EPRD wish list

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e ideas on Evergreen Park & Recreation District programs and facilities in the next ve years are as diverse as the community members who propose them.

About 30 people attending two virtual discovery sessions on Jan. 19 said the district should provide more indoor sports space — considered the No. 1 need by some — plus an indoor ice rink, a third rec center on the south end of Evergreen, a parking garage at the Evergreen Lake House, an indoor walking track, more indoor swimming, a better trail system and more.

ey asked for a wider variety of classes for all age groups o ered at more times, more concerts, better access for teens and more during the sessions that are the rst step in the rec district’s strategic-planning process.

Some also understood that the district needed to take care of the facilities it has rst, and one person

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