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Beavercreek parks outline 2025 accomplishments and 2026 goals, including grant-funded Spring House Park
Summary
Staff reviewed 2025 accomplishments — ADA sidewalks, 36 trees planted, AED installations, new programming and a 15% summer camp registration increase — and outlined 2026 goals including reaccreditation, volunteer onboarding, and construction of Spring House Park Phase 1a using 100% grant funding.
Parks staff summarized a long list of 2025 accomplishments and laid out priorities for 2026 during the Dec. 9 Parks, Recreation and Culture board meeting in Beavercreek.
Staff said Spring House Park Phase 1a completed schematic design and moved to construction drawings, with construction slated to begin in January; the project is 100% grant-funded and requires no local funding. Zach noted ADA sidewalk installations at Walnut Grove Park and Stafford Park and the paving of a previously gravel lot at Ortinger Park with grant support and a contribution from the Beavercreek Historical Society.
On programming, staff said the department added a ninth week of summer camp in 2025 and recorded 692 registrations (about a 15% increase over the prior year). The senior center reported more than 11,500 program registrations year‑to‑date and nearly 2,700 active memberships, and the department expects roughly 10,000–11,000 transportation trips for the year.
Staff also described several community events and partnerships: the Boo Bash Trail (partnered with Greene County Parks & Trails and the Beavercreek Wetlands Association), a community ornament hunt that placed 400 ornaments across parks, and a collaboration with Beavercreek Golf Club to use non‑peak tee time space for programs. Aaron, another parks staffer, reiterated these program highlights and said the department would continue seasonal programming, youth sports, indoor offerings and special events (including a winter welcome with Santa and a reindeer, and a January 'snowball' social).
Why it matters: The report showcases projects and programs that staff and residents say contribute to quality of life in Beavercreek while also illustrating the scale of services that depend on stable funding. Staff said future work includes securing grant funds to replace a senior center van, continuing ADA improvements, pursuing reaccreditation, and creating volunteer onboarding and instructor manuals.
Next steps: Staff will start construction on the grant‑funded Spring House Park project in January, pursue grant and donation opportunities for vehicle replacement, and share sponsorship packets and volunteer sign-ups for upcoming events.
