Citizens Academy

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Parks and Recreation Division

• Citizens Academy
• January 27, 2005

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Mission Statement

• To meet the recreational needs of our community
  by providing a variety of quality recreational
  facilities and programs throughout Seminole
  County so that residents and visitors can pursue
  active lifestyles and enjoy the natural resources
  of Seminole County.

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5 Boat Ramps

• Lake Monroe Wayside Park
• Cameron Wight
• Henry Levy Mullet Lake Park
• C.S. Lee Park
• Lake Jesup Park

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5 Specialty Parks

• Econ Canoe Launch
• Big Tree Park
• Overlook Park
• Soldiers Creek
• Lake Dot

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7 Neighborhood Parks

• Bookertown
• Jamestown
• Kewannee
• Midway
• Roseland
• Sunland
• Winwood

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6 Community Parks

• Red Bug Lake Park
• (670,000 users)
• Sanlando Park
• (386,000 users)
• Softball Complex
• (201,000 users)
• Sylvan Lake Park
• (264,000 users)
• Greenwood Lakes
• (227,000 users)
• Lake Mills Park
• (99,000 users)

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6 Community Parks

• Tennis
• Racquetball
• Wally Ball
• Athletic Fields
• Softball
• Basketball
• Boardwalk
• Sand Volleyball
• Playground
• Pavilions
• Exercise Path

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Trails Linear Parks

• 21 Miles of Paved Trails
• Cross Seminole Trail (3.7 Miles)
• Seminole Wekiva Trail (14 Miles)
• Rinehart Road/Crossings Trail (3.6 Miles)

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5 Trail Heads

• Black Hammock Cross Seminole Trail S.R. 434
  near 417 Greenway in Winter Springs
• San Sebastian Seminole Wekiva Trail S.R. 436
  Altamonte Springs
• Softball Complex/Sanlando SWT Douglas Avenue
  Altamonte Springs
• Rinehart Road/Lake Mary Blvd. Trail Head
• Oviedo Downtown Oviedo

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Operations

• 1,500 acres of land maintained
• 23 park locations
• 21 mile Trail System
• 5 Trail Heads
• 4.8 million budget for FY 04/05
• 735,000 annual revenue
• 3.4 million users
• Open 7 days/week

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ProgrammingSoftball Tennis

• 10,000 softball participants on 630 teams in
  County Run Leagues
• 2,000 softball participants in Non-County Leagues
• 5,000 participants in Adult and Youth Tennis
• 1,200 participants in County Tennis Tournaments
• 1,500 participant in Team Tennis on 50 Courts _at_ 3
  Facilities
• 1,200 Soccer participants on 65 Teams on 7 fields
• Contractor lead Tennis and Softball Programs

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Community Partners

• Central Florida YMCA
• Central Florida Sports Commission
• Florida Section of United States Tennis
  Association - USTA
• WAIT Tennis Womens Amateur Invitational Tennis
• Vintage Tennis
• Golden Age Games with City of Sanford
• Seminole County Public Schools
• ISA International Softball Association
• ASA Amateur Softball Association
• NSA National Softball Association
• NCAA Division II
• Seminole Baseball Incorporated Soldiers Creek
• Seminole Softball Club Soldiers Creek
• Central Florida Soccer League
• Seminole Youth Soccer
• Orlando Lacrosse

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Economic Impact 2004

• Tennis 12 USTA Sanctioned Tournaments at Red
  Bug and Sanlando Parks with an estimated 500,000
  impact
• Softball 8 Events Scheduled at the Softball
  Complex with an estimated 400,000 impact
• Athletic Fields Lacrosse Training at Sylvan
  with 15 Division II Schools average 4.5 days of
  stay with an estimated 250,000 impact
• Note All events run with minimal impact to
  county patrons

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Expansion Plans for Parks Recreation

• Park Trailhead Construction
• Wilsons Landing Park - off S.R. 46 on the Wekiva
  River passive park with pavilion, restroom,
  mooring dock and parking (Funded by Natural
  Lands)
• Jones Trailhead at Markham Woods Longpond on
  SWT. (Funded by Trails Referendum)
• St. Johns Trailhead off Osceola Road North on the
  Flagler Trail. (Funded by Trails Referendum)

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Trails Construction

• 19 MILES OF PAVED TRAILS PLANNED FOR CONSTRUCTION
• S.R. 434 Overpass (Completion expected Spring
  2005)
• Winter Springs, Tuskawilla
• Markham Trail Head (Completion expected January
  2005)
• Off Markham Road near Seminole Soccer
  Complex/Sylvan Lake Park
• Kewannee Trail 1.7 miles (Completion expected
  January 2006)
• Indian Hills Subdivision from Oxford Road to
  Cassell Creek Road in Casselberry
• Cross Seminole Trail North 3.5 miles
  (Completion expected Summer 2005)
• Gardena Ave to Wade Street
• Cross Seminole Trail Southern Phase -7.5 miles
  (Completion expected Fall 2005)
• From Orange Countys Cady Way Trail (426
  Aloma/Howell Branch Rd) to Franklin Street in
  Oviedo
• The Trail Connector 6.5 miles (1st portion near
  S.R. 419 expected to be completed in 2006) Will
  connect the Cross Seminole Trail with the
  Seminole Wekiva Trail from Winter Springs to Lake
  Mary