Draft Master Plan

We met last week with the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) to review the draft document. We are in the process of making changes to reflect their comments and ideas, and will have a final document for their review next week. The schedule for Turnagain Community Council (TCC) review is to have a public review draft of the document available two weeks before the next TCC meeting (the meeting is on November 5th). The intent is to have the CAC present the draft and answer questions, and then return for the December 3rd TCC meeting where a resolution of approval for the document will be sought. Beyond that, the Master Plan will enter into Municipality of Anchorage approval process including going to the Parks and Recreation Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission, and to the Assembly for approval.

We hope to see you at the TCC meetings!

Block Party

We were at the Block Party last night to answer questions and get feedback from people. While we didn't have an inflatable play castle or a bucking bronco salmon, we still did get a number of people who stopped by to share their thoughts. It appeared that most people were happy with the master plan's direction, and had constructive feedback for how to further improve it and make it appropriate.

We will be making final revisions to the master plan now, with guidance from our community advisory group. We will check in with the Turnagain Community Council this fall, and then the plan will begin to move through the Municipality's process for official approval. Stay tuned for more information.

Suzanne Little (Parks and Recreation) speaking with Willis Lyford.

Sullivan making his request for softer fences (his black eye is from the face-painting area, not a fence).

A few photos of what our booth didn't have, but the Block Party had to offer (in addition to lots of food).

Turnagain Community Block Party - July 16th

We will be at the Turnagain Community Block Party on July 16th, between 6:00 and 8:00pm. We will be there to get more information from residents, answer questions, and to share our findings to date.

We hope to see you there!

Results of Lyn Ary Survey #2 - Follow Up

Survey #2 closed on Monday, June 8th. Results are below (click on any image to enlarge them):

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Question # 4: requested volunteer contact information (results not shown)


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Question #8: Asked for additional things that we may have missed (results not shown - will be available at the Block Party per below)

We will be at the Turnagain Neighborhood Block Part on July 17th (at Lyn Ary Park) with preliminary Master Plan information, as well as the full survey results (for all surveys) if you would like to see the range of comments that people made. This event is another opportunity for us to hear from you, and show you how the Master Plan is progressing. All of your comments help us improve and refine this community document.

Survey #2 Announcement

(Survey #2 is closed. Please see the summary of results shown above - June 9th post.)

This survey follows up on the first surveys, and asks you to prioritize items. This information will be used in the development of the Master Plan for Lyn Ary Park. **(the survey closes at 9:00pm on June8th)**

We will also be at the Turnagain Neighborhood Block Part on July 17th (at Lyn Ary Park) with preliminary Master Plan information. We will look forward to hearing from you at this event as well. All of your comments help us improve and refine this Master Plan.

Thank you for your time!

Results of Lyn Ary Survey #1 - Youth Results

Here are the results from the survey we targeted at youth (9 respondents). You can click on the graphics to enlarge them.































Other Question 3 response: Scooter












Other Question 4 responses: Bike trail
















Other Question 5 responses: Another swing set, soccer nets, picnic or barbecue shelter, more play structures, forts and things to play on, permanent bathrooms

Results of Lyn Ary Survey #1 - Adult Results

Here are the results from the survey we targeted at adults(116 respondents).The first five questions of the survey were background questions to see how people generally access and use the park. You can click on the graphics to enlarge them.



































Other responses to Question 3 included: Biking, sledding, birding, sitting, looking at views, football, frisbee, ultimate Frisbee, soccer, running, biking, photography, writing, reading, being close to nature, maintaining the memorial garden, picnicking, skateboarding, using the beach, socializing, group events, skiing, swings, climbing wall, tennis, birthday parties, play with dogs, snowman building, fort building, and maintaining flower beds












Other responses to Question 4 included: skiing












The other five questions were more open ended, and are summarized within the second survey. (results of survey#2 are summarized in June 9th post above)