buffalo Grove.

Responses 10 A Chicago Jazz 12 A Wilmette, Morton Grove 14 A Wilmette 15 A Glenview pool 22 A Wilmette 23 H Wilmette, Northfield 24 G When I want to swim in a pool, I go to Highland Park 25 C Glencoe 33 C Wilmette 41 A Northfield 52 C Wilmette, Glenview 56 C Glenview 57 C Wilmette, Northfield, Glencoe 58 G Wilmette, Highland Park 59 H Glencoe 67 A Glenview 69 C The Glen 70 G Glenview 72 G Wilmette 73 G Glenview 87 C Wilmette 90 G Glenview 92 H Wilmette Gymnastics 101 C Wilmette 115 H Wilmette pool 116 C Trevian soccer 120 C Wilmette 126 C Wilmette

Responses 137 G Wilmette 140 C Wilmette 143 C Arlington Heights 164 A Northbrook 167 A Wilmette 177 G Northbrook 178 G Wilmette 181 H Wilmette and Glencoe 183 A Wilmette 192 H Glencoe parks 198 G Wilmette for gymnastics and baseball 200 H Wilmette 202 H Wilmette and Glenview 212 A Wilmette, Northbrook, Lake Forest, Lake Bluff for golf 213 H Northbrook, Northfield, Glencoe 234 C Wilmette 246 H Wilmette 248 Glenview pool, Wilmette 262 H Glenview, Wilmette pools 270 A Skokie 273 H Evanston 285 C Wilmette (---son) 289 H Lake County Prairie Wolf 293 G Glenview 294 C Glenview, Centennial, NW/Evanston 300 G Wilmette 320 H Wilmette and Highland Park 325 C Glenview 329 H Glenview 339 C Beaches 355 G Wilmette pool 356 H Wilmette pool 361 C Glen – warm water pool 363 G Elder Lane 370 C Glenview 375 C Glenview 377 H Wilmette, Glencoe 379 G Wilmette 382 C ---iworth and Wilmette 383 A Wilmette 395 C Wilmette, ------414 G Wilmette pool 431 C Wilmette (for pool) 448 H Wilmette 465 H Wilmette 466 A NBK/HP 474 Wilmette 478 H NF 480 A Wilmette 483 G Wilmette

Responses 484 C Glenview 490 C Wilmette 492 H Glenview 517 H Glenview 527 C Northbrook 529 H Wilmette, Northfield 535 C Libertyville, Glencoe and Highland Park 537 C Wilmette, Niles and Evanston 539 C Wilmette 564 G Wilmette, Glenview 569 C Wilmette 571 G Wilmette 573 C Wilmette, Glenview 582 C Crow Island woods, Tower Rd. Beach 583 G Winnetka 585 G Winnetka 590 H Glencoe 601 Pool – Highland Park, Glenview 604 H Wilmette 623 G Glencoe 624 G Wilmette 630 G Wilmette 635 C Glenview pool 644 H Glenview, the Glen 651 H Wilmette, kids sports (baseball) 652 C Wilmette 653 G Wilmette 654 C Wilmette 659 H Northbrook, Wilmette 671 G Wilmette pool 686 G Wilmette pool 695 H Wilmette 702 C Wilmette 703 H Wilmette 706 H Trevian/Loyola--- 710 C Glencoe 711 C Northfield Park District 718 C Wilmette 720 A Other golf courses 725 H Buffalo Grove, Wilmette 729 C Wilmette 732 C Wilmette pool – Centennial 737 A NORTHBROOK 738 C Wilmette 744 H Wilmette, Northbrook and Glenview 745 Glenview 750 C Glenview, Wilmette 752 H Wilmette 761 C Glenview 767 H Wilmette

Responses 774 C Wilmette 777 H Wilmette 779 H Trevian and Winnetka hockey 780 C H.P. and Wilmette 788 G Skokie 789 A Glenview 794 H Highland Park 795 G Glenview 800 H Wilmette 802 G Glenview 805 A Northfield 808 G WILMETTE, NORTHBROOK, CHICAGO 812 G Wilmette 817 C Swim club 820 H Wilmette 823 G Wilmette pool 825 A Northfield and Wilmette 830 C The Glen 833 C Wilmette swimming 844 G Wilmette 845 C Wilmette, Northbrook, Glenview 848 G Wilmette and Chicago 853 C Wilmette 862 G Wilmette 869 A Northfield 872 A Northbrook, Glencoe, Wilmette 885 G Wilmette 886 C Glenview Park District 894 G Wilmette 895 H Wilmette and Glenview for the pools 896 C Glenview, Wilmette 899 C Wilmette 912 G Wilmette 913 C Glenview, Wilmette 915 H Wilmette Centennial 916 C Glenview in Glen 919 C Wilmette 923 G Wilmette 924 C Skokie 925 H Glenview 929 C Wilmette 948 C Wilmette 950 A Joy of the Game, New Trier Feeder Girls Basketball 951 Wilmette 955 C Paddle 959 G Wilmette 962 C Glencoe 965 C Skokie 969 G Golf 971 C Wilmette

Responses 972 C Northbrook, Wilmette 977 C Glenview 998 C Beach 1002 Wilmette, Glenview gymnastics 1011 C Evanston, Glencoe, Wilmette 1016 H Wilmette 1019 C Wilmette 1021 H Glenview PD 1025 C Wilmette 1027 Wilmette pool 1028 H Highland Pk CC 1030 H Glencoe 1032 G Wilmette 1067 G Wilmette and Lake Forest 1092 H Midtown 1098 G Skokie 1106 G Glencoe 1114 G Wilmette 1115 H Wilmette 1125 H Wilmette 1128 H Evanston 1132 H Northfield 1142 H Wilmette 1149 C Wilmette, Northbrook 1152 H Wilmette Rec. Center 1154 C Wilmette, Glencoe 1158 C Northbrook pools 1163 G Wilmette, Centennial Pool 1173 H Northfield 1175 G Wilmette 1176 H Glenview 1182 G Glenview 1188 G Wilmette 1189 H Glenview, Wilmette for indoor and outdoor pools 1198 C Northfield 1200 C Wilmette 1204 A Wilmette and Deerfield 1211 G Wilmette 1214 G Wilmette 1216 C Northbrook 1215 H Wilmette gymnastics 1221 G Glencoe 1226 G Wilmette 1235 H Wilmette, Glenview 1236 H Glenview 1239 H Wilmette 1245 C Wilmette and Glenview 1258 G Highland Park pool and Wilmette pool 1261 H Wilmette 1265 C Wilmette

Responses 1272 C Swimming, water polo, tennis and hockey 1288 C Gilson Park 1289 C Wilmette 1291 G Trevian Soccer AYSO 1295 C Glencoe

The following comments are for the following question. Household Information (Q #13) From the following list, please indicate where, other than schools/school activities, you or members of your household participate in recreation, fitness programming. (Check all that apply) Neighboring park district (s): Which one(s)? ______Other: ______

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of the open-ended component of this question: Two hundred twenty-one survey participants responded to the “other” component of this question. As might be expected, this question showed a wide range of places other than schools and park districts in which people participated in recreation and fitness programming. Private residences, trails and roads, and the American Youth Soccer Organization were three popular responses.

Responses 1 C Home 10 A YMCA 52 C Office facilities 63 C AYSO 67 A The Edge 78 A Golf 81 C Lifetime 83 G Wilmette Community House 89 C Lake Home 91 A Relative’s complex pool 95 H Private 104 C Northwestern University pool 105 C Lake cottage with boats, skis, jets. etc. 114 C Green to Tee 128 A Northbrook pool 153 H Home 170 C Trevian 184 C Home exercise and biking 204 H RMG, Team One 215 H Ballet in Highland Park 217 A Fastpitch, NSA volleyball, The Edge 220 G UIC

Responses 230 A Home workout equipment 258 H YWCA 273 H Wilmette pool 278 H Glenbrook Racquet Club 285 C Forest Preserve District 301 C NSCDS 302 G Yoga 331 G Old Willow 332 H AYSO 340 H Driven to dance 363 G Green Bay Trail 367 C Golf and tennis 372 G YOGA STUDIOS IN AREA 381 C Out of town 395 C Lifetime Fitness for pool 398 The Glen - swimming Wilmette centennial 412 C LTF 5 Seasons 424 G Yoga 427 H Fisher Dance Center, Wilmette, Glen Grove Equestrian Center 438 G Five Seasons 453 C Skiing, camping 485 C Home and walking 491 C AYSO 498 H Yacht club and Wilmette Harbor 499 H Union League 544 G YMCA 553 G Sailing 258 H Home 567 H Employer 581 H OWC 623 G YMCA – Evanston 637 C NS YMCA 638 H AYSO, ballet for children 659 H North Shore Ice Arena 662 C Walking on Green Bay Trail 670 C GV sports --- 698 G North Shore Racquet Club, KWBA 704 H Conway Farms 723 C Michigan Shores 734 G Winnetka Community House 746 H College Park Athletic Club 762 G Indian Hill 768 H Vision Quest 769 H Shoreacres 784 H Michigan Shores 785 G Union League Club 789 A SSYC 721 A NSSC 728 Glenview Park Center 750 C Private tennis center 752 H AYSO 754 G Private trainer 769 H Biking 774 C NSSRA, our place

Responses 789 A Northbrook YMCA 790 C Lifetime Fitness 801 G STREETS AND BEACHES 806 H NORTH SHORE BEACH 823 G Evanston Y 856 C KWA Baseball 861 H Michigan Shores, also San Diego 869 A AYSO 874 G Village Green 884 G AYSO 895 Glenview Park---- 900 G Wilmette, Glencoe 907 C Yoga 932 H EAC 935 H Conway Farms 951 G Wilmette 971 C Indian Hill 974 G Arizona Country Clubs 991 A Bally 1005 C Beaches 1024 G We walk on the Green Bay Trail daily 1028 H Hyde Park Tennis Club 1041 H North Shore Racquet Club 1044 C Yoga 1058 H I walk 2 miles twice a day 1060 H Private dance studio 1080 G Outside 1107 G Michigan Shores 1119 G PILATES CLASS 1125 H KWBA, STRIKE ZONE, AYSO, TREVIAN, NSIC 1130 H Loyola Lax 1143 G Wilmette Aquatic Club 1172 H Various ski areas 1175 G YMCA 1194 H Waukegan Harbor 1200 C Northwestern U. 1205 G 5 Seasons 1206 C Dance 1215 H Trevian SC 1219 C Dwyer and Village Green 1226 G Trevian Soccer Club 1260 H KWBA, lacrosse 1261 H Private swim lessons, kid motion 1278 G Hockey, Soccer, Lacrosse 1287 H Wilmette and Highland Park

15. Would you like to receive email announcements related to programs and services for any of the following? Email address for announcements Responses are included in a separate document

16. Would you like to receive text alerts related to programs and services for any of the following? Phone number for text alerts: Responses are included in a separate document

The following comments are for the following question: Household Information (Q #17) Which of the following information sources provide you or members of your household with WPD program, event, facility, or park information? (Check all sources that are used by your or a household member, circle the source that is used most often.) Other

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of the open-ended component of this question: Twenty survey participants responded to this question. Between 16 and 18 people indicated that they used the WPD website as a source of information. This number may well have been higher if the WPD website had been one of the sources of information that was listed.

Responses 8 G Postcards directing to web 748 G Website 262 H WPD website 925 H Internet 407 C WPD website 995 H WPD Website 423 C WKBA 1028 H Local newsletter 473 Web page 1120 C Website 564 G Website 1196 Website 581 H WPD website 1198 C Web 613 H Website 1226 G Website 743 G Website 1248 C Web 744 H WPD Website 1253 H Website

The following comments are for the following question. Programs and Services (Q #1) Do you or members of your household travel outside of the Winnetka Park District for recreation opportunities that you feel should be provided by your park district? If yes, Where and for What Opportunities?

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of this open-ended question: Nearly 40 percent (39.3%) of the 1,276 respondents to this question did indeed travel outside of Winnetka for recreation opportunities that they felt should be offered by the Park District. Many of the respondents identified activities without citing the location(s) to which they traveled, while others identified destinations without mentioning the activities pursued.. Among the 329 respondents who identified specific locations, the Wilmette Park District was clearly the most popular destination (153/46.5%). Relative to the Wilmette Park District, swimming and gymnastics were often mentioned as the opportunities that should be provided by the Park District. The Glenview Park District was identified by 19.1 percent of the respondents as an organization they visited for recreation opportunities (swimming, exercise) that they felt should be offered by the Winnetka Park District. In the “other” category, Lifetime Fitness and Chicago’s East Bank were frequently identified as a destination for exercise and swimming.

Responses 1 C Swimming in Wilmette. I like the idea for a pool but not unless the economy improves and no one loses their job. 6 Glenview Park District. Walking track indoors. 10 A It is my choice to travel, I don’t expect the park district to provide this sport. 11 C Wilmette Pool 15 A To the Glen for water aerobics classes 16 C Five Seasons, Wilmette Park District, outdoor swimming pool, yoga 23 H Pool – Wilmette 29 A The fitness center should be improved. I will be going to Wilmette at the end of my membership. 33 C Gymnastics for children (Wilmette) Not sure if Winnetka offers this opportunity and pool (Lifetime or Wilmette) 34 H Community pool – Rockford, IL indoor and outdoor 38 G We go to Wilmette: Ballet, ice skating and swimming 45 C Tennis – other racquet clubs 52 C Access to Wilmette pool is affordable alternative and relatively convenient 53 H Swimming – Lifetime Fitness 57 C Sailing and boating 60 C Five Seasons for summer – pool 63 C Summer social events like party on the pier 67 A Glenview Park Center- swimming, exercise facilities 69 C Swimming at the park center pool in the Glen

Responses 70 G Glenview / walking track (indoor) 72 G Glenview and Wilmette for physical fitness and swimming laps 73 G Glenview Park Center 75 H Wilmette 79 C Fitness center 81 C Wilmette better run park district sports programs - no AYSO 82 H Golf, fishing - varies 85 H Swimming pool – varies with Highland Park, Wilmette 87 C Wilmette – Gymnastics 88 Highland Park - Deer Creek tennis 91 A Wilmette – Swimming 93 C Bike trails 100 H Onion League Club 101 C IBA Baseball youth camp 108 C Glenview Park Center for swimming and Glenview Tennis Club for tennis 115 H We are members of Centennial pool in Wilmette and have to pay non-resident fees – we need our own pool here in Winnetka! 116 C Yes, fitness in Evanston, soccer @ Trevian 117 C But we once did when our children were younger – Trevian soccer club 121 C Indoor swimming pool 122 C Old Orchard Golf Club – established regular tee time (without lottery) 123 H Lifetime Fitness – exercise equipment and fitness classes 128 A The Glenview Park District – The park center pool 129 H Hiking and cross country skiing Northern Wisc. 137 G Wilmette Park District for swimming and gymnastics 141 H Centennial 50 m. pool 147 G We cannot provide all options and do not have resources to try. 151 C Park Center, Glenview, LAX America indoor facilities 159 H When kids were younger we went to HP and Wilmette 160 C Swimming 162 Better tennis pros 163 G Swimming 165 H Glenbrook Racquet/Tennis club Old Willow Pool – swim team 167 A Wilmette, martial arts 169 C Swimming facilities for young children and adolescents 170 C Illinois and Wisconsin 172 C Skokie – workout/aerobics 175 G Glenview pools – All Wilmette pool and Wilmette recreation (gymnastics) 177 G Northbrook – swimming lessons 179 C Old Willow – don’t mind that it’s private. NTSC – Centennial in summer 180 Gyms – attend Zumba classes 181 H Wilmette and Glencoe for dance programs and classes 182 H Indoor baseball training 188 G Pool – use on trips when in Illinois 194 G WILMETTE – DIVING, SWIMMING, GYMNASTICS 195 C Lifetime Fitness, 5 Seasons (indoor/outdoor pool) 198 G Gymnastics! We go to Wilmette. 199 G Wilmette, Glenview, tennis, park district activities 200 H Wilmette for pool and gymnastics facilities. Northbrook for batting cages 201 C Wilmette, Centennial pool

Responses 202 H Swimming, fitness center, indoor track and walking, dog walking playing in open field 203 G Highland Park water park 205 C Wilmette Park pool 206 C Pool at Lifetime Fitness. Would love a pool here! 213 H We always purchase non-resident pool passes each summer from Northbrook, but hate the 15 – 20 minute drive each way to get there. We would love to have a pool in Winnetka. 214 H 5 Seasons lap pool 215 H Water park in Highland Park. We go there every summer. We have a membership. 217 A Centennial pool, Wilmette, Glenview pools, Northbrook pools 218 H Fitness/Athletic training 226 Evanston for swimming, private studios for dance/gymnastics 227 G Glenview swimming classes 231 Glencoe and Wilmette golf courses 233 C Out of town vacations 234 C Wilmette Park District fitness center, Northbrook and Highland Park pool 235 H Parking at beaches for residents only as in Lake Forest 239 G Dance classes for adult women 248 Glenview Park District for indoor pool, Glencoe for golf, Wilmette for children’s programs 251 Pool 252 H Outdoor pool. Exercise facilities 255 C AYSO soccer 257 H Swimming pool 258 H Swim lessons 259 H Swim lessons at Lifetime fitness 262 H Glenview indoor and outdoor pools and Wilmette Centennial pool 267 G Gymnastics 273 H Wilmette pool and Evanston YMCA pool 274 C Lacrosse 275 H Glencoe Park District for basketball, AYSO for soccer, Lifetime Fitness 281 C Wilmette Rec. Center, Glencoe Rec. Center, Niles soccer (Trevian) 283 H Wilmette 289 H Facilities for dogs are better for most districts – Glenview, Deerfield, Lake County 293 G Valley –- for natural beauty, swimming, sailing, kayaking 294 C We travel for children’s swimming, however we do not want a public pool in Wilmette that will be used by all other community residents. 296 C Wilmette Centennial pool. Outdoor pool for Winnetka is important. 298 C Swimming pool 311 Wilmette golf course dining and outdoor patio 316 C Wilmette pool 317 C Lifetime Fitness 319 C Swimming – YMCA 320 H Pool – travel to Wilmette and Highland Park 325 C Glenview pool 326 H Old Willow for swimming 329 H Glenview indoor pool and exercise center 335 C Recreational sailing 340 H We drive to Glenbrook for youth tennis instruction and belong to Old Willow pool club in Glenview because there is no pool. 341 H Pool 343 G Wilmette – pool

Responses 347 Swimming – the Glen 349 A pool – we go to Wilmette pool or Lifetime Fitness 350 Golf in Glencoe and elsewhere 356 H Wilmette pool 357 H The Glen, swim, take classes, use 1st class facility 360 H Glencoe Beach – sailing 370 C Community House, Glenview Park District – dance, swimming (we would like indoor swimming) running and work out. 373 H City, volleyball leagues 375 C Glenview, swimming 377 H Glenview: to the indoor pool facility at the Glen 379 G Wilmette PD diving, swimming, cleaner beaches 382 C Swimming pool 383 A Wilmette for soccer, basketball, baseball. Mostly so the children can play with their classmates. 385 Health club for facilities 388 The Glen – indoor pool, walking track, classes 393 H Wilmette PD gymnastics N- - swim 395 C Pool, pool and pool. Wilmette and Lifetime Fitness 398 Swimming – Glenview and Wilmette 399 H Deere Creek courts. H. P. court availability 401 C Swimming, Our Club and NTSCV 402 C Indoor track. Wilmette and Glenview 403 G Evanston – rock climbing facilities, Chicago skate board parks 406 C Wilmette/Glencoe beach boat rental and nicer atmosphere 412 C 5 Seasons for the pool 414 G SWIMMING (RECREATIONAL IN SUMMER MOSTLY) 415 A Sailing/downtown 423 C Early and weekend/evening group tennis lessons for women. Heated lap pool 431 C Wilmette for pool at Centennial Park 433 H Glencoe – outdoor tennis courts 438 G Cross country skiing, bowling, theater, dance 439 G Outdoor pool 441 Wilmette for pool. Wilmette for some skating. Northshore Ice Arena – skating Wilmette Gymnastics 444 G Centennial – swimming 448 H Swimming pool – Now Lifetime Fitness 456 Various parks which allow dogs to be properly exercised off leash. 461 H Glenview Park District indoor pool 463 Except for indoor pool at Glenview Park Center 464 G More should be done with our wonderful beachfront. 464 H Other communities’ swimming pools, good sledding hills. 466 A We go to other communities’ pools 2-3 times a week 469 C Pool 471 Glencoe Park District for their girls basketball program. Very low key. 473 Wilmette, Glenview 477 G Forest Preserve bike trails 480 A Wilmette ice skating and hockey. Better facility and hours. We know so many people who would switch if Winnetka was open in the summer! 481 C Hockey, baseball (many communities have much better access to ice (hockey).

