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COMMUNITY INPUT <br />Community input has been an essential component of this planning process in <br />order to ensure that future park system investment is relevant to the needs and <br />desires expressed by Elk River residents. Community input was collected to <br />identify residents' levels of satisfaction with the park system, their levels of park <br />and recreation use, their opinions on the system's needs, issues, and priorities, <br />and their desires for future system development. Input about non -city park <br />and recreation resources available to the community was also included in the <br />analysis. Outreach methods used to collect this data included: <br />• Focus Group session with other partners and stakeholders (March 27, <br />2014) <br />• Statistically valid mail -in survey of Elk River residents (Spring 2014) <br />• On -line community questionnaire (Summer 2014) <br />• Community Open House to collect input (June 25, 2014) <br />Community Open House to affirm community input (August 20, 2014) <br />Residents and other stakeholders who participated in the planning process <br />provided essential information that will help define Elk River's future park and <br />recreation system. <br />Draft 11.25.14 <br />Chapter 3: The System Today <br />12 <br />a <br />