Speaker 5, a resident, announced at a community celebration that Douglas County will proceed with a passive plan for Wildcat Regional Park and called the decision "the greatest investment in parks and recreation in the history of Douglas County."

The decision followed recollection of an earlier 2024 plan that envisioned an active park with "big baseball fields, nighttime lights, big parking lots," which speakers said drew limited support. "There's about 5 or 10 people who are baseball, and everyone else is against this," Speaker 5 said, arguing the passive-plan approach better fits community preferences.

Why it matters: The change shifts the site's planned use away from large-scale athletic development to open-space recreation such as hiking and mountain biking, preserving views and wildlife access that speakers frequently described as central to Douglas County's character. Speaker 1 framed that value in simple terms: "The open spaces in Douglas County make you feel like you're actually out somewhere instead of in the city."

What happened: At the ceremony Speaker 4 invited attendees to register their support by voice; after two speakers answered "Aye," Speaker 5 declared, "And that passes unanimously." The transcript records the voice vote and the chairing speaker's announcement of unanimous passage; no mover or seconder was recorded on the audio.

Details and context: Presenters repeatedly described the decision as a reversal of the earlier proposal; Speaker 4 said the county "did a 180 degree turn." Speaker 5 described the finished plan as "a passive park where you have hiking, mountain biking." One speaker called the outcome "a remarkable success" and said it was "for the next generation."

What the record does not show: The transcript does not record the formal motion text, the names of elected officials making or seconding a motion, a full roll-call tally, or the specific legal threshold required for formal adoption. The number of recorded "ayes" in the transcript is limited to the two vocal responses; the declaration of unanimous passage was made on the audio but the total number of voting members or counted votes is not specified in the record.