Responses 482 C Strike Zone for lessons/batting cages. Starland in Deerfield – low pressure and inclusive drama program 483 G Swimming, exercise (yoga), horseback riding 484 C Glenview Park District – swimming and swimming lessons 487 H Dog agility courses and enclosed dog park for running. 489 C We travel to swim but we are happy with other choices. An outdoor pool is not cost effective for our size village. 490 C We go to Northwestern and Glenview for pools 491 C Glenview and Wilmette beaches 492 H Yoga retreats; tourism, skating, swimming 494 C Centennial pool complex in Wilmette for family swimming, Northwestern pool for lessens, New Trier for swim team 494 C Glencoe for preschool athletic/activity programs, also in Skokie 497 To Wilmette, Highland Park and Glenview. For the pool facilities 500 Baseball field in Glenview 505 C 2nd home in Lake Geneva 506 A I often play golf at other places. 517 H Glenview Park District for indoor swimming 526 G Canoes and kayaking 529 H Wilmette for swimming 530 H Soccer fields, ice time 532 C Wilmette and Highland Park for ice skating 534 Lifetime Fitness 535 C Highland Park, clay tennis court; Glencoe, yoga class; Libertyville, USTA leagues 536 But I am a member of Indian Hill Club and 79 years young! 537 C Basketball classes, Niles swimming, YMCA 539 C Tennis and gymnastics at Wilmette 543 G Wilmette pool/waterslide; Foster Beach in Chicago. Baby friendly beach; Illinois parks camping and fishing 544 G Indoor pool at YMCA 557 Wilmette swimming 564 G Pool facility - we go to Wilmette, Glenview and anywhere else we can! 565 G Boating, (sailing especially) environmental education, fishing, wildlife education 567 H We go to other park districts for volleyball and classes. Why isn’t there a park district facility with gyms and classrooms? Most every other suburb has them. 569 C Figure skating – Wilmette pools – Glenview 571 G Swimming in Wilmette, boat rentals at Wilmette, gymnastics at Wilmette 573 C Swimming, I think it is quite ridiculous that we are a very affluent community, yet we do not have a community pool! 578 C Pools – Highland Park, Wilmette, Northbrook 579 H Old willow for swimming 581 H Swimming pool and fitness class 583 G Tennis lacrosse 585 G Swimming – Wilmette 589 G Pool – Chicago – Saddle and Cycle 590 H Most recreational travel is for skiing and snowboarding 594 Pool, soccer program 597 Gymnastics 598 Women’s softball/league. Gymnastics, swim lessons (children)

Responses 599 Walk at the track and swim at Glenview Park Center 600 C Outdoor pool 602 H Skiing/snowboarding – around here in the winter, if your kids aren’t in hockey then your family is out of the loop! 604 H Wilmette – dance, gymnastics, art 612 C Swimming ------and Centennial 617 C Outdoor swimming at local outdoor pools 618 H Summer camp 619 Wilmette – t-ball and summer hockey classes 621 We used to go to Northbrook and Highland Park for pools 623 G New Trier- fencing, Lifetime Fitness – taekwondo, YMCA Evanston – taekwondo, Glencoe – music, misc. - lacrosse for girls 624 G Wilmette Park District and Evanston Athletic Club 634 Mini Majors baseball – Wilmette 635 C Swimming at Glenview 638 H Swimming, currently Glenview Lake and vacation areas in NH summer and camp programs such as Banner and Decoma day damp swimming programs. 642 Wilmette Centennial pool facility 650 G We do commute –R pool in summer. 651 H North Shore Racquet Club – more children’s tennis classes, baseball for smaller children 652 C The Glen- Splash Landings, Wilmette Park District –gymnastics program 659 H Outdoor swimming pool in Northbrook and Wilmette 660 C We have no running paths other than the lagoons. Walking/running is an activity that is very popular. 661 C WINNETKA COMMUNIYT HOUSE – KARATE, FITNESS CENER, EXERCISE CLASS 663 Swimming, but I don’t think it will ever happen in Winn. Which is why I entered very low in the question above 665 H Indoor fitness facilities, basketball courts, w\swimming pool 667 H We mostly swim either in Glenview (Splash Landings) or in Highland Park 674 Pool 675 Swim lessons thru NT 676 C Baseball winter training, basketball (RWG), young age basketball 678 C Wilmette PD – gymnastics 679 H GYMNASTICS, POOL, DANCE 684 H Lap swimming – Go to Lifetime Fitness and country club now 686 G Wilmette pool 695 H Fitness center classes 696 C Glenview and Northbrook and Wilmette for pools 700 H Pools – Highland Park, Glenview and Wilmette 701 G Glenview, Northbrook, ------703 H Indoor track for walking year round (Glenview) 705 H Would love for WPD to provide Atlantic salmon fishing as in Quebec but don’t think it is feasible 706 H North Shore Racquet Club for tennis lessons and group drills. The Nielsen Tennis Center has a poor instructional staff and youth programs 707 Basketball courts – Wilmette, Evanston and New Trier. Free tennis courts in Wilmette

Responses 709 C Pool and tennis 711 C Indoor baseball training. horseback riding 712 C Wilmette pool 714 C Centennial pool 717 C Wilmette 718 C Swimming (Westmoreland), hockey summer camps (Northshore) Tennis (USTA) 719 H Glenview PD for swimming 726 Bigger skating park and facility 727 5 Seasons for pool in summer 729 C Swimming at Glenview and private club and gymnastics and dance – Wilmette 730 Sailing in ----- Boat rental would be wonderful @ Lloyd Beach 732 C Outdoor pools 734 G Improve the Nielsen Tennis Center and keep local people in Winnetka vs Five Seasons, North Shore Racquet, etc 737 A SPORTSMAN GOLF CLUB – WILLOW HILL GOLF CLUB – GOLF 738 C Swimming- Northbrook Gymnastics – Wilmette 740 Pools – Highland Park, Northbrook and Wilmette 741 C Highland Park water park 744 H We travel to other places for their activities, but we do not feel Winnetka ------. 745 Glenview Park Center – fitness, indoor track, pool 749 H Golf course, driving range 750 C SENIOR TENNIS PROGRAM AT GLENVIEW 752 H Pool ! Lifetime Fitness, skating, hockey lessons – Wilmette, (better schedules/time options) 756 G Day hiking trips in forest preserves - 2-8 hours or nearby state parks 760 G Build a harbor off Tower or Lloyd 764 H Outdoor swimming 766 G Pool! 767 H Wilmette, Centennial pool 774 C Recreation center with classes and fitness facility 776 Pools in Wilmette 780 C Wilmette and H.P. for figure skating. Our program is too low level 788 G Evanston summer basketball league 789 A Camp – all day child care and swimming 790 C Lifetime Fitness/Skokie; swimming 794 H POOL – HIGHLAND PARK 796 C Wilmette pool 800 H Swimming pool 805 A POOL – LIFETIME, GLENBROOK AQUATICS 806 H SWIMMING 808 G NORTHBROOK – ADULT BASEBALL DIAMOND. ONLY ONE ADULT BASEBALL DIAMOND (SCHOOOL DISTRICT) IS AVAILABLE 809 G Wilmette Park District, Lifetime Fitness – Wilmette – Swim Lessons (not a member) 812 G Swim pool. We go to Wilmette and Lake Forest 815 C Swimming pool

Responses 816 A Concerts in parks that feature swing music 817 C Other area community pools, clubs for swimming outdoors 818 A Wilmette – pool 819 C Indoor pool, fitness equipment, indoor track 820 H Yes, but don’t feel we need it provided in Winnetka. 821 G Swimming Evanston Y 823 G Swimming at Wilmette and Evanston 824 H TENNIS, GOLF, BASEBALL, SWIMMING, BASKETBALL 833 C East Bank Club for swimming 834 Wilmette gymnastics 841 Wilmette – gymnastics, theater, pool, workout facility 844 G Wilmette pool 845 C Aquatics, activities for children under 3 years 848 G Wilmette swimming pool 849 C Indoor swimming at Michigan Shores Club 850 H More ice hockey capacity! 852 H Swimming 853 C Wilmette pool 856 C Highland Park water park 858 Wilmette 859 Swimming 861 H Glenview Park Place – water aerobics 862 G Centennial Pool – Wilmette. Winnetka does not have the space to make a pool so good. 869 A Northfield PD – camp. AYSO soccer 870 C Indoor pool for year round use might be better 872 A Water is a big deal but needs to be dealt with all across WPD. Sled hill in ------Northbrook 876 G Swimming – North Shore Country Day, Centennial – Wilmette; Gymnastics – The Glen – Dreams 877 H Pool – Old Willow Club 882 H With all the needs for general recreation and fitness, the Nielsen Center seems like a disproportionate use of space for a single sport with narrow participation and in decline 884 G Pool – Centennial and –ick 885 G Wilmette pool, Des Plaines pool 886 C WE NEED AN INDOOR AND OUTDOOR POOL 895 H Wilmette and Glenview pools 896 C Indoor walking/running track, Glenview PD 899 C Higher quality of instruction for tennis, skating and swimming lessons 900 G Soccer – Northfield and Niles; lacrosse – Highland Park, Northfield and Glenview 903 C Five Seasons Sports Club 906 G Deerfield dog training 906 G Open gym basketball – numerous locations 909 Golf 911 C Just swimming lessons 912 G Wilmette – pool

Responses 913 C I have one daughter on New Trier swim team who uses pools at New Trier, Centennial and OLPH; my other daughter has Down Syndrome and uses the pool at Glenview and park district facilities there. Just got passes for the fenced in dog park in Glenview on Zenith Drive. (It’s great) 914 C Private club 914 H Gymnastics, outdoor pool – Wilmette ice hockey NSIA 916 C We go to the Glen 2-3 days a week to use the indoor pool, all year. 919 C Wilmette Fitness Center 923 G Indoor pool 926 G Wilmette and Highland Park for the pool and Glencoe to the beach – there is lots more for young kids there 928 G Squash courts, downtown and Lifetime Fitness 929 C Pool – we go to Wilmette’s Centennial pool, 5 Seasons and country clubs with friends 932 H EAC – classes, pool, personal training 934 Highland Park pool, Wilmette pool, 5 Seasons pool 936 G WILMETTE, CENTENNIAL – TENNIS NOT ENOUGH PROGRAMS/COURTS FOR ADULTS 937 C ------(Cannot read writing) 948 C Wilmette Beach and sailing program more progressive, bigger and better run, plus cheaper 950 A Travel basketball 952 H Lifetime pool 954 G Personal training 957 C WILMETTE, ADDITIONAL OUTDOOR TENNIS CTS 959 G Centennial swimming pool in Wilmette 960 C Five Seasons – outdoor and indoor pool facilities ad health club 961 G Northwestern University to swim indoors 963 C Northwestern Sports Center 971 C Gymnastics program @ Wilmette PD 972 C Northbrook – speed skating and lacrosse on artificial turf (Northbrook, Glenview, Evanston) 975 C RECREATION CENTER WITH A FITNESS CENTER! 977 C GLENVIEW PARK CENTER – LAP SWIMMING 984 H Wilmette Waves 989 C Soccer – Fc United Baseball – Colt League 995 H WILMETTE, GLENVIEW AND LIFETIME FITNESS FOR OUTDOOR POOL 996 I am satisfied with going to Wilmette, but Wilmette Park District allows Sacred Heart to field a b-ball team. We do this for 4th and sometimes 5th grade only 998 C Sailboat rental 999 G Rent boats and kayaks, etc. 1000 G 1. Pool at Highland Park and Wilmette 2. Ice rink 1010 H Warming House at HW Park! 1011 C 5 Seasons pool and fitness 1013 C YMCA –Evanston, Centennial-swimming lessons/pool 1014 H Waukegan, Pleasant Prairie facilities – Would be great to have a large multipurpose recreation center 1019 C Wilmette pool 1021 H I belong to the Glenview Park District where I use their outdoor pool. 1022 G We joined Lifetime for the pool and swim lessons

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Responses 1023 C Five Seasons – swimming 1025 C Swimming at Five Seasons. IL baseball academy in Wilmette (more classes, better ------, and summer camps 1027 NIELSEN SENIOR CENTER FOR BRIDGE, FITNESS, DAY TRIPS N MUSIC EVENTS 1030 H Highland Park for swimming 1032 G I think we need more programs in sports for 4, 5 and 6 years olds. We have done baseball in Northbrook 1041 H North Shore Racquet Club – much better tennis 1044 C Yoga/paddle tennis 1047 G Wilmette and Northfield 1050 Pool at Lifetime Fitness 1056 G Baseball 1057 H Pool use at Lifetime Fitness 1059 Wilmette Park – Joy of the Game/Northfield ------with Winnetka Community House 1060 H Pool, better workout facilities 1067 G Dog park in Lake Forest and pool in Wilmette 1069 C Lifetime Fitness, swimming and general workout 1071 C Exercise class in evening hours 1074 C Pool, Wilmette 1079 G Actually, we do take tennis lessons at other facilities. Not due to the quality of the facility but because of the quality of the instruction. Nielsen needs to raise the quality/level of their teaching professionals. 1088 C I go for outdoor swimming at a condominium pool in Wilmette. For indoor swimming I go to a retirement community in Northfield. 1089 G When at New Trier my daughter for tennis – North Shore Racquet 1091 C Swimming 1095 Swimming when kids were small or private club 1098 G Skokie and DRC for indoor rowing training 1100 H Winnetka Community House for parties, sports classes, plays 1103 G East Bank Club for social and swimming 1106 G More variety of youth basketball/Glencoe 1109 C Wilmette Golf for banquets and dinner 1113 H Be able to play just 9 holes on the 18-hole course at a 9-hole rate 1114 G Wilmette Rec. Center – Gymnastics, Adventures in Imagination, Cool Science, art, swim lessons 1115 H Skokie and Wilmette for the pool. Wilmette PD for excellent kids classes and camps 1119 G Glenview Club for golf 1120 C Swimming 1125 H NORTHFIELD, GLENVIEW, BASEBALL, HOCKEY, SOCCER AND FOOTBALL 1128 H Swimming 1131 C To 5 Season for swimming during summer and NW pool for swim lessons (and NT Swim Club has to use various pools – Playdium in Glenview, Northfield and NT) 1135 G Lutheran General Fitness Center Aquacize

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Responses 1136 Painting classes at Wilmette Park district 1137 G Wilmette swimming pool 1142 H Swimming pool (Lifetime Fitness) and ice time (NSIA and Wilmette) 1143 H Swimming at Centennial Pool and aquatic center in Wilmette 1149 C Ice skating lessons in Wilmette. Baseball in Northbrook, son is too young for KWBA 1150 C New Trier HS for swim lessons 1151 G Wilmette – Centennial Pool 1152 H Swimming (swim team) 1153 H Wilmette, pool area 1154 C Indoor and outdoor pools, kids’ basketball 1156 H Would like some good exercise classes 1158 C We use Northbrook and Wilmette pools as well as Glencoe and Wilmette beaches 1159 H Wilmette, - gymnastics, etc. 1163 G Wilmette Centennial Pool for swimming 1169 H Don’t need improvements when so many have other options 1170 C Swimming at Glencoe Beach 1175 G Wilmette Centennial Aquatics Center (summer swimming), Northbrook YMCA (fall/winter/spring swimming) 1176 H Highland Park, Michigan Shores, Centennial 1177 H NORTHBROOK OUTSIDE WIMMING POOL 1178 G Wagner Farm – Grand ------1179 Wilmette –gymnastics, swim, dance/art. Niles – basketball 1181 C We go to pools in neighboring communities a lot in the summer 1182 G Public pool – Glenview, Indoor and Outdoor pools. If only one possible prefer outdoor since we have close access to New Trier 1183 C Lifetime Fitness. We need a fitness center 1185 Wilmette – Centennial Pool Evanston –YMCA for swimming 1187 H Wilmette Pool 1188 G Wilmette Pool Movies in Evanston 1195 Cross country skiing 1196 Yoga classes, adult swimming programming, Glencoe PD, OCC. Local private yoga studios; swimming in Glenview outdoor pools. Golf at Glenview Golf Course 1198 C Northfield for young children spot activities. Highland Park pool 1199 C Swimming 1200 C Fitness club for basketball, racquetball, fitness workout machines, walking and running track, indoor pool, etc. Daily fitness facility for many residents, not just a few of a particular sport. 1201 C Lifetime Fitness for a pool. We would like to have a park district pool available! 1202 C Glenview baseball 1205 G Swim team and general swimming 1206 C 5 Seasons – Pool 1210 C Indoor swimming – Michigan Shores and Glenview Park District; Northfield – batting cages 1211 G Swimming – various 5 Seasons, Lifetime Fitness, neighboring park districts 1212 Wilmette, for gymnastics, soccer. Glenview for swimming 1216 C SWIMMING POOL IN NORTHBROOK 1215 H Gymnastics and swim classes

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Responses 1220 G Indoor pool – would go to pool at New Trier West when available 2-3 times per week 1221 G I go to Roosevelt Park in Glenview for the pool! Wilmette to keep boat in harbor. Watts for outdoor skating on coils. Also drive outside of Winnetka for set cross- country skiing. 1225 H Glenview Park Center for swimming 1226 G Gymnastics 1226 G Swimming and gymnastics at Wilmette PD 1229 C Mostly swimming – WPD would greatly improve quality if we didn’t have to drive to Skokie 1232 C Spinning, basketball 1235 H Pools in Glenview and Wilmette 1236 H Glenview Park District outdoor pools Flick and Roosevelt 1238 C Health club – better treadmills 1239 H Pool 1241 H Wilmette, Deerfield, H. P. and Chicago 1244 SWIMMING, GOLF 1245 C Glenview for swimming lessons, indoor Wilmette for gymnastics and pool 1248 C GROOMED CROSS COUNTRY SKI TRAILS, BOTH SKATE AND DIAGONAL. CAMP SAGA---, ------, -----, ARROWHEAD 1253 H Pool/Swim team 1257 G Meadowhill pool in Northbrook 1258 G Pools at Highland Park and Wilmette 1259 C Indoor soccer 1261 H Swimming and gymnastics at Wilmette 1262 G Glenview – swimming pool 1267 G Indoor pools 1272 C Indoor swimming pool for year round use 1273 C Swimming pool – Wilmette 1274 H Swimming 1280 C Wilmette Centennial Pool 1282 Gilson Park, Flick Park, Lake County Forest Preserve 1283 H Swim – public pools in other towns 1287 H Wilmette and Highland Park for swimming for recreation and lessons 1294 We go to Lifetime Fitness and the Woman’s Athlete Club for indoor/outdoor pools; also WCH for fitness machines. 1296 C Turf fields please. None at New Trier We go to Loyola, Evanston, etc. for soccer and field hockey 1299 H HIGHLAND PARK/MT. PROSPECT WINTER GOLF FOR INDOOR DRIVING RANGE

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The following are comments for the following question. Programs and Services (Q #4) Aside from the above mentioned (Q #3) opportunities, are there any programs in which you or a family member would seriously consider participating in if offered by the Winnetka Park District? If yes, please list below.

