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B ased upon the breakdown of the 12 chapters, the Parks and Recreation

Master Plan have devised a strategic action plan based on the recommendations.

Policy: Parks and Recreation should be aware of the choices people tend to make for services and provide a variety of options. Factors that will be considered are income, gender and age.

Issues

• There is research that concludes leisure activities are selected, in part, based on a person’s educational achievements and corresponding higher income earning power.

• Activities that are attractive to those with more earning power include golf, travel for pleasure, membership in high-end health clubs and private lessons for various skills.

• There are some trends that differentiate female from male users of parks and recreation services.

• Parks and recreation preferences can be relative to a citizen’s age group.

Strategies

• Offer services that are priced for those who do not earn a lot of money, but also provide options priced for those who can afford to spend more on services that are important to them.

Demographics

Chapter 2