Water Park Commemoration Survey Report November 2020 Survey Summary Timeline 87% support disassembly 52.6% Support a new water park 47.4% Support something else 1 Outreach Overview Glendale Community Council Presentation CARES Staff gave a presentation to the Glendale Community Council on September 16th. This started off the engagement period for the project. Webpage www.slc.gov/can/real-estate-services/waterpark 2 Social Media Posts were shared on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Nextdoor, Reddit and sent to the feedback community email list (6,000 + subscribers). 870 respondents signed up for future email alerts about the water park project. 3 News Reports 4 Survey Data • Do you support disassembly of the water park equipment and pools in order to remove hazards they present and make way for something new? • If costs and market forces of building a new water park where not an issue, would you prefer the land be used for a water park? 5 • Federal funds used to acquire the park restrict the use to outdoor recreation. In one or two words, please tell us your favorite outdoor pastime. Shared Photos from Survey Participants (68) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Social Media Comments Comment I WANT TO REIMAGINE...: A new facility for the homeless. Might I suggest a location for such a needed place? There is an unused 17 acre parcel of land in the Glendale neighborhood. YES you guessed it the now defuncted and dilapidated Seven Peaks/ Raging Waters park. While Upgrading would be far to costly for taxpayers to flip0 the bill. To hope for an investor to refurbish the water park is just going to be jabberwalkie. To demolish something that is already falling apart is cost effective. Sewer lines are intact power lines are intact. A single Woman's shelter, single Men's shelter and a Family shelter. Also a resource center is greatly needed in the Salt Lake valley. What better use for the 17 acre lot. Since the city Government totally dropped the ball in the Reo Grand district by closing down the shelters before they had any idea what so ever what to do with the homeless and needy Who utilized the resources that were found in that area. ie fourth street clinic, St Pauls' mission, travers aid...ect. It was unbecoming and absolutely disheartening for me to witness the callous unchristian like behavior that was given towards the most needy in our society. That was then this is now. It is easily accessible by bus, car, (shopping cart) what have you. It is also out of the way and not in residential neighborhoods like the so called shelters are located now. food for thought. thank you. Be well, Stay safe Name: Tim A v W Email (Anon) 15 To Whom It May Concern, I just read the following article on the abandoned 17-acre water park in the Glendale neighborhood. https://www.fox13now.com/news/local-news/slc-asks-for-public-input-on- abandoned-water-park-site I would like to propose turning this abandoned 17-acre water park in the Glendale neighborhood into an intensive grazing permaculture model where people can get back to nature with a model of clean, organically grown clean food production run by and inhabited largely by homeless residents and/or mentally handicapped individuals. I would suggest in addition to establishing gardens and grazing areas that we build greenhouses to winter livestock in a healthy mix of vegetable growth, fish ponds, and aquaponics. This could provide an opportunity for people of sll ages to savor the energy of nature in a pristine permaculture environment which demonstrates a symbiotic interaction between livestock, fish, and plant growth which produces healthy , economic food production ripe for picking and petting. I have a vision for a self-pick or self-harvest organic food production theme park run by previously homeless and/or mentally handicapped individuals within a family-safe setting. The site could also provide a new venue for a permanent farmer’s market from which to sell the goods produced while providing an educational environment to teach SLC residents to replicate some of these food production models on their own residential properties. I would solicit the consulting guidance of farmers such Joel Salatin of polyfacefarms.com and permaculture experts to design and establish the optimal organic food production model for thos project. Thank you. Alan Cordaro (Resident of Sandy, UT) President American Revolutionary Ventures, Inc 801-577-7776 Email (Anon) It would be nice to see the city invest in projects on the West Side. Why not restore some of it and also upgrade it. Facebook that would be nice and re-fix all the pools with leaks Facebook How about investing in the West Side for once and bringing it back to its former glory? It was the city's mismanagement (under subcontractors) that allowed it to get to this point. Why should the people of Salt Lake lose this asset because of that? Why are all the open spaces on the West Side neglected by the city? Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project? Facebook 16 A dog park. Salt lake city and west valley city are the two largest cities in this state and yet there are no dog parks? West Jordan has one. Millcreek has one. This area is big enough to level it out and create a huge dog park. There can be a gated agility course, water fountains to be able to fill water bottles and bowls, throw in some benches. There are already some trees for shade. Give the people something useful. Get the residents of the community and their pets outside. Give them a reason to be outside. Give them something nice rather than treating them like they live in the ghetto, especially that area, and surrounding areas. Facebook A rec center would be great. Or even an indoor soccer arena. Facebook Make it a state run liquor store. Facebook Make it an independently owned, operated, and self-regulated liquor store. Facebook I’m sure it will just become luxury apartments like everything else in the valley. More unaffordable housing coming your way! Facebook I'd rather have apartment buildings than 600k+ single family homes. Single family zoning is killing affordability. Facebook I can't tell you how much negative activity has taken place near, in, or around there in the last years. It's sore for sure that needs to be remediated. But I honestly don't feel that "another" water park is an answer. The unfortunate part with that area, is anything "public" in time will likely become another source of conglomeration amongst negative activities. That's been my observations and experiences. I feel it would be better left to the private sector for development. Housing, office buildings, etc. Facebook it legally cannot be used for any purpose other than outdoor recreation. Facebook Low income housing to help people in need would be great (if the zoning allows) Facebook Kids packed that waterpark every summer. Now where are they during those hours? Pitiful that the place that brought so many memories is reduced to dollar signs. That area and those kids needed respite but the long lines to joy have convened on the streets. Put a price tag on that. Facebook Man. That place was the best. I had so many memories there. We had our 6th grade graduation there. I wore my hypercolor shirt and thought I was so cool . Turn it into a skate park! Facebook I only went to Raging Waters a couple of times as a kid, but I had so much fun there. Facebook I think that should be $500,000 to $600,000 not $500. Facebook Although technically it's not wrong Facebook ♂Throw a fundraiser on the upper east side to raise funds to rebuild it Facebook A public park with a water pad and walking paths Facebook Get rid of it. We dont need another water park in a drought filled state. Facebook $500, anyone? Anyone? Facebook Make a nice community garden...create a co-op! Beautiful space + will benefit community Facebook Turn it into a State Liquor store. Facebook 17 Survey Comments If costs and market forces of building a new water park were not an issue, would you prefer the land be used for a water park? Yes. It has been a great asset for the community in the past. However, I would suggest putting some thought into how to make this a service that would be more accessible all year and not just summer months (a portion of it could be indoor, ice skating rink in winter?). Also, making certain that this is accessible to all income levels is essential. For example, a discounted price for 84104 residents. Yes No. The water park has always been a burden on the Glendale community. We have had to deal with the overflow parking clogging our streets and all of their trash littering our lawns and sidewalks. The water park did very little if anything to contribute to the community it was located in. YES! I would love to get an annual pass to take my family to a water park close to home. I would rather see Glendale get a Amazing High school. yes Yes Yes Yes because in the summer A lot of people used to go there to have fun No, I would prefer it be used as a more accessible community resource--whatever that may end up looking like. yes No Not really no preference Nah, make a river park over there on the Jordan’s river..