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of this open-ended question: Nearly 200 (190) residents responded to this open-ended question. No single program was extremely common. Biking, dog related activities, fitness, watercraft rental, rock climbing, windsurfing, piano lessons, water polo and gardening are just some of the activities offered. Administrators should review the varied responses to this question to generate possible new activities for the Winnetka Park District.

Responses 1 C Free weight training. Exercize classes. 6 N/A Exercise for over 60’s I can walk to the Jr. Hi. I do not drive. 24 G We need a dog park besides the beach, where dogs can run off leash. I’m also very concerned about the beach water quality. The beach and dog beach at Elder have regular bacterial problems. My main priority. 38 G Swimming classes, also gymnastics for kids 39 H Keep up properties and land. No new for taxpayers 69 C How about reciprocity with Glenview – “resident” access status to our beaches in exchange for “resident” status to indoor pool? 75 H If the above were made available, exp. A waterfront and beaches we’d all participate. Water front - + boat rental 79 C Dog/dog owner activities Health and wellness Nature and environmental 89 C Biking 93 C Bike trails 100 H Outdoor track for running and walking 101 C None that I can think of at the moment 105 C Not only “recreation needs” but change of pace/scenery/attitude 108 C Yoga – Outdoor 123 H Yoga and/or Pilates classes, spinning classes 128 A Pool! 139 YMCA 145 G Seminars about special tree care issues such as ash borer. Educate village engineers re soil amendments and native plants and gardens as alternative to managing storm water runoff. Village engineers have no training in soil chemistry 147 G So many of these activities can be found at other organizations. The park dist. always seems to think Winnetka has unlimited funds. 153 H Communities in the park 157 C More bike lanes/paths 175 G Gymnastics, rock climbing, canoeing

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Responses 177 G Indoor swimming pool 181 H Not so many now as when our kids were younger. Dance programs (hip hop, swing, …) outdoor pool 183 A Pool 185 G Need dog park for off-leash dog exercise – must be safe in winter – not beach. 188 G Except we can finally get a pool 189 C Men’s gold group lessons (6:30 am – 7 am) 197 C “______ing Nights” on weekends (supervised) for youth and adults 199 G Any family oriented activities 221 C Ladies golf instruction already do 229 H Turn Nielsen Tennis Center into health club. Have Robert St------play in tennis tournament 234 C Water aerobics – used to attend at Trier and thru adults extension class), steam or sauna availability 248 More programs for toddlers, especially outdoor programs 256 H Dog park other than beach – Fenced in grassy area 259 H Piano lessons and karate 264 Indoor swimming pool year round use 265 Windsurfing 269 G Fence Centennial Park completely so dogs can run off-leash; use Lloyd Beach in winter for dogs off leash 293 G Assist with beach maintenance as a community buddies and young person project – all summer a really good summer camp in Winnetka- not just a “make busy” camp 298 C A full court basketball opportunity. It is unbelievable that a town this size does not have a full court basketball court. Not 1. 299 H Golf clinics 303 H X-country ski trail expansion to Skokie ------trails 305 C More and better beach bands; also more and better Hubbard Woods gazebo bands 309 H Skeet 320 H Boat rental, jet ski rental, pool, swimming 333 C Rock climbing wall 340 H Expand sailing camp, ski trips, competitive youth tennis tournaments 357 H Build a facility on a par with the Glen for indoor workouts and swimming. 363 G Bicycle trips, outings 370 C Indoor swimming! 377 H Water polo/swim team 379 G Adult knitting, sewing. Learn how to 381 C Coordinate exercise classes with senior center with focus on 50’s – 60’s group 382 C Availability of windsurfing rental 389 Therapy/arthritis pool 395 C Swimming lessons at THE NEW POOL. Swim team at the NEW POOL. Community events at the NEW POOL 403 G State of the art skateboard facility (indoor and outdoor) but especially outdoor 406 C Yoga, spinning - - - keep it simple first 415 A Core speed/agility, health wellness, nature, volleyball! 415 A Not diverse Not handicapped 418 A In this economy your pursuit of such major expenditure is appalling! People are struggling to stay in their homes! Wake up! 419 H Adler Planitarium, Shedd Aquarium, Museum of Science and Technology Chicago 423 C Bike trips

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Responses 438 G Sail and jet ski rental, beach volleyball 439 G Archery. Aquatics camp – i. e. Evanston – Sailing, waterskiing, paddle boats, tubing, rowing, canoeing, kayaking 441 Kida gymnastics, pool! 444 G We really need a pool with a good Winnetka swim program for age 6 – 18 years. 459 H We use Community House and senior center 461 H Indoor swimming in winter 469 C Pool activities 470 H Boot camp 480 A Skating in summer! 483 G More fitness classes, more options 492 H Family rec at any of the above, to include kids and parents. Yoga vacations and retreats. “Power camps” 494 C Just would love to have a local pool. 497 Pool! 500 Yoga Pilates classes 506 A I would participate in a water aerobics class if we had a pool. 513 G Winnetka really doesn’t need to compete with Wilmette, Glenview, Northbrook (all considerably larger towns) for state of the art park district facilities. Please go easy on capital expenditures 564 G Pool! Yacht Club. Need to take better advantage of lakefront 567 H Cooking classes, arts and crafts classes 573 C We would love a swim team! 583 G Lacrosse Turf fields football 589 G Bike tours of trails 591 Outdoor basketball courts 592 Sailboat rental 594 Swim team, pool 599 Indoor walking and swimming like at Glenview Park Center 605 C Gardening activities, availability of mulch, hot compost, etc. workshops 607 H It seems we have opportunities all around us already 617 C Outdoor swim team, water polo 619 Adult volleyball; league (recreational) – beach or indoor, outdoor pool 628 H A program to volunteer to work with park district and Forest Preserve District to improve forest preserve vegetation and trails 629 G Swimming pool, swimming pool, swimming pool! 637 C Racquetball courts 638 H Swimming programs; a pool would be a wonderful recreation boost for the entire Winnetka community. 646 C Exercise/health club 652 C Swimming 660 C Rock climbing, training (core) 677 C Beach volleyball courts/leagues 691 H I think a toboggan run would be fun for kids. As well as ping-pong, pool, mini- golf – there is a void for kids 11-15 years. 697 C Adult men’s ice hockey league 703 H Indoor track, year round walking, yoga 705 H Kind of tough for two 70+ olds with emphysema. . 707 Basketball leagues for teens

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Responses 711 C Ladies daytime instructional team sports – I would love to learn lacrosse and soccer. Great exercise! 714 C Kayaking 722 More beach activities. Yoga classes, etc. 749 H Kayak and sailing lessons, fishing 750 C SENIOR TENNIS PROGRAM AT NIELSEN, SENIOR PLATFORM PROGRAM AT WINNETKA 754 G We love the beaches and participate in the football and ice skating/hockey 764 H Swim lessons, swim team, aqua aerobics water polo 788 G Basketball league in the summer 791 Note: I am 84 years old – thus, my lack of participation in WPD activities 817 C Swim lessons, lifeguard training, water polo and swim teams 820 H There is a lot offered now! 823 G Adult cardio fitness in combination with pool 841 Pool activities (requires pool) 846 Air condition tennis courts on very hot days 847 H ------and lake activities, sailing plus kayaking. ------golf and tennis is done privately. 861 H Maybe historical walking tour of our village 862 G Renting sailboats at Lloyd 869 A Health, wellness, nature and environmental 874 G Sail boat rental. Kayak or canoe rental. 899 C Look at Wilmette park district brochure 912 G Horseback riding 913 C Any Special Olympics programs, dog training/obedience programs, fenced in dog park. 923 G Lifetime Fitness type of facility 927 H Children’s activities 959 G Renting @ Lloyd beach – wave runners 964 H WINNETKA HAS THE WEAKEST BEACH FRONT OFFERING COMPARED TO WILMETTE, KENILWORTH AND GLENCOE 972 C Indoor turf athletic facility for winter playfield 975 C FITNESS CENTER AND RECREATION CENTER 977 C JUST BUILD A POOL AND KEEP THE TRAIL OPEN! 984 H Private coaches 1000 G Would like to see either scrub hockey or free skating on Friday nights 1001 Kids skateboard class to show basics and simple tricks 1011 C Children’s swimming lessons 1021 H Pool 1022 G More art classes for kids, more gymnastics for kids 1023 C Kayaking lessons 1026 C Hula dancing on the beach 1027 NOT ANYTHING AIMED AT OVER-60s OF WHICH THERE ARE NONE 1030 H Pool at tennis center 1044 C These programs are available in our area by other groups. We don’t have to offer everything to everyone. What we have is very good. We do not have to improve on “very good”. 1057 H Pilates – reformer, not mat 1067 G Swimming at a public pool

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Responses 1070 H Summer softball for girls, ice hockey house league for all girls (not co-ed! or travel) 1071 C Adult exercise classes, health classes. Prefer 5:30, 6:30 or 7:00 pm classes Not 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm 1088 C Aquatics programs in a pool 1098 G Rowing in conjunction with NT? Sculling 1099 C Fishing in golf ponds. Bicycle path to forest preserve to avoid Willow Rd 1103 G An indoor and outdoor lap swimming facility provided the facility can be limited to Winnetka residents only! 1106 G Try me. We like your programs. Try to offer more and hopefully we’ll join up! 1115 H Children’s classes, dance, arts, science 1120 C Nature and environmental programs aimed at children – Smores and Stories, hike through the woods, teaching kids @ plant life, composting 1136 I think dogs should be allowed off leash in Centennial Park. 1150 C Racquetball 1163 G Snowshoeing 1167 H Sailing at the Tower Rd. Beach 1170 C Heart attack resuscitation 1189 H In this time of economic recession and serious tax issues that we face in Illinois, it does not seem appropriate to initiate expensive building programs. Maintain the beaches and parks that we have. 1192 G Less expensive golf lessons/fees for the very beginner 1195 Yoga and Pilates instruction 1200 C General workout facility – fabulous and full -- well supplied – for all. Along the lines of the EAC or the Crown Center at Northwestern U., which are the ones we’ve used. Public. The private clubs are too far away and too expensive. 1202 C Yoga classes. I am an instructor. Most other park districts offer. 1213 H Beach volleyball 1215 H Gymnastics and pool activities. 1220 G WISH YOU WOULD CONSIDER YEAR – ROUND INDOOR POOL. 1223 H It would depend on the cost/price 1232 C Consider development of municipal dump for running and biking trails. No inclines available in Illinois. Would be great amenity (and low cost). 1235 H Swimming therapy year around 1236 H Swimming pools 1244 Indoor swimming pool 1261 H Swim 1262 G Swimming pool 1266 G Indoor pool 1270 H Sailing, kayaks rips on lake or lagoons 1272 C Local swimming – are you getting the hint yet!! 1273 C We love camping out at Tower Beach 1279 H Yoga 1280 C Swimming classes 1283 H Summer camp, gymnastics, swimming and other sport activities/classes for toddlers. Need more classes offered for 3 year olds (e.g. Wilmette Park District classes.) 1287 H Swimming 1289 C Just pool

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Responses 1290 Sailing and boating 1294 Triathlon training 1296 C Swim lessons

The following are comments for the following question. Facilities (Q #2) If you indicated dissatisfaction with any of the venues listed above (Q #1), identify the venue and briefly explain what the Winnetka Park District should do to correct the issue.

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of this open-ended question: Two hundred sixteen people responded to this open-ended question. For the most part, Winnetka residents made thoughtful comments. In many cases, the issues were not extensive and can be corrected fairly easily. Other issues were much more extensive. Drainage at Skokie Playfield was the most common issue. Nick Corwin Fields were noted for turf management. Several comments were directed to the A. C. Nielsen Tennis facility. The ice rink had some comments but they were not extensive. The beaches received comments, with Lloyd Beach receiving the most comments. The dog beach, in particular fencing, and dogs at other beaches were a source of concern for residents.

Responses 1 C More parental control is needed when parents have birthday parties at the Winnetka Ice Rink. Other parents walk on the ice in street shoes, use cell phones on the ice, and allow their children to skate in any direction. The guards do a great job trying to control this but the parents need to be held accountable. 2 G Dogs should be allowed to run w/out a leash at the Centennial Park above the dog beach. 12 A Skokie Playfield- Better parking, wider less muddy footpath – sidewalk to ballfield bleachers 14 A The dog park needs new fencing on the north end 38 G Indian Hill park equipment is old and not well kept. Also ice rink should be available for longer hours. 39 H We find Glencoe and Deerfield in better condition and cheaper i.e. Golf course is still fair 53 H Nielsen is a tennis center, it’s not an exercise or “cardio tennis” venue. Paying good money to play tennis (permanent court fee and lottery fee) and then have loud music blasting while the class leader yells out the instruction during a 9:00 am cardio class is not right. Either sound proof a court and mike it an exercise room or keep Nielsen a tennis center. Thinking of quitting after 20+ years because of this.

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Responses 57 C Ballfields need better maintenance and lay-out. Space could be better organized, which would allow for more use. 59 H Golf course fairways too bumpy. Get car sick from bumps 60 C The Corwin field is in poor condition 63 C I don’t feel I received good instruction from the tennis pros I had (other than one who left). 79 C AC looks run down 82 H Golf club – My son and I played once and were constantly hassled to keep up with an unrealistic speed (my arthritis). 85 H Would be nice to have part of grass area open to off leash, so dogs could sprint/dry off a little and not necessarily go to beach, especially on high bacteria days. I have a border collie mix who needs to sprint daily. 86 G The Green should be open to dogs. Current “No Dogs Allowed” restriction makes no sense. 88 Nielsen – “poor sister” to other NS tennis facilities. Need A.C.! 89 C I am opposed to a dog beach 91 A The old equipment at Northfield Park was more fun 92 H Hubbard Woods grass is terrible 101 C Skokie Athletic Field – namely Little Duke 1+2 seem to get really wet – needs drainage. 108 C The tennis center is so outdated and needs some attention 111 C Take out the par 3 course. Use the land for a modern multi-sport complex: baseball, indoor soccer, etc., like the complex in Schaumburg. Desperate need for those. 114 C Skate park could be improved in terms of variety, safety, aesthetics 117 C Corwin fields need to be re-done – they are very uneven with irregular footing. I use these fields often and they are in poor shape 141 H A.C. Nielsen – better instructors would improve teams and keep people from moving to Glenbrook or North Shore Racquet 142 C The parks are great. Drainage on the playfields is the only issue. 144 G Centennial – Beaches/water dirty, always a bacterial problem 162 The tennis pros could be much better. We lose so many people to other facilities. 165 H The quality of tennis instruction is poor, especially the kid classes. I pulled my kids at the end of this year and they are making much better strides at our new location. 170 C The maintenance of Corwin Athletic field should be improved 172 C Skokie – water, wet grounds 175 G 1. Skokie athletic field – always wet, mosquito filled 2. Boat launch – needs care, maintenance and invigorated rental program 177 G Close the dog beach and allow the dogs to use a park as an alternative. 178 G Sand at playgrounds is dirty. I would like to see rubber mats as flooring. 181 H Wish Lloyd Beach had a way to have boat slips for people who want to keep their boats in the water nearby. 183 A The rink is in need of a remodel. Its old entry is too small. 184 C Skokie field is way over-developed 199 G Layout for the A.C. Nielsen and golf club is poor – No place to set outside and eat/drink and watch golf (with a view) should be on west side not on south. Nielsen – poor layout for bathrooms and access to furthest court. 200 H Improve the appearance and usability of the field. Address flooding. Provide convenient, clean, ample restrooms 206 C I would like a park that had mostly rubber surface like in the city. All the sand is annoying! 207 C Ice rink music for all skate. Please play some waltz 209 G Paddle tennis court and facility is excellent but the small TV in warming house should be replaced with al larger one.

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Responses 213 H Skokie – drainage issues already identified n this survey 221 C Lloyd Beach – all park district sunfish dollies are broken now – Why can’t they be fixed? 229 H Change the tennis center. It is at the center of our community. Change before the country clubs do 231 Golf course: 9 hole rate, beverage cart, (M – Thurs) More ladies leagues 234 C We have a miniature poodle who is scared by the large dogs on the beach. Would it ever be possible to have a time for small dogs – i.e. under 25 pounds? Thanks. 248 Lack of availability of the Indian Hills Park skate rink. Develop rink forming method that is not contingent upon a lack of snow. 249 C Turf/grass uneven on the fields. The fields are awful compared to Northfield’s fields 259 H Not very good organization. Only had two experiences there and not great information or service/accommodations 267 G The tennis shack is in terrible condition . . . locker rooms in Nielsen the same. The tennis instruction is not particularly intense or competitive. 269 G Corwin – mow grass before weekends, Centennial- Fence so dogs can run off leash, Boat launch – Boat carts in disrepair, need concrete ramp for sunfish launch 280 C Skokie fields are n poor condition – drainage, turf 288 H Fencing for dog beach. Please make more safe for the dogs. 289 H As previously mentioned – I love the dog beach but can’t take her because the fencing doesn’t keep her safe. This situation is true for many dogs. The majority of dogs who we played with at Centennial changed to Prairie Wolf for safety. 290 Have not had occasion to use any of the playgrounds. 293 G Water which causes play on Skokie playfield to be less comfortable, less competitive and damaging for the environment – don’t like Astroturf ideas 305 C Astro turf at Maple Street beach house 307 C The court surface 318 G Dog owners who use Elder Lane Beach should be cited and fined (seriously!) 320 H Ice rink – Nowhere near enough open skate time for the public It’s not fair After school should have more hours open for skating for the public and way too much time is devoted to hockey or otherwise blocking usage of the public! 332 H Main ice rink room is grungy. Ditto Nielsen lockers. Personnel at all facilities very friendly and helpful. Corwin bathroom rarely accessible! 333 C Skate park no good. Either do it right or don’t do it. 340 H A. C. Nielsen tennis center improve child instruction, reduce costs, make classes smaller and more individualized. 341 H Need winter dog run 356 H This is a playground for older kids in warm weather to smoke, drink, and set off fireworks. I wish something could be done about it. 360 H Skokie playfield usability - ---- is no better location to use ------due to flood plain 377 H Skokie playfields need upgrade. (See Northfield’s ball fields and ----!) 395 C Parking, parking, parking. Pave the dirt road on the north end of Skokie playfields and make it wide enough to park on one side. Corwin – allow parking onside streets around Corwin on Saturday and Sunday. 397 H The golf course is maintained well, the kids can play the Par 3, use the putting green, the range, etc. 403 G A state of the art skateboard park could provide hours of entertainment for the kinds. Edwards, Colorado has a wonderful skate park – provides cooperative learning opportunities, community building, builds self-esteem, etc.

