Silverthorne, Colorado - Recreation & Culture

SPORT Committee

What is the SPORT Committee?

SPORT stands for Silverthorne Parks, Open Space, Recreation and Trails. In March 1997 the Silverthorne Town Council passed a motion to recognize this committee as a formal supported Town Committee. Then in November 1998 the citizens of Silverthorne passed an election question supporting a 2% Lodging Tax of which 85% would go towards capital projects relating to Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation and 15% to market the Town of Silverthorne and it's amenities. The first set of board members were appointed in January of 1999. Being an Advisory Committee to the Silverthorne Town Council, their main purpose is to review, plan, organize volunteers and make recommendations on the best use of the Lodging Tax monies to the Town Council.

Some of the completed projects recommended by the SPORT Committee are:

2000 Feasibility Study of the Dillon Dam/Silverthorne Trail Connection
2001 Adoption of the Silverthorne Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan
2001 Grand Opening of the Silverthorne Nordic Center
2001 Grand Opening of the Skating Pond
2001 Realignment of the Willowcreek Trail Head
2001 Survey of the Blue River Trail - Town Hall north to Lot 39
2002 Design & Engineering of Dillon Dam/Silverthorne Trail
2002 Opening of the Sand Volleyball Courts
2003 Completion of Walking Path at Rainbow Park
2003 Completion of Dillon Dam/Silverthorne Trail Connection
2004 Grand Opening of the Dillon Dam/Silverthorne Trail Connection
2004 Completion of Conceptual Master Plan for:
North Pond Park
Cottonwood Park
Blue River Trail
2005 Received GOCO Large Scale Grant $1.67Million
2005 Completed final design and construction drawings for North Pond Park
2005 Installed wayfinding signs at Blue River Restoration Project and Silverthorne/Dillon Trail connection.

Meeting Dates & Time
The Committee meets every third Thursday of the month at 6 pm at the Silverthorne Town Hall.

How to become a SPORT Committee Member
Anyone may attend the monthly meetings. To become a member you need to submit a Letter of Interest to the SPORT Committee, Attn: Joanne Breigenzer, Interim Recreation & Culture Director, PO BOX 1309, Silverthorne, CO 80498. At the monthly meeting the Letter of Interest will be discussed. Successful Letters of Interest will be recommended to the Town Council, in which they will officially approve the recommendation at the next Council Meeting.

2008 GOALS STATUS

1. Design and construct BRT - Segment 3 (Bald Eagle Rd. to Legend Lake Circle)

2. Design Pedestrian Bridge Crossing (Mesa Drive to Blue River Parkway Open Space)

3. Replace two Park/Recreation Facility Signs (SRC & Artic Placer?)

4. Complete Rainbow Park Master Plan Update

5. Review South Mary Creek Ranch (SMCR) Annexation Proposal – consider the SMCR Park a location for Disc Golf

6. Solicit volunteers for the Adopt A Park Program for Rainbow, Trent and Artic Placer Parks

7. Complete map location for “Art in Public Places” Policy

8. Mini Projects?

2009 GOALS

Parks:

1. Update Rainbow Park Master Plan.

2. Assist with selection of new playground equipment for Rainbow Park.

3. Art in Public Places, establish sites (continued from 2008).

4. Visit open space as potential spaces for pocket parks.

Recreation

1. Fish stocking – research if additional stocking is necessary in addition to current program (currently, the Town stocks Trent and the DOW stocks the Blue River.

2. Fisherman access – work to educate public regarding existing access points (create map or list of access points) and identify additional fishing sites as outlined in the Parks, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan.

Trails:

1. Blue River Trail – continue to be involved and comment about project.

2. Angler Mtn. Ranch connection to Ptarmigan Trail – continue to comment about project and offer resources if needed.

3. Adopt-A-Trail – recruit sponsors for BRT Segments 3 & 4 and Angler Mtn. Ranch.

Other:

1. Review Parks, Trails, and Open Space master Plan during meetings.

2007-2012 GOALS (Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan)

1. Blue River Trail

a. Build the 5 segments of the Blue River Trail

2. Rainbow Park

a. Update Master Plan

b. Complete park amenities

3. South Maryland Creek Ranch Park Area

a. Accept SMCR park donation and build park area vertical amenities.