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accreditation
Here we come!
Your City of Port St. Lucie Parks & Recreation Department has indicated our intent to pursue CAPRA
Accreditation! The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) accreditation
is a quality assurance improvement process demonstrating an agency’s commitment to its employees,
volunteers, patrons and community.
Through our national organization, National Recreation & Park Association (NRPA), there are currently
only 169 CAPRA accredited agencies throughout the country. There are 23 CAPRA accredited agencies
in Florida alone.
It is the zealous goal of the City of Port St. Lucie Parks & Recreation Department to achieve CAPRA accreditation, which involves
a two-year, high level commitment which includes showing evidence of compliance with the standards of excellence, which
assures policy makers, department staff, the general public and taxpayers that an accredited park and recreation agency has
been independently evaluated against established benchmarks as delivering a high level of quality.
Please join us on this journey by wishing us luck and continuing to show your support in our programs and events. The impetus
behind CAPRA accreditation is to demonstrate to you, our valued guest, that we are the BEST in providing leisure opportunities
for our residents and visitors.
UPDATE ON COUNCIL-APPROVED 10-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (CIP)
Funded in the 10-Year CIP include:
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Riverwalk Master Plan
• Historic Homes
• Boardwalk under PSL Blvd.
• Middle Parcel Improvements
• Conservation Tract Improvements
• Promenade
Jessica Clinton Park
• Camera and Fiber Upgrades, Phase II
• Park Upgrades
• Park Playground Replacement
Sportsman’s Park
• Security Upgrade
• West Storage Building
• Inclusive Playground ($250,000 FRDAP Grant)
Woodland Trails Park
• Shade Structure
The Saints Golf Course
• Irrigation Renovation
• Cart Path Overlay and Root Mitigation
• Renovation (front 9 and back 9) Phases 1 & 2
• Rivergate Riverwalk Railing
• Park Entrance Sign Replacement Phase II
• Charles E. Ray Park Playground, Drainage & Shade
• Whispering Pines Concession Building
• Swan Park Security Camera Installation
• Lyngate Park Interior & Exterior Lighting Improvements
• Whispering Pines Back Lot Renovation
• Parks Yard Maintenance Building Renovation
• Community Center Playground Replacement
• Botanical Gardens fence
• Winterlakes Park (construction of practice sports fields
(not lighted), restrooms and playground)
• Adventure Park