Davis Lane Park Round 2 Community Engagement Report
Community Meeting on Sept. 25, 2024 at Arvada West High School
Approximately 60 people attended the in-person meeting to begin the second round of engagment. Following a presentation by staff, community members submitted 125 written comments on poster boards with their thougts about each potential improvement option. Written comments from the meeting have been tagged according to themes that emarged.
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Survey 2 Results
Sept. 25 to Oct. 9 | Participants: 148
Survey 1 was held March 12 through May 30. View survey 1 results.
Question 1: Considering the applied criteria, what are your views on each improvement option (agree, disagree or unsure)?
Question 2: With the various analysis criteria in mind, which park improvement option do you prefer?
43% Tennis / Pickleball at Davis Lane Park | |
17% Nature education and play area | |
13% Gathering area | |
11% Tennis / Pickleball at Oak Park | |
7% Small recreation amenity | |
7% Pickleball only at Davis Lane Park | |
3% Other |
127 respondents
Would you like to share any additional information about your ranking choice?
Would you like to share any additional information about your ranking choice?
Please bring back the tennis courts! If not that, then sand volleyball would be a fun small rec park.
ReplyAgree6 months agoI live directly behind the park and so I have a vested interest in selecting an option that, from my observation, would best fit with the actual use of the park. I think a small recreation amenity would provide the best value for the largest number of park users and preserve the valued green space and trees (if you haven't seen the park lately, it looks BEAUTIFUL as the newly open green space is cleaned up). This small amenity would avoid the problems associated with pickleball and pickleball/tennis courts: noise, conflict over use, and impact on trees. While the city has stated there haven't been any noise complaints, there will certainly be an increase if the courts are reinstalled (I will submit one). SInce the city hasn't collected any data on the use of the courts, I will share that the pickleball players who attend community meetings have greatly exaggerated their use of the courts. I've observed much more frequent use by tennis players, usually families with younger kids and younger adults. The buyers of homes in the neighborhood are trending toward younger individuals and families who would be much more likely to make use of lawn ball or horseshoes or just the beautiful open space. These families would also be very likely to use potential courts at Oak Park. Considering the rapidly aging (and fickle) pickleball player population, there will be fewer of them in two years as they age/lose interest/move on to the next fad or retirement home. It would be unfair to base this decision on the loudest and least frequent users of the park, rather than what would truly be best for the actual park goers/families, the environment, and the city budget.
ReplyAgree6 months agoWalking proximity to my neighborhood, lack of parking, tree cover, views
ReplyAgree6 months agoYou’re wasting our money. Put the courts back.
ReplyAgree6 months agoMy property backs up the the park in question and I so not want pickle ball in my area. I don’t want a bunch of noise and people outside of my yard. I really don’t want pickle ball in my neighborhood.
ReplyAgree6 months agoWhich criteria are most important to you? (select up to 3)
- 6754%Community interest
- 6250%Mature tree preservation
- 3931%Overall park compatibility
- 2117%Multi-purpose field preservation
- 2016%Noise level
- 1411%Floodway impacts
- 1310%Estimated cost
- 119%Constructability
- 76%Adjacent public parking
125 Respondents
Which criteria are most important to you? (select up to 3)
Is there anything else you would like us to know?
Anything else you'd like us to know?
Mt greatest concern is that trees and green space will be destroyed to put in courts that will likely experience problems in the future. The park has the potential to be even more beautiful by installing a small, budget-friendly amenity, demonstrating that Arvada is committed to our beautiful parks. Please - save the trees!
ReplyAgree6 months agoThe Davis Lane Community looks forward to working with creative city staff to find the best way to replace the courts and develop a clear, actionable plan that meets both infrastructure needs and community expectations.
I believe we can shift gears here toward a positive outcome and ultimately celebrate the grand opening of new courts at Davis Lane Park. The community is excited to collaborate with City staff to make it something special!
I believe we can shift gears here toward a positive outcome and ultimately celebrate the grand opening of new courts at Davis Lane Park. The community is excited to collaborate with City staff to make it something special!
