What do You Think About Future Springbrook Community Needs?

The Springbrook Community Association would like to clearly identify community needs in order to plan for future facilities and programs as well as to develop working relationships with other groups including Red Deer County, Bear Training Centre, Alberta Hockey School, Harvard Historical Aviation Society, Central Alberta Regional Trails Society, Malibu Developments, Harvard Park Business Centre, Division 3 Recreation and Culture Board, FCSS and the Town of Penhold.
 
The Association has raised over $100,000 over the past several years, primarily for a future community centre, walking and bicycle trails in the community, park enhancements and overall beautification of the community. Several initiatives are already underway to accomplish these goals.
 
Our primary source of revenue has been volunteers working bingos (monthly) and casinos (every 1-1/2 years or so). Other funding sources are being explored for specific programs and projects.
 
Most recreational facilities currently in the community are privately-owned including the ice rink, the gymnasium, fitness centre, the former bowling alley, the former theatre, the out-of-service outdoor pool (which requires several hundred thousand dollars to rehabilitate) and meeting rooms. Facilities owned by Red Deer County include the sports fields, municipal reserve along the creek, two of the playgrounds, the all-purpose pad (operated by the community association) and the fire hall.
 
Red Deer County has several studies underway that will have an impact on Springbrook, including the Open Spaces Master Plan (including trail development and preservation of natural areas), the Recreation Needs Study (to determine what facilities are needed in the county), the Springbrook Heritage Urban Design Plan (to determine future land use in Springbrook and to preserve the community's heritage), the Transit Needs Study (to determine the feasibility of regular bus service between the airport, Gasoline Alley and Red Deer) and the Springbrook Gasoline Alley Major Area Structure Plan. Your association has been involved in all of these studies.

The association would like to thank those who responded to our first survey. It was very useful in the initial phase of determining what the community wants if money were no object. Now, we want to determine what degree of commitment there is in terms of paying for programs and volunteering.

You can fill out the survey below or you can print out the survey. There is also one in the current issue of the Springbrook Babble.

Springbrook Community Needs Survey

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