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Puyallup unveils parks and recreation strategic plan; staff outline programs, tree-city work and new playground

2865822 · April 2, 2025
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Puyallup’s parks staff presented a strategic plan April 1 emphasizing active recreation, trail connectivity, maintenance and financial sustainability and describing recent accomplishments including thousands of new trees planted through local stewardship partnerships.

Puyallup’s parks and recreation staff presented a department strategic plan to the City Council April 1, outlining priorities for programming, connectivity, maintenance and financial sustainability.

Core goals identified by Parks, Recreation and Facilities Director Cody Geddes and Performance Management Analyst Talika Mahari included promoting active recreation and well-being, maintaining a connected parks-and-trails system, enhancing service delivery and increasing sustainable funding. Staff said the department uses a balanced-scorecard approach to set measurable key performance indicators for program…

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