Pickleball Courts, Walking Track: Lisle To Consider Indoor Recreation

LISLE, IL — The Lisle Park District recently launched an Indoor Recreation Feasibility study as part of an initiative to evaluate what a new indoor recreation facility might bring to the village.

Residents expressed an interest in indoor recreation options, including pickleball courts and a walking track, when the park district garnered community feedback for its 2023 Master Plan.

Per the master plan, 30 percent of survey respondents expressed that they would support their tax dollars being used to help fund more indoor recreation options. Overall, 60 percent of participants said they would be "very supportive" of initiatives for new or expanded indoor recreation facilities in Lisle.

PROS Consulting has been hired to help conduct the feasibility study. Once the study is complete, a separate study will analyze market trends and plans to get community feedback via meetings, focus groups and surveys.

In the first phase of its study, PROS Consulting will analyze the Lisle Park District's Master Plan, along with budgets and reports from previous years, park district, Lisle Park District Director of Parks and Recreation Dan Garvy told Patch. The firm will also study projected populations over the next decade and demographic trends.

The goal is to review the feasibility study results and community feedback by September and use the information to determine what steps the park district should take next.

Garvy said, "Every day our [Lisle Park District] team sees firsthand the positive impact our parks, programs, facilities, and events have on those who use our services, and we are all eager to learn if the community is interested in expanding the opportunities we can make available for them."