Siler City Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan
The Siler City Parks and Recreation Master Plan aims to identify necessary and desired improvements to Town facilities, programming, policies, and operations, creating a 10-year vision and a planning and fiscal roadmap for getting there.
A master plan guided by the residents of Siler City
This plan for the Town of Siler City focuses on a multi-pronged approach:
- Review of previous planning efforts and Town Visions
- Extensive public outreach, including dedicated workshops within the community
- Conditions analysis of individual parks and Town programming and staffing
- Coordination with community stakeholders and the Town’s Recreation Advisory Committee
These steps led to the development of recommendations and a plan to guide the Town’s parks and recreation future amid a growing population.
Considering site amenities and overall programming
The WithersRavenel project team inventoried the network and conducted field evaluations of the facilities. Our team broke down each park experience by the current amenities and their quality. Additionally, the team compared the Town’s amenities against communities of similar size across the United States. The existing conditions assessment focuses not only on the park facilities themselves but also on the programming offered by the Parks and Recreation Department and the Town’s investment in the overall program and staffing levels.
Community voices inform the final document
The project team then reached out to the community to determine how field observations and the community’s vision aligned. Interactions with the community included two community meetings, two online surveys, and participation in the Town’s Truck-or-Treat event at Bray Park.
A plan for Siler City parks improvements
The final document makes community-defined recommendations for improvements and increased efficiencies and identifies trends for the enhancement of the delivery of services. Recommendations include the following:
- An expansion of parkland by activating currently unused sites, including 45 Town-owned acres adjoining Bray Park
- Improvements targeted at individual parks, such as a basketball court improvements in Washington Avenue Park and a walking loop at Landrus Siler Park
- Elevating awareness of Town programs and parks/recreation facilities
- Strategic expansion of the Town trail and greenway system
- Community facility development and programming expansion
The plan concludes with cost estimating, potential funding sources, and an implementation timeline for phased execution of the recommended improvements.
