Yamaguchi South Virtual Open House

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Hello and welcome to the Yamaguchi South Master Planning Project VIRTUAL Open House!

This open house will be open to the public through 2/19/2021. You can also visit the in-person open house at the Ross Aragon Community Center (451 Hot Springs Blvd) on February 10th 12pm-7pm and February 11th 12pm-5pm. There will be a summary presentation on February 11th 7pm-8pm. This presentation will review the comments received to date from the virtual and in-person open house.

The summary presentation is now posted in the documents widget named "Yamaguchi South Open House Summary Presentation."

There is also a new document named "Demographic Information for Yamaguchi South Survey as of 2-16-2021." This is the demographic information of the survey respondents requested by a community member at the summary presentation.

Please explore the 5 virtual stations below. These directly mimic the ones at the in-person open house. Do not hesitate to reach out to Town staff, kdeluche@pagosasprings.co.gov with any questions regarding these tools or their functions. If you have any questions about the Yamaguchi South project and its entirety, contact Darren Lewis, dlewis@pagosasprings.co.gov or at 970-264-4151 x231.

Hello and welcome to the Yamaguchi South Master Planning Project VIRTUAL Open House!

This open house will be open to the public through 2/19/2021. You can also visit the in-person open house at the Ross Aragon Community Center (451 Hot Springs Blvd) on February 10th 12pm-7pm and February 11th 12pm-5pm. There will be a summary presentation on February 11th 7pm-8pm. This presentation will review the comments received to date from the virtual and in-person open house.

The summary presentation is now posted in the documents widget named "Yamaguchi South Open House Summary Presentation."

There is also a new document named "Demographic Information for Yamaguchi South Survey as of 2-16-2021." This is the demographic information of the survey respondents requested by a community member at the summary presentation.

Please explore the 5 virtual stations below. These directly mimic the ones at the in-person open house. Do not hesitate to reach out to Town staff, kdeluche@pagosasprings.co.gov with any questions regarding these tools or their functions. If you have any questions about the Yamaguchi South project and its entirety, contact Darren Lewis, dlewis@pagosasprings.co.gov or at 970-264-4151 x231.

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Station #1

almost 2 years ago

CLOSED: This ideas has concluded.

Hello and welcome to Station #1! Please take a look below at the Yamaguchi South base map with existing conditions to help orient you and your comment considerations. We would love your input on bird/habitat areas, views, past human activities, correction of presented information and much more. This is not a board to discuss what you would like to see at this park. If you would like to express your opinion about the recreational activities that you would like to see at this park, please take the Yamaguchi South Survey.
Existing Site Conditions:
Yamaguchi South is the Town’s former sewer lagoon property. The site has a number of existing site conditions that are important to be aware of and understand for consideration of future development of the property. These conditions were the basis for the Town consultant’s recommendation for Parks and Recreational facilities as being the highest and best use of the property.
The below base map notes much of these conditions which include:
1) There are existing wetlands on the property.
2) The property is almost entirely within the San Juan River floodplain and a portion of the land along the river is in the floodway. The floodplain is complicated and expensive to build in and structures can not be built in the floodway.
3) The Town’s new sanitation pump station will require 3 - 5 acres of this land to be reserved.
4) Much of the property was encumbered with sewer lagoons, which have been decommissioned and filled with non-structural fill (8-15 feet deep) over many years. This fill increases the cost of building foundations to a point that is cost prohibitive.
Progress to Date:
In 2019, the Town conducted a public survey regarding needed park facilities and recreation programs. These survey results are in the documents widget, or you can click HERE to view those results.
In 2020 the Town completed a Town Park facility inventory which created a list of amenities available and being provided within Town Parks. The inventory sheet is in the documents widget, or you can click HERE to view those results.
In 2020, The Town’s consultant team reviewed existing Town plans, completed site reconnaissance using field visits and drone technology, created an Existing Conditions Report and prepared a Best Use and Market Analysis resulting with a recommendation for Parks and Recreation Facilities.
In 2021, Town staff added the Yamaguchi South Master Planning Project to the new online public engagement platform, MyPagosa.org, to seek public comments on the Yamaguchi South Master Plan.

bhudson

almost 2 years ago

Mixed Use

There are a couple of acres at the top NW corner of this parcel where the Town has their older sanitation buildings, that would be perfect for a Tiny Homes On Wheels park. I love seeing people playing pickleball and soccer and all the other sports that might fit in the flood plane areas... but we have a housing crisis in our community, and more sports amenities will do nothing to solve it. Apparently, Durango now has two THOW parks. We have zero.

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Chrissy

almost 2 years ago

better care of grass and more flowers

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TobiRohwer

almost 2 years ago

More in river features

All of the existing wave features/swimming holes were packed this summer. More are needed.

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fishinfloyd

almost 2 years ago

Leave the river for fishing and the river trail for a walk.

Use the land between the road and river trees for recreation as the plan describes. However leave the river, river trail and trees alone. No boats allowed (make a nice take out upstream of this park). This is the only area where one can fish, undisturbed, in the city. Let's leave it that way.

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anaddi

almost 2 years ago

Can Do !

I do like catch+release fly fishing here,as often it is more peaceful than other areas of the river (tubers!) and it has been a regular (local chapter of Audubon) bird watch area as well—again, peaceful—but it is a good size parcel and it would be nice to have a tiny home park—I have seen the East-side one in Durango on my way to fish the Animas;and it’s very nice—it would be a start to a serious affordable housing shortage. Can all this and pickleball courts for the very vocal and large group of players be done? I think it can !

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