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Responses 411 A Find a better/bigger location for the skate park. Easily should be able to have just as food of a skate park than Northbrook 421 C Drainage and maybe reconfigure the fields so that they are easier to access – however drainage is the most important issue. 423 C Corwin Athletic field – parking is an issue 437 C Fields need to be redone with proper drainage. There is a lot of wasted space. Parking at Corwin is a joke. 439 G Corwin parking. There is none! 456 Centennial Dog Beach – only dissatisfaction is with the illegality of dogs off leash in the park. I have never observed any issue with misbehaving dogs (on leash or off) in the park and I visit the place twice daily. 458 H WGC needs better pitching/chipping area. Needs better outside are for eating/socializing and better food. 476 G The sport facilities at Nielsen are well kept and professional but it could be so much better with social/eating spaces and improved locker rooms. 480 A Longer hours and open in summer! 482 C Ice rink facility is old and outdated. It could use some renovation. 491 C Skate park is ugly and unsafe. 492 H Traffic patterns and parking around tennis center is very awkward 507 C Please consider having more off leash places for dogs! Perhaps a dog fenced area since the beach is not possible in the winter or Tower Road Beach open to walk dogs in the winter. 508 C Improve maintenance of baseball diamonds 512 C Ice rink in need of some modernization. Too much time devoted to ice hockey. 516 C Ban jet skis 518 Drainage of fields 520 Our dog was attacked last year by a dog who was not registered and snuck 0nto the beach. The beach attendant had no clue how to handle the situation. The dog owner gave us a fake phone # and we had several hundred $ in vet bills. 537 C Skokie – Redo – Have fields playable – address drainage – have concession stands so fields can be a meeting place for families who enjoy sports! 539 C Tennis – with all the people playing tennis it should be much better – organizing teams, publicity, really teaching kids (not glorified babysitting ) pro shop, etc. 540 H We used to play paddle at Winnetka – great program! 544 G Close Centennial dog beach. The beach should be for people, not dogs. Create area on west side of village for dogs. 552 Dog beach should have fence at top to keep dogs from wandering thru vegetation and out of the each areas 559 C 1. DOG BEACH – FENCE IS ALMOST ALWAYS IN DISREPAIR, PEOPLE ENTER THRU BROKEN FENCE WITHOUT PAYING 2. GOLF – PAR 3 COLSED TOO OFTEN FOR CLASSES/LEAGUES 563 H THE FIELDS NEED DRAINAGE 567 H Tennis courts: indoor facility is embarrassingly lacking in amenities and décor. Skokie Fields – smelly when wet. 582 C Improve fencing at the dog beach to prevent dog’s access to other areas. 587 C Sailing beach at Lloyd is too crowded with picnics and jet skis. I am tired of dodging those using the SAILING beach for purposes other than setting up and laurelling their boat. 598 Update the ice rink! It is old.

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Responses 611 H Would like sail/kayaking rental for better accessibility/use 618 H All of the above are centered around a handful of sports! 622 H I. No boat, no access, no benefit E. Always wet, poor turf 623 G Corwin needs bathrooms accessible whenever activities are scheduled there. It’s a huge problem. 627 H Drainage at Skokie needs improvement 628 H Skokie Athletic Fields – Bathrooms that are there are inconveniently located and not worth the hike. Poor condition. Baseball fields not well taken care of 632 G Too small. Limited to beach. Would like more open space. 639 C I would like to see a section of the beach available to non-motorized watercraft (kayaks, windsurfers) 642 Dislike dogs at Skokie playfields during organized games and events. Parking is disorganized, drop offs/pick-ups difficult with cars blocking round about 645 G FIX FENCES AT BOTH ENDS OF DOG BEACH SO DOGS THAT WANDER CAN BE OFF LEASH 652 C Ice rink – no lockers, café, seating area is kind of old and cold to watch, the rink times on weekends for open skate and evenings is minimal 658 H A larger rec room/indoor facility – gym seems to be needed for rain date consistently for summer camps, etc 665 H Skokie athletic fields are often wet and flooding resulting in too many cancelled practices 666 G ENFORCE DOG ON LEASH LAW, ITS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM. HAVE POLICE PATROL PARK 676 C Water drainage for football and baseball. Improve lighting for night games, ad concessions 679 H ICE RINK NEEDS A FACELIFT AND MODERNIZATION, SKOKIE FIELDS FLOODING THE ISSUE 681 G Parking police at Corwin are very annoying 703 H Safer skate park – make it enclosed so younger children do not climb on it and improve the equipment and layout 706 H Athletic field frequently flooded and rained out. 711 C The chain link fence on the north side of the beach is off of its frame and there is a large opening along the bottom which my dog loves! She always escapes through the fence or up the embankment. Could these be fixed? 714 C Go to Wilmette for Centennial pool. Would prefer to stay in my community 717 C IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE A BIT MORE SHADE AT THE PARKS, AND BATHROOM FACILITIES. THE PARK AT THE GLEN IN GLENVIEW IS EXCELLENT – A SPLASH PARK, A HEDGE MAZE, BATHROOMS, LOTS OF SHADE UNDER PERGOLAS WITH PORCH SWINGS. WE GO THERE QUITE A BIT IN THE SUMMER. IT HAS SOMETHING FOR LOTS OFDIFFERENT AGE GROUPS – WORTH THE DRIVE 718 C Skate park – kids could use a “real” skate park with build in course 726 Winnetka Ice Arena is an eyesore. Needs to be improved on all levels 729 C Would like more ice program sin Winnetka vs. NSAI. Would like skatepark to be better groomed 733 C DIM AND REPRESSIVE (A. C. Nielsen)

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Responses 746 H Golf club should be greatly improved with a better, multi purpose golf house. Need artificial turf and additional drainage at Skokie Playfield. Need bigger, easier launch at Lloyd Beach 747 H ALLOW HOBIE CAT STORAGE A THE LAKEFRONT. IT IS A SHAME THAT EVERY OTHER COMMUNITY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT HAS HOBIE CAT SPACES EXCEPT FOR OURS. 750 C SEEMINGLY SOME OF THE SKOKIE PLAYFIELD PLANS SOW A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF OUTDOOR TENNIS COURTS – GOING FROM 12 DOWN TO 10. THIS WOULD BE VERY BAD! 751 H THE RINK NEEDS UPDATING 752 H Corwin needs bathroom facilities 754 G It would be nice if there was someone, with a motor boat, on duty at the Boat Launch in case of trouble. 761 C While Nielsen is OK, would like slightly bigger restrooms 780 C Ice rink – better coaches 783 C Don’t like element the skate park draws 804 POOR MANAGEMENT OF SKATING PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN – DO NOT MONITOR CLASSES, POOL LEDERSHIP – TEACHING BAD ON SAILBOAT CLASSES 815 C Launching facility difficult to use with winds from south and south east 817 C An outdoor pool would be a very nice addition 823 G Nielsen, not enough development of better players. Corwin, too wet, better drainage. Corwin, to much parking off limits 827 H Paddle Tennis – (#’s 5 and 6) did not function properly in the snow and were not usable when freezing precipitation occurred. 841 The skate park is wimpy 847 H Courts need improving, surface is peeling and uneven. 850 H Don’t need a pool. Need more ice. 858 Skokie fields flood 859 Leash restriction at Centennial Park should be abolished! 861 H Golf course should be more “resident friendly” and not so exclusive. They don’t seem like “team players” as the rest of park district employees. 864 A Have never used this list of venues 874 G More attention to ------for ice skating 876 G Centennial dog beach – It would be very nice to have a fenced area in the park for off-leash, not just at the beach, particularly in the winter. 893 H Baseball fields need fences and better pitching mounds. Skate park updated 896 C All bathrooms – (little kids) 904 G Haven’t used any of above during last year 906 G More picnic tables 909 Dog beach – glad we have it but too many people let dogs off lead, doesn’t seem to be any patrolling or ticketing. And yes, I am or was a dog owner. 922 C I find the staff at the ice rink unprofessional re difficultly with children 929 C Ice rink – I love the newly renovated rink. But class sizes were too big this winter and spring. My 7 year old had 16 kids in her Basic 4 class. She did not learn a thing. And the ice was so crowded.

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Responses 936 G Tennis Center upgrade - tennis shack and add/convert to ”clay” (soft courts); at least half the courts. Golf course needs improvement – new sod; too many brown areas 948 C Tennis programs too expensive for kids. Should not have to be a member to use but allow daily, walk-in fee, to access a court. 957 C SKOKIE PLAYFIELDS DON’T DRAIN WELL 958 H Too wet too often 972 C Playfield – space and access limitations are severe, need turf. Ice rink – need lobby space and improvements. Corwin – local residents limit time and use. Addition of indoor playfield required. 989 C The locker rooms (at Nielsen) are in bad shape. Always ants crawling around. Facility needs an upgrade compared to the Pk District courts. 996 Skokie Playfield needs to place artificial turf on the fields as well as properly address the flooding issues. 1000 G Skokie fields always muddy and wet: a disaster. Bleachers either inadequate of non-existent 1006 H Ice rink – not enough free skate time 1020 C NEED A LEASH LESS DOG PARK 1025 C Skokie – drainage, mud issues 1029 G We have to go to the Glen and find a suitable park for little kids 1030 H Put something to sit on, please. 1042 H Hubbard Wood Ice Rink – gazebo cut too much off of it. Skate park needs more policing. We don not need a dog beach (just a water -----). Boat launch overrun with nonWinnetkans. Skokie Field- lights on too late for nonWinnetkans – who openly drink beer 1050 Flooding at Skokie Fields 1056 G Baseball fields are in very poor condition ------rims, infield . . . 1059 I believe that the other services are a waste of money B, C, D, G, H and I 1067 G Fence dog park next to Centennial dog beach and let dogs use it in winter (all seasons) 1068 H Build a second hockey rink, paid for by actual players. Hubbard Woods and Indian Hill more ice 1069 C Due to dredged sand no longer put onto the beach, the beach is eroding away. I fear much of Lloyd Beach will be gone in 5-10 years. 1070 H Ice rink needs an adequate changing area for girl hockey players on a co-ed team (13 year old girls can’t dress in locker room with the boys)! 1074 C Skokie fields need to fix water problem. Too many games cancelled. 1079 G The tennis at Nielson has been satisfactory until the age of7/8 yrs. As a child improves and gets older the quality of the instruction is not close to being up to par. The pros appear uninterested and do not conduct a challenging less/clinic for the kids. 1080 G Dismantle adult supervision and ban uniforms 1098 G We would love a couple more paddle courts. We would love a couple more basketball courts. Rental space on the beach for parties, nice facilities 1103 G Eliminate any facility which is not limited to use only be Winnetka residents. Eliminate all “improvements” to beaches and parks 1106 G It is unfair to take a jewel like Centennial Park and turn it over to the dogs. 1109 C Skokie fields needs an upgrade and field drainage 1111 H Allow daily launch of personal watercraft

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Responses 1128 H Skate park needs more difficult tricks and a clock 1131 C We use Lloyd Beach for our sunfish and I am very frustrated by the motor boats which put down anchor RIGHT OFF THE BEACH, making it very difficult to get off the beach with a sunfish, depending on the winds. It shouldn’t be allowed. 1145 Water problems – need turf field 1150 C Parking situation at Corwin is overcrowded and unsafe 1153 H Drainage issue at Skokie fields and skate park 1155 H Ice rink entrance could be spruced up 1156 H Skate park I assume is next to the ice rink – very dangerous for little ones with cars, etc. during soccer games 1179 Skokie Fields are a great space that could be improved with turf, some lights concessions, bathrooms 1184 C Dog park at beach. The gate/fence at the north end of the beach is always open or broken or bent with gaps. No fence at south end. 1188 G Safety - easy for a kid to fall from Village Green structure – too many open spaces. Equipment is outdated. Check out Highland Park Bath Ave. park 1200 C Winnetka Park District facilities are too focused on a few sports, some of which are “elite”. That’s OK and nice to have, but we need a general fitness facility that is top in its class. 1203 H Corwin is a soccer field but nets are taken down every summer – why! Leave them up. Also, need a better fountain. 1215 H Baseball field conditions are lousy and fixable today. Grass mowed far too infrequently, diamonds and mounds poorly maintained, field # is a mud pit, field #0 is wasted green space. 1220 G I WISH THE PARK DISTRICT WOULD MAKE MORE NOTICES REGARDING NO DOGS AT PARKS, ESPECIALLY, TOWER BEACH AND ENFORCE AND EDUCATE FOLKS – NO DOGS AT OTHER PARKS 1244 SKOKIE PLAYFIELD IS TOTALLY INADEQUATE 1248 C WE LOVE THE DOG BEACH BUT THE CONCRETE RUBBLE IN THE WATER IS DANGEROUS. WE HAVE USED THER BOAR LAUNCH 20 TIMES A YEAR FOR 25 YEARS, WE NEED A CAR/BOAT CIRCULATION UPDATE 1250 G Cook County requires dogs to have too many shots 1254 H Would like kayak rentals at the beach 1270 H CENTENNIAL DOG BEACH - WE HAVEN’T TRIED IN SERVERAL YEARS (4-5 YRS) AS BUGS WERE A BIG ISSUE. WE KNOW LOTS OF DOG OWNERS BUT DON’T KNOW OF ANYONE USIING IT 1271 H Skokie Field – fix drainage! Corwin – need bathrooms or covered area 1272 C Winnetka has the worst baseball fields anywhere! 1274 H Elder Lane is constantly closed. Tower Beach is an eyesore and embarrassment. Visually, this location needs attention. 1275 H Recreational tennis has suffered since the tennis building has been used to make a profit in order to not use tax $ - contrary to Mr. Nielsen’s wishes 1280 C Golf course – Would be nice to have the snack shack open @ # 10 on Tuesdays for Ladies day. 1281 C Swimming pool – summer Ice skating 1296 C Corwin fields are in bad shape with long or messy grass

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The following are comments for the following question. Facilities (Q #4) If you indicated dissatisfaction with any of the playgrounds listed above (Q #3), identify the playground and briefly explain what the WPD should do to correct the issue.

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of responses to this open-ended question. Nearly 300 (289) people responded to this open-ended question. Comments were made about most of the parks. The most common parks cited were Dwyer Park and Hubbard Woods Park. The sand at some parks appears to be a concern for some people. The desire for restrooms at some parks was expressed. Comments were made about Happ Road, Indian Hill, Village Green and Tower Road parks. Administrators should read the comments carefully to determine the validity of the concerns about the parks.

Responses 12 A Happ Road Park – The kids say it needs updated, newer equipment 15 A Concerning flooding of Skokie playfield – please do not add any more water to the drainage system that flows under Willow Rd and through the forest preserve. We live in that section of Northfield that is low-lying and already prone to flooding. Please do not add any more 24 G Concerns about lake water quality note. Otherwise, we love the dog beach! 25 C The play frames are not meant/appropriate for all age levels and can be dangerous – especially those spinning things. 28 N/A Green Bay Trail is scary. Maple Street beach needs a new building. 55 C Reference Glencoe beach and note appeal and appearance. 57 C In-town playgrounds (Dwyer and --) should be doubled in size. Only baby swings in Crow Island areas are in Dwyer (2). Skokie playfield should have a better playground (including swings) near ballfields (for siblings) 60 C Dwyer: New equipment for older children 63 C At Tower beach the grading makes it difficult to see down to the water when you are at the playground. I wish it were a little closer to the water and/or flatter (like Glencoe Beach). The other comment I have about playgrounds is that I prefer cork bottom over sand 81 C Indian Hill and Hubbard Wood facilities are outdated 85 H Dogs should be allowed on a leash at most parks w/ playgrounds. 116 C Dwyer pool was not designed for use by French school. Park is often over-crowded due to their use. 117 C Corwin fields need to be re-done – they are very uneven with irregular footing. I use these fields often and they are in poor shape Skokie – need drainage problem corrected. 124 H Nick Corwin Park could use a few nice sized trees to replace the lovely large multi-trunk ones that were removed for safety (I assume) reasons 128 A They are all beautiful – to be enjoyed if only as open space! 137 G Both Indian Hill and Dwyer Park could use more swings

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Responses 140 C No more sand at the playgrounds please! One playground with no sand would be amazing. Sand is dirty, gets everywhere and the little kids eat it. 147 G I do not like the colored ______at Indian Hill Park. Let’s retain the sophistication of the green color used in Village Green. 160 C Dwyer Park – need to remove and or limit sand to eradicate horrible bee problem in summer. Park almost becomes unusable. Indian Hill is a great example of a well thought-out park. 169 C Skokie Playfield park is very small, Dwyer has hornets at the end of the summer that should not be there, most could use a restroom facility. Overall, the parks are beautiful and well maintained. 175 G No playground at Skokie except time one at Nielsen tennis 177 G The old Indian Hill Park was fine. It was not necessary to tear it down and build a new one. 181 H Not a good judge now that our family is older, but just five years ago playgrounds facilities were very important and they still are for younger families moving in. 183 A Hap Road Park is small and needs more for bigger kids 184 C Skokie field is way over-developed 185 G Village Green could be more interesting and better planted. 192 H HB Woods park – it would be nice if the bathrooms worked (in the shelter) Corwin: and some non-sand surface and/or hoses/_____ around to clean up the kids after playing in the sand 195 C Skokie playfield seems very basic/ could use we improve the facility a bit! 198 G Corwin – huge parking challenges there! 199 G Please put in rubber instead of sand at playgrounds. Parents don’t want to take their kids there after they have been bathed due to sand. 207 C Weeds in spring 214 H The playground net to the Nielsen Tennis Center is too small! 220 G Village Green – Diagonal sidewalk going NE-SW would be helpful. 238 C Always like more swings 240 C Village Green – Wrong place for beach equipment 249 C Poor field conditions 266 Moving the tot lot area into the green space and reducing the area for soccer, baseball and skating was inappropriate and ill conceived – this should not have been done 293 G The water issues need major profession attention. Retention basin or other 295 G Village Green needs some dandelion remediation – otherwise fine. 296 C Dwyer park – Certain individuals bring dogs into the play area which threatens children. Maybe post a sign “No Dogs Allowed” near the play area. Village Green – play area design/structures s/b re-assessed. (Kids don’t have much fun.) 302 G I pay $12 K a year for taxes – have never used the school system and have to buy a beach pass! I think it would be nice if you figured out how to compensate someone like myself or my elderly neighbor. Has lived here 60 years, no kids, tons of taxes and won’t go to the beach due to your beach pass. I don’t see the flexibility for the minority. Thank you for the opportunity to express my opinion. Joa Zrettow 870 Foxdale 306 C Need better baseball diamond, lights, concession stand, bathrooms 316 C Not a big fan of sand fill and rubber mats in many parks. Sand is filthy and rubber breaks – mulch? Some parks seem tired – not that they need fancy, expensive stuff. 318 G Cite and fine dog owners who use these parks illegally! 320 H Tower Beach is a missed opportunity. A full restaurant should be there with outdoor seating and gathering spaces. Park district is way too expensive. Use funds to pay down debt. Please stop the mission to spend all our money. Your mater plan is insane!

