Committee hears parks and recreation master-plan update as baseball stakeholders press for flood solutions

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The Community Partnerships Committee received an update June 9 on the city’s parks and recreation master plan, including a Phase 2 public-engagement push and a focus-group meeting June 17 for baseball stakeholders. No formal recommendations or votes were taken; speakers urged faster action on repeatedly flooded baseball fields.

The Community Partnerships Committee met June 9 to get an update on the city’s parks and recreation master plan and to hear baseball stakeholders pressing for quicker action on repeatedly flooded fields.

The report to the committee described a four‑phase master‑plan process that began with data gathering and an update to a 2019 conditions assessment, followed by public engagement now under way. Committee members and residents emphasized baseball’s needs, asked to be invited to an upcoming baseball focus group and urged faster steps to address fields that flood repeatedly.

Austin, planning zone manager, told the committee the city adopted its comprehensive plan in November 2024 and is following a similar four‑step process for the parks and recreation master plan. “We went live with our community survey last Thursday. We're already, hitting about 300 respondents,” Austin said, adding that that response level is roughly half of the participation…

Committee hears parks and recreation master-plan update as baseball stakeholders press for flood solutions

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