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AKS presents parks master plan update; community survey favors maintenance over new parks
Summary
Consultant Zach of AKS told the Yamhill City Council that a 30‑day survey of 91 respondents showed strong support for maintaining and improving existing parks rather than creating new ones; AKS will return with park concepts and cost estimates in May and a final plan in June.
Consultants from AKS updated the Yamhill City Council on the city’s parks master plan and summarized results from a month-long public survey. Zach, a land‑use planner with AKS, said the survey ran from Dec. 5 to Jan. 5 and received 91 responses, mostly from Yamhill residents and nearby ZIP codes.
"There's really overwhelming support from your residents ... to really prioritize maintenance of existing parks and improving existing parks," Zach said, describing a recurring theme in the outreach. AKS reported that most respondents do not favor adding new parks but want upgrades to existing amenities, better…
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