Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission Master Plan Survey SurveyMonkey Q17 Please add any other thoughts you might have concerning park and recreation issues or needs. Answered: 189 Skipped: 697 1 / 10 Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission Master Plan Survey SurveyMonkey # RESPONSES DATE 1 Safety issues: related to Park rules in the park/trail brochure. Brochure states that these rules 2/26/2020 1:59 PM apply to both parks + trails: 1) Bikers yield to hikers 2) Dogs must be on lease 2 Thanks for all your hard work done over the years - we hope you will work closely w/ naturalist 2/26/2020 1:55 PM to protect nature plants + wildlife habitats + deal w/ invasive species etc 3 Trails safe for hikers & free of noise of human vehicles like bikes 2/26/2020 1:53 PM 4 I'd like the parks dept to look into the long term effects on the environment that multiuse trails 2/26/2020 1:46 PM make over time. 5 I have worked in private education my entire life. We rely heavily on volunteer hours to keep 2/26/2020 1:43 PM these small schools operating. It is imperative to welcome people w/ questions and concerns about the organization because incorporating those ideas into the planning leads to those same people becoming your active volunteers -Board members, friends of the parks, etc. 6 Ideas & activities to keep parks clean. Mirrors to help hazardous corners safer when driving. 2/26/2020 1:36 PM 7 The fitness center is a valuable addition to E.S. 2/26/2020 1:34 PM 8 I think areas for sports are fine, but too much of that (ball fields, bike trails, etc) takes away from 1/31/2020 4:39 PM the natural beauty and limits the use of the park for others. 9 New and Clean restrooms, improved signs on trails at Lake Leatherwood 1/31/2020 12:56 PM 10 I love the trail system. Need more in town mountain bike trails and easy trails out at 1/30/2020 9:40 PM leatherwood for kids 11 The community needs a public pool and additional in town, well maintained hiking and walking 1/30/2020 6:44 PM trails with better maps of how they connect to downtown 12 As a 35 year resident of the Eureka Springs historic district, I am opposed to the proposed new 1/30/2020 3:02 PM bicycle/hiking trails through the our historic district neighborhoods! These trails would compromise the safety of our Eureka Springs historic district residents by allowing hidden off street access to our homes and yards. They would also impose on the privacy as well as the peace and quiet of our historic district neighborhoods; in addition to disturbing and disrupting the fora and fauna of the much needed green spaces that have been set aside. I have nothing against bicycles and their riders, but I am against the Eureka Springs Parks Dept. compromising the safety and privacy of the Eureka Springs residents by trying to turn our historic district neighborhoods into an ecotourism Disneyland for tourists! Barbara Kellogg 13 Repair the picnic pavilion and bathhouses at lake leatherwood. Improve the plantings and 1/30/2020 2:08 PM flowers at the entrance to town and the in town springs parks. Clean and spruce up Basin Springs park. It looks tired and run down. 14 repair fountain in basin park so water flows again. enforce no smoking in parks and add cig 1/28/2020 10:16 PM urns 15 Mountain bike trails would be my first choice, but wasn’t listed above. 1/24/2020 11:24 PM 16 I travel to Eureka Springs at least 12 times a year to ride Mountain Bikes at Lake Leatherwood 1/23/2020 5:01 PM and Passion Play. I have been considering moving to the area because of the trails. 17 More downhill mountain bike trails! 1/22/2020 7:25 AM 18 Mountain biking has been an amazing addition to the beautiful city of Eureka Springs! 1/21/2020 9:15 PM 19 I would like to see more mountain biking trails and have existing trails improved. I would also 1/21/2020 7:31 PM like to see more signage dedicated to how mountain bikers and non mountain bikers can share these spaces. 20 Love the mountain bike trails in the town. Would love to see more trails and places to ride. 1/21/2020 10:13 AM Would give me more reasons to visit more often. 