Willard Park Levy 2020 Survey

First, we would like to thank you for your on-going support of your park system. Did you know that your park system has over 90 acres of land that we use money from the existing levy to help maintain?  This includes the main park on Laurel Street, neighborhood parks at Keefer Street and Woodbine, the soccer complex, six ballfields, skatepark, Nature Farm, walking trails, basketball courts, pickleball courts, disc golf course, Depot Building, picnic shelters, Downtown Doster Plaza, various playground equipment, swimming pool, and many other amenities maintained for your enjoyment.  Funds from the current levy also help keep rental fees, admission costs, and youth registration affordable by offsetting some of the expenses involved in maintaining a swimming pool, operating a sports league, and maintaining rental facilities.  We also provide free entertainment for our community in the form of concerts, movies, and other activities with the help of the levy.

In looking forward, some of our buildings and equipment are in dire need of repair and updating.  For example, our swimming pool filter needs to be replaced, the shower rooms could use improvements and the siding on the pool building also needs to be replaced.  There are also plenty of opportunities to provide a better experience with our park system.  This coming November, the existing park levy is up for renewal.  This levy provides us with approximately $43,000 to help pay for the amenities and activities previously mentioned.  We are hoping that you can provide us with some ideas and we would also love to know what you think of our park system.  For a small city of just over 6,000, we are very proud of the amenities we provide.  We also know that there is always room for improvement and we look forward to your feedback.

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* 1. I currently live inside Willard City limits and plan on voting in the upcoming November election.

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* 2. On a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being most satisfied), how satisfied are you with the overall park system in the city?

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* 3. Would you vote in support of the current levy of 0.5 mills? A $100,000 homeowner pays $14.31 a year (Homestead eligible homeowners pay $10.73 a year). This levy generates approximately $43,593 a year for our parks for five years.

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* 4. Would you vote to increase the current levy to 0.75 mills (it is currently .5 mill in which a $100,000 homeowner pays $14.31 a year/homestead $10.73)? With an increase to .75 mill, a $100,000 homeowner would pay $26.25 a year (Homestead eligible homeowners would pay $19.69 a year). This levy would generate approximately $70,658 a year for five years.

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* 5. Would you vote to increase the current levy to 1 mill (it is currently .5 mill in which a $100,000 homeowner pays $14.31 a year/homestead $10.73)?  With an increase to 1 mill a $100,000 homeowner would pay $35 a year (Homestead eligible homeowners would pay $26.25 a year).  This levy would generate approximately $94,211 a year for five years.

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* 6. If the current levy was increased, how would you like to see the money used (1 being the highest priority and 5 being the lowest priority)?

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* 7. In regards to question #6, what would your "other" be in terms or park improvements or what commitments would you want to see from the city if the levy was increased and passed?

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