About Murphy for South Suburban
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About Dan
Dan is hopelessly stuck as mediocre athlete in everything he does but he still loves golf, tennis, pickleball, hiking, and biking. He uses almost everything in the district which is one of the best ways to know how to improve things. He is married to Michelle Murphy and has six children who have all played SSPRD sports in their youth. He is the chair of the Lone Tree recreation committee and has a substantial knowledge about South Suburban.
Dan's Vision
"People who do not find time to recreate are sooner or later obligated to find time for illness." John Wanamaker. I feel South Suburban's role is to make recreation as fun and accessible as possible. If we want to solve our national health care problem it starts at a local level getting people moving through recreation.
Pickleball
Dan supports the building of separate pickleball courts, not on tennis courts, throughout the district. This sport is here to stay as people from age 5 to 85 can play the sport. It is fantastic social activity that gets people moving.
Dan supports tennis
Tennis is growing in the South Suburban District so new courts and resurfacing of current courts are needed to keep pace with the growth. Dan has been a USTA member for over 20 years.
Youth Sports
SSPRD youth sports should focus on increasing recreational youth sports played in their own community and not all over the large district that increases drive time for parents.
I support a reduction of golf fees for South Suburban residents since the courses are a large profit center for other amenities.
Parks
South Suburban's original mission was to form a district to build parks that rival Denver's large city parks. Their latest design in Lone Tree has more than 50% asphalt and Astroturf creating a sports complex feel versus a beautiful park. I support fields for kids but not for 1/2 the park and in the southeast corner of the district. I would like to see more of a traditional park with wide trails, trees, open space, grass fields, and many other amenities to serve more of the SSPRD residents than just one group.
