The people of Port Townsend have officially named their desires for the future of the town’s golf course.

The greatest number of which have spoken in favor of a return to nature.

After conducting online and in person surveys on the fate of the golf course with a variety of options available, the top five priorities were walking/biking trails (346 votes), habitat restoration (288), a renovated golf course (218), nature play (182), and a community garden (164).

Kah Tai Prairie, listed separately from habitat restoration, came in towards the bottom of the list with 102 votes, but if included with the rest of the habitat restoration numbers would have made it the top priority with 390 combined votes.

The destiny of the Mountain View Pool site was also included in the survey, and people overwhelmingly voted the pool as the number one priority with a total of 479 votes. The second choice, an education/community center, only received 274 votes.

The next public stakeholder meeting to discuss how these results will be used is Thursday, Feb. 9. After that, a second open house yet to be scheduled for mid-April will offer possible designs plans integrating the new priorities.