2014.04.09 Parks Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

A majority of survey respondents (82.7%) responded no when asked if anyone in their household had registered for a recreation program in the last 12 months; a smaller percentage (17.3%) answered yes. Reasons survey respondents did not register for a recreation program were: no interest (26.9%); have not received enough information about the programs (22.5%); or respondents did not have enough time (18.2%). This result suggests that the City of Hugo could benefit from better marketing of the recreation programs currently offered. Survey respondents that answered yes to if anyone in their household had registered for a recreation program in the last 12 months participated in programs offered by White Bear Lake Area Schools or Community Services & Recreation Department (14.2%). A small percentage participated in programs offered by Mahtomedi Public Schools or Community Education Department (1.2%). A majority of survey respondents indicated that the programs their household participated in were located in Stillwater (16.6%) and the White Bear Lake area (11.8%) and in the City of Hugo (7.8%). Survey respondents who answered yes to if anyone had participated in a recreational program were then asked which specific recreation programs anyone in their household had participated in during the last 12 months. Most respondents indicated that they participated in organized team sports (9.2%); sports instruction—tennis, T -ball, K -ball (4.9%); swimming lessons (3.8%); dance (2.6%) and arts and crafts (2.6%). Recreational programs with the fewest responses were performing arts/concerts in the park (0.6%); senior clubs (0.6%); adult team sports—Oneka gym (0.9%); and drama (1.4%). When respondents who answered yes to if anyone in the household had participated in a recreation program were asked how they felt about the fees they were charged for the recreational program they registered for, most thought the fees were about right (84.9%). About 1 in 10 repondents (9.4%) thought the fees were too high, and 5.7% thought the fees they were charged were a bargain. Comments from respondents who thought that fees were too high included the following: • Swimming fees are too high (pool is already there, fees should just be for extra staff costs!). • My family didn't know that our city has these programs offered. • WBL senior ETS charged $2 for 1 hour where I can go to other places to get more time for less. • Seems pointless to charge tax payers to use school for underschool age kids.