Grand Island council adopts 10–15 year parks and recreation master plan after yearlong study

The Grand Island City Council approved a 274-page Parks and Recreation Master Plan on July 8, adopting guidance intended to shape operations, budgets, programming and facility development for the next 10 to 15 years.

The master plan, developed over nearly a year with public meetings and surveys, provides an implementation roadmap councils and staff can cite in future grant applications, Parks and recreation staff said.

Todd McCoy, a parks and recreation staff member who presented the plan, said the document compiles public input and research from other communities and gives “a path” for one-, two- and five-year planning and for grant applications.

During public comment, Donna Manfel, general manager of Jack Rabbit Run Golf Course and a representative of…