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Consultants outline 12‑month parks master plan; feasibility study to examine a possible community center

3350742 · May 15, 2025
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A consultant team told Wellington’s Parks and Recreation advisory board they will run a roughly 12‑month master‑planning process with statistically valid surveys, visitation analysis and an independent community‑center feasibility study that will estimate construction and operating costs.

Consultants leading Wellington’s parks master plan told the Parks and Recreation advisory board on May 14 that the study will run about 12 months and include a separate community‑center feasibility analysis.

“We want it to be collaborative,” Ryan Hegernis said. “As Billy said, I want this to be interactive. So if you’re not asking me questions, I’ll be asking you questions, so be prepared.” Hegernis identified himself as a senior consultant with Barry Dunn, the prime consultant for the project team.

The team said the planning process will combine public engagement, a statistically valid community survey, a facilities gap analysis and several technical tools including visitation analysis from Placer AI and benchmarking using National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) metrics and ESRI demographic data. Hegernis said the project is targeting…

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