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DEVELOPING PARKS & RECREATION
CONTRIBUTED BY DR. DAVID BARTH, PHD, PLA, AICP, CPRP, BARTH ASSOCIATES
The City of Port St. Lucie boasts a beautiful and
well-maintained parks and recreation system
that includes over 46 parks encompassing
1,516 acres of parkland. However, as the
City’s population grows and diversifies, it is
anticipated that there may be a demand for
additional parks, recreation facilities, natural
areas, trails, and/or recreation programs to
meet residents’ needs. Therefore, the City
has embarked upon a planning process to
create a Parks and Recreation Master Plan
that will establish a vision and priorities for
the next ten years.
Initiated in July 2018, the year-long planning process includes five phases:
1. Preliminary Implementation Framework
• Identify funding resources including: partnerships, grants, donations, development regulations, etc.
2. Existing Conditions Analysis
• Parks planners and landscape architects from the consulting firm Barth Associates joined City staff to visit and
evaluate all of the City’s parks.
10YEAR
MASTERPLAN
JESSICA
CLINTON PARK
Coming Soon...
2018-2019
Great things are coming to Parks & Recreation in 2019 and
beyond. The City has selected a qualified professional
consultant to analyze the City’s future and long-term Park &
Recreation needs, including facilities and programming.
Upcoming projects and improvements include:
• Implement Design/Build Construction of Winterlakes Park
• Minsky Gym indoor expansion
• Security improvements at Veterans Park at Rivergate
• Jessica Clinton Park sports lighting, security and
turf improvements
Capital Improvement Projects include
lighting of exterior sidewalk and installation
of security cameras throughout the park.
Once complete, patrons will enjoy the use
of FREE Wi-Fi as part of this project as
well as lighting and turf improvements on
fields including:
FOOTBALL
LACROSSE
RUGBY
SOCCER
• Analysis of existing and projected demographics and trends.
3. Needs and Priorities Assessment
• Public Workshops: interviews and group meetings.
• Online and mail surveys.
4. Visioning
• Develop long-range 10 year plan based on available resourses and existing conditions.
• Provide recommendations for improvements for current and future projects.
5. Implementation Strategy and Final Master Plan
Development of a Parks & Recreation
• Develop a recommended phasing, funding and implementation strategy for consideration by the City Council.
It is anticipated that the draft Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be
presented to the City Council for review and discussion in June 2019, and
approved and adopted in late July, 2019. For additional information, please
contact Brad Keen, Assistant Director, Parks & Recreation Department, via
email at [email protected].
VETERANS
PARK AT
RIVERGATE WINTERLAKES
PARK MINSKY
GYM
2018-2019 2018-2019 2021-2023
Veterans Park at Rivergate – Community
Development Block Grant funding is
proposed to provide security cameras
along the boardwalk and the interior of
the park. Areas to be covered under video
surveillance include:
DOG PARK
ENTRANCES FITNESS STATIONS
PARKING LOT MULTI-USE SPORTS
FIELDS
PAVILIONS
BOARDWALK
“Explore, Dream and Discover” the future of Port St. Lucie Parks and
Recreation! Please be sure to check out the approved and adopted 10-Year
City of Port St. Lucie Parks & Recreation Master Plan to see what exciting
leisure opportunities await!
Located at 5241 NW Jannebo St., proposed
park amenities will include:
BOAT LAUNCH
PAVILIONS
PLAYGROUND
Located within Whispering Pines Park,
Minsky Gym serves an ever-growing
population in the western sector of the
City. By expanding the existing gymnasium,
the City will be in a position to better serve
its surrounding community when residents
pursue their active lifestyle choices
such as:
BASKETBALL
COMMUNITY
GARAGE SALES
PIZZA JAMS &
TOT PROGRAMS
VOLLEYBALL