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Oak Grove adopts first Parks and Recreation Master Plan, directs next steps for $100,000
Summary
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen unanimously approved the 2025 Parks and Recreation Master Plan (Resolution No. 2501) and discussed early priorities for a $100,000 implementation budget, including possible dog park, tree planting and signage projects.
The Oak Grove Board of Alderwomen voted March 3 to adopt the city’s first Parks and Recreation Master Plan, approving Resolution No. 2501.
The plan provides a multi-year framework for parks, trails and recreation projects and included a $100,000 implementation line in the 2025 budget. Staff and alderwomen discussed how that money should be used and whether detailed spending recommendations should come back through the board or be developed first by the park board.
Matt (staff member) told the board the department planned to begin with in-house items such as marketing, and that he had been awaiting direction on how the $100,000 should be allocated. "So I think the first steps will implement what we can in house that's not gonna, for cost wise, that we can get started on, like, the media marketing and stuff like that," he said.
Board members outlined potential priorities: a dog park, tree planting, improved park signage and wayfinding, and targeted small, tangible projects that could be completed quickly. One alderwoman recommended sending a short set of priorities to the park board and asked the board to email their top five suggestions to staff before the park board’s next meeting.
Discussion referenced the practical limits of the budget: staff noted that planting sizeable trees could cost roughly $500 to $1,000 per tree depending on size, and that major connectivity or trail projects would far exceed the $100,000 allocation. The plan’s authors and board members emphasized grant-seeking as a way to stretch local funds; staff said some grants require upfront funding or resolutions and that grant-writing is time intensive.
After brief discussion, a motion to approve the 2025 City of Oak Grove Parks and Recreation Master Plan was made and seconded; the motion carried without recorded opposition. The city clerk recorded the action as Resolution No. 2,501.
The board directed staff to collect each member’s top five priorities, send them to Scott (staff member) before the next Tuesday, and ask the park board to review those options at its upcoming meeting. The park board’s input will be returned to the Board of Alderwomen for final direction on spending the $100,000.