21 I moved across the country for the mountain biking here. Keep up the great work! 1/21/2020 9:39 AM 22 More mountain bike trails, great for health and money from visitors 1/21/2020 9:20 AM 23 The Ozarks are a destination for mountain bike riders. Maintaining, improving, and growing 1/21/2020 8:53 AM 2 / 10 Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission Master Plan Survey SurveyMonkey trails should be a goal of the Parks Dept. 24 I understand that the recent growth and mountain biking in Northwest Arkansas has caused 1/21/2020 8:17 AM numerous issues to be raised with shared spaces. I think that all these issues can be overcome, and then we can live peacefully while maintaining green space within the city limits of Eureka. I grew up 30 minutes from Eureka, and traveled there constantly as a child. I marveled at the natural wonders in the streetscapes the mountain town, and as an avid mountain biker I also want to protect these beautiful spaces and access for folks who enjoy the outdoors on two wheels. 25 N/a 1/21/2020 8:15 AM 26 Questions 15 and 16 exclude Mountain Bike Trails. These are a gem and the main reason my 1/21/2020 8:14 AM friends and Family come to the area. We have been camping and mountain biking leatherwood for 12 + years. By far the most important amenity offered. 27 Mountain biking is a BOOMING industry/activity. E.S. needs to ensure this activity stays at the 1/21/2020 6:02 AM top of your list. It brings in MANY dollars and tourism. Located so close to NWA is a big asset for E.S. The town is getting very run down and nasty looking. There's "quaint" and then there's "fossilized obsolescence". Upgrade and take advantage of MTB dollars that can really help E.S. improve it's appearance instead of its current downward trajectory into tackiness. 28 When I come to Eureka Springs to mountain bike we typically visit the local restaurants and 1/20/2020 11:13 PM hotels. Without the trails I likely wouldn't come to eureka springs. 29 I love the trails in and near Eureka Springs, drive over from Fayetteville for a good mountain 1/20/2020 11:02 PM bike ride and a bite to eat. 30 The main reason we come to Eureka is to mountain bike. The shuttles could use some nicer 1/20/2020 10:41 PM trailers that were easier to use. It would also help if there was more parking close to the shuttle stop. 31 I love the mountain biking you guys have! 1/20/2020 9:39 PM 32 We come to Eureka for Mountain Biking 1/20/2020 9:36 PM 33 Trails for mtb 1/20/2020 9:21 PM 34 Questions 15 and 16 notably lack mention of mountain biking. I have been to eureka springs 4 1/20/2020 9:14 PM times in the past 6 months, twice to the auditorium in downtown and once to ride the Passion play trails and once to ride the trails at lake leatherwood. I have stopped in town to have lunch each time. Mountain biking is the main draw for me to eureka springs. 35 Better camping and bathroom/shower facilities 1/20/2020 9:14 PM 36 Trail building and maintenance 1/20/2020 9:08 PM 37 Keeping trails open and opening more trails. For mountain bikers enjoy variety and changes of 1/20/2020 9:01 PM scenery. 38 Hiking and mountain biking bring people to our area and we should keep creating more trails 1/20/2020 9:00 PM 39 Improved facilities at leatherwood. 1/20/2020 8:47 PM 40 Q #16 I only choose 3 because it didn't include mountain bikes. I visit Eureka for MTB trails at 1/20/2020 8:37 PM Lake Leatherwood and Passion Play area. We always visit downtown for food and shopping after our rides. Bentonville gets all the attention, but many riders I know prefer the trails in Eureka. During the rainy season, we like to visit Eureka after floating on the Kings River or Buffalo River. Parents live in Holiday Island so we visit Eureka Springs at least once a month, twice a month during summer. 41 Need mtb trails in town and connect them to leatherwood so we don’t have to drive. Create the 1/20/2020 8:25 PM trail hub at the community center. 42 More parking may be needed by the bike shuttle pick up! 1/20/2020 8:22 PM 43 Eureka Springs has always been my family's go to space in AR. 1/20/2020 8:17 PM 44 for questions 15 and 16, I would have selected the mountain bike trails if that were an optional 1/20/2020 8:14 PM "facility" in the list 3 / 10 Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission Master Plan Survey SurveyMonkey 45 I purchased a place just outside Eureka based on investment in mountain biking in the city.