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Council Meeting/Documents/APPENDIX B – OPEN HOUSE COMMENTS BOARDS
Appendix

APPENDIX B – OPEN HOUSE COMMENTS BOARDS

June 17, 2025Pages 55–571 section

Visual feedback collected during an open house for the proposed Watkiss Way Neighbourhood Park design.

1 CALL TO ORDER
Future Watkiss Way Neighbourhood ParkFeedback on 'quiet park' objectivesRequests for more seating, dog bags, and sound barriers

APPENDIX B – OPEN HOUSE COMMENTS BOARDS

Comment board asking "What do you think about the overall draft design?" and "Does the proposed park design meet the objectives of a quiet park?"
Comment board asking "What do you think about the overall draft design?" and "Does the proposed park design meet the objectives of a quiet park?"

What do you think about the overall draft design?

  • I LOVE IT: 12 green dots, 5 red dots, 2 yellow dots, 1 blue dot
  • I LIKE IT: 7 green dots, 2 red dots, 2 yellow dots, 1 blue dot
  • I FEEL NEUTRAL ABOUT IT: 0 dots
  • I DISLIKE IT: 0 dots
  • I STRONGLY DISLIKE IT: 0 dots

Sticky Note Comment:

  • needs more seating, benches or round seating would be good gazebo (under cover)

Does the proposed park design meet the objectives of a quiet park?

  • YES, IT MEETS OBJECTIVES: 3 green dots, 1 red dot
  • PARTIALLY, BUT COULD USE ADJUSTMENTS: 1 red dot
  • NO, IT DOESN'T MEET OBJECTIVES: 0 dots

Sticky Note Comment:

  • how about an indigenous design incorporated with View Royal logo? Indigenous artist could do logo.

FUTURE WATKISS WAY NEIGHBOURHOOD PARK Stay informed at www.viewroyal.ca/futurewatkisswaypark

Comment board asking "Are there specific features in the draft design that you like?" with various park features and a section for other feedback.
Comment board asking "Are there specific features in the draft design that you like?" with various park features and a section for other feedback.

Are there specific features in the draft design that you like?

  • CURVED BENCHES:* 3 green dots, 2 red dots
  • VIEW ROYAL LOGO: 4 green dots
  • BIRD HOUSES: 7 green dots, 1 red dot
  • NATIVE PLANTING: 3 green dots
  • GRAVEL PATHWAY: 0 dots
  • LAWN AREA: 1 red dot
  • SPLIT RAIL FENCE: 1 red dot

ANY OTHER FEEDBACK?

Sticky Note Comments:

  • Drinking Fountain
  • more trees (noise buffer, view)
  • Bat houses?
  • flowering trees / bushes! Magnolia :)
  • Dog bags - garbage can - covered seating
  • sound barrier + or fence at slope for safety
  • (drinking) fountain
  • lighting in the park

*Final design will be subject to feasibility; costs, maintenance requirements

FUTURE WATKISS WAY NEIGHBOURHOOD PARK Stay informed at www.viewroyal.ca/futurewatkisswaypark

Close-up of sticky notes mentioning a sound barrier or fence, water fountain, and lighting in the park
Close-up of sticky notes mentioning a sound barrier or fence, water fountain, and lighting in the park
Close-up of sticky notes mentioning bat houses, dog bags, garbage cans, and covered seating
Close-up of sticky notes mentioning bat houses, dog bags, garbage cans, and covered seating
Close-up of a sticky note mentioning more trees for a noise buffer and view
Close-up of a sticky note mentioning more trees for a noise buffer and view

Where do you live?

It's helpful to know where you live in relation to the park.

Town of View Royal Street Map titled "Where do you live?" with dots showing participant locations
Town of View Royal Street Map titled "Where do you live?" with dots showing participant locations

TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL STREET MAP

Page 55–57
Extracted from: 2025 06 17 Council Agenda - Agenda - Pdf