FEEDBACK
Thank you for your great feedback! The following is a summary of feedback we have received thus far from residents of the town of Norwood and other interested parties. The design team has begun reviewing this feedback and using it to create a parks, trails and open space system that will benefit of the town of Norwood. Do you have something else to add? Leave us a comment at the bottom of the page!
1. DEDICATED PARCEL
Ideas for use:
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Dog park
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Multi-use event space
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Kids' bike track
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Night sky observatory
2. COMMUNITY GARDEN
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More inviting and comfortable picnic area outside garden
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Update signage
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Keep access to Gurley Ditch
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Address flooding/drainage issues
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Look at potential for a small parking lot
3. POCKET PARK
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Create a staging area for parades
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Expand park area around the back of the liquor store
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Clear separation between pocket park and parking
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Move the sign so it is more visible
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Murals
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Better accommodations for the farmer's market
4. TOWN PARK
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More shade: gazebos, shade sails, pergolas, trees
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Enlarge pickle ball court to include tennis and volleyball
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Better/flush restrooms
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New playground designs
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Native pollinator gardens
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Trails for strollers/handicapped persons that connect all activities available in the park
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Concrete skate park with half pipe
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Lawn - get rid of burrs and pokey weeds
LONE CONE LIBRARY
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Native pollinator gardens
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"Dog parking" area should have dog-friendly turf, such as wood chips, not rocks
ideas for trails
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Historic walking paths
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Benches
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Doggy bag stations
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Musical instruments if not too close to businesses or neighborhoods
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Brush up main street (Grand Ave.) to give more of a mountain appeal: planters, median, lower speed limits
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Keep rustic aesthetic of main street (Grand Ave.)
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Bridle paths
suggested trail locations
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Safe walkway between library and #4: Town Park
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Trail to connect library and #5: 19 Acre Lot
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Trails connecting neighborhoods and future neighborhood developments to trail system, library and 5 parcels
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Painted intersections, stone inlays or physical decorative pieces that embrace the spirit of Norwood. Specifically at Pinion St. and San Miguel St. and Pinion St. and Kiwi St.
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Create a walkway with native landscaping between #4: Town Park and #3: Pocket Park and name it “Wells Alley” in honor of the retired prominent town worker, Gretchen Wells
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Riverwalk (like in Telluride) along Gurley Ditch from #2: Community Garden to Parcel #1: Dedicated Parcel with a native microhabitat that could continue to Market St. and Main St.
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Connect Grand Ave. to the Log Cabin Museum and to the library
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Crosswalk between grocery store and Pine St.
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Trail to Pioneer Village
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Safe crosswalks across the highway
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Bridle path along library and out to #5: 19 Acre Lot. Could possibly extend this path up to #2 Community Garden and #1: Dedicated Parcel along Gurley Ditch and back to fairgrounds
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Walk/bike trail from fairgrounds along 145
Comments about Norwood
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Hub for local agricultural & farm-to-table endeavors
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Bedroom community for tourism
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People are self-reliant, down-to-earth and outdoorsy
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Pioneer spirit
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Spirit of the West
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Community is able to come together to accomplish and build big projects
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Strong agricultural history
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Proud, stand-alone community
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Historical: Ute tribe, mining, agriculture for Telluride
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Ranching, gardening, hunting, foraging, fossil hunting, fishing, astronomy, mountain biking, skating, rock climbing
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Rustic aesthetic
other comments
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Create spaces for public/local art expression
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Keep it simple
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Better/low maintenance
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Ideas put forth for the town of Norwood to raise money themselves and execute improvements to these 5 project areas themselves especially the Town Park
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Native landscaping
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Native pollinator gardens
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Want to attract more families with kids to Norwood
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Plant more trees and shrubs