Planning for the Future of Our Parks, Trails, and Facilities

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Welcome to the Parks & Facilities Master Plan project!

The Town of Manchester is embarking on an exciting project to make more effective and community-driven decisions around future investments in Manchester's parks and facilities. Your input and engagement will help make this a successful process and ensure that the voices of all interested residents are heard.

To the right, you'll find information on the project's team, timeline, and historical resources giving you an overview of what's in-store for this project.

Below you'll find three tabs. A Project Overview & Updates tab with up to date resources and info-graphics on why the Town is embarking on this process as well as important resources & reports to keep you up-to-date on the latest project findings. The Share Your Ideas Board tab asks residents to share their thoughts/perspectives/opinions on their favorite and least favorite parks and facilities. This interactive board lets you upload photos and like/comment on other's ideas. The Leave Your Mark tab asks residents to participate in giving their feedback and perspectives through an interactive map of Manchester's parks, trails, and facilities.

Continue to check back regularly as we will update this page with the progress of the project.

Welcome to the Parks & Facilities Master Plan project!

The Town of Manchester is embarking on an exciting project to make more effective and community-driven decisions around future investments in Manchester's parks and facilities. Your input and engagement will help make this a successful process and ensure that the voices of all interested residents are heard.

To the right, you'll find information on the project's team, timeline, and historical resources giving you an overview of what's in-store for this project.

Below you'll find three tabs. A Project Overview & Updates tab with up to date resources and info-graphics on why the Town is embarking on this process as well as important resources & reports to keep you up-to-date on the latest project findings. The Share Your Ideas Board tab asks residents to share their thoughts/perspectives/opinions on their favorite and least favorite parks and facilities. This interactive board lets you upload photos and like/comment on other's ideas. The Leave Your Mark tab asks residents to participate in giving their feedback and perspectives through an interactive map of Manchester's parks, trails, and facilities.

Continue to check back regularly as we will update this page with the progress of the project.

  • Parks and Facilities Master Plan Process

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    Public Engagement & Visioning

    This portion is an opportunity for Manchester residents to provide their perspectives on park and recreational facilities in Town – what they like, what they dislike and what they would like to change in the future.


    Programming & Trend Analysis

    This portion will assess how well Manchester’s existing programming is meeting the needs of residents and how it may be projected to change in the future as tastes and demographics evolve.


    Trails & Connectivity

    With 109 miles of trails within or adjacent to Manchester, maintaining all of them to a high standard is not viable.



    Assessment & Conceptual Visions

    The Town’s consultant partner will design several conceptual options presenting various alternative future designs for selected sites.



    Funding & Fiscal Analysis

    How much any proposed changes are projected to cost and how to pay for them.



    Implementation Strategy

    A timeline of which projects should be prioritized and how to successfully implement them.

Page last updated: 14 Sep 2021, 11:04 AM