Local Service District of Andover RECREATION & LEISURE OPPORTUNITIES
INTRODUCTION Why are we here tonight? $0.055 per $100 tax assessment Continue to provide youth, adults, and seniors to with access to Recreation Programs, Facilities and Services. Average assessment $75,000 = $41.25/year $0.77/week $0.11/day
BENEFITS Individual & Personal Benefits Parks and Recreation offers opportunities for people to experience purpose, pleasure, health and well-being. Citizen involvement improves quality of life. Park and recreation opportunities encourage citizens to be engaged in their communities as volunteers, advocates and students. Leisure opportunities for youth provide positive lifestyle choices and alternatives to self-destructive behavior. Relaxation, rest and revitalization through leisure is essential to stress management in today's busy and demanding world. Parks and open spaces bring beauty to an area while giving people satisfaction and improving their quality of life. Meaningful leisure activity is an essential source of self-esteem and positive self-image.
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS Parks and Recreation enhances the desirability of an area as well as contributes to the health and safety of its inhabitants. Through the provision of parks, open spaces and protected natural environment, recreation can contribute to the environmental health of our communities. Investing in the environment through parks and open spaces in residential area leads to an increase in neighborhood property values through accessibility to environmentally friendly green spaces and associated recreational opportunities. The trend toward natural environment based leisure activities is insurance for a new and improved environmental future.
ECONOMIC BENEFITS Parks and Recreation offers an investment in the future for the viability of people and places. Leisure improves the quality of life of communities, which is an enticement to healthy economic development. Park and recreation services motivate business relocation and expansion in the community. Recreation and park services are often the catalyst for tourism, a growing sector of our economy. Meaningful leisure services reduce the high cost of vandalism and criminal activity.
SOCIAL BENEFITS Leisure opportunities, facilities and the quality of the local environment are the foundations of community pride. Recreating together builds strong families, the foundation for a stronger society. Leisure provides opportunities of community involvement, shared management and ownership of resources. Recreation promotes ethnic and cultural harmony. Community recreation reduces alienation, loneliness, and anti- social behaviors. Leisure provides leadership opportunities that build strong communities.
COMMUNITY BENEFITS * Parks and Recreation offers the community opportunities to live and interact with families, work groups, neighbors, other communities, and general public. The community shall benefit in several ways. Socially - With programs that: Develop character in youth Allow the elderly and handicapped to maintain independent living Provide entertainment, education, and positive social environments Physically - With programs that improve one's level of physical fitness and overall sense of well-being Environmentally - By: Being pedestrian and biker friendly Preserving natural areas for the benefit of native plants and animals Protecting open green spaces Economically - By: Increasing tourism Providing opportunities for citizens to improve their health and consequently their productivity and longevity Creating a quality of life that attracts prospective citizens, business, and industry
