Helen McCall Master Plan

SGB · 03-06-2008, 07:00 PM

I thought this deserved a thread of its own. Check out the preliminary master plan for Helen McCall park. This will be done in phases, with the soccer/football fields and the playpark being first up. We'll need to give the county and Cindy Meadows a lot of support to help get everything completed.

Keep in mind that some additional recreational facilities will be in the 7 acres of land near the high school - I think tennis and the pool. Fitting everything in at Helen McCall is not as easy as it might appear at first glance, and I think the consultants did a great job. Please tell us what you think!

Note to Bobby J. and the skatepark crew - you might want to take a look at this!

jdarg · 03-06-2008, 07:13 PM

Thanks SGB- it does need it's own thread!

The master plan is beautiful and includes so much more than we thought possible.

(let's get to work on the pool

)

Beachmom · 03-06-2008, 10:19 PM

I love it!!!

Thanks SGB for posting it!

Tootsie · 03-06-2008, 10:53 PM

such an improvement! many families and children will benefit and enjoy such a park. thanks to all of you.

organicmama · 03-07-2008, 01:31 PM

Thanks SGB and Supermom! You both are the greatest! (You, too, JDarg!)

It's great to see something that began as a thread last winter become a reality. You all took the ball and ran like h*** with it.

It looks beautiful.

DCFinSCB · 03-07-2008, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by organicmama

Thanks SGB and Supermom! You both are the greatest! (You, too, JDarg!)

It's great to see something that began as a thread last winter become a reality. You all took the ball and ran like h*** with it.

And worked together as you passed and dribbled past a couple of defenders, then hit a shot from 40 yards out that curled past the diving, outstretched hand of the keeper, and into the top corner of the goal.

GOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL!!!!

(Couldn't resist. See You Out On The Pitch!)

Bobby J · 03-08-2008, 06:47 PM

A skatepark! Wow! I have not seen this! This is great!

SGB · 03-09-2008, 10:18 AM

It was interesting to watch the process of creating the master plan. I think the thread about skateparks heavily influenced the consultants that created the master plan. They found that thread on their own when they were doing research about the area and they were the first to bring up including a skatepark. Although there was only one or two people that came to the meetings about the masterplan that were very pro-skatepark, the consultant kept that skatepark in the plan because he believed it was needed here. Ahh, the power of the board! A skatepark and a playpark - both started right here!

Note that although there are lots of great things in the plan, the county does not have the money to do it all, especially now that they aren't getting much in the way of fees from new developments. Too bad the county doesn't have the money to buy up all the other adjacent 10 acre parcels that are now for sale....

Hop · 03-09-2008, 10:38 AM

beautiful...i love it!...No community pool? Not complaining... but is that in the works?

SGB · 03-09-2008, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Hop

beautiful...i love it!...No community pool? Not complaining... but is that in the works?

Pool is planned for the 7 acres we have near the high school. We could then have a swim team. No money for it though.

jdarg · 03-09-2008, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Hop

beautiful...i love it!...No community pool? Not complaining... but is that in the works?

There is a huge need for this- and everyone that wants a pool needs to be very vocal about this!

WestFLFriend · 07-01-2008, 09:57 AM

The Preliminary Master Plan was posted earlier by SGB. It looks nice and addresses many of the program requirements. Have there been any further refinements of the Master Plan?

DCFinSCB · 07-01-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by WestFLFriend

The Preliminary Master Plan was posted earlier by SGB. It looks nice and addresses many of the program requirements. Have there been any further refinements of the Master Plan?

Not that I am aware of, but SUPER EXCITING NEWS from US98 Soccer regarding soccer specific space to supplement Helen McCall that will relieve travel expenses for quite a few and a bit of the parking congestion on Matchdays!!!

Stay tuned, as I should be announcing within the day, or even a few hours!!

[Not completely off topic, very interesting article in the Walton Sun this past weekend regarding Freeport's Sports Complex.]

florida girl · 07-01-2008, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by SGB

Pool is planned for the 7 acres we have near the high school. We could then have a swim team. No money for it though.

And what about the budget cuts?...