Countywide Urban Parks Master Plan
We are starting the process of developing a Countywide Urban Parks Master Plan that will be amending the Parks Recreation and Open Space (PROS) Plan for Montgomery County. The first step in the process is to test-pilot some urban park projects to streamline the process we will use in the future.
The first of these test parks is Battery Lane Urban Park. New! Please take our online survey for this Park.
Purpose of the Plan:
- To amend the definition of urban parks to better reflect the important role urban parks play in community life.
- To examine how the pattern of urban parks in Montgomery County relate to existing and proposed urban growth areas.
- To propose the types of activities and amenities that are best suited for urban parks to help guide future development and redevelopment of urban parks.
- To explore innovative ways to finance the acquisition of urban parks where dedication is not an option and to explore maintenance and management strategies that are cost-effective and efficient.
- To develop guidelines for determining whether urban open spaces should be owned and managed as public parks or owned and managed by other entities (such as homeowners associations or development districts).
- To consolidate urban park planning and implementation guidelines being developed for community master plans in the PROS Plan for Montgomery County.
We value your feedback and would appreciate your comments regarding how we approach these plans.Be a part of the decision-making process to decide which facilities and features in this park are most important to the public. Take our online survey. The survey will be open untill September 12, 2008.
If you would like a paper copy of the survey to be mailed to you or have additional questions, please contact the project manager, Brooke Farquhar, by email at at Brooke.Farquhar@MontgomeryParks.org or by phone at 301-650-4388.
Date of last update: July 9, 2008