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Responses 332 H Better quality food where food is served, esp. to children. Bathrooms available where bathrooms exist. 364 G We don’t have enough insight to evaluate the fields, etc. 370 C Not clean! 377 H Update equipment at Hubbard Woods Park 379 G Elder Lane. Public toilets up on the playground. No smoking zone so no butts around playground area. More trash bins around playground Village Green. Public toilets 380 G Village Green – Why can’t dogs be allowed to walk through? 393 H Need better/accessible bathroom facilities 395 C Needs updated equipment 414 G D and HW could use restrooms 419 H Small triangular parks – Humbolt/Foxdale and Humbolt/Prospect should be mowed more frequently especially in May and June 423 C Northfield Park – it floods! North Corwin – parking is a hassle 438 G Optimize usage potential, ---- facilities 439 G Again – parking. Programming should not be held in locations without parking. 441 Rotting garbage in cans – Tower Rd “Park” 444 G The bathroom and snack facility is poorly maintained and poorly stocked. 456 Hubbard Woods Park seems “lost”. There is little there to bring people in. Elder Lane and Village Green should both allow dogs. The dogs are more pleasant than people. 462 G I loved the playground 20 years ago and they still seem very nice 473 Indian Hill renovation was very disappointing no visible improvements, poor landscaping 476 G I do think that the drainage situation could be improved to facilitate sports practice. 480 A Need to keep park cleaner, clean up after deer, etc . . . Update play equipment and sand 491 C Dwyer Park sand is gross and the playground equip caters to kids just to age 8. People also bring their dogs to Dwyer – which is unsanitary and scares little kids who are afraid of dogs. Tower Rd. Beach : lots of things in disrepair. Please get a healthy food vendor. 494 C Village Green could use some more benches 495 C Dwyer Park is very stressful for small children when the French School students arrive for their recess. Most preschoolers leave early because the older kids don’t play nice and the teachers don’t monitor them. Further, the park gets a tremendous amount of use and is frequently dirty during the weekend – litter is all over the play equipment and sand toys are left broken into dangerous pieces. It is the closest park to our house and we stopped going there. We walk or drive to Indian Hill, HW or Village Green that are better maintained and easier for preschoolers to play safely. 497 Even though I rated the Village Green as satisfactory, it would be great if the village enforced the no dog rule, or at least keep dogs on the leash. Hint: Have the police patrol early in the am, at random. There are still several residents who allow their dos to relieve themselves not only on the grass but on the playground, Yuk! 500 Needs updating

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Responses 507 C Please stop more development and signage in the Crow Island Woods! 514 C Nick Corwin – Could we add picnic benches? Maybe I am in the wrong park. It is the one at Ridge and Greenbay.) 517 H Sand is not soft 537 C Skokie – so small, away from everything – too close to parking but better than nothing! 540 H Our son plays football at Village Green – excellent park 542 G Please add port- a-potty to playgrounds! 548 C Strongly disapprove of artificial turf – must establish better drainage 557 It would be nice if Dwyer Park would have some sort of fence – at least around the playground area. 559 C SKOKIE – VERY BUMPY AND ALWAYS WET 569 C Hubbards Woods needs refreshing. 573 C 1. Needs a fence to make is safer for young children 2. Could be bigger – it is very centrally located and can get very crowded 598 Corwin Park is very hot in the summer. Water toy was a great addition but it really needs more trees around the playground. Please consider this. The playground is basically unable in the summer. 607 H As I said somewhere else, it is expensive for us taxpayers to have you charge so often! 611 H Find a way to build a pool 617 C Really dislike the renovation. . ugly wall, waste of money 619 It seemed no body responded to my call concerning large bees/wasps at Dwyer Park last year toward the end of summer 623 G Beach playground could be much more fun/interesting and could spread over ---- area. Glencoe had cool beach equipment for along time. 634 While some of the playgrounds seem to be getting old/worn, it doesn’t seem that long ago that they were updated. 650 G The park is too close to homes to allow for any type of private ------. Civic, community park district evens and groups are great and encouraged but allowing for exclusive parties completely changes the nature of what a public park is intended to provide. This issue is not going to go away and current policy needs to be changed to respect close neighbors. Thank you. Ps. Other than this issue we are very happy and satisfied with the park district organization. 652 C No public facilities, sand on the ground – Why can we not have the rubber matting on parks. Sand boxes are great – but sand everywhere is so messy, and a complete mess. The parks could be used more often if no sand – as when it rains at least you can visit the park. The park is very seasonal. GET RID OF THE SAND! 653 G The parks should have basketball nets 656 G Maple beach – deck and beach house are awful! 657 H They are all adequate – do not use valuable funds on this. The drainage should supersede this! No pool- fiscally irresponsible! 658 H HW park grass is trashed. New seed might help. Don’t know if winter rink would effect this. 659 H Skokie Playfield- Improve drainage and field amenities. 660 C The parks could use a training component as seen in other area parks. 667 H it would be nice to have access to bathroom facilities at the north end of Skokie Playfields – near the maintenance building.

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Responses 668 G Village Green – perhaps most used with arguably most drainage and equipment 676 C Skokie Playfield – in disrepair needs updating 677 C I take my 3 and 5 year olds to the parks often. Many times people bring their dogs right next to the playground and keep them at the park. 683 C BIGGER SIGNAGE FOR NO DOGS 688 HUBBARD WOODS NEEDS OPEN WASHROOMS 693 I am very non-athletic but do enjoy waling my dog. It is a shame that the Winnetka parks are so dog unfriendly. I actually go to Glencoe parks to walk the dog. Always on leash. I do also go to the Winnetka park above the dog beach. Not to the beach itself more because he picks fights with large dogs. 694 H Corwin needs shade around playground 698 G HW – should rebuild or renovate shelter despite public opposition. Tower Rd. Not inviting for residents to picnic there. Mostly a parking lot. Need beach tags to use? Skokie Playfield needs more and better landscaping, especially around ice arena. Ingress/regress onto Hubbard Rd. of ice arena very difficult. 700 H The hut at H. Woods for ice skating should be given a face lift – clean it up, bathrooms improved – better seating. Many more people would come to skate. 703 H Allow access to restroom facilities where applicable. (HW Park, beach restrooms in late spring/early fall seasons 716 H Hubbard Woods Park is field of weeds 725 H H.W. Park could use some shade trees 729 C Shade - Maybe umbrella at Tower? 733 C FIX THE HUT (at Hubbard Woods) 746 H Hubbard Woods Park needs a new building similar to that at Crow Island Park. Skokie Playfield needs improved drainage to extend use and to support the many activities and groups who depend on it. 750 C MORE EQUIPMENT FOR TODDLERS, EXISTING EQUIPMENT FOR OLDER CHILDREN 752 H Corwin needs bathroom facilities! 758 H I don’t know why dogs are not allowed to walk through parks if on a leash and they are cleaned up after. 790 C We are in our 80’s and have no occasion to use the parks. Sorry 808 G THE WINNETKA PARK DISTIRT DOES NOT HAVE A REGULATION (90 FT) BASEBALL DIAMOND THAT IS NOT CONTROLLED BY NEW TRIER HIGH SHOOL AND ITS AUTOCRATIC ---- BASEBALL COACH 823 G Tower, bad design. Why is no imagination used? It’s very pedestrian and cookie cutter. Skokie Playfield, too wet. Village Green needs more plantings t replicate turn of the century look. Keep playground as is with all its sand. Change benches. More Burr Oaks to give eventual shade to playground. 824 H HUBBARD WOODS – IMPROVE, NEW ICE HUT. NICK CORWIN – BUILD OUT AND ELIMINATE A SOCER FIELD. GOES UNUSED UNLESS SOCCER IS ON! TERRIBLE PARK. SKOKIE – LIGHTS ---- AND SCOREBOARDS AT BASEBALL FIELDS . . . WORSE FIELDS AND FACILITIES IN NORTH SHORE AND NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES. FIX WHAT WE HAVE AND STOP TRYING TO PLEASE EVERYONE! DOING NOTHING IS NOT A SOLUTION. 834 While I am not dissatisfied with any of our parks, yesterday we drove to Glenview to go to the waterpark in the Glen. It would be great if we could have a waterpark in Winnetka.

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Responses 844 G Tower Beach has limited equipment for young children. The slide and things they could use get very hot – shade would help. 854 G Dwyer Park – too many bees. Hubbard Woods – need better fencing around play areas so kids cannot escape 862 G Do not change Village Green 864 A Have never used this list of venues 869 A Northfield Park – lack of public restroom facility. Seems to be the “poor relations” since located in Northfield. Less activity than 20 years ago – ex. winter skating. 876 G Nick Corwin Park is just a bit small, especially after soccer games when there are so many kids. 884 G Please eliminate sand in playgrounds 893 H Tower Rd – freshen up the indoor concessions and bathrooms, yuck! 910 G Northfield drainage. Elder Lane clean up playground. Tower Rd. Park more garbage cans 914 H Beach playground at Tower Rd. needs repair! Especially the surface. 935 H SKOKIE AND VILLAGE GREEN – WOULD LIKE TO SEE STATE OF THE ART PLAY EQUP FOR KIDS! 945 C DOG AGILITY COMPETITIONS 948 C Dwyer is too small and simple – gets the mot crowds --- to location. Skokie has uneven field and often flooded. Big issue too is area between Skokie school and Washburn! After all the work and leveling, still a drainage nightmare. What happened? 949 H Dwyer Park – consider placement of public restrooms. It is well known that children regularly relieve themselves (#1 and #2). 950 A Happ Road Park should have some equipment for kids 5-10 - it is too geared to small children 952 H We need a water fountain at Glencoe Beach 957 C SKOKIE PLAYFIELDS DON’T DRAIN WELL 958 H Need decent shelter house at HW Park. Should have been done years ago. 975 C Hubbard Woods shack is a disgrace! Elder Lane no sun protection in late afternoon. + improved cleanliness is a significant improvement opportunity all of the parks! 991 A Happ Rd Park not very clean, needs updated equipment 995 H HW PARK NEEDS A MAKEOVER: LARGER PLAYGROUND, MORE THAN 2 SWINGS PER AGE GROUP, A TODDLER AREA, AND MORE AQUATIC FENCING TO PREVENT CHILDREN FROM WANDERINIG INTO G.B.R. TRAFFIC! THIS IS REALLY AN URBAN PARK AND NEEDS A FENCE SYSTEM LIKE CHICAGO USES IN ITS NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS! TOWER ROAD PARK’S PICNIC ---- IS ALWAYS DIRTY AND COVERED WITH SPIDER WEBS. OFTEN INFESTED BY WASP NESTS AS WELL 1007 I WALK ALL OVER TOWN. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL PARKS AND BEACHES! 1011 C Hubbard Woods is too small, not enough swings or equipment for older kids, too close to road 1022 G Tower Rd Park needs beachfront expansion and more infrastructure. Skokie – drainage/usability plus more spectator friendly. Village Green playground is very dated compared to others in town

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Responses 1027 HUBBARD WOODS IS A DISGRACE! 1042 H Don’t ask special interest groups. Ask the village. The pool idea has been rejected over and over. Give it up. Skokie Playfield is important to the flood plan 1048 I thought the Hubbard Woods shelter was to be improved/re-built. 1050 Elder Beach is closed too often due to bacteria 1067 G Should allow dogs on leashes, or dogs in winter, fall and spring off leash at beaches 1080 G Northfield Park should be closed until Willow Road is widened 1092 H HUBBARD WOODS BATHROOMS AND FACILIIES 1098 G We live on the Village Green 1109 C Tower Rd Park (beach) does not compare with Gilson. Lake Forest beach . . . . 1111 H Skokie Playfield playground is very young and too small 1115 H Parks need bathroom. Even porto potty is fine 1125 H The spinning cup at Tower park is dangerous – would love to see it removed 1132 H BUILD A FULL BASKETBALL COURT AND VOLLEYBALL COURT TO BRING KIDS TOGEHER FOR A FITNESS/EXERCISE OPPORTUNITY 1135 G Village Green equipment not suitable for toddlers. Better for age 4+ 1146 G Hubbard Woods Park – playground replacement; no need to tie to resolution of the ------1147 C GET A GOOD GRIP ON YOUR FINANCES AND FUTURE LIABILITIES (I.E. PENSIONS) BEFORE YOU CREATE MENUS OF SERVICES – LOOK AT YOUR EMPLOYEE COSTS – ARE THEY REALISTIC? EMPLOYEES SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FUNDING THEIR OWN PENSIONS LIKE ALL OF US DO IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR 1149 C Skokie Playground is closest to us but is so small, better to go to Dwyer or Village Green 1154 C Satisfied with all playgrounds but wish PD make switch to more soft surfaces from sand or mulch for playgrounds 1170 C HUBBARD WOODS PARK – I’m dissatisfied because you no longer play Christmas/holiday music at the HW Park skating rink. Used to play waltzes, light and classical music, etc. 1175 G Tower Rd Park is messy during and after summer camp visits. Hubbard Woods and Glencoe parks are hot in afternoon sun! Trees a possibility? 1179 We need a better community center – one like Wilmette’s (w/o gymnastics) but that could provide gym space. We also need a turf field. 1182 G Would be nice if we had a bit more shade at the beautiful new Elder Park 1200 C To recap my strongest input – please consider creating a fitness facility for all of us who have to go outside Winnetka for: fitness machines, weight lifting, gyms, classes such as yoga, TaiChi, Sumba and Pilates. Indoor pool, indoor walking and running track, racquetball/squash, rock climbing wall and other state of the art ideas, for the general public “Winnetkians”. 1204 A We are very satisfied with the Happ Road Park except for one issue – dogs! Dog owners from Colonial Lane Townhomes bring dogs into the park and they often defecate there – usually the owner cleans up the mess, but it is unsafe and unsanitary for our little children to be playing where dogs have pooped. Additional enforcement of ‘NO DOGS’ rule if requested for safety and sanitary cleanliness!

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Responses 1205 G Tower Rd Beach has dirt for sand – what happened? Elder Lane is so sad for our community – the #1 polluted beach in Cook County and #2 in the state! We can’t use it. Village Green is great. Do not change it, it will be less safe if ADA accessible. 1211 G Keep water features in working order, at Tower Rd. 1217 C Post office park is great. Skokie School Park is tired. 1220 G DOG ISSUE 1221 G Our playgrounds should include areas that would interest more than toddlers and small children. Tower did a nice job. Indian Hill did not. I’m worried about Village Green project – not including an area for older children or teens – they hang out at the monument, which is fine, but we can do better! 1222 H Hubbard Woods – a few years ago you issued detailed plans to fix it up and never followed thru. The band shell and rounds are OK but the building is far down from what is needed. 1226 G Skokie Playfield – if you mean the equipment near the outdoor tennis courts – I suspect this would be used more by siblings of participants in activities around Skokie Playfields if is were upgraded. 1243 Why don’t the play fields have lights? Why are there no bathroom facilities near the baseball fields? It is an embarrassment. 1250 G Let good dogs run after Frisbees etc. during certain hours at Village Green 1258 G Dwyer Park as a problem with bees 1261 H I hate the sand! Coming from the city this has been a huge transition from the turf that covers all the city parks. The sand is dirty, creates a mess on clothes, your car, your home, etc. especially the parks that have water and sand. 1267 G Village Green – keep play structures the same. No changes! Keep sand! 1271 H Corwin – install bathrooms or a protected covered area. When the huge willow tree was removed several years ago, we lost the wonderful shade it provided. 1274 H We need bathroom facilities at Corwin 1279 H Hubbard Woods Park – If this is the park on Hubbard Place near the train then I have a point of dissatisfaction. No upkeep is done on this park and because it is so dark teenagers regularly stash beer/liquor and congregate there to drink and smoke. They leave empty beer cans and trash. This park should have motion sensor lights in the trees to light the area an night if people enter to deter illegal activity. 1280 C More frequent garbage pickup 1282 Having no young children (19 is my son’s age) the only exposure I have to the parks is Scouting events - Cub Pack, Commissioners picnic) 1285 H Water at Skokie playfield 1288 C We’ve already built play sets – more than any community needs at the parks and beaches. Most families with kids have their own. More just “eat up” more park grass. I think there are five play sets at Tower alone. Why? Aren’t Lake Michigan and the expanses of sand enough?! Too many sets obscure these expanses and clutter the beaches. Open space is at a premium in society today. 1291 G Better and more frequent ‘icing’ to use the skating rink in the winter. 1296 C Skokie Playfields could use some turf upgrading

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The following are comments for the following question. Parks and Beaches (Q #4) For Winnetka Park District parks and beaches rated Poor or Very Poor, please identify the site and related improvements that would lead to a rating of Good or Very Good.

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of responses to this open-ended question. A total of 186 Winnetka residents provided comments about concerns at the WPD beaches and parks. The most common concern expressed was the quality of the water at the beaches. The high bacteria counts and subsequent closing of the beaches is frustrating for many people. Tower Road Beach was mentioned several times. The poor quality of the sand at this particular each was frequently noted. A variety of other concerns at other beaches were mentioned a well. The Green Bay Trail was cited by several residents. While it appears that people have an interest in using this trail, some respondents commented in general on a lack of upkeep, surface repair and overgrown shrubbery around the trail.

Responses 3 G Elder Lane Beach – Please find solution to beach closures due to bacteria! 5 G Beach house a wreck on Maple Street beach 8 G Arbor Vitae Park – Lovely park but the benches are very uncomfortable and need a concrete pad for your feet – in wet weather the ground can be muddy for quite a while. Green Bay Trail – Paving needs upkeep for skaters. 12 A North Field Park needs better icing and lighting – possible shelter, better picnic area 19 G Sheridan Park needs more wood chips around picnic area/rubbish can so dog walkers don’t get muddy and wooded area needs trimming. They are totally neglected 22 A Water 24 G The parks/beaches are wonderful but they are closed frequently due to high bacteria. My dog gets regular infections as a result. But we all love the dog beach. 57 C Beaches need upgrading – drainage at ballfields 63 C Change the configuration of the beach/playground area, update bathrooms. 75 H Improve sand quality and level – landscape at Tower near semicircle wall. Good spot but could become ------tive. 91 A Beaches need more amenities like Wilmette beaches. 101 C West Elm does not offer much aside from walking through and Easter Egg Hunt – Park equipment might improve 122 C Maple is the least clean, safe and friendly beach 132 G Elder Beach – closed due to high bacteria majority of time 136 Pavement is poor 140 H Bell – nothing really there. Park is a “stretch”. 141 H HW Park needs a bathroom!!

