Wellington moves to next phase of parks master plan engagement; mailed survey aims for 300 responses

At its Aug. 13 meeting, the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee discussed the next phase of public engagement for Wellington’s parks master plan, including a mailed statistically valid survey targeting 300 responses and an in-person engagement slot next week. Committee members and parks staff said the mailed survey is intended to produce a randomly selected, Wellington-resident sample of about 300 households; an online survey will remain available but is not statistically valid. Parks staff said the mailed survey is prepaid and private and that the project team will treat the mailed responses as the higher-weighted data set. Parks staff told the committee that BerryDunn, the consultant conducting the master plan work, has completed a first round inventory of park amenities and will…