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Avon council hears Recreation & Parks Master Plan update; public comment follows
Summary
Weston & Sampson presented findings from community outreach, an inventory and a needs assessment at Avon’s March 27 special meeting; presenters outlined next steps and opened the floor to public comment, though the meeting minutes do not record individual public remarks.
Avon’s Town Council on March 27 received an update on the town’s Recreation & Parks Master Plan from consultants Weston & Sampson and held a public-comment period following the presentation. The special meeting was called to order by Chairman Polhamus at 6:30 p.m. at Company #1, 25 Darling Drive, and adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Ryan Chmielewski, identified in the meeting record as Team Leader, CT, and Emily Weckman, Senior Project Landscape Architect, led the slide presentation and summarized the firm’s background, the master-plan goals and the project timeline. They presented findings from a community needs assessment and Asset Mapping carried out at Public Meeting #1 and summarized responses from an online survey used to gauge resident priorities and facility use.
The consultants’ slides grouped findings into indoor and outdoor facility needs. Indoor-focused slides emphasized winter gym usage and inventory questions; outdoor-focused slides included a comparison of available field hours versus used field hours and other capacity indicators. The presentation also reviewed sport enrollment trends and a detailed facilities inventory to inform future prioritization of projects and programs.
Presenters outlined next steps in the planning process, noting continued community engagement and refinement of priorities based on public feedback. Town staff on record included Assistant Town Manager Grace Tiezzi and Director of Recreation and Parks Ruth Checko; the minutes were attested by Clerk Jennifer Worsman. The meeting record notes that public comment occurred after the presentation but does not include verbatim remarks or identify commenters by name.
No formal votes or motions were recorded in the meeting minutes. The council members listed as present were Ausiello, Barthel, Polhamus and Weber. The next procedural step reported in the meeting materials is continued outreach and incorporation of public input into the draft master plan.