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Responses 144 G Centennial – clean up 152 H Maple Street building could be so much nicer and yield more revenue. Recent fixes are just patches. Start over and make ------style building 153 H More benches 158 H The pier at Tower looks awful! 163 G Greenbay Trail is very overgrown in Kenilworth and Glencoe 165 H Tower Road Beach is a disgrace – the sand is all dirt. I used to love this each but now I hate it. 170 C The athletic surface needs to be improved, toilets no temporary ----, no dogs allowed! 174 H Better landscaping 177 G Close the dog beach. It is polluting Elder beach so it is usually closed. Dog friendly park is OK if dog beach is closed. 178 G Would like to see rubber mats at all parks instead of sand at all parks 184 C Skokie playfield – revert more of the area to forest and walking, instead of baseball, football and lacrosse 185 G Upgrade facilities and clean-up 194 G Elder’s bacteria problem needs to be addressed if possible. 195 C Again/ the Skokie playfield has greater potential yet unfulfilled. 202 H Need large park for non-water dogs 207 C Maple Street Beach house should be a sailing school again. Fix the windows. Maple Beach is underused – should be a sailing school! And evening meeting house! 227 G Improved restrooms, cleaner beaches 229 H Beaches are great 248 Swim area at Elder Beach is too small, plus the beach is many times closed. 249 C Better field conditions 266 While not rated poor, the park district’s dolly to transport sailboats to the water is horrible 267 G Maple Street Beach House; while nicely painted outside, looks decrepit on the inside. 269 G Corwin – mow grass Thursday or Friday, Green Bay Trail – pick up litter, quit cutting trees unnecessarily. North end full of ivy 283 H Always closed for bacteria. Need to fix! 288 H Fencing at dog beach should be improved. 293 G The playfield is such a problem after a heavy rain, let alone, a huge downfall 294 C Green Bay trail needs better mile markers, water fountains, and non-blacktop surface for runners 316 C Tired looking, sand fill sucks, crappy or gaudy looking equipment 320 H Missed opportunity at Tower. The kids all go to Glencoe because it is more fun, better food and hours and place to hang out. 328 H Improve building and grounds 331 G Elder Lane closings due to bacteria/storm runoff 353 H The snack shack is really awful! 355 G I don’t know ho you can improve them, besides making them bigger and adding equipment. 377 H Update playground areas, clean up, add se---- areas 378 G Playground equipment 406 C Green Bay Trail is just a rock path. Garbage everywhere 407 C More parking at beaches 410 H Tower Road Beach: Sand quality (seems to have dirt mixed in), tractor parked on beach makes it feel like a construction site. Tractor is packing the sand down by running over it every day so that it is becomi9ng hard packed. 413 Do not allow dogs to run free while in the park but beach only! IMPLEMENT RULES!

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Responses 416 G If you have so much $$, stop spending it and make the beaches free. 421 C Fix the drainage problems 423 C Green Bay Trail – repave surface. Make access/regress easier for bikes 435 G Always higher bacteria level at Elder 438 G Corwin – grass too long for soccer and field hockey, Skokie play – grass chewed up 441 TOWER IS A JOKE! WE LIVE NEAR THIS AMAZING LAKE AND THIS IS THE BEST WINNETKA CAN DO WITH IT?! GUARDS ARE POOR, BEACH IS DIRTY AND THERE IS AT LEAST A 2 FOOT DROP OFF. ONE KID’S SLIDE IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN 444 G Maple Street Beach: The staff does not check for passes. The facilities are very rundown. 450 G Maple Street Beach 454 G Fix the bacteria problem! Why can’t you grow better grass on the field? It’s all weeds. 456 Hubbards Woods Park needs some attraction/facility of interest/value. Centennial Beach and Park need to allow dogs off leash under owner control in park 464 H Better bath facilities at Tower Rd 470 H The lawn quality at HW Park is terrible – too many weeds, no grass 473 Not well kept, dirty, Greenbay Trail needs resurface and new crushed limestone. 491 C Sand on Tower is disgusting. Please get sand like at Gilson Beach in Wilmette – Please!! 492 H Fix, renovate or put to good use the building and annex to train station 495 C Dwyer Park – shouldn’t be used as a recess site for a private school and should be cleaned over the weekend in summer. 501 C Can’t always use the beach – bacteria count is too high 527 C Although pleased, inclusion of garbage cans is always a valuable improvement (West ---, for example) 542 G Bathroom/port-a-potty at playgrounds like Glencoe 544 G Valuable lakeshore should not be turned over to dogs. 555 C In summer there is no parking at pier area of Tower Rd for residents because most places taken by non-residents after 7:00 pm 557 It would be nice if the bacteria issue could be resolved at Elder 569 C H.W. – Get rid of shelter. Do a better job with winter ice skating. 573 C Dwyer Park – too crowded, needs a fence! Frequented by very young children and close to street and parking lot. 579 H Corwin is great but needs consistently unlocked bathroom 583 C Turf fields, Lacrosse, Football 587 C Sanitation of our water at our beaches. Should find a solution to beach closings. 588 G Maple Beach needs new facility and equipment 598 More trees around Corwin Park playground. It is so hot there in the summer. 603 H Remove weeds and replace with grass, more attractive tables and benches 622 H Move sailboats/kayaks to Maple Beach 623 G Maple and Lloyd beach houses in bad shape. Would be nice to rent it they were improved. 627 H 1. Tower Rd Beach concessions are terribly managed – food not even ready as of 6/18/10 of beach season. Often out of products. 2. Sewer pipe at Elder Beach unacceptable, beach closed too often. Tragic.

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Responses 628 H Green Bay Trail – better running trail next to bike path, better mowing/tree and brush trimming 637 C Tower Beach- water play areas for younger ones, pier should look nicer 642 Tower Rd. Beach sand is often littered and dirty 649 Eliminate handicapped facilities at Tower Beach which are never used. 650 G Indian Hill is kept up very well but private parties should be stopped. Thank you. 652 C Sand needs to go, public restrooms need to be installed. 657 H Charge higher fees for non-residents to use facilities as other communities do 658 H Concert/--- area like Glencoe would be nice at Tower Beach 659 H Skokie Playfield- Improve drainage and field amenities. 660 C The GB Trail is in need of rehabilitation 666 G HAVE POLICE ENFORCE DOGS ON LEASH LAW! 679 H CLEAN UP TOWER BEACH AND SKOKIE PLAYFIELD NEED BETTER IRRIGATION FOR LESS FLOODING 688 REBUILD SKATE SHELTER AT HUBBARD WOODS 692 Stop ------694 H Sand at Tower Beach is pretty rocky 698 G Need more amenities – benches? Concession stand – ice cream? 700 H Tower Rd. Beach needs to be cleaned up. The parking lamp ----. The water is so ugly if you added a ---, casual eating area, you would make a lot of money. Look at Glencoe. 706 H Skokie Playfield needs restrooms, water fountains, better drainage 709 C N---- at West Elm 711 C Fix fence at dog beach please. Please keep dogs on leash on Crow Island at all times and pick up after dogs! 716 H Hubbard Woods Park is field of weeds 726 Upgrade facilities 728 Glenview Park Center 732 C Skokie Playfields – Parking isn’t easy 734 G We should upgrade the lakefront parks -Maple, etc. 746 H Hubbard Woods Park needs a new building – similar to the facility at Crow Island Park 747 H BEACH SHOULD ALLOW HOBIE CATS. GREEN BAY TRAIL COULD USE SIGNS AND PAVEMENT WORK. 750 C PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT COULD BE IMPROVED. MORE EQUIPMENT FOR TODDLERS. 769 H Concrete retaining walls on path down to beach are falling apart 775 G Beach is always closed due to bacteria 779 H Always great 795 G Corwin Park – no trees, too exposed to heat, too many bees 815 C Maple Street Beach is a dump. The beach house should be rebuilt or eliminated 823 G Library Park is a great place for a sculpture garden which would be all down GB road too 824 H HUBBARD WOODS – NOTHING THERE; HOW ABOUT BASKETBALL COURT @ NICK CORWIN? 834 We mainly go to Tower Beach and I think it is a tough beach with kids due to limited lower parking 849 C Put in flowers, benches, walkways – for Green Bay Trail, cut back overhanging brush

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Responses 861 H More trash cans at Tower Rd. Beach near parking lot. 864 A Have never used 865 G Clean and rake beaches! 876 G Elder Beach – we have not been able to go this summer because of high bacteria. Centennial Park – we would like an off-leash fenced in area in the park. 879 C HW Park needs field house fixed (esp. toilet/sink) 880 C Cherry Street Beach needs fall ’09 and spring 2010 leaf clean up 881 CHERRY STREET BEACH – MAKE IT WIDER AND MARKED 884 G Elder Beach needs to be “opened” to allow water circulation – Clean up water! 899 C Can we paint or get rid of rusty piers on beaches? 906 G Library Park – it is just grass. Village Green, picnic tables or more grass 914 H What happened to the sand at Tower Rd. Beach? 923 G Find out why so many beach closings due to bacteria issues 926 G Arborvitae Park – is not really a park. It is a dog acceptable park. I think that is just silly. 927 H Station Park – poorly maintained foliage 940 C Tower: nice and fun, but so ROCKY 952 H Tower Beach: subcontract out to -----. Glencoe Park could use a water fountain if possible 957 C SKOKIE PLAYFIELDS – DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT, LAYOUT OF FIELDS 972 C Skokie Playfield needs reconfiguration and turf (including indoor) 975 C Improve general upkeep + standard of cleanliness! 995 H H. WOODS PARK IS TOO SMALL, TOO LIMITED IN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT AND TOO CLOSE TO TRAFFIC FOR CHILDREN 996 Please look at Glencoe Beach. Tower Rd Beach should be redesigned and improved. 999 G Fix Maple Beach building 1000 G Skokie playfields - clean bathrooms 1011 C Hubbard Woods Park, bigger playground further from road 1027 HUBBARD WOODS: REHAB SHELTER AND GRASS. STATION PARK GRASS IS FULL OF WEEDS 1042 H Clean (most parks) up. They look dirty. Paper and food containers all over and dog poo 1057 H Hubbard Woods field house is a dump 1059 Allow dogs at parks 1067 G Allow dogs on leashes everywhere 1070 H Green Bay Trail has no ventilation if running/walking in warm weather 1074 C Skokie fields need better drainage 1097 G Maple St. Beach is in disrepair 1102 H ELDER BEACH – IMPROVE WATER QUALITY ESSENTIAL 1103 G These beaches are being spoiled by buildings and facilities and play equipment and concrete. 1106 G Get rid of the dog monopoly at Centennial 1109 C Lloyd and Tower need upgraded, better snack shop, better sidewalks up and down / access 1115 H HW equip is dated, no bathroom 1135 G VG has holes where poles were placed for Main Show – Children’s Fair DANGEROUS!

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Responses 1146 G Maple Street Beach – shack needs to be dealt with. Pier is in bad condition 1150 C Our parks are great. Keep up the good work. 1152 H Parks should have dog poop bag dispensers 1153 H Sand quality not good at Tower Beach 1156 H Green Bay Trail needs to be cleaned up, get invasive plant banks with wildflowers 1170 C Those horrible looking walkways on Tower beach 1175 G We love parks. All nice. Trash at Tower beach is only complaint 1182 G Elder Beach can potentially be such an amazing asset to our neighborhood. When we first moved here we walked down at least 3 times a week. Now I hesitate to go because of the closures and contamination. We should invest heavily in one of Winnetka’s most valuable assets – the lakefront. 1198 C Maple Beach – nicer beach house and facilities 1200 C Our parks are wonderful. Great improvements, such as the many improvements at Crow Island Park and Woods. Thank you! 1205 G Elder Beach has polluted water and is not swimmable 1212 Bathroom facilities 1216 C TOWER SNACK BAR . . . . Better sand? 1222 H HW Parks building is in very bad condition 1235 H Clean up Tower Beach! People routinely turn dogs loose on Village Green. Enforce rules! 1253 H Hubbard Woods shelter should be rebuilt 1256 G More trash containers, clean beaches more often, enforce no dog rule after 7 PM 1258 G Tower Beach is too rocky, and the dropoff makes it unsafe for the kids 1261 H Get rid of sand at parks 1274 H Elder Lane bacteria situation. Tower Beach pier is in need of makeover. 1278 G Maple – clean obvious materials out of water. Allow dogs 1287 H Public bathroom – Corwin Park

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The following are comments for the following question. Opinion (Q #4) What one thing could the Winnetka Park District do to better serve you and members of your household?

The first column indicates the number of the survey; the capital letter indicates the area of the Winnetka Park District in which the respondent lives. The final column is the respondents’ written comment. A = Avoca School District H = Hubbard Woods School C = Crow Island School G = Greeley School Note: Dashes (----) indicate responses that were illegible.

Overview of responses to the final open-ended question. Nearly half (630 or 49%) of respondents offered a written comment on what the WPD could do to better serve them or members of their family. This percentage is very consistent with surveys conducted over the previous fifteen years. Many of the comments for this last question duplicated or reinforced written comments made on previous open-ended questions. The most common responses were related to the development of a public swimming pool. From these written comments, it is obvious that people hold strong feelings about this issue. The condition of the Skokie Playfield was also cited a number of times. Several WPD residents commented about dogs, parks and beaches. Some wrote that dogs were currently a problem at WPD facilities, while other wrote that there is a need for more dog-friendly parks and beaches. Other comments (while quite valuable) cover such a wide range of issues, it was difficult to categorize them.

Responses 1 C Due to the economy some parents have lost jobs. Can we create a scholarship fund so no family and their children miss out on playing house or travel baseball, hockey, lacrosse, etc. I believe no one should be excluded from any community program and not have to beg to participate. We need to help when needed, allow for payment plans, or full scholarship. Thank you. 2 G Dog space in parks. 3 G Community swimming pool! 5 G Spend less money – lower tax rate! 8 G Par Course (Trail with exercise stops) Evanston organized a walking club to encourage fitness. 9 H Fenced dog area as listed above. 10 A I have been extremely satisfied with the ------skating ------. --- off are excellent. 11 C Have a community pool! 12 A Treat Northfield parks the same as the parks in Winnetka 13 N/A Become less aggressive in grabbing power 16 C Swimming pool 18 G Enforce leash requirements at Elder Beach. This is getting dangerous to young children. 19 G More maintenance of wooded parks and removing invasive plants at Tower Rd beach and Maple beach 20 H Just keep doing what you are doing. You have excellent competent staff 23 H Pool 24 G 1. A community swimming pool 2. A fenced dog friendly park 3. Clean up program for lake bacteria 28 N/A You can’t keep on building buildings when it is going to flood. You can’t control flooding, don’t put anything in Skokie PLFD.

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Responses 33 C Put in a pool 38 G Benchmark against Wilmette. They have more options, classes, etc. Offer day care for parents to enjoy while do classes 41 A Lower taxes 42 C Close the dog beach. We no longer use it because it is disgusting to see dogs poop in the lake. 43 C We moved here recently and our child is an infant, so we haven’t used WPD much but look forward to doing so in the future. 46 H Exercise programs for seniors. Continue surveys 51 C Control spending! Don’t build pool, despite vocal minority in support. 52 C Nothing. Love you guys 54 G Stop overdeveloping parks and beaches, more big trees, grass, fewer signs, less development; if you have extra funds, reduce our property taxes. 55 C Look at Glencoe Beach and see how beautiful it is and make our beaches similarly attractive and appealing. 57 C Improve facilities. Have a plan for continuous improvement. Keep children as a priority. After schools, most important factor in property values is park district. 58 G Open a pool 62 C Stop the attempts by the park district committee to expand its mandate and send money unnecessarily 66 G Fenced dog park and more power boat storage at Lloyd 67 A Pool and fitness center, allow dogs at parks 69 C Build a pool: outdoor (+indoor!) 71 G IMPROVE/RESTORE THE NATIVE PLANT COMMUNITIES OF THE PARKS 73 G Make each dollar is spent wisely in an efficient manner. 75 H I think in terms of community building market to all ages. 76 A Make activities less expensive. Put this survey online and don’t kill trees and waste postage. 79 C Community with regard to parks is usually age specific. Younger families meet at playgrounds, older families at sports programs, teen families through sport teams. There are some areas that aren’t covered re: community. 85 H More parking at some beaches. 86 G No fence needed (for dogs). Village Green and Centennial should have dog leash restriction removed . . . and no fence. 87 C No options for smaller children. Pool with zero depth entry and slides! 89 C Could seniors try something new at a reduced cost just to see if we might enjoy learning a new sport without heavy cost and or memberships! Are we physically able to play the sport? 93 C Please keep costs to a minimum in the current economy. Also, please consider the % of Winnetka’s population and or households that will actually use a facility and give a voice to the people who don’t use your facilities but pay for them via taxes. 98 Senior citizens are in need of an indoor track for walking year round. 100 H An outdoor running track where you can walk to – centrally located - Skokie playfield?! 101 C A pool would be fantastic. Also indoor facility would allow us to stay within Winnetka for all fitness services. 102 C My kids are mostly out of the house (youngest will be senior in college) so we really don’t use WPD. But when my kids were little, we were major users and very satisfied. 105 C We, as a family, participated extensively when the children were young. Biting flies at the beaches were the biggest (and most intractable) problem. 107 G Have a better club house at the golf club (like Wilmette) 108 C Read the responses of the community members and make changes 111 C Add modern facilities indoor and outdoor. Indoor soccer, etc. is desperately needed. Model a new complex after Schaumburg’s facility. Use the par 3 course land – easy decision.

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Responses 112 C Beaches should be free for residents. Or. Provide residents with X number of free passes per year. 113 C I don’t like having to trim the trees on the parkway off wires – they should be underground 114 C Build the swimming pool! I am so tired of taking my children to Wilmette! 115 H Build a pool, please! 118 C Stop trying to turn Winnetka in to a “Disneyland”. We do not need you to spend the cash reserves! 119 G Swimming pool 120 C Have a pool 121 C Build an indoor pool. A pool is the only facility that the village does not have. 122 C When park district staff speak with residents attitudes and responses should be more friendly and attentive 123 H Offer nighttime exercise classes geared for working adults 124 H Beachfront activities such as sailboat rental (kayaks for those that don’t have them) and volleyball leagues 126 C The ice rink really needs upgrading 127 C More concern with biking and establishing nature plant communities 128 A A pool. I spend $1500 a year to swim in pools outside our park district and I am a Sr.! 131 C Reasonable priced yoga classes 134 Please consider allowing dogs off leash under owner control or give us hours (for example) 4-5 in the p. m. when our dogs can be off leash at Centennial park. Thanks. 135 C Stop trying to spend our money! We have a very good park system now. 136 Keep Centennial Beach cleaner . . . lost of debris washes up on the beach and it not cleaned regularly 140 C If you renovate any of the existing parks, NO SAND 141 H Pool! Clean dog beach, improve A.C. Nielsen, pros and locker rooms 144 G Drain ballfields and clean beaches 145 G Fenced dog play area. Suggest Indian Hill Park as the adult eyes in the area may discourage teens’ misuse of that park. 147 G I am tired of the park district trying to build an empire. We do not need --- changes so frequently. 152 H The beaches need beautification. All structures should be rebuilt – use legacy $$, pretty bad. Could be much better. Otherwise keep up the great work! Thank you Winnetka Park District! 153 H Provide locations for community gardens like Evanston does. Encourage interested residents to volunteer to encourage students to garden. 156 C KEEP THINGS SMALL SCALE AND LOW KEY! NO SWIMMING POOL! 157 C Expanded paddle tennis / build more bike paths 160 C Great programming – need to upgrade some facilities 161 C Improve vending options at beaches. 165 H Clean up the sand at Tower Road. Improve the A. C. Nielsen instruction. 172 C More community centered events to draw people together 173 Quit pushing the outdoor pool idea. Focus on improving playing fields and beach areas. 175 G Outdoor pool and rental boat programs 177 G Please don’t send out 5 page single spaced surveys and give us 5 days to respond! Stop spending so much money on facilities that are already good. Look into an outdoor pool! 180 Move frequent Zumba/aerobics classes (times for working professionals) 181 H Our household is getting older but every year we have watched the Winnetka Park District improve in how it builds community for families. Thank you! 183 A Build a pool! Allow Northfield residents to feel more a part of Winnetka. Sidewalks are needed on W. frontage rd. A noise barrier is needed along expressway. 184 C Emphasize naturally wooded areas and de-emphasize development – do not further impact Skokie playfield with a swimming pool or any other development.

