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Architects, YMCA and Lake County outline community outreach for Golden Triangle Regional Park East Campus
Summary
Architects presented the master-planning first service order for the Golden Triangle Regional Park East Campus, proposing research, three community engagement meetings, a public website and a regional steering-committee approach; YMCA and Lake County officials pledged partnership.
Architects from Powell Studio and landscape firm RVI presented the first service order for master planning the Golden Triangle Regional Park East Campus at the Tavares City Council meeting on Aug. 20.
Jeff Powell (Powell Studio) and Ryan Segars (RVI, vice president) said the work order focuses on background research, level-of-service benchmarking, steering committees, three public engagement meetings beginning Sept. 25 and a public project website (gtparks.com) that will host plans, surveys and project updates. Segars described a multi-pronged engagement strategy that will combine data-driven assessments—comparing regional park assets and drive-time analysis—with robust stakeholder focus groups and in-person workshops so residents can move program elements around concept plans.
Andy Wayhill, executive director of the YMCA (introduced as a Tavares resident), and Lindsay Ajahansmeyer, director of Lake County Parks & Trails, expressed support and an intent to partner on programming and outreach. Wayhill said the YMCA is “excited to make this happen and be part of it,” and Ajahansmeyer said the county was “excited about this partnership.” Powell and RVI emphasized the team will avoid duplicating existing regional assets and will align proposed amenities with county and municipal plans.
Staff and council members asked about coordination with existing county plans, how programming would leverage regional strengths instead of duplicating facilities, and how turnout and survey responses will be tracked. Segars said the consultant team will post public plans and surveys to the project website, use social media and mailers to promote meetings, and report engagement metrics to the city as the process moves toward concept design and eventual final plans.
Next steps include outreach and a follow-on work order for concept design; the team expects community input to inform concept drawings presented to council in early 2026.
