Parks and Recreation Annual Report 2022-2023

We are proud to directly connect with three of the City Council’s recently established priorities: • Hub of Entertainment and Recreation – This is at the core of our department’s mission. It is what we do every day. Greensboro is locally and nationally recognized for the size and diversity of its parks and recreation system. We have received the Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Parks and Recreation from the National Recreation and Park Association four times! • Youth Sports Capital – We operate and maintain several sports facilities – Truist Soccer Complex at Bryan Park, Spencer Love Tennis Center, Greensboro Sportsplex, and Carolyn Allen Park – which host large youth sports tournaments that generate economic impact for our city and surrounding area. We also provide developmental sports opportunities and leagues for youth citywide through our athletics section and partner agencies. • Most Connected City – Through maintaining more than 100 miles of paved and natural surface trails and participating in planning efforts involving bike routes and more, we play an important role in the City’s quest to become a “car optional” city by 2040. This may be the NC Year of the Trail, but we celebrate our trails this and every year! Our City Council’s commitment to these priorities demonstrates its strong support for Parks and Recreation and to the facilities, programs, and services impacting nearly every Greensboro resident. Looking back on 2022-2023, our department had many accomplishments. Among them: • Peeler Recreation Center and Community Park reopened in January after renovations totaling $1.2 million. The center, which opened in 1972, serves residents in northeast Greensboro and beyond.

• Six additional clay courts were completed at Spencer Love Tennis Center, making this one of the largest clay court centers in the southeast with 18 clay courts. • Needed pool repairs and upgrades continued and Plan2Splash - an Aquatics Master Plan – was developed to guide improvements and redevelopment of our swimming facilities in the future. We transformed operations at Warnersville and Windsor pools through piloting free admission to increase access and attendance. We also partnered with the YMCA of Greensboro to offer free Safety Around the Water classes. • The Greensboro Parks Foundation recruited new board members and affirmed its commitment to fundraise in support of the department’s comprehensive master plan. Planning has also continued for two-large scale projects funded by the 2022 Parks and Recreation bond referendum: • Expansion and upgrades at the Greensboro Science Center to include the construction of the area’s first bio dome and Battleground Parks District. community services facility featuring a library, recreation center, and aquatics under one roof. Our community’s support of transformative projects such as these further solidifies Greensboro’s reputation as a city that values parks and recreation and the many benefits that it provides. These accomplishments would not have been possible without the steadfast support of our City leadership – including City Council, Parks and Recreation Commission, City Manager’s Office – and our community. Thank you! • Development of Windsor-Chavis-Nocho Community Complex, Greensboro’s first