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Responses 185 G Off-leash dog park 188 G Build a swimming pool 189 C Keep spending down, keep real estate taxes down; make a profit like “Lifetime Fitness”, do not burden residences with added expenses. 192 H We appreciate all the options provided by WPD. The only amenity lacking is a pool, which would be nice for swim less for our son (he is 2). 195 C We need an outdoor pool! 197 C You do a super job on 4th July and Mem. Day parades and events. It is the best part of living in Wilmette. 199 G Close down Cherry Street Beach access to pedestrian usage 200 H Improve Skokie Playfields. 201 C Evening hours for office, nicer warming hut for Hubbards Woods. Ice skating, perhaps concession stand, outdoor swimming pool. Park district activities – less expensive. 202 H A comprehensive recreation facility (perhaps paired with a new library) that becomes the place to be for all age groups. 203 G Eliminate Easter egg hunt. Offensive 204 H Do not increase taxes/fees right now. 206 C A pool!! 207 C Stop always thinking about revenue and become more quality minded with regard to what/why/how you provide programs. 209 G Take no for an answer 213 H Build a village aquatics center! 214 H We need a water park for the kids! 218 H End discussion of outdoor pool. Concentrate on what you do and do it well. 224 G 1. Conserve sending and low project “expectations” 2. Try to control dandelions in parks 226 Expand activities past tennis and ice 227 G Swimming pool 229 H Be bold, change is good. 231 Improve golf course management 233 C Keep expenses down at this time due to economy 235 H Parking at beaches for residents only 238 C Better parking and drop offs, swimming pool 239 G We are nearly empty nesters. We used park district facilities many times over the years and are quite satisfied. 242 H Staff weak in ______programs, esp. softball 245 H POOL/WATER PARK/ACTIVITIES FOR 3 – 4 YEAR OLDS/SKIING/SNOW ACTIVITIES/USE OTHER PARK DISTRICTS 246 H If you build a pool, we and several other families will transfer from Centennial and spend our money in our own village. 248 Pool, either indoor, outdoor or both 249 C Redo the Monday/Wednesday night men’s 12 inch softball League – need a wood bat rule and a 35 yr old and older division 251 Need a pool 259 H Involve more activities for NSSRA related children. Our son has special needs and currently won’t participate in activities because he is intimidated by all the fast moving children his age – not appropriate for him 260 H Have a pool! Thanks. 261 H Add a dog park

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Responses 262 H Just a pool. I feel like a second class citizen at Wilmette or Glenview pools, like I don’t belong. I prefer the community spirit of Winnetka facilities. 266 Purchase new dollies at Lloyd beach to transport sailboats. 267 G More competitive tennis program 268 C Boat rental 269 G Don’t waste money, e.g. stone and wood park signs, ------playground at Village Green. Plant more shade trees. Forget the pool 270 A Improve interior at Ice Rink including the food area. 273 H Build the pool 275 H Dog park 279 C Stop spending money! Stop thinking of ways to spend money! 281 C A public pool // community rec. center! 283 H More programs for kids 4-10. Other than ice skating, hockey and tennis – maybe open gym, gymnastics and floor sorts, etc. 288 H Please – no public swimming pool. Keep as much land/trees natural as possible – esp. for birding! 289 H Fence Centennial back so dogs can’t get out north or south. Inexpensive fencing like that used at Prairie Wolf on Lake Co. would be sufficient. The beach is unsafe for my dog who “escapes” across Sheridan Rd. 293 G Work harder to mitigate water runoff. Spend more money to keep Lake Michigan open for swimming. Rental boats and less “same at every park” playgrounds. Green space! 294 C 1. Better tennis programs – communications, socializations and build better mechanism for good players to get together. 2. Better shade around playgrounds Dwyer Park. 296 C Improve Village Green Park 298 C Basketball court outside for kids to play 299 H Stop talking about outdoor swimming pool! Enough is enough considering the cost and liability issues. 300 G Don’t waste money on unnecessary improvements, e. g. renovation of Village playground 303 H Improve outdoor winter activities and improve open gym for basketball. 304 C If there is a cash surplus, why not return funds to taxpayers or reduce taxes? Why spend, spend, spend? 305 C Keep up the good work 307 C Already mentioned – Change the tennis court surface to Har Tru 311 Add patio or outdoor seating at Golf restaurant and increase menu selection 313 C Keep cost to taxpayers and citizens down 316 C Maximize resources – keep costs down and use cost effective planning/maintenance 317 C It meets our needs 327 G Can’t think of a thing 328 H Just because you are in a good financial poison doesn’t mean you have to spend the money. Reduce taxes and burn off excess over time. No pool – people in Winnetka belong to clubs or use beaches anyway. 331 G Public pool 332 H Upgrade nutrition of food on offer. 334 C Summer camps are terrible – or at least used to be. 336 C Just keep all parks beautiful 339 C Pool and boating 340 H Improve the quality of instruction at A. C. Nielsen tennis center. 341 H Build a pool 349 Have bathrooms at parks for small children

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Responses 353 H The park board should solicit info from ----- more often on a casual basis. 355 G Give me more info about events – more regular emails about upcoming events, reminders as the date approaches, etc. 356 H Build a pool 360 H GLENCOE PARK DISTRICT SEEMS TO BE MUCH MORE WELL MANAGED AND HAS MUCH BETTER USABILITY AT ------361 C Increase user fees for non-residents – especially at the beach and golf course. We give it away! 363 G Plan for an east-west bicycle trail 365 G BETTER SUMMER TIME FOOD SERVICES @ BEACHES. WOULD BE GOOD EMPLOYMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN. DOES NOT HAVE TO OPERATE AT A PROFIT. 366 G Consider all members of family – i. e. dogs. Well-trained dogs are often more considerate than poorly trained people! 367 C Winnetka does not need a swimming pool. The best thing Winnetka has is the Par 3 Golf Course. Also Winnetka does not need a second ice rink. 369 C DOING A GOOD JOB CONSIDERING COSTS V BENEFITS 370 C Indoor swimming for winter and all year round use 377 H Add a pool facility (indoor) 379 G Exactly this, working on this plan! 383 A We would love to have a pool available. 384 G We’ve needed a public swimming pool for many years. It’s too late for our family (would have loved it when our children were younger.) 390 G Have a beach for residents only 395 C Community pool. It is unbelievable that a community our size does not have a community pool and we are forced to pay out of village fees to use other community pools yet we have so many tennis courts and plenty of hockey of which a much smaller % of community uses 397 H Leave all the parks, fields, etc. as they are 402 C Plant and maintain flower beds 403 G Encourage more interleague play at young ages rather than have 7-8 year olds go off and play on travel teams at such a young age. 406 C Start by making one beach very nice, go from there. Too many mediocre sites; it’s our best asset, create something special (like Lake Forest, Glencoe, Wilmette . . . ) 409 H Could an outdoor swimming pool be built closer to the lake? Tower Rd. Beach, Maple or Elder Beach 411 A Build a bigger/better concrete skatepark 412 C Swimming pool! 413 Keep non-residents from parking in Winnetka Park District parks 415 A After paying taxes since 1975. I was disappointed when my 21 year old son who is a 3rd year recreational therapist student applied in Feb/Mar for a summer job. Was NEVER contacted, AND you did not even hire or give preference for residents who pay for the programs! (You hired kids from other communities.) 416 G Make the beaches free. Seriously, a pool? May of us already belong to clubs, and that is HUGELY expensive. 417 We no longer have young children at home so do not use the park district services although WPD does a good job! 418 A Keep my taxes lower and forget about building – concentrate on green space!

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Responses 421 C Overall, you do a really god job – Thank you. 426 Nothing. It already provides well for all our needs and more. 430 H Perfect park district. Better than all the rest!! 437 C GREAT STAFF! KEEP UP GOOD WORK! GIVE --- A RAISE! 441 1. ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR COURSES (W/O CALLNG TO GET A USER ID) 2. MAKE TOWER ROAD BEACH THE GEM IT REALLY IS. 444 G It is hard to believe there is no public swimming pool with a good swim program. 448 H 1. Pool 2. Something about bacteria closing Elder Beach all the time 451 G Return excess cash to residents by reducing real estate taxes 454 C Fix the bacteria problem at Elder Beach. Why is it not on the project list? 456 The large dog-friendly fenced area described above would be a terrific addition in my view. 460 At 91 years of age I don’t participate actively in sports. Family grown and gone. 462 G I love the tennis, platform tennis and golf instruction but I wish it was less expensive so we could do more. 463 Spend less money. 464 H Would love a 9 hole rate at the golf club. Would also like banquet/dining option at golf club – good idea! 465 H Low cost fitness center for adults 50+ old. 467 H WE HAVE LIVED IN CROW ISLAND FOR 20 YEARS AND RAISED 5 KIDS (4 BOYS) WITH HELP OF THE PARK DISTRICT – NOW WE “BACK UP” TO SKOKIE PLAYFIELD AND ENJOY OTHER PEOPLES’ KIDS USING THE PARK DISTRICT! 469 C Build a pool! 470 H Improve park quality by engaging park sponsors (Boy Scouts, garden clubs, neighborhood circles, etc) 471 Pool 473 Need a community center and pool! Trail is wonderful but needs to be better kept 476 G Improve A. C. Nielsen 479 C Cut expenses 480 A Get people more involved. Offer more activities similar to Wilmette Park District. We do a tone over there! 483 G Have a community swimming pool!! 484 C Would be most interested in a pool. Would get a lot of use out of it. 485 C Don’t raise our taxes. We’ll have to move away! 487 H Enclosed dog park free to residents. Dog agility course area 489 C Do no more surveys as they cost too much money and produce the same results. It seems than any excess amount of money always must be spent! Everyone always looks for more to have. More is not better! We have a great park district as it is! Make sure that all facilities are continually maintained! Skokie Playfields need no other facilities to crowd the open space. Surveys have been done every 5 or so years. 491 C Centennial is too good for dogs. WPD is missing out on $ by allowing this to be a dog beach. What a waste of land and revenue opportunity. 492 H Easier on-line registration; easier way to know registration deadlines; contacts, cell and email of all teachers and staff; summer camps that start the day school ends. 493 H Reduce costs and reduce taxes imposed on residents.

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Responses 495 C Improve Dwyer Park. You do a great Job overall and we appreciate your contributions to Winnetka! 497 Build an indoor pool or negotiate an agreement with NTHS for public use of the pools at East and West campuses. 500 Maintain existing facilities better and cut spending 501 C An outdoor pool. People have been asking for this for decades and there is space. It will give the kids a place to go to for recreation – for all ages. It is a very elite group who decide for us – these surveys are ignored. 507 C Stop adding more in numbers and expenses to signage everywhere! Cut back taxes. 512 C Fishing lake 513 G Not spend so much money on capital improvements! 514 C Spend less – reduce budget – no pool – Thanks. 515 Spend less money 516 C For the time being quit dreaming up ideas to tax and spend 517 H Indoor pool and lessons; outdoor type of facility would be the beaches 520 It is wonderful 522 G Build a swimming pool! 523 H Stop talking about an outdoor pool. We do not need one. Plenty of pool options in the area. 525 C Install 2 Har Tru tennis courts. 526 G Boats and a dog run 529 H Build a swimming pool, develop better drainage at sites, improve offerings and program to fulfill needs of community. 533 A Eliminate spending that would impact on the taxpayers in this economic atmosphere. 535 C Do not increase the taxes which are high already! A pool will increase our taxes. Please do not build a pool. 537 C Improve Skokie Playfield! Have concession stands used for both b-ball, lacrosse, softball and football! 538 We need an indoor pool! Outdoor pool a waste! 539 C The tennis center must be improved – from classes to teams to clothing/proshop 540 H Be fiscally conservative, better use of lakefront, redo Maple St. Beach 541 More shade at beaches 543 G Something like Wilmette pool 544 G Move dog area away from beach. Dogs pollute the water and beach with excrement. Creates health hazard. Winnetka is located on the lakefront. Being on the lakefront is an irreplaceable advantage. Every effort of the park board should be directed toward maintaining the lakefront parks and beaches in good condition, Turning Centennial Park and Beach into a dog run is a sad travesty. The citizens of Wilmette raised the money to buy Centennial Park. Dogs don’t know they are occupying valuable lakefront property. 545 C Dog park where picking up after dogs is enforced. 547 A Tear down the golf course house and build a new one that could better serve the community. 549 G Control non-resident access to Tower Rd Beach – especially on the weekends 552 Use the caucus survey instead of spending money on survey consultants.

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Responses 554 C KEEP EXPENCES DOWN AND DO NOT ADD ANY MORE FACILITIES TO SKOKIE PLAYFIELD 556 A Stay within a reasonable budget. Times are tough! Could the district consider the possibility of taking on a bus trip for adults on the weekends to Wisconsin ski areas? 557 We would love a pool! 559 C ORGANIZATION OF KIDS SPORTS IS SOMETIMES IN DISARRRAY 562 H Not ask for more funding 563 H STOP BRINGING UP THE POOL ISSUE! 564 G POOL! 565 G Promote and utilize environmental education and renewable energy 566 Keep things as they are. No more taxes. If people want things, let them pay for it. Not people who don’t use facilities. 567 H With the level of taxes we pay it is shameful and embarrassing that we have no general recreation center with gyms and classrooms for programs 268 D Build an outdoor pool! 569 C Indoor and outdoor pools 573 C Build a swimming pool! We are tired of driving to neighboring communities. 574 G Improve beach fronts 575 C More teen activities – weekly outdoor movies at Village Green. For example, teens need a place to hang out. 579 H I think the WPD does a terrific job of meeting our needs. This survey is probably the one thing to do to see how else you can meet our needs. 580 C Beach should be free of charge 581 H Build a pool. This should have been done years ago! 583 C Turf fields, Lacrosse, Football 590 H More activities for tweens and teens (young teens 13 -16) for hanging out, like the concerts and movies at the beach 591 Maintain baseball fields, create outdoor basketball courts A cross-generational community builder 592 Have some programs/activities for children with special needs 593 Fitness Center in A. C. Nielsen Tennis Center 594 Pool, swim team, swim lessons 595 Improve dog beach access 598 More summer activities and camps in Corwin Park. This park is very under utilized in the summer. 602 H For working moms, another summer camp week in Aug – 2nd or 3rd week. How about more summer movie at the park for 11-13 year olds? 604 H Add grass hitting areas to golf course driving range 607 H Some us think you just look for ways to “develop” something which may be redundant but takes a lot of money. Then there is “prettifying” around trees and constant replacing park climbing and sliding equipment. How about trimming our budget instead of always expanding. We’re tired of all the spending. You would truly get a lot of publicity and be heroes! 610 G Install solar power on ice center and tennis center. Install windmills 612 C Consider the impact on growing joints an bones – of astro turf fields 613 H Be fiscally responsible; try not to do too much

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Responses 617 C Build an outdoor pool. My family would use it everyday, multiple times, if built. When I moved to Winnetka, I assumed I would have access to an outdoor pool. I can’t afford to join a club. 617 H Broaden the offerings beyond golf, tennis, etc. 619 Keep the ice arena open during the summer 620 Elder Beach – no attendants fairly often and many nonresidents use – huge loss of revenue! Bathrooms not always open, a huge inconvenience 622 H Additional rooms for classes. Indoor turf facility 623 G I think the programming is sparse. It could be much improved. The quality of these programs is often mediocre. They need more supervision and ongoing efforts to keep all classes of high quality, and general programming to notch. 625 H 1. Fix dangerous (very) fence at Tower Rd. Beach around water intake – it is a tragedy waiting to happen 2. Longer tennis court hours, esp. Sat. and Sun. 627 H Improve beach services: concessions at Tower. Address bacteria problem at Elder 628 H Take better care of the baseball fields including accessibility to good bathrooms during baseball/football etc. games 629 G Build an outdoor swimming pool! 633 C Do not install artificial turf. 638 H Sun shelter or umbrellas at Tower Beach would be a great benefit to the health and well being of the community. 639 C Allow non-motorized water craft on Tower Beach 642 Swimming pool! Restrict dogs at Skokie Playfields, small children often afraid of dogs. 643 C Keep costs down. Do not increase our taxes! Thank you. 645 G FIX FENCES AT DOG BEACH – BOTH ENDS 646 C Free outdoor tennis court access 648 G how many times must the voters turn down a pool? Over 50 years in the village we have consistently vetoed a pool at the playfield. How many times must we continue to turn down this idea? 650 G Please stop private parties at Indian Hill 651 H Nothing more really except continue to address evolving needs of maintaining fields, parks and holding classes that people want 657 H Charge higher fees to non-residents, expand Par 3 and golf lessons for kids, maintain existing facilities 658 H Provide more consideration for dual working families in terms of all-day programming for vacations and summer periods. 659 H 1. Build an outdoor swimming pool 2. Improve conditions of Skokie Playfields 660 C Continually provide parks that visually blend in. Do not be excessive in providing benefits to small interest groups (like swimmers!) 665 H Add better and less expensive fitness facilities, including basketball courts 666 G DO NOT USE LAKE FRONT PARK! 667 H A pool would be a great addition, Something zero depth and slides or water features would be amazing, We go to Highland Park but would love to stay local. 670 C KEEP DOING YOUR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE! 676 C Fix Skokie Playfield! 677 C Install permanent beach volleyball poles/nets. Better signage/enforcement of dogs at playgrounds 678 C Offer a better variety of kids classes – like Wilmette!

