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Council debates strategic plan updates: parks, trails, water trail build‑out and code‑enforcement options
Summary
In a lengthy discussion councilmembers refined language for the city’s strategic plan, prioritizing a community park with athletic fields, interconnected trails, water‑trail build‑out and investigating code enforcement options and ADA accessibility improvements.
Dayton City Council spent substantial time on March 11 reviewing and revising the draft strategic plan, focusing on parks and recreation, trails, waterways and public‑safety/community issues.
On parks and recreation the council agreed to replace the phrase “large sports complex” with a more measured “community park with athletic fields and playground,” and to continue work toward site identification. Councilmembers discussed acreage targets (Andrews Park is about 40 acres; other regional references run about 50 acres) and…
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