Park Projects & Planning

Discover Plans for Parks!

With Collier County’s growing population, Parks & Recreation has an important goal of maintaining a high level of service for a diverse population. The following is a list of projects currently in planning or underway for Collier County Parks & Recreation Division.

CAPITAL PROJECTS & DESCRIPTIONS

Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park

Meeting with stakeholders. Have final concept plan. Architect will present to County on 05/01/17–will move forward with schedule. Autocad site plan with County review for 05/12/17. Public meeting set for June 7 2017.

Contract to be Awarded for Re Design November 15, 2016

For further information or comments please contact Miguel Rojas at miguelrojasjr@colliergov.net or 239-252-4031.

• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Schedule
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park 30% Design Site Plan – January 24, 2018
• Phase One Preliminary Site Plan Review June 7, 2017
• Public Meeting Minutes June 7, 2017
• Big Corkscrew Island Park Conceptual Master Plan
• Big Corkscrew Island Park Master Plan A
• Big Corkscrew Island Park Master Plan B
• Big Corkscrew Island Park Survey Summary
• Public Park Planning Exercise for Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park
  Table #’s 1 – 8
  Table #’s 9 – 17
• Big Corkscrew Island Park Power Point Presentation for the Public Workshop held on 8-27-15
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Video of the Public Meeting held on 4-30-15
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Public Meeting PSA 4-21-15
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Public Meeting Presentation
• Follow up meeting scheduled for Thursday, October 30, 2014 at 6:30 p.m.
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Survey Results
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Meeting 2 Survey
• Big Corkscrew Island Regional Park Letter From Amanda Townsend

All Terrain Vehicle Park

Collier County Proposed All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) Park Project

In 2002 South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and Collier County entered into an agreement to provide 640 acres for all terrain vehicle (ATV) activity and later amended the agreement in 2007 to provide a temporary site for ATV’s along with a permanent site at Lake Trafford in Collier County once the dredging of said lake is complete and the site is remediated for arsenic consistent with the stipulations in the agreement. However, this is expected to take several years to complete.

In this respect, SFWMD and Collier County have investigated other opportunities in an effort to provide a site more quickly and at a better value to the taxpayer. Land available for such use is not readily accessible due to the cost of land; difficulty in finding land that is not considered environmentally sensitive and some lands require special permitting.

In 2011, after the SFWMD still had not provided a suitable property that met with agreed requirements; SFWMD agreed to give Collier County a $3 million settlement to launch their own search. The Collier County Growth Management Division and Collier County Parks and Recreation Department are tasked with searching for land appropriate and suitable for an ATV Park site. Public Information Meetings have been held to gather public input from ATV riders themselves and an ATV Park Site Ad Hoc Committee has been formed to assist county staff in this endeavor.

On June 12, 2012 the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) approved the formation of the ATV Park Site Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. On Feb. 26, 2013 the BCC approved the committee be extended for an additional year. Committee members are Jeff Close, William Combs, Felix Garcia, Jonathan Harraden, Mario Menendez, and Joe Pelletier, Barbra Pinx. Alternate members are Ed Lukosavich and Greg Westgate. Alternate members may vote in the absence of a regular member.

Highlights are: Collier County hired a consultant to assist staff with the process of locating suitable property that meets the appropriate requirements; a map was created that identifies areas within the county that appear to have the acreage, terrain and environmental characteristics necessary to support an ATV Park; letters were sent to property owners and a few responses or interest were received. No viable property within Collier County has been located to date. The committee continues the search. The BCC approved looking outside Collier County for a potential viable location. Request for Information letters have been sent to contacts in nearby counties.

For further information please contact Miguel Rojas at miguelrojasjr@colliergov.net or 239-252-4031.

Collier County Proposed All Terrain Vehicle Park Project

Collier County Parks & Recreation Ad Hoc Advisory Committee Minutes