County Seeks Citizen Comment in Park & Recreation Survey

Anderson County is evaluating its parks and recreation facilities, and they want your help.

As the county is in the process of evaluating the parks and other facilities, they are asking citizens to participate in a survey, aimed at helping set the course for the future of such facilities in the future.

The survey is part of an overall effort to update the county's master plan for recreation, which was last studied in 2007, and which needs to factor in growth areas and access in conjuntion with the Americans with Disabilities Act. An estimate at that time found that more than $10 million was needed to take care of the list of facilities at that time, and did not include Green Pond Landing. 

The effort is part of a larger one by county council, which is in the process of determining the viability of all parks and recreation areas that are either one of the 36 parks owned by or are in some way connected to the county.

In addition to the online survey, paper versions are being sent home to elementary students countywide.