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Advisory board reviews parks master plan timeline and how acquired storm-damaged parcels may be used
Summary
Advisory members heard a consolidated parks, greenways and open-space master plan update, learned that Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) parcels will be evaluated for preservation or interim uses, and were told the county aims for county-commission adoption this summer with further advisory review in July.
Buncombe County Parks & Recreation advisory members reviewed a consolidated master plan that bundles parks and recreation, greenways and trails, and open-space guidance and were briefed on how storm-damaged properties acquired through the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program could be managed. Joseph Peterson, who summarized the plan to the board, said the project timeline began in 2023 and resumed this spring after a pause for storm recovery, with drafts expected for advisory review and a hoped-for county commission adoption this summer.
Peterson said the plan process has been delayed by staff turnover and the effects of the storm known in the discussion as “Helene.” He described the plan as a 10-to-15-year framework that will include short-, mid- and long-term goals for staffing,…
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