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Responses 679 H FREQUENT CANCELLATIONS DUE TO LACK OF INTEREST 683 C BETTERSIGNAGE, POOL LIKE WILMETTE 684 H Build an outdoor/indoor pool 688 FENCE PART OF THE WEST END OF ELM PARK (GLENDALE) FOR OPEN DOG RUN. IT’S UNDER-USED AND HAS A LOT OF EXPENDABLE BRUSH. 691 H I like the changes that have been made, i.e. making fun things at lakefront. I have thought that the 11-15 age group was short changed for early eve. 694 H Offer a program for kindergarten students to add to their half day at school 695 H Keep spending in check 696 C SWIMMING POOL! 697 C In summer more patrol of Crow Island for security purposes 698 G Find a location for a free dog park other than Centennial dog beach 703 H Control program costs – make sure fees are justified and comparable to other areas. Do not take for granted the household spending on programs and find ways to pass on savings to families in response to economic downturn. 706 H Skokie Playfield needs improved fields and facilities. Why is so much space devoted to indoor and outdoor tennis? What about an indoor basketball court there? 709 C Dog beach, pool 711 C Clarify the funding – why are they spending so much on improvements when the village is strapped? Don’t taxpayers fund the park district also? I am a happy user of the park district but the projects all need to be funded. My taxes have risen over 100% over my fifteen years here. 712 C Build an outdoor modest pool 714 C Pool. Not all of us can afford country club or wish to! 717 C THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF A BACKUP PLAN FOR BAD WEATHER DAYS AT SUMMER CAMPS. I KNOW YOU STRUGGLE WITH FACILITIES BUT I DON’T FEEL GOOD ABOUT SENDING MY KIDS WEN IT’S RAINING 719 H A pool 722 I wish more options at the beach i.e. at Glencoe beaches, boat rental, etc. 725 H Make available dog poop bags at parks (like Glencoe). Improve restrooms at some parks (e.g. Corwin/Hubbard Woods Park) 727 Add a pool 729 C Pool, pool, pool and a nicer ice rink would be lovely but not nec. 734 G Improve Nielsen facility interior amenities and raise the quality of instruction to retain more local usage. Too many people opt for North Shore Racquet, Five Seasons, ------, etc. because the instruction levels are average with a few exceptions. 735 C Be budget conscious – in this economy all government activities should find a way to save money more than spend it. 737 A LOWER GOLF RATES FOR RESIDENTS 740 A pool would be a great addition 742 G Propose less expensive plans 743 G Host more NSRRA activities at Winnetka facilities 744 H Increase non-resident user fees 745 In 4th of July running events increase age categories

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Responses 746 H Create a new multi-purpose golf clubhouse -- similar to the Wilmette golf course facility 747 H IMPROVE BIKING AREAS AND TRAILS – PROVIDE BIKING LANES LIKE WILMETTE. MAKE BETTER USE OF LLOYLD BEACH – PROVIDE HOBIE SPACES 748 G Do not put in a pool! 749 H Spend less $! 750 C SENIOR TENNIS PROGRAM AT NIELSEN 752 H Pool, bathroom facilities at Corwin Park 755 A We live south of Heil and do not belong to Library District – Park facilities were used when our children (grown now) were in school but we were away part of the summer every year 756 G Create dog park 757 H We don’t use. We are in our 80’s but want our community to welcome newcomers because of facilities 759 H Don’t spend so much money – Our property taxes are too hi – cannot afford to raise a family here 761 C Bike path leading to forest preserve bicycle path (if possible) near Willow Road 764 H Finally add an outdoor pool! It could be a huge gathering place for the community, enhance golf and tennis, provide jobs and something for teens. 767 H Just keep it up . . . you guys are doing great! 769 H Ice skating outdoors in winter – cross country skiing 773 C Create a fenced dog-friendly area in one park like most other municipalities I the country! 774 C Programming for adults with developmental disabilities 775 G Clean up Elder Beach 779 H Doing a great job 781 New bathrooms at Nielsen. Stop extravagant proposal, i.e. outdoor pool, new structure at Hubbard Woods train station park 784 H Respond to job applications – we followed up in email and in person and never heard anything 785 G DON’T BUILD A POOL – MAXIMUM USE OF 3 MONTHS 786 C Not build a pool 787 G Spend money frugally. Spend enough to maintain facilities, but don’t build fancy new facilities. The existing parks are lovely. 788 G Have a summer basketball league 789 A Offer programs with before and after care for dual working parents 790 C Park district does a credible job all-round 793 C STOP SWIMMING POOL NO POOL! 796 C Build an outdoor pool 799 C More free ice time 800 H Pool 801 G NOTHING – SHOULD THE BOARD FEEL THAT THEY HAVE TO MAKE CHANGES/ SEEMS BOARD IS INFLUEINCED BY SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS 802 G Provide facilities for basketball, ping-pong and badminton 807 H Stop pushing to spend more money to benefit a vocal minority. Times are tough

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Responses 808 G FIND A WAY TO CREATE AN ADULT (90 FT BASELINE) BASEBALL FIELD BY WPD (NOT NEW TRIER). FYI THERE IS NO 90 FT BASEBALL DIAMOND (REGULATION, ADULT) IN THE ENTIRE NEW TRIER TOWNSHIP PARK DISTRICT SYSTEM 809 G A pool and a dog park 811 C Beachfront water activities rentals 812 G Have a pool 815 C Sell or lease one or more of the beaches and use the proceeds to significantly improve either Elder or Tower Rd beaches 816 A It’s hard to keep everyone happy . . . you’re doing fine. Not wasting but saving money is OK too 817 C The town has wanted a pool – outdoor – for a long, long time. The Park District Board should listen to surveys. 818 A No dogs in parks 820 H We feel the WPD offers great activities and facilities already. It’s frustrating that you feel we need to have everything (i.e. pool) in one community. Especially when we live near other pools. 821 G Add a pool 823 G Lap pool and adult exercise classes 832 C ALLOW DOG OWNERS TO SWIM WITH THEIR DOGS AT CENTENNIAL BEACH 833 C SWIMMING POOL! Get rid of golf course. 835 Provide a swimming pool like Wilmette 836 Can’t think of anything other than improvements of playing fields. 841 Teen friendly (high school kids) activities. POOL! Theater for the community 845 C More activities for children under the age of e years, creating an aquatics center. 848 G Another ice rink, a swimming pool 854 G Water fountain on the Green Bay Trail 861 H Post the water temperature at Tower Rd Beach that you can read from your car. Really easy to do and very helpful. 863 H Can’t think of anything. Currently very satisfied. 866 H Don’t change natural look of Skokie playfield 867 G Keep costs down during recession – no new expenditures. 869 A Coordinate better with students in Avoca District, and their school schedule 872 A Return the excess reserves to the residents. It will go a long, long way! 875 G Consider development of an indoor pool which would be used by New Trier residents. 876 G Overall, we think the WPD does a great job. There are so many events like Memorial Day and 4th of July, for example, that are so special in Winnetka because of the dedication of the WPD. 881 PARK DISTRICT INS NOT SEPARATE FROM WINNETKA 882 H Consider all or part of Nielsen Center into a community recreation and fitness facility like most villages near here have. 884 G Clean our waters – Glencoe and Wilmette beaches do not have the bacteria problems we do. We are doing something wrong. 886 C Winnetka has very limited park facilities compared to neighboring communities. We need a pool! 888 H Better instruction for programs

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Responses 890 Keep things simple. Do not cut up Skokie Field for special interest groups 891 G FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE USE OF PUBLIC LAND AND CONTAIN COSTS FOR FUTURE NEEDS 895 H POOL! 896 C Bathrooms at parks 897 C Build the pool! 899 C Offer more classes, increase quality of instruction, improve quality of facilities 900 G Kids sports teams, esp. lacrosse 901 UNLOCK BATHROOMS SO THEY CAN BE USED! 902 C Stop wasting money – like your walk to nowhere at Crow Island! 904 G STOP EXCESSIVE SPENDING PROJECTS. THE COMMUNITY IS ALREADY WELL SERVED 905 Pretty satisfied with options. You should be asking for emails and names to have a better data base, to increase response in the future. 906 G Dog park (a real dog park) 908 C Allow leashed dogs because dog walkers are generally well behaved and are a deterrent to vandalism 909 It does seem our $ “burn holes in our pockets”. Just relax and enjoy. You are doing a nice job. Except, quit changing playground equipment. 912 G Pool 913 C 1. Build a pool 2. Fenced dog park, like Glenview 3. Continue to participate and develop NSSRA programs I would be happy to volunteer on any committees that would work on any of these causes 914 H Be responsible in spending our tax $ and not let minority interests dictate how we improve on park facilities 921 The citizens in this area recently rejected a bond issue requested by New Trier to replace aging infrastructure and outmoded labs. “Can’t afford it” they claimed. Yet --- improvements to Skokie Playfields costing millions of dollars, plus a swimming pool costing 7 million, That’s OK? Our beautiful beaches are not good enough? Apparently the theory must be that for Winnetka recreation is more important than education. 922 C Pools would be nice and I would be willing to pay a membership for it. 923 G Lifetime Fitness type facility. Indoor pool and outdoor pool, fitness (weights, classes) area 924 C Forget the outdoor pool. Quit bringing back a bad idea 925 H Free beach access for residents 927 H Range of price ---- (expensive to inexpensive) 928 G NONRESIDENTS FAR EXCEED RESIDENTS AT BOAT LAUNCH. LOWER FEES FOR RESIDENTS FOR BOATS AND PWC, RAISE FEES FOR NONRESIDENTS. ALLOW FOR REGISTERED RESIDENTS TO PAY DAILY FEES FOR PWC 929 C Pool – a pool will build community in Winnetka. 930 Fenced dog park 931 H Good job! 932 H ENCOURATE RECYCLING @ PARKS AND BEACHES. UNLOCK BEACHES AT NIGHT. REMOVE ALL SIGNS AT LLOYD STREET BEACH 933 G We’ve served on the park board in the past 934 Beach improvements at Tower Beach, swimming pool

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Responses 936 G 1. ADD/CONVERT TO CLASS TENNIS COURTS 2. IMPROVE CONDITION OF GOLF FAIRWAYS 937 C Better youth programs at Nielsen Center 938 C I have always been troubled over the past many years in the park district sponsoring the Easter Egg Hunt – My understanding it is illegal to sponsor a religious event paid for taxpayers’ dollars. 942 H I’m not sure how to address this issue- it can often be confusing to figure out where most kids play baseball (KWBA) pr soccer (AYSO) or basketball Community House, etc! 943 C 20+years I have lived in Winnetka. I have not participated in activities because of lack of interest of activities for seniors. If there have been such programs, I have never seen information in Winnetka Talk. Adjoining towns seem to offer programs for elderly and publicize the information 948 C Pricing too high. That is why we already pay high taxes 950 A Avoca children should not be excluded from feeder girls’ basketball, 4-6th grades 952 H Get us a pool. It is a great way for our youth to get together and socialize in a healthy environment. It’s great exercise. 954 G Why is it so expensive to go to Elder Beach? 959 G Have some turf fields! 960 C Outdoor pool 961 G Indoor swimming pool 964 H 9-HOLE GOLF COURSE IS GREAT TO HAVE 965 C STOP SPENDING MONEY! 971 C The Cent. ---- facility is beautiful, and should be adequate. Parks are too precious to set aside for use as a dog park 972 C Add an indoor turf faculty with basketball cts - also, add outside turn fields that do not overlap baseball diamonds 973 H Don’t waste our tax dollars! 975 C Free beach passes for residents . . . Resident golf rates for all residents with photo ID Present system is not fair to casual resident golfers 977 C KEEP THE GREEN BAY TRAIL CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW, AND ENFORCE LEASH REGULATIONS ON THE TRAIL 981 H Enforce NO DOGS ALLOWED in Tower Rd Beach all year 985 C Hold down costs 986 H Spend money wisely 987 C CUT COSTS – LOWER YOUR OVERHEAD 989 C Upgrade Nielsen Tennis! And fix field drainage at Skokie Playfields. 990 Preserve the golf practice area in present location. Respect the beaches and not build a pool. Put out a brochure with all of the parks and promote use. Keep access costs down for residents. 994 C Swimming pool? Grass driving range 995 H IMPROVE HUBBARD WOOD PARK TO THE STANDARD OF INDIAN HILL PARK’S NEW PLAYGROUND. GOOD BEACHES BUT HUBBARD WOODS PARK NEEDS WORK! 996 I am very impressed with the service and professionalism of the park district staff 999 G Boat rentals and dog park are musts! 1006 H Consolidate administration under village to eliminate any administration redundancies. The future is to provide good service at lower cost. We should not spend money when we have so many government deficits to address.

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Responses 1007 I WOULD LOVE A POOL. I QUIT LIFETIME FITNESS, IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR A SWIM IN THE SUMMER MONTHS! 1009 A Have more smaller projects for volunteer group such as scouts to help with 1010 H Outdoor pool and dog park (green area) 1011 C More shaded areas 1013 C Swimming pool – rec. center 1014 H Actually listen to the citizens. Push narrow agendas. Have lost touch and credibility with the silent majority. 1015 C Doing a great job – thank you so much! 1016 H I would like to see an outdoor community pool. 1019 C I would like a pool but not sure it would be worth to build. If it is built, put in all the extras. 1021 H Build a pool 1024 G Provide a place for indoor walking in the winter 1025 C Build a pool 1026 C Bring the community together by organizing neighborhood teas 1027 GET A RECREATION CENTER, NOT AN OUTDOOR POOL! 1029 G Build a park like they have in the Glen 1030 H There is a lack of benches in our parks. We had to find recreation in Glencoe 1034 H WPD is terrific! I’m very pleased! 1041 H Glad new management is here; responsible managers need to be more open and flexible 1042 H Hire better staff people who care about Winnetka – not just an easy job and pay check. Treat volunteers nicer 1043 G Build a pool! Beaches are closed too often because of bacteria, and a pool would provide an alternative in such cases. We shouldn’t have to join a private club. 1047 G More kids classes, athletic teams, swimming pool 1048 I would like to see a stronger tennis program and a new building at the Hub Woods Park 1050 ELDER BEACH OPEN ALL SUMMER 1053 H Indoor pool 1057 H Build a pool, especially an indoor pool 1067 G Build a pool – be more dog friendly 1072 H Save our cash reserves 1074 C Build a pool! 1080 G Better maintenance of Green Bay Trail. Use park district surplus to fix potholes in Sherman Road. Close Sherman Road to cars on weekends. Open ravines to bicyclists. 1084 G TERMINATE DISCUSSION OF BUILDING A SWIMMING POOL IN AN AREA WITH NUMEROUS EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SWIMMERS 1087 C Increase non-resident fees 1091 C Swimming 1092 H SCHEDULING AND RENTALS OF TOWER RD PLAY 1098 G Less hockey. Something for high school kids to do a t night. Music, club hang- out spot, think about it – they have nothing to do in our town. Lots for adults and kiddies, nothing for 13-19 bracket. Great job on paddle tennis.

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Responses 1099 C Become “green” leaders. Establish environmental committee to work with that of the “Village” 1103 G Allow the beaches and parks to remain natural without “improvements”. Especially do not improve facilities that cannot be limited to use only for Winnetka residents 1106 G More water events 1109 C Keep improving facilities within reason and budget. The beach is unique. Most other cities in Illinois have no beach. 1115 H You didn’t ask, but the desk staff is excellent. Friendly, informative and helpful) 1118 H BUILD A FREE WALK/RUN TRACK ABOVE THE COMMUNITY ROOM AND ADMIN OFFICE WING OF THE PARK DISTRICT BUILDING 1119 G Keep the parks clean and safe for all 1129 C Shorter and better designed questionnaire 1130 H Try and keep the expense of programs down – will decide not to participate due to high cost 1132 H A BASKETBALL COURT (@ NICK CORWIN PARK OR AT SKOKIE PLAYFIELD) OR A VOLLEYBALL COURT 1135 G Thank you for the cordoning off the play equipment during the Memorial Day program. Now, if only people could read the “No Dogs” signs! 1136 Have a swimming pool. (Indoor) Increase public skating hours 1141 G CONTROL EXCESSIVE SPENDING 1142 H Outdoor swimming pool 1146 G Focus on the plan for the beaches; a coordinated plan to enhance the beach experience is critical. Right now they operate as a hodge podge of similar decidedly average facilities. 1149 C It would be nice if the ice rink were open in the summer, but overall, no big deal. 1150 C We need a pool! 1153 H Build a pool! 1154 C Make a kid-friendly outdoor pool! 1156 H More emphasis on open space 1162 G Keep beach water swimmable 1163 G Build outdoor pool facility. Thank you! Class schedules in late afternoons would be better than just mornings. 1166 H Improve dog walking and exercise areas 1167 H Do not spend too much money making changes that are not really necessary. Don’t change what works 1170 C A swimming pool! 1175 G Swimming facilities 1176 H Build a community pool to be used year round! 1181 C We would love to have a pool in Winnetka. We spend a lot going to pools in neighboring communities! 1182 G Invest in Elder Beach. Hire experts to help us save the use of the beach. It is ridiculous that the dogs can swim in the lake, but our children cannot. 1183 C Keep up the good work! 1188 G Pool – like in Centennial Park. Better beaches (no services amenities available today) 1189 H Work on controlling costs. Fancy brochures to promote park district are excessive.

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Responses 1190 C No complaints 1191 G TRIM TREES INTERFERING WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES (MAPLE ST.) 1192 G Less expensive golf lessons/fees for the very beginner 1194 H Don’t waste money on special interest groups. This is generally what happens (e.g. tennis or hockey). 1195 No increase in taxes 1196 Offer adult programming at reasonable costs and on drop-in basis. 1197 C Keep off leash dogs out of parks 1200 C Create a top quality fitness facility that we could use on a daily basis, and through which we could meet folks and stay fit. Fitness machines, indoor tracks, gyms, indoor pool, etc. 1201 C Build a pool! 1204 A Enforce the no dogs rule at Happ Rd Park and revitalize Skokie Playfields (no artificial turf) and possibly a new pool. Thank you ! 1205 G 1. Ask the Village of Winnetka to plow Sheridan Road in the winter – it is a running track. 2. Clean Elder 3. Leave the Village Green ‘as is’ 1212 More sports classes for children 1215 H Staff attitude is lousy/pompous. ______needs to go. And for all the available fields, there are never any available for community groups to use. 1216 C SWIMMING POOL LIKE NORTHBROOK 1217 C Improve Skokie School park (playground equipment) 1215 H Add a pool with a variety of classes for infants and toddlers and children 1221 G Build a pool for our community 1222 H Many people use Hubbard Woods Park and it is an eye sore, unusable building next to a high traffic street (Green Bay). The location is kept up and the building is not. 1232 C Develop paths for running and biking up the municipal dump in Willow. 1235 H Indoor pool for those citizens and taxpayers needing physical therapy! 1236 H Activities are geared toward older kids and adults (tennis and golf). There needs to be more activities for younger families. 1240 A We have a wonderful lake to swim in! 1243 Need to allow some type of toys in the water. Nerf balls or something. 1244 Develop a well thought out plan. Need new total indoor facility like Lake Forest, Glenview, etc. 1245 C More programming for little kids 1248 C MAKE IT EASIER TO ACCESS THE LAKE FRONT BY TAKING OVER AND IMPROVING STREET ENDS: WILLOW RD. ETC. 1249 H Cut taxes 1250 G The park district should create a “Fenced dog-friendly area” in every park. Did a couple of irresponsible dog owners ruin the lives of all dogs? 1253 H Some of the younger kids camp programs need to be improved 1256 G Clean parks and “pocket beaches” more often 1258 G Pool, public (free) tennis courts. Better beach like Gilson or Glencoe, picnic huts, grills and sandy beach 1261 H Build a pool 1262 G Build a pool and a better workout facility 1263 G The staff of the WPD is excellent. I trust the board of directors to manage the beaches. More hockey programs. 2nd ice.

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Responses 1267 G Be more dog friendly 1268 G You guys are great! Sledding, ice skating in Hubbard Woods, playgrounds. Good work! But add a pool! 1269 G Give priority to residents at Lloyd Beach for racks, kayaks and sailboats 1272 C Build an indoor pool that a variety of programs would be offered – from a masters swim team to youth water polo, water aerobics, learn to swim, etc. and build it before my children go off to college – they are 11 now. Good luck 1273 C Address pier at tower Beach – make improvements to enhance and beautify 1275 H Preserve open space – especially golf course. View from Hubbard Rd – (no soccer field or other that will require loss of trees) 1276 Put in a pool! 1278 G Put more resources towards outdoor skating 1280 C Pool!! 1282 Do you have online reservation of park areas? If so, make sure it is better known. (See, I didn’t know.) 1285 H Offer more classes for younger kids (ages ¾). 1286 H Better beachfront facilities/rentals/dining 1287 H The lack of s swimming pool has been the biggest frustration. Fixing that deficiency would better serve our family. 1288 C Allow bikes to use ramp down to Lloyds Beach. Note 1: The rebuilding of the cenotaph on Village Green: very well done, very important. 2. Consider the remodeling of the village hall “median” park are not necessary. Thus it was a waste. It was quaint and charming the way it was. Likewise the sculpture of little children. It is now reminiscent of State Street in Chicago. 1291 G Spend money wisely. The solution to the new service center was great, but it took too many meetings and we almost made a poor and costly choice. 1294 Build a pool. Indoor/outdoor would be perfect but even ne would be good. I’m tired of people telling me to swim @ the beach! Beach is cold, crowded and water is choppy. No lanes. 1296 C What about selling “Winnetka Gear”? Need a turf area! 1298 C ALLOW DOGS TO SWIM WITH THEIR DOGS AT CENTENNIAL PARK

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