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City planner outlines Lakewood's parks legacy-plan update; public open house July 24
Summary
Parks staff presented a timeline and outreach plan for updating Lakewood's Parks, Recreation and Open Space (Legacy) Plan, including community events this summer, an online survey in the fall, a draft plan in spring, and potential adoption in May; staff requested a planning-commission liaison to the task force.
David de la Cruz, parks capital project manager for the City of Lakewood, briefed the Planning Commission on July 16 about the ongoing update to the city's Parks, Recreation and Open Space (Legacy) Plan. De la Cruz said the update will guide park improvements, capital investments and programming priorities and is intended to support grant applications by documenting community priorities and a project list.
The update process and timeline: De la Cruz said staff have been conducting outreach at farmers markets and community events this summer, will hold an open house at the Lakewood Library from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, and plan a targeted survey in the fall. Staff expect to compile survey results and draft plan sections over the winter, convene the legacy-plan task force in winter, produce a draft in spring and…
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