Specifications include, but are not limited to: • Meet the primary purpose of the CORP which is to guide the acquisition, preservation, and development of land for park, recreation, and related open space purposes as needed to satisfy the wide range of active and passive recreational needs of Village residents, and to enhance the underlying and sustaining natural resource base of the community. • Develop a CORP to serve the community for a five-year period, 2025–2030. • Identify Village of Elm Grove’s current parkland, pathways and open space. Indicate the quantity of amenities, acreage, property owner, and types of usage in the parks, pathways and open space. • Discuss social factors that are important to understanding your community and its recreation needs and potential. These may include but are not limited to: the size of the population; its geographic, age, sex, racial, and ethnic distribution; location of concentrations of minorities or senior citizens; number of disabled residents; socioeconomic levels including employment and unemployment. Discuss population trends and projections over the planning period. Include tables that provide information on population trends and age characteristics. • Provide a discussion of the physical factors in the community and region that are important to understanding your community and its recreation needs and potentials. These may include topography, water resources, climate, soils, environmental problems and concerns, and transportation systems. Maps displaying these features should be provided when available. A good inventory will point out areas that are environmentally sensitive and may be targeted for protection or avoided for construction sites. By recognizing trends in social and physical characteristics in your planning area, recreation facilities can be designed for maximum use. For example, a playground should be sited in any area with a large concentration of children and appropriate soils for construction. Remember, major features such as rivers or traffic arteries will influence the distances needed to travel in order to use recreational facilities.
