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Allentown committee reviews draft parks master plan, schedules council adoption
Summary
The Parks and Recreation Committee reviewed the Allentown Comprehensive Recreation and Park Plan, heard consultant William Collins present citywide inventory and four park master plans (Fountain, Franklin, Bucky Boyle, McCose Plaza), discussed funding including a roughly $18 million GO bond, and set the plan for council adoption on Feb. 4.
The Parks and Recreation Committee met to review the draft Allentown Comprehensive Recreation and Park Plan, hear consultant findings and public-engagement results, and discuss funding and next steps. Consultant William Collins of Simone Collins Landscape Architecture summarized the report structure, inventories and park-specific master plans and said the package includes cost estimates based on 2025 prices.
Collins told the committee the report is organized into six chapters including an executive summary, infrastructure assessment, programs, management and an appendix that contains records of public participation. "There were committee meetings, five public meetings, an online survey venue," Collins said, describing the project’s outreach. He said the team assembled a parks inventory and a "toolbox" of potential…
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