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Does your neighborhood need some sprucing up? If so, the Parks, Recreation and Libraries would like to encourage your community to apply for a Neighborhood Enhancement Grant today!
Park pavilion reservations for residents for the 2012 season begins Tuesday, January 3rd (City Hall is closed on Monday, Janaury 2nd in observance of New Year's Day). Reservations must be made in person at the Parks, Recreation and Libraries administrative office in the lower level of City Hall, 4800 West 92nd Avenue. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm. Non-residents and on-line reservations begin February 1st. For more information, please call 303-658-2192.
The computerized random lottery for Winter-Spring 2012 activities has been completed and receipts will be mailed the afternoon of Monday, December 19th. Open Registration, including non-residents, begins Thursday, December 22nd at 6:00am.
The Swim & Fitness Center renovation has been completed and all parts of the buildingl are now re-opened. Please stop by and check out the renovated locker rooms, steam room, sauna and hot tub.
Fall 2011 Open Space Newsletter The City Council Community Outreach Project/Centennial celebration is a great success. Over 100 pairs of helping hands have revitalized Big Dry Creek Open Space and planted a legacy for future generations.
Westminster is proud of its award-winning park system. A new plan was implemented to maintain park quality while managing available resources. The plan is systematic, professionally administered and is based on resources, need and priority. Learn more on the Parks Maintenance Program page.
As part of the 2011/2012 budget cuts, the Kings Mill pool and associated facilities will be closed. The difficult decision to close this neighborhood facility was made out of necessity and it is part of the staff reductions and service cuts needed to meet a projected $3.6 million budget shortfall in 2011. Learn more here.
Final Wildlife and Natural Resource Management Plan
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Libraries now offers a convenient way to register for most recreation activities via the Internet. The online registration is a "live-time" registration process that registers participants directly into the software database. You must have a user name and password prior to registering and the person you want to register must already be in our database. Once you have been assigned a username and password and your family member information is in our database, you can register for classes, view class availability, reprint receipts, and view household class history.
If you have not been assigned a user name and password, can't remember your user name or password, or you need to add a family member to your household, please call one of the following locations:
West View Recreation Center: Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 303-460-9530 Swim and Fitness Center: Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 303-427-2217, ext. 0 City Park Recreation Center: Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 303-460-9690, ext. 1 City Park Fitness Center: Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 303-460-9690, ext. 2 City Hall Main Office: Monday-Thursday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; 303-658-2192 Please Note: The hours listed above are for online registration assistance and are not hours of operation. Refer to the Recreation Facilities link to view facility hours of operation.
You may also e-mail your request along with your home address, phone number, and the names of all your family members and their birthdates to prl@CityofWestminster.us.
If you already have a user name and password and your family member is already entered into our database, click on this link to access the City of Westminster's online activity registration.
Three-Time Winner of the National Recreation and Park Association Gold Medal Award Westminster Parks, Recreation and Libraries is a three-time winner of the prestigious National Recreation and Parks Association Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management. This award honors communities throughout the U.S. that demonstrate excellence in long-range planning, fiscal resource management, citizen support systems, environmental stewardship, preservation, technological integration, program planning and assessment, professional development, and agency recognition. The City received the Gold Medal Awards in 1991, 1999 and 2007. The City was also a finalist for the Gold Medal Awards in 1990, 1998, 2005, and 2006.
Parks, Recreation and Libraries Advisory Board The Parks, Recreation and Libraries Advisory Board advises staff and City Council on various community needs and provides input related to parks, recreation and libraries issues, service delivery to the community and long-range planning. For more information, click on this link: Parks, Recreation and Libraries Advisory Board.
Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2010-2014 The City of Westminster's Parks and Recreation Master Plan is perceived by staff as a vision of what the City's Parks and Recreation program could be in the future, as well as a plan to make that happen based upon available resources at any given time. This document uses National Recreation and Parks Association's (NRPA) guidelines as well as the City's own new set of standards based on working knowledge of the Westminster community's needs.
Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2010-2014
Parks, Recreation and Libraries Rules and Regulations
The Director of Parks, Recreation and Libraries has the unique ability to adopt regulations, the violation of which can lead to ejection from parks, denial of future use of those facilities, and possible criminal penalties. W.M.C. 13-1-4 and 13-1-5. The Director's authority to adopt regulations has been used sparingly and has resulted in only a handful of regulations. Those current regulations are as follows:
02-05 - Open Burning Regulations Amendment
02-06 - Westminster Promenade Terrace Rental Policies and Procedures
03-01 - Fireworks Ban
04-01 - Access Through Parks and Open Space
06-01 - Westminster Promenade Rules and Regulations
08-01 through 08-07 - Standley Lake Regional Park Zebra Mussel Protection Program Rules and Regulations
The administrative offices of Parks, Recreation and Libraries are located in City Hall at 4800 W. 92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031 and can be reached by calling 303-658-2192, M-Th, 7am-6pm, or by email at prl@cityofwestminster.us.