Services offered RIVER VALLEY CIVIC CENTRE FREE PUBLIC SKATING SKATE CLUB/FIGURE SKATING MINOR HOCKEY REGIONAL YOUTH HOCKEY MEN’S HOCKEY THUNDER HOCKEY BOYS & GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY ACTIVE LIVING FITNESS CENTRE MEETING ROOMS FREE SCHOOL SKATING (ALL LOCAL SCHOOLS) FREE SENIOR SKATING FREE PARENT & TOT SKATING WITAPEHTUWOK HOCKEY CLUB
SERVICES OFFERED BASKETBALL COURTS TENNIS COURTS BALL DIAMOND MINOR BASEBALL (PRACTICES, GAMES & JAMBOREES) SOCCER FIELDS RECREATION SOCCER (PRACTICES, GAMES & JAMBOREES) PUBLIC POOL & SPLASH PAD SWIM LESSONS SWIM TEAM FREE PUBLIC SWIM FREE ADULT/LAP SWIM FREE SWIM – PALS/SPECIAL NEEDS FREE PARENT & TOT SWIM KAYAK LESSONS
PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS OFFERED WESTERN VALLEY REGIONAL GAMES SUMMER DAY CAMP PROGRAM PALS/SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAMMING GAMES DAY WESTERN VALLEY ACHIEVEMENT GAMES (SUMMER & WINTER) SUMMER TIME BBQ CHRISTMAS DINNER SNOWSHOE LUNCHEON SENIOR PROGRAMMING FRIDAY CARDS & GAMES (EVERY FRIDAY RVCC) SENIOR SUMMER TIME BBQ WESTERN VALLEY BOWLING WESTERN VALLEY CURLING WESTERN VALLEY SENIOR GAMES (SUMMER AND WINTER) SENIOR CORN BOIL FREE SENIOR SKATING (TUESDAY & THURSDAYS) CHRISTMAS DINNER
Programs & special Events continued COMMUNITY TRAILS (HIKING, BIKING, SNOWSHOEING, CROSS COUNTRY SKIING) JACKRABBIT SKI PROGRAM PERTH-ANDOVER TRAILS DAY WESTERN VALLEY P.R.O. KIDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH WITH FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATE IN RECREATION & PROGRAMS
PROGRAMS & SPECIAL EVENTS OFFERED SPECIAL EVENTS MISS PERTH-ANDOVER PAGEANT CARNIVAL CUP MEN’S HOCKEY TOUNAMENT WINTER CARNIVAL FAMILY FUN DAY THE DAM RUN HOMECOMING/PERTH-ANDOVER DAYS TERRY FOX RUN WOMEN’S DAY CANADA DAY CELEBRATIONS – FAMILY FUN DAY & FIRE WORKS MUSIC AT THE BANDSTAND (EVERY WEDNESDAY JULY & AUGUST) TUFF MUCK CHALLENGE & KIDS TUFF MUCK RIVER VALLEY STRENGTH COMPETITION GIANT GARAGE SALE (SPRING & FALL) SWIM MEETS FREE GO GIRLS & ACTIVE BOYS FREE OUTDOOR MOVEMENT SERIES (WEDNESDAYS AT 12:15PM IN AUGUST) BOXING DAY CURLING FUNSPIEL
background 1996 the LSDs and the Village of Perth-Andover came to a twenty year agreement for the LSDs to pay $0.03 per $100 of assessment annual to the River Valley Civic Centre & recreation to help subsidize the programs and facilities offered. Currently The Village of Perth-Andover pays $0.3066/$100 of assessment. The LSD of Perth pays $0.055/$100 of assessment $41.25/year on average assessment of $75,000 LSD of Andover pays $0
Operation costs As per 2015 audited statements RECREATION REVENUES RECREATION EXPENDITURES Advertising $5,888.23 Building Maintenance $46,042.24 Concessions $25,903.34 Equipment Maintenance $28,239.19 Fitness Club $10,736.37 Concessions $13,574.07 Ice Rentals $67,461.68 Fitness Club $2,208.48 Special Events & Projects $45,942.88 Operating costs $118,220.03 Grants $62,024.20 Special Events & Projects $39,094.59 Miscellaneous $1,207.12 Staffing and office $204,228.89 Adult Programs $2,585.77 Staff expenses $1,543.39 Youth Programs $23,716.32 Adult Programs $4,418.23 Pool fees $8,556.19 Outdoor Facilities $24,418.07 Room and van rentals $29,919.25 Youth Programs $18,151.92 Pool Operations $58,632.69, TOTAL RECREATION REVENUES $283,941.35 TOTAL RECREATION EXPENDITURES $558,771.79 ▪ COST TO OPERATE AFTER REVENUES - $274,830
Future agreement 5.5 cents per $100 tax assessment Want youth, adults, and seniors to have affordable access to Recreation Programs and Services. Average assessment $75,000 = $41.25/year $0.80/week $0.11/day
5.5 cents/$100 Total Annual Assessment of Assessment Contribution Andover Parish $34,622,400 5.5 cents $19,042 Perth Parish $59,505,650 5.5 cents $32,728 TOTAL $51,770 LSD Financial Commitment over a 19 year Period
QUESTION TO ASK YOURSELF… Do you value recreation? If your answer is yes, then vote yes on November 14
Thank YOU
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