Oregon City planning commission recommends parks master plan be added to OC2040 comprehensive plan

The Oregon City Planning Commission on May 12 voted unanimously to recommend that the City Commission adopt the Parks Master Plan and its parks inventory as an amendment to the OC2040 comprehensive plan.

The recommendation followed a presentation by Parks & Recreation staff describing a multi-year public outreach process, an inventory of existing facilities, a level-of-service analysis and a capital improvement list that staff say will support future grant applications and updates to system development charge methodology.

Tom Kissinger, deputy parks and recreation director, told commissioners the planning process began in April 2022 and included town halls, meetings with the Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee, a statistically valid mailed survey and an online community survey. "The highest priorities for investment here in Oregon City parks are multiuse paved trails, multiuse unpaved trails, water access, outdoor amphitheater, indoor walking, jogging track, large community parks, open space and conservation areas, fenced dog parks, and small neighborhood parks," Kissinger said.

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