Brentwood Park Planning Workshop - Aug 11, 7pm

Dear Neighbors,

Please join us for the final Brentwood Park Planning Workshop this Thursday from 7 - 8pm at Brentwood Elementary School. *Please arrive a few minutes early, as the school will close at 8pm and we will need to start on time.*

Preliminary Brentwood Park Survey results as of Wednesday, August 3, 2011 have been posted on the Friends of Brentwood Park website (http://sites.google.com/site/brentwoodparkfriends/). The feedback expressed
in the results will be used to guide activities at the planning workshop.

If you missed the opportunity to fill out the survey online, please feel free to email friendsofbrentwoodpark@gmail.com or call 512-222-FOBP (3627) to get a PDF or paper copy of the survey or leave general comments. Questions/comments can also go to Gregory Montes (gregory.montes@ci.austin.tx.us; 512-974-9458), who is the PARD coordinator for the park plan. All responses received before the end of the planning process (anticipated September 15, 2011) will be included in the final survey tabulations, and comments will be included in the planning process as they are received.

As previously announced, the workshop will be used to discuss how proposed infrastructure improvements should be integrated into a long-term plan for the park.

The purpose of the workshop is to create alternative layouts for future park improvements. For example, where would additional playground equipment go? Where should additional flower beds go? Trails?

After workshop participants have created various alternatives for the park, the community will have the opportunity to vote on their preferred layout online and through a final public meeting.

The meeting will be conducted using guidelines from Austin Parks and Recreation and layout options proposed by workshop attendees will be located both on the FOBP website and on the PARD website. Paper copies will also be located in the display case at Crestview Minimart IGA.

While this planning process gives park users the opportunity to think about what they would like for the future of the park, no individual project can go forward without its own approval process. To occur, each project must include a demonstration of neighborhood support (through public meetings, volunteer efforts, and fund raising) and PARD review.

The Brentwood Park master plan is expected to evolve over time with updates made approximately every 5 years to reflect the impact of completed improvements and the changing nature of the community.

Thank you,
Denman Glober and Friends of Brentwood Park