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Commissioners weigh amenity-based park standards, Horseshoe Lake upgrades and group campsites
Summary
Staff proposed adding an amenity-based level-of-service for county parks to supplement acreage standards; commissioners asked for public input, and parks director and commissioners discussed group campsites, glamping and maintenance costs at Horseshoe Lake.
Marion County staff proposed an amenity-based level-of-service (LOS) for county parks to supplement the existing acreage-based standard, prompting commissioners to weigh whether to set targets for amenities such as playgrounds, basketball courts, regional-park features, group campsites and swimming pools.
Blair Knighting, staff member, presented a table that isolates Marion County’s unincorporated population and the county-controlled park acreage; she said the county currently meets the 2 acres-per-1,000 people acreage LOS and asked whether commissioners wanted to “focus on quality” by adding an amenity-based LOS. "I think it…
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