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Goochland board adopts 10‑year parks and recreation master plan with $28M vision
Summary
After a presentation highlighting public engagement and a facilities assessment, the board adopted a 10‑year parks and recreation master plan recommending district‑responsive projects, an East Side park concept including a 10–12 court indoor sports facility, and systemwide improvements estimated just under $28 million.
The Goochland County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt an updated 10‑year Parks & Recreation Master Plan that staff and the recreation advisory commission described as grounded in community engagement and statistical survey results.
Tom Cochran, the county's parks and recreation director, told supervisors the project included stakeholder meetings, focus groups, and a statistically valid survey of 329 residents that produced a 95% confidence level (±5.3%). Cochran said the plan recommends maintaining the county's current level of service (12.46 acres per 1,000 residents) and provides conceptual plans for improvements at Matthews Park, Tucker's Park/Leakes Mill Park, the site surrounding the old elementary school and farmers market, and a proposed East Side park with trail connectors and an indoor sports tourism facility.
Cochran outlined three project buckets — sustainable, expanded services and visionary — and estimated the combined scope of proposed work across parks at just under $28 million. He emphasized that adoption of the plan does not commit the board to funding any individual project but provides a strategic framework and capital priorities for future budget planning.
Board members praised the plan's focus on preventative infrastructure and on balancing countywide maintenance with equitable investment in the East Side; one supervisor said he would be "reticent to support expansion elsewhere if East End resources were back‑burnered." After discussion the board approved the plan.
What happens next: The plan will be used to inform CIP and budget requests; staff said next steps could include RFPs for site‑specific design and staged implementation subject to future funding decisions.
