Badin is a community where people can live, work, worship, and play without the hustle and bustle of a larger city. The people of Badin enjoy a place where they can walk or drive a golf cart down the street to pick up their mail, eat at one of the restaurants, fish from the bank of Badin Lake, play a round of golf, or just visit with neighbors. Badin is a place where everyone knows their neighbors, and they work together to help each other.

This quaint “Mayberry Type” town is just a short drive away from much larger cities such as Charlotte, Monroe, Concord, Kannapolis, Salisbury, Greensboro, Winston Salem, and Pinehurst. Badin is a place where you can raise a family in a small town and still have easy access to big city attractions.

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     NEXT BADIN PARK MASTER PLAN PUBLIC MEETING:

      The next Badin Park Master Plan Public Input Meeting will be at

      7 p.m. February 27, 2012 in the Alcoa Conference Center,

      located off Falls Road in Badin. Site Solutions planners and

      Alcoa Senior Brownfield Redevelopment Manager

      Monica Brower will facilitate the meeting.  

BADIN PARK MASTER PLAN

PUBLIC INPUT MEETING

NOVEMBER 29, 2011
PUBLIC COMMENTS

   Boating/swimming related:
   - Boat ramp should be moved above swim  area –  make this a    

     no  motor area
   - Want to get boaters into town as well – providing docking ability
   - Improvements to swim areas
   - Fishing areas, move fishing boats, but keep area for pontoons?   
     (hard to keep separate)
   - Tie up here, but not launch here (keep a no wake area so they     
      can tie in and walk to eat etc.)

  Parking:
  - Parking for boats - need at least 30 if you are going to have              motor boats  
  - Additional vehicle parking off of Walnut at street
  - Handicap accessible parking/access important

  Band shelter/pavilion:
  - Storage re: multi-purpose band shelters (removable/movable         

    risers )
  - Need power to tie into for festival, etc.
   -Sound system – allocate area

  Existing features:
  - Drainage, large concrete outlet into lake – preserve
  - Old concrete RR piers, slide, etc. – use in some manner?

  Potential new features:
  - Hammock / reading areas inside trees
  - Light poles / lights from top of high rock dam
  - Teenage groups – not offering anything here (skateboard park 

     plus and minus)
  - Wireless hot spot area
  - Basketball / soccer (maybe along Walnut – visible)
  - Dog park (fenced area for off-leash play)
  - Frisbee golf course 3-4 holes? (dangerous to have that close to  
    people's gathering places)
  - Walking trails
  - Marina? Won’t fit.

  Neighborhood concerns:
  - Noise to neighborhood, could block with some trees and 

    vegetation
  - Fencing along residential area
  - Safety and security
  - Vandalism


  BADIN PARK VISION STATEMENT

  The vision for Badin Park is as a centrally located civic park that 

  welcomes and captivates residents and visitors. The park is    

  designed to promote and achieve the following:
  -Provide a safe and secure environment for passive recreation by  

   all age groups
  -Facilitate access via the water by providing boat docks
  -Facilitate access to the water through boardwalks and non-motor

   boat launch
  -Serve as a trailhead for the Carolina Tread trail and Morrow  

   Mountain State Park with potential access to Uwharrie National

   Forest
  -Provide a clear, viable pedestrian link between the park and 

   Badin’s downtown and surround uses.
  -Provide opportunities for special events and support facilities,
   including space for music and theatrical performance
  -Include educational component on local and regional history
  -Preserve open space and protect land along the lake edge
  -Provide areas for socializing and gathering (including shaded or

   covered areas)
  -Provide accessible parking and sidewalks to all areas of the park


  INITIAL FEEDBACK FOLLOWING PUBLIC MEETING

  (NOV. 29, 2011)

  The following is an initial list of suggested alterations to the              

  “preliminary” plan presented during the public meeting,
  made by those in attendance. They have been classified as
  SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES or LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES       

   based  on a number of factors including size, cost, level of   
   interest,appropriate park use, etc.

 SUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES

  1. Boat ramp used for non-motorized boats only (pending approval

      of relocation of existing motorized launch area)
  2. Provide tie-up for motor boats at slips (no wake zone) to promote

      boaters to patronize Badin businesses and the park
  3 .Screening/fencing between park and residential neighbors
  4. Dog park (fenced area for off-leash play)
  5. Substitute (1) basketball court instead of (2) tennis courts
  6. Light poles around walking loop and boardwalk/dock area

      (assess potential to re-use historic light fixtures from high rock

      dam)
  7. Wireless hotspot
  8 .Hammock areas in existing tree groves
  Incorporate concessions stand in restroom building

  LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES
  1. Disc golf
  2. Skate park
  3. Custom play area on existing concrete railroad piers
  4. Additional parking along walnut