Needs assessments were done In 1999 and 2021, and both times, our residents indicated that their top priorities for investment were: Indoor Recreation, Indoor Walking, Indoor Fitness & Exercise Facilities, Indoor Meeting Spaces, Youth/Adult/Senior Fitness & Wellness Programs, and Youth Sports Program. The Winterset Fieldhouse will meet all these needs for our community, and more.

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Needs Assessment (2021)

Residents of Winterset for the last 40+ years have had visions of a facility that served the residents 365 days a year.  In 2021 the City of Winterset Parks and Recreation Department conducted a statistically valid needs assessment to help determine priorities for the community. The survey results have a precision of +/- 5% at the 95% level of confidence.  This means that if the same survey was administered 100 times, 95 out of those 100 times we would get the same results within our margin of error.

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Winterset Needs Assessment (PDF)

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Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan (2022)

The City of Winterset partnered with Confluence to create both a Comprehensive Plan and a Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan to establish a robust vision for the community's future.

Public input conveyed a high importance on maintaining the high-quality parks and recreation spaces as they contribute to the over quality of life in Winterset.  Many residents indicated a desire for an expanded trail network, updated park amenities, and additional park space on the northwest portion of town.

Recommendations To Improve Existing and Future Facilities

1. Improve Giffin Fields and Connect Memory Lane Park to Giffin Fields

2. Develop a Master Plan for the 17 acres of City owned land north of the Martin Marietta Soccer Complex

3. Construct and Indoor Recreation Facility and Improve Martin Marietta Soccer Complex

4. Continue with construction at the Master Planned 17 acre site

5. Complete remaining improvements at Martin Marietta Softball Comp

 

Parks, Recreation, Trails Master Plan (PDF)

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Winterset Fieldhouse Business Plan (2024)

In 2022, the city of Winterset embarked on a Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan, which identified indoor recreation spaces as a priority for quality-of-life investments. It was determined of importance to conduct a business plan to better understand the cost of building and operating the facility and achieve defined outcomes, such as a minimum of 100% cost recovery. During the conceptual design process, the facility began to take the shape of a community fieldhouse.  The fieldhouse design maximizes space, creating a flexible and functional facility for athletics, but also provides for a wide range of other activities. The intent of the facility is to serve multigenerational visitors and members. The initial Fieldhouse conceptual design was 46,350 square feet, all on one level. The intent of the facility is to serve multigenerational visitors and members. The initial Fieldhouse conceptual design was 46,350 square feet, all on one level.

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WintersetFieldhouseBusinessPlan.pdf​