3. Community Engagement

3Community Engagement

Visioning

Over the course of two months, SE Group conducted two public meetings and received feedback from five stakeholder groups. One of the public meetings was primarily for residents of the Killarney neighborhood while the second was open to the general public. In addition to the public workshop, the City of Burlington conducted a survey that asked many of the same workshop questions. The survey received 232 responses. Stakeholder meetings were held with each of the landowning partners and the Elks Club of Burlington, who has not agreed to cooperative management system and whose lands have not been included in this plan. The stakeholders reviewed community input to date and discussed concerns about the current uses and existing conditions, future management of the site, restricted uses, site access, parking, management balance, and stewardship. For detailed feedback results see Appendix 6 -May 15 Community Engagement Summary

Concept Refinement

On October 17, 2019, Burlington Parks, Recreation and Waterfront (BPRW) and SE Group hosted a second public engagement session at the Miller Community Center. The session allowed for community members to drop-by, learn about proposed trail concepts, and provide their feedback on three conceptual design alternatives. Approximately 20-25 community members attended. After the meeting, the same information was made available online and an online survey was open through 11/22/19 which also asked community member to provide feedback on the conceptual design alternatives. 65 responses were received on the online survey. The three conceptual design alternatives are available in Appendix 8. For detailed feedback results see Appendix 7 -October 17 Community Engagement Summary.